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Mostly links to Garage-Punk(& adjacent) stuff. We got: new releases, live video, articles, playlists, upcoming shows, zine history, blog roll, radio shows, old stuff, etc. Playlists here: https://linktr.ee/rapidadapter
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OLD STUFF

Here's the full Forth Worth Teen Scene documentary. 60's Garage bands. Head to the comments for a playlist of these bands.

youtu.be/3Zgrr97XeUs?...
Teen A Go Go: A Little Film About Rock & Roll History
YouTube video by Mark Nobles
youtu.be
Go! (CALIFORNIA) - "Impact" (2006-2007)

A complete discography release for Edge Day 2025. The wrong vocals on this really make it. If dude's friends actually drank, maybe they'd have the courage to tell him "Hey, maybe you're not the guy to be a vocalist in a hardcore band"
IMPACT, by GO!
37 track album
gomistake.bandcamp.com
NEW RELEASE

Glue Man (COLORADO) - "Glue Man III" (2025)

Top notch Denver Garage-Punk w a slight tang of Hardcore. Recorded by Ryan Rousseau. In competition for the best thing I've posted today.

vodrecords1.bandcamp.com/album/gluema...
GLUEMAN III, by Glueman
9 track album
vodrecords1.bandcamp.com
NEW RELEASE

NC Five (FRANCE) - "Nanas Bam Bam" (2025)

From Nantes. They're going for a Budget Rock thing, but don't quite pull it off in sound, album cover or band name. Still passable,though. I tell ya,this kinda reminds me of "She's From Salinas"

fishandcheaprecords.bandcamp.com/track/nanas-...
Nanas Bam Bam, by NC Five
from the album Haine
fishandcheaprecords.bandcamp.com
NEW-ish RELEASE

Sunny Bear Forest (CALIFORNIA) - "Plane Krash" (2025)

Came out in April but I missed it. Billy Childish-type riff w high-pitched nasal vocals. Is good.

sunnybearforest.bandcamp.com/track/plane-...
Plane Krash, by Sunny Bear Forest
from the album Got a Bomb
sunnybearforest.bandcamp.com
NEW RELEASE

Cheap Fix (TEXAS) - "Soul Tune" (2025)

New fucking James Arthur song! I've expanded and expounded many times on here about how embarrassingly much I dig the works of one Mr. Arthur.

Listen to it!

cheapfixatx.bandcamp.com/album/soul-t...
SOUL TUNE, by Cheap Fix
2 track album
cheapfixatx.bandcamp.com
NEW RELEASE

Snarewaves (MICHIGAN) - "Frankenstein" (2025)

*searches Bluesky posts*

Okay, this the 9th time I've posted a Snarewaves link in the last 7 months. That's official: they are going on the "only one post a month" list w Dru The Drifter & Sex Mex.

snarewaves.bandcamp.com/album/franke...
FRANKENSTEIN, by snarewaves
1 track album
snarewaves.bandcamp.com
The moral of the story here is: get out of the bedroom and make friends with a drummer.
NEW RELEASE

Dial Up Modem (AUSTRALIA) - "Live At The Duke Of Enmore" (2025)

I THINK this might a fake live record. But whatever, it's another in the long series of Egg-Punk bands that, in a live setting, are actually just really rocking Garage-Punk bands.

dialupmodem.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
LIVE AT THE DUKE OF ENMORE, by Dial Up Modem
8 track album
dialupmodem.bandcamp.com
This one is the best of all three. A lot of this stuff comes down to the vocals and guitar tone...and if the drummer doesn't do too much Metal-Guy shit.

Cannonball (ENGLAND) - "Cannonball" (2025)

youngbloodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cannon...
Cannonball, by Cannonball
8 track album
youngbloodrecords.bandcamp.com
So I'm informed that today is Edge Day 2025. "Edge" as in "Straight Edge". So it's only 8AM here, & I've I've come across three actually good straight edge records that have been released today.

"Pure Motive" straight edge compilation (2025)

extinctionburst.bandcamp.com/album/pure-m...
PURE MOTIVE Straight Edge Compilation, by EXTINCTION BURST
17 track album
extinctionburst.bandcamp.com
OLD STUFF

Here are two volumes of Gay novelty music from the 1960's. (second volume link in the comments)

tpos1.bandcamp.com/album/queer-...
More from that same Melbourne house show. Am I too old to still be fascinated by the concept of attending house shows in fat-flung locales?

youtu.be/_wObuzTvEFo?...
Dole Bludger - Live - Melb House Show - 2025
YouTube video by honkey_dong
youtu.be
LIVE VIDEO

And some footage from a Melbourne house show last week. This is the Australian Vampire, obviously.

youtu.be/IcogNXg1QMk?...
Vampire - House Show - Melbourne - 2025
YouTube video by honkey_dong
youtu.be
Alright, here's a mini-thread of stuff that had only had teaser tracks/singles released previously, but TODAY, the full album is released with every song.

citricdummies.bandcamp.com/album/split-...
Split With Turnstile, by Citric Dummies
12 track album
citricdummies.bandcamp.com
NOTE: What I'm talking about when I when say "Desert-Reptile" music. Dig this song so much.

youtu.be/QPrB88MrA6w?...
Henchmen - Zenith Reptile
YouTube video by faint hopes
youtu.be
NEW RELEASE

YLIV (NEBRASKA) - YLIV Demo (2025)

Lady-Vocal Hardcore from Omaha. Loose sounding in a good way. The vocals are what put it over the top.

yliv.bandcamp.com/album/yliv-d...
YLIV DEMO, by YLIV
4 track album
yliv.bandcamp.com
NEW RELEASE

Turbogoblin RX (AUSTRALIA) - "The Letters From The Underworld" (2025)

Still comfortably Punk-Rock, but thick with the dungeon-synth vibes, but in a New-Wavey way.

turbogoblinrx.bandcamp.com/album/turbog...
TURBOGOBLIN RX & THE LETTERS FROM THE UNDERWORLD, by TGRX
11 track album
turbogoblinrx.bandcamp.com