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Live footage, music videos, interviews, and fan videos. New york city, new york based crustpunk rock warriors leftover crack have announced a fall 2015 u. Although it is perceived by many as a punk label, having released records by dead kennedys and others, it is actually best known for its impact on the world of underground culture. But the cogs arent rusted yet, and the albumpumping machine is still releasing steadily through 2005. After three long years of waiting for leftover crack to release a new fulllength, which included leaving the roster of hellcat records on bad terms, being banned from nearly every venue in new york city, signing to alternative tentacles records, and having this record banned from main chain stores before it was even released, fuck world trade. It was used by the dead kennedys for the selfproduced single california uber alles.
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The stage name stza is a tribute to the wutang clan, in which the members would take their stage names from the supreme alphabet of the five percent nation, such as. In february 2003, the band began to record the songs. As one of the most legendary independent labels in the world, alternative tentacles remains a vital and abundant source of punk rock, hardcore, spoken word artistry and a wealth of other genres. Citizen fish covers money by choking victim, and clear channel by leftover crack. While some bands that are hyped as blending a variety of playing styles produce records that have disjointed feel, this group magaes to provide songs that are able to endure repeated listens, and also contain an alarming amount of diversity of instruments they write for. Leftover crack fuck world trade rare alternative tentacles pressing alternative tentacles 320 released on august 31, 2004 this item is not available for purchase. Founded in 1979 by thendead kennedys frontman and outspoken provocateur jello biafra, a. Leftover crack released fuck world trade 8312004 via alternative tentacles.
Leftover crackcitizen fish deadline split cd preorder. Its three predecents albums has been signed by record labels. Never rest in peace is the second album and alternative tentacles debut by the punk supergroup featuring sturg stza crack leftover crack, choking victim, frank piegaro the degenerics. After three long years of waiting for leftover crack to release a new. Jan 25, 2016 alternative tentacles started in 1979 and since then its roster has included wait for it, alice donut, citizen fish, leftover crack, noam chomsky, pansy division, unsane, butthole surfers, doa, nomenasno, neurosis, victims family and of course jello biafra and his various music associates including the dead kennedys. Find more leftover crack citizen fish deadline vinyl records and lps. Baby jesus sliced up in the manger as the crack rock steady 7, with fminus, hellbent records, 2001.
Despite lineup turmoil and other instabilities, leftover crack built a respectable following throughout the last decade, having attracted posthellcat benefactors like alternative tentacles. This recording features mike trujillo blindsided, producer behind choking victim, leftover crack, union and osker on 2nd guitar and awol suicidal tendenciesbeastie boysbs2000 on drums. Leftover crack with worldinferno friendship society band. Leftover crack citizen fish deadline vinyl, lp, album. Released 31 august 2004 on alternative tentacles catalog no. The crack fans rejoiced at the thought of the bringing together of their favorite band on the largest independent label.
Deadline leftover crack and citizen fish album wikipedia. Leftover cracks scott sturgeon and the 11year itch vice. It also contains references to the fact that their first album was released the day of the september 11th attacks. By 1982 the band had relocated to san francisco, california, and renamed themselves mdc. Alternative tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in san francisco, california. Drug song, on the compilation riot ska 2004 and on the split baby jesus sliced up in the manger 2001 with fminus, leftover crack credited as crack rock steady seven. The official bloggy outpost of alternative tentacles records.
The band consists of scott sturgeon vocals, brad logan guitar, alec baillie bass guitar, donny morris drums chris mann guitar. Last of fast product flipped over the record and wanted to release it, biafra says. Jello biafras alternative tentacles helped with distribution. The bigger sellers are anarchist skapunks leftover crack a. The album features 15 songs from the 2 bands, leftover crack and citizen fish. Leftover crack with worldinferno friendship society album. Leftover crack wanna be a cop applicationsns diary. Mischief brew squatter envy official music video youtube. Directed by jak kerley of shibby pictures, filmed in asheville, nc in march 2016.
It was announced in early 2004 that leftover crack were recording a new album called fuck world trade and it would be released on jello biafras label, alternative tentacles. A split ep with human error in 2001 established the bands presence in the underground hardcorecrust scene and the. The label later released a fulllength split with citizen fish, which would also include songs from stzas alternative band, star fucking hipsters, which stza would focus on for several years following the citizen fish split erza would also focus on morning glory during this time, which effectively forced leftover crack to the back burner. The lp version of this release is available on alternative tentacles. Dischord 1980 fugazi playing turnover live in 1991. Leftover crack is an american punk rock band formed in 1998, following the breakup of choking victim.
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One could easily be forgive for forgetting about a record label that has been releasing classic albums for nearly 40 years. Subscribe to get exclusive news, savings, deals, and specials. The band did, however, manage to bend the rules of their contract and released a split ep with fminus as the crack rock steady 7 working under aliases with additional musicians. By this point the band were active participants in the growing hardcore scene and released their debut lp millions of dead cops on their own label, r radical. The band is currently signed to fat wreck chords for cd releases, and alternative tentacles for vinyl releases. Ep on the bankshot label, followed by the fulllength albums mediocre generica on hellcat and fuck world trade on alternative tentacles. Leftover crack fuck world trade rare alternative tentacles. Comes with an black and white 12 insert with credits on one side and artwork on the other.
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