Monster Truck

My band just played a show with these guys and Die Mannequin the other night at the Sound Academy in Toronto. They're from Hamilton, and a couple of the guys used to be in The Reason. Monster Truck is heavier than The Reason, and has apparently existed for a bit over a year now. ;) Check out their debut 4 song EP as a free download.... Enjoy!

DWNLD: MONSTER TRUCK - 4 Song EP (2010)

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Red Elite

If you missed this amazing Canadian release a few years ago, you need to hear it now. If you're a fan of stoner rock sounding stuff like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age, you need to hear this. Check out this lost Canadian gem, and let's root Red Elite out of retirement. Peace to my homey, Paolo! Thanks brother!

Enjoy folks!

DWNLD: RED ELITE - Endustry
visit Red Elite's website


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Electric Purgatory

This is a great new documentary on "the fate of the black rocker", and the film starts with a Saturday Night Live performance from back in the day by my boys, Fishbone. Very cool film you can watch it in its entirety right here....right now.... or whenever you have an hour to take it all in.... It's a good one!



Enjoy!

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Faith No More is back!!

That's right!! In case you haven't heard, after 10 years of non-existence, the almighty FAITH NO MORE is back at it for "The Second Coming" Tour. Classic!!

Thanks to a post on T.U.B.E. that I found, we can download and listen to their second show on the tour HERE!

AND you can watch video footage of the entire show, song by song, on a YouTube page made just for this show...CRAZY...You can watch all that HERE!

For the latest info on this "epic" reunion (sorry, I had to), visit FNM's official website at FNM.com.

And now my fingers are crossed that they make a stop in Toronto on this tour!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!?! :))

Enjoy!

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Mista D's GOOD MUSIC Podcasts

Back in August, 2006, I started a podcast called MISTA D'S GOOD MUSIC PODCAST. I did 8 episodes and posted them on podomatic.com. Then they told me that was all the space I had left to post, so I started a new page at mypodcast.com, made podcast #9, and now I can't even access the page as it's been randomly shut down. That's when I decided to start the BLOG COMPILATIONS, of which I've done one so far (see here). The 2nd one is on it's way! Stay tuned!

And in the meantime, here are some direct links to my previous podcasts, if you haven't already heard them...

ENJOY!


PODCAST #1


PODCAST #2


PODCAST #3


PODCAST #4


PODCAST #5


PODCAST #6


PODCAST #7


PODCAST #8


PODCAST #9

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Game Rebellion

Check out this dope new mixtape I stumbled upon and downloaded simply because of the title (and that dope Roots mixtape that J.Period did). This group, Game Rebellion, from Brooklyn, NY, are a mix of hip-hop, rock, metal, and intelligent yet fun lyrics....My kinda shiiiit. :)

Check 'em out...

DOWNLOAD> GAME REBELLION - Searching For Rick Rubin (Mixtape by J.Period)

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Andrew W.K.

When this album came out in 2001, obviously I was curious about the music based on the cover art (I'm a sucker for a good album cover), but for whatever reasons, I wasn't ready to fully dig the music on the album...I didn't get it.

A few years ago a finally gave "I Get Wet" by Andrew W.K. a full-attention thorough listen....and I loved it!!

I was also swayed to the ways of Mr. W.K. after my band played the same Wakestock festival at Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. He really put on a great show! I also remember seeing him on the same flight that the band and I once took from SXSW in Texas to LA. A few of us thought it was him, but the others weren't convinced. So on our ride out of the airport we passed him waiting for his ride, and I stuck my head out the window with a "Andrew!", and sure enough he turns his head and waves in our direction with a smile. We all laughed in the car, "It WAS him!". hahaha

To this day, this is now one of my favourite "party albums" of all time. Give'r a go...It's very effective! :)

Remember this video for "She Is Beautiful"?!:



DOWNLOAD> ANDREW W.K. - I Get Wet

P.S. Unfortunately, I have yet to obtain copies of any of his other albums. If anyone has anything, or can send me in the right direction, that'd rock!

P.P.S. This is great too! A clip from Andrew W.K.'s 4 hour lecture at New York University. This clip is about the paradox of partying. haha:


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Skindred: Roots Rock Riot!

The second album from Skindred just came out this week. I bought it, and I've been kiiiiilling it. The lead singer, Benji, has the wickedest voice. Check out this video for the first single, "Rat Race"...The video is just a plain and simple "performace in a box" type of thing, but the song is the dopest!

Go get this album!



P.S. If you're not familiar with the 1st Skindred album, or the Dub War albums...Check them out too!

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The Urge!

It seems like people forgot about these guys since they broke up in 2001. They put out some dope ska/rock/metal/type shit..They were dope! I know that their singer, Steve Ewing, released a few solo albums, but I haven't had the chance to hear them yet (If you got 'em, send 'em ova!)

So check out their last major full length album, which I think is their best, "Too Much Stereo"....

Enjoy!

