Wednesday, January 03, 2007
The Mulligrubs - Lil Miss Arthur
The Mulligrubs Lil Miss Arthur b/w Cadillac Blues 7" (Mullitone, 1995)
What a better way to swing in the new year than with a trio of white Silicon Valley teens trying to sound like a bunch of old Black men from Memphis, especially when they pull it off or at least create something that is highly listenable and very entertaining?
The Mulligrubs remain a mystery to me. This record came unsolicited to a volunteer run record store that I helped run in the 90s. It got put in a pile to price. I priced it and then I thought, well, it has a hand screened sleeve, maybe I ought to listen to it. Put it on & took it home. I was doing Moo-La-La Records at the time and was always looking to trade records so I wrote them once, thrice, five times and got no answer. Every once in a while I'd come across someone who had the Mulligrubs one and only single and we'd hype it to each other.
Both songs fit in with the 90s garage revival; however the Mulligrubs come at it from an angle honed by the Gibson Bros., 68 Comeback, and the Oblivions. A bit more good-timey than the O's and not as sleazy is 68C, the Mulligrubs try to conjure up the same greasy R&B sound that fuels both. Lil Miss Arthur is simple but really intoxicating. And though the ill-advised Negro jivin' at the top of Cadillac Blues, as well as the subject of the song, leave me shaking my head in a "What were they thinking" moment, the song is great. Funky, dirty and as dancable as any punk soul moderne, and these guys don't look a day over 17!
The sleeve says 500 of these were pressed in San Jose, California.
Happy New Year! - Scott S.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Junior Varsity - GO! to the Ice Cream Social
Junior Varsity GO! to the Ice Cream Social 7" (Peek-a-Boo, 1996)
Now for a bit of the lighter side of punk. From the Neer-Do-Wells to the Henchmen, the Brentwoods to Mulligrubs, dozens of bands used the 90s punk explosion to explore the world of 60s frat rock, often by way of Thee Milkshakes. Some would argue that the squeeky clean, lite distortion tunes of the neo-frat rockers is a bit too polite for punk. To that I say, both BAH! and Did you ever see the Henchmen?
In Houston, the torch was carried by Junior Varsity. A well-scrubbed trio, these preps put out one LP,4 7"s and a couple of splits, not to mention a bunch of comp inclusions. The three songs here are from JV's 1996 debut. The discography for these folks ends in 2001, so figure them gone...but not forgotten. -- Scott S.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
The List So Far
This is the Static Party list of posts. Got all these and you have the start of a very good collection of 90s punk rock records. Of course, this list is not the last word on 90s punk nor from us. There are some holes in this and we have plenty of obscurities to squirt out. Hell, we haven't even gotten to the band who made this song which this blog is named after.
Thanks for visiting and more so to you who leave comments. Big thanks to those of you who have linked this page to your site. And the biggest thanks to the bands and labels who released this stuff. Some of both parties have gotten a hold of us upon seeing their record up here and the response has been 100% great. Many people express surprise seeing that people remember their band and care about this music. They shouldn't. They made records that will stand the test of time.
With that, it will be a week or so before we post again. We are sorting out audio issues. Once those are hammered out, we will have more Static Party.
---Scott S. & Ryan W.
01.04.06
Nar s/t (Secret Center, 1991)
Nar Holiday Routine (Moo-La-La, 1993)
Nar Belgian Gambit (Generic, 1993)
Nar Four Song EP (Yakamashi, 1997)
01.06.06
01.09.06
Chickenhead Everything Must Go! (4 1/2 Fingers, 1993)
01.12.06
Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink I am a Gorilla (Blackjack, 1994)
01.14.06
Electric Manchakou Animal Man (Helter Skelter, 1990)
01.17.06
Crash Normal Nothing I Can Tell (Royal, 1998)
01.19.06
The Fabulous Organ Donors Nerd Punk (Organ Donors, 1990)
01.22.06
The Pinkz USA (Radio Beat, 2000)
01.24.06
The Geeky Dorks My Pussy Hurts (Slutfish, 1999)
01.27.06
Engine Boo s/t (Wallabies, 1996)
01.30.06
The Tiki Men Sneak a Drink with... (Secret Center, 1994)
02.02.06
Robot Assassins Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Total Sound, 1997)
02.05.06
The Motards s/t (Motards, 1994)
02.08.06
The Leather Uppers Pantsuit Party (Famous, 1992)
02.11.06
Copout s/t (Team Murder USA, 1993)
02.14.06
