Category Archives: rock

#734

July 7, 2026

Gulls Window Circus visits a few compilations today [Obscure Independent Classics 1985-1987, Bent 100, Max’s Kansas City] and a bunch of uncovered tracks by unknowns [Telepathe, Idiot Glee, Jacob Thomas, Valentino Epidemic, Cigarbox Planetarium, Carissa Johnson And The Cure-Alls, Liquor Tricks, The Bynars] alongside well-knowns such as Freezepop, Franz Ferdinand, Black Lips, Talking Heads, The Adverts. Also late-period The Mission sounding different than expected, and GD drummer Mickey Hart solo.

Collage of the CDs played on 26-07-07

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Artist Song Release Label
Sensations’ Fix Barnhause Effect Music Is Painting In The Air (1974 – 1977) RVNG Intl.
Telepathe Throw Away This Throw Away This White Iris Records
Freezepop Less Talk, More Rokk The Rokk Suite The Archenemy Record Company
Idiot Glee F O E Paddywhack Moshi Moshi Records
Jacob Thomas What She Do Black, White & Red | Volume II E.P. Jacob Thomas
Valentino Epidemic Being Good Acting Bad Worldwide Cavalierious Music
Mickey Hart Sweet Sixteen The Best Of Mickey Hart – Over The Edge And Back Rykodisc
Cigarbox Planetarium At Sun Two Dogs Cigarbox Planetarium Oh!tonito
Carissa Johnson And The Cure-Alls One Day Talk Talk Talk Fuel Heart Productions
Franz Ferdinand Bullet Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Domino
Black Lips Do The Vibrate Underneath The Rainbow VICE Music, Inc.
Liquor Tricks Down Comfort Curve Of The Earth
Harry Toledo Knots Max’s Kansas City ROIR USA
John Collins Band The Man In Me Max’s Kansas City ROIR USA
The Mission Just Another Pawn In Your Game The Brightest Light The End Records
Talking Heads Found A Job Live On Tour ’78 Rhino Records
Talking Heads Thank You For Sending Me An Angel Live On Tour ’78 Rhino Records
The Bynars Steal My Sunshine The Bynars The Bynars
Quad 90 Contort Yourself (Dub) Bent 100 Creeping Bent
Alan Vega & The Revolutionary Corps Of Teenage Jesus America Bent 100 Creeping Bent
Adventures In Stereo Nobody’s Scared Bent 100 Creeping Bent
Vic Godard Penny Drops Bent 100 Creeping Bent
The Adverts The Great British Mistake England’s Dreaming Trikont
The Mod Fun I Am With You Past …Forward Get Hip Recordings
Romans Birdbrain You Only Live Once Warning Label
The Cynics Abba Sixteen Flights Üp Get Hip Recordings
Algebra Suicide True Romance At The World’s Fair Obscure Independent Classics 1985-1987 Cordelia Records
Fire Hydrant Men Oh No Not Another Night In NATO Obscure Independent Classics 1985-1987 Cordelia Records
P16.D4 Strauchelnde Saulen A Go Go Obscure Independent Classics 1985-1987 Cordelia Records
The Disco Zombies Where Have Yo Been Lately Tony Hateley? Obscure Independent Classics 1985-1987 Cordelia Records

#733

June 30, 2026

Like a smoothie with interesting flavors in it, this Gulls Window Circus seems to have a different sound/scene in almost every track, but recording the show I noticed it was a holy flow, so what may read as chaotic choices work well when blended together in sound.

