VIRTUAL
REALITY, A Video For The Senses Plan B
- Of all the crap we put out and all the things we do, it all comes
back to this. "8 1/2" with Damon Way on vocals runs through the
final credits. We still get letters from all over the world asking where to
get this version of the song and to this day, this video is the only place.
Following our song is this local homeless guy singing his version of "Here
Comes The Sun" that brings tears to every eye.
VIVA
LA VINYL, compilation 12" Deadbeat Records, P.O. Box 283, Los Angeles
CA 90078 - P.T.L., The Kids, Tiltwheel, Queen Mab, Nonsense,
John Cougar Concentration Camp, KPF, Fighting Cause, Sicko, Verrucose, Sleeper
Bouncing Souls, Whatever..., Trusty, J-Church, and Tilt. The song we do is
called "Crawl" and the title is an homage to Entombed, a band we
all love immensely. This comp holds a special place in our hearts. We are
on a quest to play a show with each band that took part in this. We have 6
more bands to go. We got on this because Mark Campground got in a fight with
Brian Everready and we took their place. The phrase "Brian Everready
is a rock star" is etched into the camprgound side.
THE
7-INCH Liquid Meat,
P.O. Box 460692 Escondido Ca 92046-0692 - Also known as the "Know?"
and for some reason, the "Why?" 7". The first pressing came
with a beer coaster and a big hole with a 45 adapter. pressing #2 has a small
hole and no sticker and pressing #3 has a small hole and a sticker. Three
songs on this one, "know?" "Another Sappy Song About Hate"
and "Snap".
VOLUME
Liquid Meat - This
Comp has some great bands on it like HEMLOCK, ASHES/DUST, EVERREADY, BOILERMAKER,
UNLEADED and then it takes a nosedive and then.... us. No really it's not
that bad. It's smothered in reverb baby! The Songs on it are "I'm Not
O Anymore", "Manilla" "Jill's The Best" and "Bail
Out". When we woke up the morning of the recording, we were a four piece
when we walked through the Door of the studio, we were down to three.
KEEP
THE BEAT, Hairball 8 Records,
box 26500 #11 san Diego CA 92196 - This one is really on Cargo
i guess, and the song was supposed to be on a Cargo comp anyways. I hate the
song, it's called "Louis Hopeless is a Rockstar" and it has nothing
to do with the song title. Louis is the coolest "label guy" we know.
He deserves to be a rockstar more than even YOU do. Ryan, who put this out
is a drunk friend of ours who hangs out at our favorite bar, The VELVET in
San Diego. Dave and Ross both work there. He also helps run PUB CITY ROYAL
an Oi! Label. This is a good comp, the UTTERS song is amazing and the Guns
n Wankers song is EVIL! We originally wanted "Bowl Of Flies" a Leatherface
cover to be on this one, because SNUFF and GNW were on this. We lagged and
didn't get the recording in to him on time. The BARNYARD BALLERS are on this
too. They are dave's 2nd Favorite Band in S.D.
BATTLE
HYMNS FOR THE RECLUSE YOUTH 12" Liquid
Meat - This is not the "new"
tiltwheel record this is a vinyl compilation of most of the comp and 7"
songs. We rerecorded all the songs and in some cases they are better than
the originals and in some cases they are shit. Most of the comps these songs
were on are hard to find or out of print. Some folks have complained about
the lack of information in the liner notes. We'll just say we did it all in
haste and left a few things out(like the fact that we didn't write "Bowl
Of Flies"). Our friend Carson
did the cover art and drew the pills on this here web page. He goes by the
name "REV. C" but we know his real name and we'll use it against
him someday. Before you pick this up instead of the comps, think about all
the great bands you're going to miss out on hearing because you were too lazy
to look for them, Your loss.
BATTLE
HYMNS FOR THE RECLUSE YOUTH CD Liquid Meat -
Well now it's out on aluminum for your convenience. Of course It's missing
a song, the Song Titles
and adds this little thing featuring a DJ from KKSM, the Radio Station where
Liquid Meat records was Spawned. We were at practice and were listening to
this guy play the same two NOFX and DOWN BY LAW songs over and over so bob
called using a fake name. He chose "ROB" so no one would find out
who he was. It worked. Anyway, this DJ had probably got flustered by the songs
he was playing, probably because it wasn't his usual fare of Christian Contemporary
Rock. Oh the radio effects are from a sound effects disc that Jeff Forrest
had. We meant to leave this off the disc. it was a better idea than a reality.