P.S. I have their earlier material too if anyone is interested. ;)

DOWNLOAD> THE URGE - Too Much Stereo

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Skindred a'wikkid bwoy!

This album came out in 2004, and I have been killing it since.

These guys were once known as DubWar. Skindred has a similiar sound to DubWar, but Skindred is much heavier. Skindred have this wikkidly heavy, dancehall/ragga/metal/punk sound that I just love. I have added a few extra bonus tracks to this download for y'all to hear: a drum'n'bass remix of "Pressure", a Peter Tosh cover of "Steppin' Razor", and the video for "Set It Off". These guys apparently have a new album coming out soon too, which I will eagerly await!

ENJOY!

DOWNLOAD> SKINDRED - Babylon (w/bonus tracks!)
visit SKINDRED.COM

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It's The Infectious Grooves!

The Infectious Grooves are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. It also features former Excel guitarist Adam Siegel, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, now Metallica, bassist Robert Trujillo, and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins.

Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor through their albums' comedy skits by a reptilian lover named Sarsippius.

This is their debut album, released in 1991, "The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move....It's The Infectious Grooves".

Deadly material. One of my classic favourites!

If you didn't know, now you know....ENJOY!

DOWNLOAD> INFECTIOUS GROOVES - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's The Infectious Grooves

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Sabbath Fuckin' Sabbath!

If you don't have any Black Sabbath in your music collection, (A) What's the matter with you?, and (B) Today is your lucky day! ;)

The other day I stumbled upon a post of mp3s containing all 27 of Black Sabbath's albums! Now, in my opinion, all you reeeeally need to are the first 6 albums, as those are the ones with Ozzy on vocals. (#7 has Ozzy on it too, but is a collection from the first 6) AND if you don't have the "Reunion" album (#25, a live recording of Ozzy's reunion with Sabbath in 1998), you might wanna snag that one too! And if you're slightly curious about all those albums in between with Dio, go feed your curiousity.

Enjoy the ORIGINAL metal band!

DOWNLOAD> BLACK SABBATH's Complete Discography
visit BLACK-SABBATH.COM

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Faith No More: Live in '94

This band, in my opinion, was one of the best bands in existence.

In 1994 they were still on tour in support of their 1992 release, "Angel Dust". This is a bootleg of tracks from a few different shows in the US in 1994 (The cd doesn't specify where exactly). It features the band line-up from the "Angel Dust" album, which was Roddy Bottum (keys), Billy Gould (bass), Mike Bordin (drums), and Mike Patton (vocals). I particularly enjoy the recording of "We Care A Lot" as Patton wasn't on the original recording, and is way better than that other dude on "Introduce Yourself"....no offense other dude...Does anyone know what he's up to these days anyways?

Check this one out...It's a dope live one! Dig it y'all....

DOWNLOAD> FAITH NO MORE - Live In The USA, 1994

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Headstrong (R.I.P.)

Back in 2002, we (The Salads) were looking for someone to record our upcoming cd, "Fold A to B'. After hearing the new major label debut album from our good friends in a heavy rock band called Headstrong (fka Bomb32), we were very impressed by the sound of their recordings. We soon discovered that a man by the name of Dan Brodbeck had recorded their album in London, Ontario at EMAC studios....and after contacting Dan ourselves, we also discovered that he was already a fan of The Salads, and very interested in recording our new material. We were stoked! We ended up recording both "Fold A to B" (2003), and "The Big Picture" (2006) with Dan at EMAC.

So if it wasn't for this amazing album by Headstrong, both of those Salads cds may not have ended up like they did. Unfortunately, after some lengthy touring through the US, and plenty of label/management problems, Headstrong packed it in and called it quits before a sophomore cd could be completed. On the upside of things, the band DID record 5 demos for new songs at EMAC before things fell apart.

I really believe this album didn't get the push it deserved, because it's so good, and it seems like so few people are even aware of it's existence. So here you go.....Headstrong's debut, self-titled cd...PLUS the final 5 demos!

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> HEADSTRONG

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RACE. 1997.

So as some of you may have noticed, I've been getting more in the mood of linking y'all with full albums instead of just single songs...so it's safe to say, you'll be seeing more of that from this music blog o' mine. Keep on the look-out....I've got a crazy, diverse collection of cds!

Here's one that is long since discontinued. The band is called RACE. They were basically from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I saw them live countless times in Toronto, and they fuckin' forced the attention of everyone in the room...ALL the time. So dope! I also remember hanging out with a few of the guys in the band at a friend's BBQ a few years ago. Great dudes! This self-titled album is an old-school Canadian ragga-metal masterpiece....Take yourself back...

For some reason, there really isn't anything online about Race or this album. If you can find anything...pictures specifically...drop me a fuckin' line! :)

Have a listen to it, and say 'Thank you, Unca D'...Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD> RACE - Race (1997)

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Bad Blood (R.I.P.)