Collage of the CDs played on 26-06-30

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Artist Song Release Label
Grape Soda Across The Bay Form A Sign Kindercore Records
Colorsound Help Me To Understand (Finding My Way) You’re Only As Good As Your Sound Summershine
Rain Parade No Easy Way Down Live In Japan At The Tsubaki House Label 51 Recordings
Vox Populi! Mind Cut Chemist Presents Funk Off A Stable Sound
Dog Faced Hermans Binding System Everyday Timebomb Megaphone Records
Your Funeral I Left My Heart But I Don’t Know Where Local Anesthetic Records
TV Toy For What It’s Worth Shards 1977-1983 Reversing Recordings
Fifth Column All Women Are Bitches: Repeat! 36c K
Maggie Estep My Life Of Gardening No More Mister Nice Girl Imago
Faz Waltz Teenage Freaks Callin’ Loud Contra Records
Downliners Sect Glendora The Birth Of Suave Hand Of Glory
The 39 Clocks DNS Pain It Dark Bureau B
Clear Light Street Singer Clear Light Collectors’ Choice Music
Thirty Ought Six Governor Hag Seed Mute America
Denim Bubblehead Back In Denim Boy’s Own Recordings
Coma Za Chwilę Przestaniemy Świecić Metal Ballads Vol.I Mystic Production
Sea Hags Doghouse Dead & Gone Liberation Hall
Sea Hags Back To The Grind Dead & Gone Liberation Hall
Alice Cooper Escape Welcome To My Nightmare: Live At The Forum, Los Angeles, 6/17/75 Rhino Records
Phil DaRosa Revolve Better Days Tight Records
Simon Magus Simon’s Dream Симон Маг ХОР
James Whetzel How Can I Forget? Sum Olin Place
ZGA Mamarussia MaraZGAmatikA – Suite In 32 Parts ХОР
LA Vampires With Maria Minerva End Of The World The Integration LP Not Not Fun Records
SALEM Killer King Night IAmSound Records
John Talabot Destiny (Bullion Version) ƒIN (Special Edition) Permanent Vacation
Ceremony Someday (GD Luxxe) Extended Play Killer Pimp

#732

June 23, 2026

A unified focus on bands I love in a Gulls Window Circus rock show that should delight fans of any of the bands played – you will definitely love many of today’s tracks if you love at least one of the tracks, many pulled from compilations.

Collage of CDs played on 26-06-23

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Artist Song Release Label
Downsiders Pony Made Of Ice All My Friends Are Fish Mammoth Records
Sandra Bell Eternal Fire City Of Sorrows VHF Records
Françoiz Breut L’origine Du Monde L’origine Du Monde Labels
Birdie Rosie’s Drugstore Triple Echo Rock Records
The Coronets Another Song About Bedford Veld: 20th Anniversary Edition Harriet Records
Beth Capper Nothing’s Sacred Complimentary Mood Enhancer (Presents The Original Soundtrack For The Motion Picture “Wig-Lickers” Based On The True Story Of Trigger) WIN Records
Michael Chapman Sea Of Wine Millstone Grit BGO Records
Mark Lanegan Kimiko’s Dream House The Eagle Is The Most Popular Bird Sub Pop
Morphine I Know You (Pt. III) The H.O.R.D.E. Festival 1997 Hollywood Records
Dirt Fishermen Ego Tripped A Far Cry C/Z Records
In Camera Fragments Of Fear Wakefield. The TeenBeat Story/Vol. 1/1992-1994/A TeenBeat Sampler. Teenbeat
Lud Happy Cable Jesus Christ
Cabaret Voltaire The Set Up England’s Dreaming Trikont
7 Year Bitch M.I.A. Notes From The Underground 2 Priority Records
Stars Elevator Love Letter Global Indie Clubpop! Paravion Eenie Meenie Records
Sister Psychic Velvet Dog I Am Not A Test Market: 1994 Restless Winter Yearbook Restless Records
Bart Davenport Born To Suffer We Are All Awesome Antenna Farm Records
Louis Philippe She Means Everything To Me All Done With Mirrors Le Grand Magistery
The Hoodoo Gurus I Want You Back Poptopia! Power Pop Classics Of The ’80s Rhino Records
Blue Ash Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?) Poptopia! Power Pop Classics Of The ’70s Rhino Records
Jellyfish That Is Why Poptopia! Power Pop Classics Of The ’90s Rhino Records
Wipers No Fair Wipers Box Set (Is This Real? – Youth Of America – Over The Edge) Zeno
The Black Keys Can’t Find My Mind He Put The Bomp! In The Bomp Vivid Sound
Outrageous Cherry I Wonder He Put The Bomp! In The Bomp Vivid Sound
Radio Moscow I Just Want To Make Love To You He Put The Bomp! In The Bomp Vivid Sound
Nervus Rex Don’t Look The Great New York Singles Danceteria
The Laughing Dogs I Need A Million Live At CBGB’s Atlantic
Mink DeVille Change It Comes Live At CBGB’s Atlantic
The Count Bishops Train Train The Chiswick Story: Adventures Of An Independent Record Label 1975-1982 Chiswick