The Raydios s/t (Target Earth, 1998)
02.17.06
The Cave Dogs The Hellraisers Vol. 1 (Kill Yourself Punkarrecords, 1998)
02.21.06
The Seculars Social Skills (360 Twist, 1998)
02.25.06
The Budget Girls Get in Your Ear (Planet Pimp, 1996)
02.27.06
King Brothers s/t (Bulb, 1998)
03.03.06
The Young Ones Era of Hopeful Monsters (Punk Before Profits, 2000)
03.05.06
Cockscratch s/t (Needle, 1996)
03.09.06
Hali Gali Halid Vo-Zdra (Listen Loudest, 1991)
03.13.06
The Kirks Get Out (Cup O'Knowledge, 1997)
03.17.06
The Persuaders Van Ride (Royal, 1998)
03.09.06
Chinese Millionaires White Collar Criminals (Punkity Rockity, 1995)
03.22.06
Paska Hetrosapiens (Human Wreckords, 1997)
03.25.06
Ulan Bator Trio Stereo Hi-Fi (Discos Alehop!, 1996)
03.28.06
Lil Bunnies s/t (Moo-La-La, 1995)
03.31.06
Captian 9's & the Knickerbocker Trio / Fuckboyz Most Small Fires
(Heatpunch/Truth About Fonzie, 1992)
04.04.6
Various Suburban Underground: Conspiracy Kids (SUCK, 1997)
04.08.06
Spider Babies s/t (Rat City, 1994)
04.13.06
Lili Z. Let's Go (Polly Maggoo, 1998)
04.17.06
Tonight 1978 (Freaked Out Frequencies, 1997)
04.21.06
God is My Co-Pilot How I Got Over (Ajax, 1992)
04.24.06
Retardos Come On Back (Super Teem!, 1995)
04.27.06
Designer Boyz from the Woodz (Black Forest Breed, 1994)
05.03.06
The Night Kings Brainwashed (Dope/Bad Trip, 1993)
05.08.06
The Yips 1000% Fox (Siltbreeze, 1995)
05.12.06
The Knotts s/t (Star Time, 1998)
05.19.06
Coastersride s/t (Savage, 1997)
05.25.06
King Kong Bring It On (Trash Flow, 1990)
05.30.06
Astro Zombies / Sound Bite House Split (Poe/Rotten Roll, 1993)
06.02.06
Blue Cock Roach (Bovine, 1993)
06.07.06
The Millionaires Return to the Island of the Robots (Teen Patriot, 1995)
06.12.06
Headache / TV Killers Teenage Sapiens (Total Heaven, 1995)
06.19.06
The Four Eyes Hat Nerd (Sacramento, 2000)
06.23.06
Rock 'n' Roll Class s/t (Hate, 1998)
06.27.06
Sunshine Super Scum Two Reactions (Siltbreeze, 1996)
07.02.06
Teengenerate Sex Cow (Estrus, 1993)
07.07.06
The Yah Mos Off Your Parents (Recess, 1994)
07.11.06
Splayed Innards s/t (Splayed Innards, 1996)
07.16.06
Couch New Friends 99 (Insignificant, 1995)
07.20.06
Blatz / Tribe 8 Bitches -N- Brew (Lickout, 1992)
07.25.06
Liimanarina Lantinen Pornokatu 25 B 13 (Bad Vugum, 1991)
07.28.06
Mike Rep & the Quotas / Screamin' Mee-Mees Twinkeyz Tribute
(New World of Sound, 1996)
08.02.06
Stilluppstypa flexi (Gallery Krunk, 1992)
08.06.06
Bend Sinister / Kent 3 split (Vague Vinyl, 1999)
08.10.06
Various King Kong #3 (King Kong, 1994)
08.14.06
Sloggy Need for Speed (Hell on Wheels, 2000)
08.17.06
V-3 Monsters of Hollywood (Iron Press, 1991)
08.23.06
Jetpack Throw Down (Mortville, 1998)
08.29.06
Country Teasers Against (Guided Missile, 1996
09.04.06
Charm City Suicides Green Blood (Baths of Power, 2000)
09.11.06
Supercharger Icepick b/w Want It Bad (Pre- B.S. Records, 1992)
09.16.06
The Rondelles s/t (Rondelles, 1996)
09.21.06
The Arch Villains We Hate Your Ugly Face (Sigma Phi, 1996)
09.27.06
Gibson Bros. Who's Black & Who's Not (SFTRI, 1991)
10.01.06
Ape Lost Drag Baby (Bad Vibe, 1994)
10.07.06
Gnu Skalp (Scrape, 1996)
10.12.06
Various Standing with His Back to the Door (Fringe-Weird, 1997)
10.18.06
Jumpin' Beans & the Moustaches / Somebody & the Somethings
Outta Peanut Butter / Long Haired Genius! (no label, 1999)
10.23.06
Spoiled Brats Rich Kid (Real, 1995)
10.29.06
The Styrenes Silver Daggers (Thermionic, 1997)
11.02.06
First Alert T.V. Masturbation (Mangrove, 1997)
11.08.06
The Mants The M.A.N.T. from U.N.C.L.E. + bonus 7" (Lance Rock, 1997)
11.13.06
Los Huevos The Rebel Kind (Moo-La-La, 1996)
11.19.06
Junior Varsity GO! to the Ice Cream Social (Peek-a-Boo, 1996)
11.28.06
The Man Tee Mans s/t (Bag of Hammers, 1994)
12.05.06
Invisible Men s/t (Estrus, 1994)
12.09.06
The Countbackwurds Play Rip It Up (Sumppi Werthimer, 1994)
12.15.06
My Erotic Narcotic s/t (Nouveau Cliche, 1993)
12.21.06
The Leather Uppers / Icky Boyfriends split (Famous, 1993)
01.03.07
The Mulligrubs Lil Miss Arthur b/w Cadillac Blues (Mullitone, 1995)
01.10.07
Cupid Car Club, M.P. Join Our Club... (Kill Rock Stars, 1993)
01.16.07
Clone Defects Scissors Chop (Tom Perkins, 1999)
01.22.07
The Splash Four Different b/w Pink Dress split (Rock A Rolla, 1996)
01.30.07
Rock'n'Roll Stormtroopers I'm a Rebel (Incognito, 1999)
02.06.07
Sexton Ming Beastly Magnet (Little Teddy, 1997)
02.12.07
The Fells I Don't Need You (Bag of Hammers, 1995)
02.19.07
Demolition Doll Rods s/t (Past It/Womb, 1994)
02.28.07
Splotch Two Million Fuckheads (Menlo Park, 1999)
03.12.07
Stiletto Boys 8 Track (Zodiac, 1997)
03.18.07
Firewood s/t (Robber Baron, 1997)