POGO
STRUT SLAM SWIVEL + MOSH Devil Doll Records,
2533 E. Broadway Ste 8 Long Beach CA 90803 - The song we have
on here is "Battle Hymn for the Recluse Youth pt 1". I have a lot
of reservations about this comp, which claims to be a benefiet but they were
paying royalties to the bands on here. We asked for CD's instead of pay. The
beneficiary here is the Surfrider Foundation, but you'll never see it mentioned
in print ads or net spams. That worries me. I listen to it for the ZEKE song.
We refused to sign their stupid contract too. What happened to punks helping
punks and deals done with handshakes??? A pretty good comp though, and worth
picking up.
SIX
PACK TO GO Stiff Pole Records p.o.
box 20721 St. Pete FL 33742 - Less than Jake, Load, The Mckrakins,
Decadent Few, No Fraud and us. a great comp and Stiff is the person i'd most
like to get drunk with right now. Two of these songs are only available on
this comp. One of them is a song called BL'INK! which we wrote when Tom was
in the band. Actually i think Blink had it first, and they stole it from us
anyways, but broke up so we changed the lyrics and rewrote it. Then Blink
got back together.I think they called it "Does my Breath Smell?"
on their record. The other song PEGBOY is a ripoff of a pegboy riff with lyrics
about my junkie bro who joined N.A. and became an asshole know it all and
preached his bullshit because he was weak minded and couldn't think for himself.
He's cool now, but i still haven't told him who the song is about The other
songs are "truth is twisted" and "Snap" Off the 7"
We owe Harlan Rythym collision for this one. they couldn't do the comp and
asked us. Word on the street is that this is the ONLY comp ever released that
does not have an RC song in it. ha ha.
RATIONAL
INQUIRER NEW MUSIC SAMPLER - This
one comes with an Issue of R.I. out of Florida. We have one 'song on it, a
LeatherFace cover. I think this is six labels paying some $$$ to get some
advertising for their bands. I like the comp, it's worth finding. But Read
the Zine Dammit!
PUNK
WISH LIST Possible Problem Records
P.O. Box 59854, Potomac MD 20859-9854 - We don't know how to
get hold of this one, because we don't have a copy. This one is a benefiet
for the Make a wish foundation, where they take a dying kid and grant him
a wish. The song on here is the same song on the Devil Doll comp. We didn't
know this one was out or anything until we saw an ad in flipside. No one seems
to know where they got the song but who cares? as long as it's being put to
good use. I sure wish these folks would send us some copies though. It's only
fair

PUNK?
A 27 BAND PUNK ROCK COMPILATION Backspin Records - this is where
you can find the song "8 1/2" besides the Plan B video. The spent
Idols are on this comp and a great Underhand Song. There are actually two
different covers for this comp. Tom Mason put this out he is a really nice
guy who i met but couldn't talk to much because i was in the middle of breaking
up fights all night. UPDATE: Tom is No longer doing Backspin records. We wish
him well in the future and thanks for everything you've done for us and the
other bands you've helped out.
PUNK...IT'S
ALL ABOUT THE ORCHIS FACTOR Virgil who does the fine zine Suburban
Home put this out, which surprised the shit out of us. We didn't know
we were on this until we saw ads for it. . Some of the bands on here are AUTOMATICS,
NOBODYS, PINHEAD CIRCUS, and the mighty S.T.U.B. the only Ska/punk band worth
their weight in skinny neckties. The song we did is listed as "Song Title"
but it's really "The Box" a song that also is on the Battle Hymns
12" Don't get all fired up thinking you found a new unreleased hit by
The Tiltwheel, blame it on a lack of phone skills in the Liquid Meat camp.
They're nice enough folks but they are total wankers.