#731

June 16, 2026

A Gulls Window Circus show that is simply well-selected tracks that go all over the place genre-wise, with art rock, acoustic rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock as middle ground, with single song sidetracks to Celtic rock (The Templars Of Doom), HC (Strung Out), thrash (Ruinside) and soul (Myron & E With The Soul Investigators). When taken as a bundle it all works together, so climb in!

Collage of CDs played on 26-06-16

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Artist Song Release Label
Surrogat Karaoke Rock Kitty-Yo
Ruinside Juggernaut 10 Forms Of Dominion Mighty Music
Strung Out Cemetery An American Paradox Fat Wreck Chords
Kids On A Crime Spree I Don’t Want To Call You Baby, Baby We Love You So Bad Slumberland Records
Spit Adios Gringo! Adios Gringo! Pacific Force, Inc.
Blectum From Blechdom Hotrodderdam De Snaunted Haus Tigerbeat6
Elephant9 With Reine Fiske A Place In Neither Atlantis Rune Grammofon
Grand General Tachyon Grand General Rune Grammofon
Sekiden 1+1= Heartache Junior Fiction Boompa Records
AM King Cobra Francophiles & Skinny Ties AM Mayhem Records
Cheese On Bread Sexy Anarchist Boy The Search For Colonel Mustard Paper Airplane Promotions
Man From Uranus Speedworm Amazing Science Friction Volume 1 Outer Music
The Shins Turn On Me Wincing The Night Away Sub Pop
Leland And Why The Golden West Rubia Records
Meg Rayne Along Came You Let’s Put The Moon To Bed Leveler Music
That’s What You Get They’ll Get You Any Way They Can Oxycontinent Not on Label
The Templars Of Doom A Nation Once Again Bring Me The Head of John the Baptist Poe Records
Sidney Joseph Move On And The Organic Reverb Not On Label
Katie Sullivan Smile Through The Weather Lucky Number 7 Not On Label
Myron & E With The Soul Investigators On Broadway Broadway Stones Throw Records
Lucinda Black Bear Noon Day Sun ‘Capo My Heart’ And Other Bear Songs Eastern Spurs
The Brothers With Different Mothers Super Magick Garden Daffodils And Devils Quince Records
Eric Layer Lost Dog Fall Layermusic
James Clarke Five Under My Skin Parlour Sounds The Beautiful Music
The Catalysts Where The Rainbow Ends I Would Write A Thousand Words (A Tribute To Television Personalities Volume Two) The Beautiful Music
Dot Dash There And Back Again Lane Spark>Flame>Ember>Ash The Beautiful Music
Skytone Drop In The Water JangleWaves The Beautiful Music
Lisa Mychols & Super 8 The Monkee Song Lisa Mychols & Super 8 Album The Beautiful Music
Polski Fiat College Phylogeny Polski Fiat
Developing Independent Artists The Uprising DIA: Volume 1 Developing Independent Artists
Broface Anomalous Analogy Broface Is Broface Smasheasy

#729

June 2, 2026

Exploring an assortment of tracks from ’85-’16 that do not particularly share genre, but unite when heard together. Some of the artists are quite unknown, while others are known by music-heads (Juliana Hatfield, New Young Pony Club, Flunk, Ngozi Family, Richard Lloyd, Francis Bebey, Soundpool). I promise you will love the artists you haven’t heard of as much as you already love those you recognize.