When I first moved to Toronto, I immediately started checking out local bands. One of the first bands I really latched on to was a band called Bad Blood. Five cool dudes who played fun, heavy music...and their shows were a blast! Through the Blood, I was also introduced to many other bands like Fence (aka Twinfold), Black Belt Jones (RIP), Race (RIP), Semi-Auto Reflex (RIP)...and of course, The Salads!

I also did a few show posters for the Blood, and the graphic design work for the cds "Amplify", "Nobody Likes Me", and the "Ring'N'Ears compilation"...while I was still learning graphic design in college!

On May 14th, 1998, Bad Blood played a show at CBGBs....and I was there, on the road with them to a few gigs in and around New York, helping them out...being the "Road Dawg" (my aka at the time). Fortunately the entire show at CBGBs was recorded through the soundboard. If you listen to the beginning of "What Don't Kill", you can hear the boys dedicate it to "Road Dawg"...Funny shit. Very fun times...Sleeping over at Richie's (original Sick Of It All bass player)...meeting Scott Ian @ CBGBs....driving by Q-Tip on the street and asking him when the new Tribe cd would be released and he yelled back the date....drinking with Jay (from Stem...Where is that dude these days?!)..Good times!

On May 23rd, 1998, I saw The Salads open up for Bad Blood at the Elmocambo. I thought, "My jam band could play a few shows with these guys..That'd be cool!". Shortly thereafter we did indeed play a few shows together....and I became the lead singer of The Salads...still to this day! What a ride it's been...and what a ride it's gonna be! Hawt Damn!

Recently, one of Bad Blood's singers, Bill, posted a site with Bad Blood's entire catalog (and more), all as free downloads!
The Bad Blood guys were always really good to me (well, most of the time. haha), so... Cheers to them!
Enjoy these recordings!

P.S. If you're looking for more heavy music, check out my latest "Good Music" podcast! It's got some ballssssss. ;)

BAD BLOOD (R.I.P.): catalogue download, and more!
BAD BLOOD (R.I.P) MYSPACE
MISTA D's GOOD MUSIC PODCAST: Episode 8: Time 2 Rawk!

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Fu fan for life.

Now that I think about it, I think I started listening to Fu Manchu around the same time that I started smoking pot. 1995. The same year Fu Manchu's album "Daredevil" was released. The song "Sleestak" was the theme song to many a session. haha

The following year they released "In Search Of...", and on the tour in support of that, I managed to find my way to a show with some buddies at The Embassy in London....a tiny little hole of rawk. We loved it. After the show we smoked some hash with Ruben & Eddie (former guitarist & drummer) up in one of the dirty rooms upstairs...serving them their first "bottle tokes", as hash was apparently non-existent back in Cali. As young kids, we thought this was thee kooooooolest thing ever. haha

A few years ago I took my wife to see Fu Manchu for her first time, on their "Start The Machine" tour. She digs the band, the venue was great (Mod Club, Toronto), and she loved the fact that their was never a line up to get into the women's washroom!

The guys just released their latest masterpiece, "We Must Obey". I really dig it! When I first heard the song "Hung Out To Dry", I didn't even make it past the first few guitar riffs before I was starting the song over again. SO GOOD! The sounds on the guitars...the drums...everything...SO GOOD!

Check it out....Go see 'em live though! Stoner rawk at it's finest. ;)

FU MANCHU - Hung Out To Dry
FU MANCHU's OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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Year Of The Dragon is Nutteriffik!

Who is "Year Of The Dragon"?

Year Of The Dragon features guitarist Spacey T (formerly of Fishbone and black metal pioneers Sound Barrier) and vocalist Dirty Walt (a founding member of Fishbone), in addition to Rodcore on second vocals, Lonnie Jones on drums and Stick 3X on bass. Year Of The Dragon is basically some rippin', funky-ass metal; Very similar to that of Fishbone.

After having the fortune of touring as an opening act for Fishbone during the last tour that Spacey T and Dirty Walt did with Fishbone, I really grew a liking to Spacey and Walt. SUPER cool dudes! So it's great to hear them making more stellar recordings with other talented musicians!

Year Of The Dragon's first 6 song CD, "A Time To Love Is A Time To Bleed" (released in 2006) is an easy one to find in the Los Angeles/San Francisco area...but no so much anywhere else (other than on cdbaby.com). If you can find it, it's worth getting!

This track is one of my favourites...

YEAR OF THE DRAGON - Take Your Time
YEAR OF THE DRAGON - Take Your Time (LIVE VIDEO)
YEAR OF THE DRAGON MYSPACE
YEAR OF THE DRAGON SITE @ CENTRAL ELEMENTS

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Infectious is infectious!

One of my favourite albums (and groups) has to be "The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move" by Infectious Grooves.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Groove Family Cyco...

Infectious Grooves are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. It also features ex-Suicidal Tendencies, now Metallica, bassist Robert Trujillo, and ex-Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins.... Heavy duty shit!

Another reason why I wanted to add this one up here is because this album is not available (to the best of my knowledge) in Canada right now for some reason. I love it, and think it's a classic! So check this out...


INFECTIOUS GROOVES - Monster Skank

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