CINEMA
BEER GOGGLES Hopeless Records
I don't know why we're on this but it's a video compilation and we took some
16mm, 8mm and video cameras, called Andy at the VELVET and some friends of
ours and killed some time on a saturday afternoon. We picked up a drunk Ike
from No Knife who plays the doorman Brett Everready's van plays the out of
control vehicle that Aaron Crashes into the SDG+E Fence. Todd DYP who also
appears on the center label for the "Battle Hymns..." 12" stars
as "The Torso" and the Rev. C can be seen drinking beer by the front
door. Molly Meat plays "the butt". We originally had this concept
where all our friends bands like the Spent Idols, No Knife, Everready and
Shitgiveits would take our place at a show we were late for and lip sync the
song for us, at the end we'd run in and save the day and punk would happen.
In an ironic display of Art imitating life, not one complete band showed up
for the filming. Each band was missing a member or two. This left us with
half of our footage shot and no way to finish it. I get the bright idea that
we could get drunk for free if Tim Liquid bought us beer and filmed us drinking
it. We walked about a mile from the liquor store to an alleyway i used to
hang out and drink in. The beer was warm, the puke is real and the cops watched
the whole thing while they ate Submarine sandwiches.
TILTWHEEL
/ NOTICE split 7"Accident Prone
records - Notice is a neatoriffic band
from Escondido, California and The guy who put this out, Gary, is an old BBS
buddy of mine. I once promised him a tape and never sent it. In Fact I still
have the tape in a mailer sitting by the computer. Ross played bass on this
one, and as well as the Firmament 7". One song is this stange instrumental
with a short burst of lyrics and the other is a cover of "March Of The
Flying Squirrel" by the Mighty, but now Defunct SHEEPHEAD. The guys in
Sheephead would probably kill us if they heard this.
THE
HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF THE BOMB AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWETH HIS HANDIWORK
7" Firmament
Records - This 7" is both a blessing
and a curse. I was so worried that this would suck because we really weren't
ready to do this when we agreed to it. Now I place it second only to our first
7" in favorite tiltwheel releases. This fucker is a family affair, from
REV C. drawing Brendan's Logo to Marie, our old guitar players sister doing
the printing of the covers to our good friend Andy Tolley playing Moog on
it. He also plays Moog on John Cougar Concentration Camp's "Til Niagra
Falls" lp. It is the loudest most manic thing we've ever done and it
may scare a few of you out there. If you were expecting another "jawbreakeresque"
sob fest, you'd better hide your razor blades. Brendan is America's own "Swinging
Guy" and I implore you all to "Experience The Wonder". Make
sure you play this one loud too, and turn the Bass up all the way.
IT'S
NOT FUNNY ANYMORE Rabbit Records
- I have to admit, at first this comp didn't much for me but after
a few listens and losing my tequila hangover, I really enjoy it. "Bowl
Of Flies" and "8 1/2" return here for this Aussie Compilation.
There are some really good bands on this like ANNALISE, CAUSTIC SODA and THE
FOSTERS. Mat has put out two other comps with such fine bands as CHINA DRUM,
SPROCKET WHEEL and CHOPPER If you kids in the states can find this or any
of his other comps I suggest you pick one up and hear whats going on in the
rest of the world. All the rest of you, thanks for listening. Anyway, if CAUSTIC
SODA'S Dire Straits cover doesn't make you long for the days before you knew
what heartbreak was, then you are a big dumb stupid.
CRINOLINE
HEAD The Movie!!!
- This is a Horror Film by the maestro of post-modern giallo TOMMY
FAIRCLOTH. Ooh its scary!!! I owe Tommy Faircloth a debt of eternal gratitude
because he got our name mentioned in FANGORIA! Lots of bands on the soundtrack
from HEMLOCK, UNLEADED and EVERREADY. Tommy Even reshot some scenes with the
beautiful Cathy Slaminko with Everready CD's and posters garnishing her nightstand.
At my request he also shot some more gory scenes! I hear there's a scene that
was cut out of the final print where Cathy and another Girl are fighting over
who gets to go to the prom with Davey. They decide that there is enough of
dave for both of them and well... you'd have to wait for the unrated laserdisc
i guess. Tommy was nice enough to put our video on the commercial release
of CRINOLINE HEAD. This version is re-edited and i think its better but the
distributer fuck CUT OUT THE PUKE SCENE!!! Bastards!!!