Collage of CDs played on 25-06-02

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Artist Song Release Label
New Young Pony Club Chaos The Optimist The Numbers
Kisses People Can Do The Most Amazing Things The Heart Of The Nightlife This Is Music
Juliana Hatfield Bad Day Student.Compilation Volume One Student.Com
Mary Stuart Momentary Clarity Overture Records Presents Take A Bite Outta This Vol. 2 Overture Records
Flunk Sit Down Personal Stereo Beatservice Records
Small Sails Somnambulist Other Electricities Presents “Ground[works] 2007 – 2008” Other Electricities
Dot Tape Dot Come To Me Other Electricities Presents “Ground[works] 2007 – 2008” Other Electricities
Merrie Amsterburg World Of Our Own Making Student.Compilation Volume 3 student.com
Anja At Your Feet Leaving The Alley Of The Dead Trees Crimsonic
Guster This Wheel’s On Fire Endless Highway – The Music Of The Band 429 Records
Urbs The Incident Toujours Le Même Film… G-Stone Recordings
Auktyon The Road New Music From Central And Eastern Europe (Tamizdat Comp Vol. 1) Wire Magazine
The Little Rabbits Yeah! Allo La France?…Moshi Moshi? – Une Sélection Par Katerine Polydor
Jack Drag Seem So Tired Student.Compilation Volume One Student.Com
The Sheila Divine Like A Criminal Student.Compilation Volume 3 Student.Com
I.C.U. Crime Of Love O No No O Zone Radical Records
Ngozi Family I’m On My Way Day Of Judgement Now-Again Records
Bossanova Calvary Hey, Sugar Teenbeat
Seventeen It’s All Good Bikini Pie Fight! X Off Records
The Pills The Devils Song Student.Compilation Volume 3 Student.Com
Richard Lloyd Watch Yourself `Field Of Fire Reaction Recordings
Francis Bebey Tiers Monde African Electronic Music 1975-1982 Born Bad Records
Spike Sometimes (Sexican) Orange Cloud Version Golf Channel Recordings
Soundpool Mirrors in Your Eyes (Strategy) Re-mirrored Killer Pimp
Keith Canisius Naive Struggle Ferris Wheel Makeout Quince Records
Ark Lost And … Alleluyark Circus Company

#728

May 26, 2026

A 2 hour Gulls Window Circus born out of a desire to discover artists I hadn’t heard or had overlooked. In the accelerated timeline we live in, it is easy to focus on the familiar. This show introduces a bunch of tracks that have provided joy to me that I hadn’t expected. Hope you enjoy them as well.

Collage of CDs played 26-05-26

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Artist Song Release Label
Pieces Of Peace Peace & Blessings Pieces Of Peace Cali-Tex Records
Chuck E. Weiss Tony Did The Boogie Woogie Old Souls & Wolf Tickets Rykodisc
Pizzaman Hello Honky Tonks Pizzamania Loaded Records
Epileptic Disco Star Wars Spread The Seed Not On Label
Marcia Griffiths Groovin’ Carousel Island Records
Skankin’ Pickle Gates Of Steel The Green Album Dr. Strange Records
The Bogmen What’s Behind Your Coat? Life Begins At 40 Million Arista
Cracker Someday Cracker Virgin
Dada Dog Puzzle I.R.S. Records
DeVotchKa The Enemy Guns How It Ends Cicero Recordings
Boba Fett Youth Ska Bus Boba Fett Youth Bucky Records
Buckshot LeFonque Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?) (edit) Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?) Columbia
Good Riddance Come Dancing A Comprehensive Guide To Moderne Rebellion Fat Wreck Chords
Super Cat Forgive Me Jah The Struggle Continues Columbia
Superdude African Herbsman Pothead Punk Ace Records
Matisyahu Sea To Sea Live At Stubb’s JDub Records
Aster Aweke Yedi Gosh (My Guy) Kabu Columbia
Righteous Youth Can’t run from Jah Brush It Off Black Liberty Records
Duane The Teenage Weirdo Bubblegum Encore Postcard From Hell Third Man Records
Emika Young Minds Dva Ninja Tune
Flamingods Taboo Groves Majesty Soundway
Gold Panda Autumn Fall Good Luck And Do Your Best City Slang
Intended Immigration All Love New La Demoiselle Du Fonque Wooden Hat Records
Chico Mann Magic Touch Magical Thinking Soundway
Emma Louise Jungle Vs Head Vs Heart Frenchkiss Records
Officerfishdumplings Six Months Finds Your Way Home Notenuf Records
310 Global Illage Downtown & Brooklyn Only Leaf
Neon Neon Hammer & Sickle Praxis Makes Perfect Lex Records

