Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Strange’


08.02.2010

Band You Should Have Known: Rhythm Collision

posted by Will

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When I was going through the web pages of Suburban Home’s recent vinyl clearance sale I saw Rhythm Collision’s classic (at least to me) album Clobberer! on sale for $1.49. I’ve got most of my Dr. Strange pop/punk records on vinyl but for whatever reason that was one I was missing so I jumped on it. What a great record this is! The band released a bunch of stuff but 1995’s Clobberer! was the record that defined Rhythm Collision…it was the band at their ultimate best. For fans of snotty pop-PUNK this is a lost gem. I remember driving to Augusta, GA to see this band with (and I think I am remembering this correctly) Horace Pinker, MU 330 and Agent Orange. And I can remember writing to the band and getting an awesome full page letter back from the lead singer, Harlan Margolis…man, those were the days. Good times, good memories and a great band!

Of note should be the fact that when skimming Dr. Strange’s site recently they have the Clobberer! LP on sale for $1.00!

Rhythm Collision “Bombs For You”

Rhythm Collision “Freak”

08.10.2009

Band You Should Have Known: Gameface

posted by Will

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gameface

Gameface were one of my favorite pop/punk bands that never seemed to get the love they deserved. The band balanced pop/punk with definite emo(tional) tendencies and Jeff Caudill was a singer who could actually sing. My first exposure to Gameface was on their 1995 album, Three To Get Ready. The album is still my favorite of theirs as it attains what so many emotional pop/punk bands failed to ever capture. The album was released on the underrated and seemingly forgotten Dr. Strange Records who released a ton of great overlooked stuff in the 90s. Three To Get Ready is the band’s fastest material and the band seemed to slow their pace with each subsequent album. Nevertheless, Gameface continued to put out quality material all the way up to their last album, 2003’s Four To Go which was released on Doghouse. 1999’s Every Last Time and 2000’s Always On were released on Revelation Records while all the band’s earlier material came courtesy of Dr. Strange. Caudill has some solo stuff available as well as a new band, Your Favorite Trainwreck, on the horizon.