TOUBLESHOOTERSCelentani
Projects - Skate Video. I think we're the
only non-hip hop band on here. Know and Snap are the soundtrack to the newest
teenage kick.
HOW
TO BE PUNK VOL 1 Cool Guy Records
- Our song on here is the version of "Sappy" that appears
on the Cinema Beer Goggles Video. I know you're saying "ugh another so-cal
comp" but I actually like this one. Almost everything on here is listenable
and the whole thing is hosted by this fucking Tesco Vee wanna be that gets
on your nerves. Hey Rev Norb, Tesco Did it first, come up with something in
the same league as "WAY USA" and we'll reconsider. Bands include
Fifteen, Co-Ed, Potatomen, Ann Baretta, John Cougar, Discount, J-church, Shrooms,
Everready, Automatics, Nobodys, Moral Crux, Shoegazer, Pinhead Circus, Polk
High #33, Operation Cliff Clavin, Boba Fett Youth, Schleprock, Sinkhole, Squirtgun,
Connie Dungs, FYP, Nonsense and Four Squares. Good comp, pick it up.
HAIR
BRAINED SCHEME ADDICTS CD Cool Guy
Records - Nine of our songs and a cover
of ICICLE WORKS "Birds Fly(Whisper To A Scream)" which is a good
song on a pretty terrible record from the 80's. Maybe some band ten years
from now will say the same thing about this record and do a cover of LULLABY...
HAIR
BRAINED SCHEME ADDICTS LP Attention Deficit
Disorder - Put this record on, take a Quart(*)
of malt liquor, preferably OLDE ENGLISH 800 and drink it to the top of the
label. Add a half pint of Tasty Florida Orange Juice, spin the bottle to mix
the ingredients and swig it like you're sucking on Brittany Spear's Tasty
Silicone Treats and watch the room spin. Take Tiltwheel record and pawn it
for another Quart and more OJ. (*)40oz are preferred but are outlawed in the
state of Florida, though sex with girls the age of Brittney Spears, is not.
SOUTHPAW/TILTWHEEL
Split 7" Mother Stoat Recording
Company Ltd. Another edition of the Mother
Stoat singles club, Limited to 500 copies and only available by joining the
club, which is about 16 bucks for a years worth of records. Other editions
featured some very good bands like SERVO, CROCODILE GOD, ANNALISE and WINNER.
SOUTHPAW first crossed our paths
via the "Greetings From The Welfare State" comp on BYO. They're
a very good band and can't wait to hear more from them! Hopefully we'll talk
them into coming over to the states. Our song is "2:07am" off the
Hairbrained Schematics lp which is soon to come out on Mother Stoat early
2000. Our first UK release and if I'm not mistaken the first yank band on
Stoat. Thanks Justin!!!
THANKS
VERY MUCH MAX! Rabbit Records Another
fine compilation for the kids at Rabbit Records in Oz. Some of this stuff
is on other 7"s. Our songs are "All I Care About" and "Aarons
Song". Besides us, the bands are THE URCHIN, SCARED OF CHAKA, LOVE CAMP
7, VANILLA POD MAINSTAY, ANNALISE, PCTHUG, DESTRUCTOS, WORM, SCARPER, STITCHFACE,
THE DUVALS & BEERGOGGLES. Max is world famous cricket player Max
Walker from down under. He looks just like the manager of Arby's on East
Valley and that guy is chinsy with the horsey sauce!
OVAL
/ TILTWHEEL Split 7" Snuffy
Smile OVAL is an amazing band that used to be called EAT
TO THE FULL but they changed their name to go with their updated sound, which
takes all the great elements from Husker Du and post punk SST bands to make
a very original Japanese Punk band. TILTWHEEL are a bunch of drunken losers
who have no purpose being on such a fine label in the company of such a fine
band. The cover depicts a point in Japanese history when Beer was first introduced
to the country. Our songs are "Can't Remember Shit" which is a lame
response to the english translation of "Husker Du" because its very
inspired by the boys from Minneapolis.The other song is a cover of CHER's
Mega hit "Believe". Recording was done by Mike who is a San Diego
Mod/Power Pop Legend. Like most bass players, this 7" has a big hole.