#727

May 19, 2026

Gulls Window Circus returns to two hours with a hippy dream, capturing the innocence we’ve lost with the ages. Every artist is well-known, but the tracks presented tell a different story than AM/FM gave you back then. Many highlights… Hear the optimism Little River Band – from Australia at that time – sang about hope in America in those different times. Thanks for these records Jack.

The records used in this show

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Artist Song Release Label
New Riders Of The Purple Sage La Bamba Oh, What A Mighty Time Columbia
Jackson Browne Boulevard Hold Out Asylum Records
City Lights Run From The Man Silent Dancing Sire
Mike Oldfield Family Man Five Miles Out Epic
Little River Band Statue Of Liberty Little River Band Harvest
The Moody Blues Sun Is Still Shining To Our Children’s Children’s Children Threshold
Poco And Settlin’ Down The Very Best Of Poco Epic
Joni Mitchell That Song About The Midway Clouds First Record
Crosby, Stills & Nash In My Dreams CSN Pop
Simon & Garfunkel Fakin’ It Grand Prix 20 Hoo Ver Record
Loggins And Messina Sweet Marie Native Sons CBS/Sony
Donovan The Enchanted Gypsy A Gift From A Flower To A Garden Epic
Dan Fogelberg Give Me Some Time Nether Lands Epic
Seals & Crofts A Tribute To ‘Abdu’L-Baha’ Takin’ It Easy Warner Bros. Records

Artist Song Release Label
Listen Never Walk Away Home Grown IV KGB Records
Ron Mayer & Gary Mercado Springtime In Laguna Homegrown II KGB Records
The Youngbloods Sunlight Elephant Mountain RCA Victor
Johnny Winter And No Time To Live Johnny Winter And Columbia
Vanilla Fudge The Beat Goes On The Beat Goes On ATCO Records
War Beetles In The Bog The World Is A Ghetto United Artists Records
Santana Singing Winds, Crying Beasts Abraxas Columbia
Pearls Before Swine Images Of April Balaklava ESP-Disk
Country Joe & The Fish Death Sound Blues Electric Music For The Mind And Body Vanguard
James Gang Asshtonpark James Gang Rides Again ABC Records
Humble Pie Say No More Eat It A&M Records
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Lonely Leaf The Great Conspiracy Columbia
Clear Light A Child’s Smile Clear Light Elektra
The Chambers Brothers All Strung Out Over You The Time Has Come Columbia
The Blues Project Fly Away Projections Verve Folkways
Big Brother & The Holding Company Summertime Cheap Thrills Columbia

#725

May 5, 2026

Today’s Gulls Window Circus is a rock show that surfaces some excellent tracks I’ve found while CD surfing in my collection. It ends with the most well-known artist of the bunch, Nada Surf. Outside of Sean Na Na (a Har Mar Superstar side project) the bands had only regional success. Choo Choo La Rouge, The Audiants, Linnane, and Clem Snide had Boston roots. The show is a love letter to 00, with 1 from 2000, 3 from 2002, 3 from 2005, 2 each from 2006, 2007, and 2009, and then 1 each from 2014 and 2017.

Choo Choo La Rouge

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Artist Song Release Label
Colorful Rhythm Everybody Close Your Eyes “Megapixy” Colorful Rhythm
In Fervor In The Spirit Of Self Sufficiency Onward Downward DCXXV Recordings
David LK Murphy If I Goodbye David LK Murphy
Linnane Today Always The Shady Tree Linnanemusic
Sean Na Na My Old France Split: Mary Lou Lord / Sean Na Na – EP Kill Rock Stars
The Primidonnatives Middle of the Night Cafe Go Vague Moon Records
The Audiants Thaw All The Time In The World The Audiants
Choo Choo La Rouge Copper Spoons Black Clouds Kiam Records
Clem Snide The Sound Of German Hip-Hop End Of Love spinART Records
Brazzaville Star Called Sun East L.A. Breeze Vendlus Records
Soft Cactus Hungry Five Ways To Foreshadow Soft Cactus
Pinback Fortress Music From The O.C. College Radio Mix Warner Sunset Records
Nada Surf If You Leave Music From The O.C. College Radio Mix Warner Sunset Records

#724

April 28, 2026

A rock CD Gulls Window Circus show that includes a Rain Parade studio 80s song that never was on an record, an 80s Dislocation Dance Beatles cover that was a 12″ B-side, the Polish artist Kazik, Aquarian Blood, that includes a former Nots member, the pre-Reptar band Co Co Ri Co, a classic Kid Creole And The Coconuts track from their 1st LP, and several worthy lesser known artists.

Hope Boyz

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Artist Song Release Label
Transbeauce Atn You Gotta Get More Alive – A 555 Recordings Compilation 555 Recordings
Rain Parade My Dog’s Last Dream Demolition 090 Records
Kazik Down In The Another Hole Czterdziesty Pierwszy S.P. Records
Dislocation Dance We Can Work It Out Midnight Shift Rough Trade
Co Co Ri Co Popsickle Eyedrops self-released
At / All Night Body Sun Dog Not On Label
Luigee Trademarq Frénésie Bande Original Rectangle
Aquarian Blood Funeral Moon Last Nite In Paradise Goner Records
Vampire Music A Kiss Of Death Vampire Music Volume 1 Terrascape
Bride of Chaotica After the Storm Bamboo Transistor Longview Records
Sad Marvin Stop Drop Acquiantences With Myself self-released
Hope Boyz I Love You Limited Edition EP Magicstreet
Kid Creole And The Coconuts Yolanda Off The Coast Of Me ZE Records

#721

April 7, 2026

ulls Window Circus goes into the spiderwebs of time to extract regional artists from the 00s that either never found audiences outside their cities, or have been forgotten with time. In the latter category, Tampa band Pee Shy (see the Anaconda remake to get the name) were an excellent indie band, The Fly Seville and The Push Stars were Boston/Cambridge based. I can personally speak to all three having enthusiastic followings in their prime. Big Bad Bollocks, with a 1999 track in this show, recently opened for Dropkick Murphys (on St Paddy’s day) so they are still happening. Another Boston band Future Carnivores is here too, and a Long Island band Delights Of Nothing too. Kioku plays experimental jazz, DJ Sid plays dreamy beats, and Dave Coles tells a story about Wisconsin. But leaving alone where the artists are based, every track in this show is a jewel that only requires your ear for validation.

Pee Shy

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Artist Song Release Label
Chris Katris They’ll All Come Around Songs from the Basement Vol 5 Chris Katris
Gretchen Schmaltz The Guards Laced Up Tightly Mia Kat Empire
Delights Of Nothing Crying Shame No Chance Sweet Spot Records
Pee Shy Little Dudes Certain Damage Volume 73 CMJ
Todd McKinney Get Back On That Train, Marie Best New Bands Volume 2 Apache Rose Publishing
Dave Coles Last Chance Ten Tales self-relesed
Kioku Pinari Both Far and Near Quiet Design Records
DJ Sid – The Apocalypze Rain On My Sword (Dance of Death Mix) I Know Kung Fu! DJ SID-the Apocalypze
Future Carnivores There Is So Much Love In My Heart Future Carnivores girl boy girl boy records
Big Bad Bollocks Motorcycle Jacket Student.Compilation Volume 2 Not On Label
The Push Stars Drunk Is Better Than Dead Student.Compilation Volume 2 Not On Label
The Fly Seville Kick It Student.Compilation Volume 2 Not On Label