Trish Keenan and The Mindbending Motorway Mixtape by FRANKKUBB

Following Broadcast frontwoman Trish Keenan's untimely passing to swine flu and pneumonia UK's Fact Magazine brought our attention to a stunning, 16-track mix CD of vintage psychedelic nuggets that Keenan made for a friend by the name of David Brewster just weeks before her death, in December 2010. Brewster posted a link to "Mind Bending Motorway Mix" on Fact over the weekend with the hope that others would share it with the world. In Brewster's own words:

“Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away on Friday 14th January 2011, she was an amazing, talented woman and will be missed by many.

In December 2010 Trish sent me a mix CD she compiled, I never thanked her. Its called Mind Bending Motorway Mix and I want to share it with you, please pass the link on, share it far and wide, its a little tribute to a (as a friend referred to her today) exhilarating woman.

Sorry I don’t have a tracklist and to be honest I like it that way. I think its less about who you’re listening to on this compilation and more about the fact you are listening to something that Trish took time to select and compile for me and in turn yourselves. Please just enjoy the music."

http://soundcloud.com/abandapart


http://www.mediafire.com/?cbdms78tcqm4el9

R.I.P. Ari Up ~The Slits

from http://www.soundspike.com/

lead singer for the British punk band the Slits that would influence decades of female punk artists, died Oct. 20 at the age of 48. No cause was given, but she has battled with a severe illness for some time.

Ari Up, lead singer for the British punk band the Slits that would influence decades of female punk artists, died Oct. 20 at the age of 48. No cause was given, but she has battled with a severe illness for some time.

The Slits started as an all-female punk act scene in 1976, with a line-up which eventually included Palmolive (Paloma Romero), Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt. Seen as the band's most flamboyant member, her wild hair and vivid stage clothes cemented the image of the Slits as much as the cover of the debut in which the women posed topless covered in mud.

The band, which would eventually add Budgie from Siouxsie and the Banshees on drums, were among the first punk acts to incorporate dub reggae into their sound. They opened shows for the Clash in 1977, which led to them signing with Island Records and recording that debut album, "Cut," for release in 1979.

After the Slits broke up in 1981, Ari Up moved with her husband and twin children to Indonesia, Belize and eventually Jamaica. She continued to make music under her own name and with the New Age Steppers, Baby Ari and Madussa. After releasing a solo album in 2005, she re-formed the Slits in 2006. Their most recent album was 2009's "Trapped Animal."

Her manager of 20 years, Jeff Jacquin, said: "She influenced generations of women and created some of the most memorable music of our time, but Ari's true magic was how she affected people on the street, face to face every day. She ate life up and spit it out, she lived it on her own terms and never gave an inch."

Born Ariane Forester, she was the granddaughter of a the owner of the German newspaper Der Spiegel. Her mother Nora was well-known among musicians -- Jimi Hendrix was among her friends -- and her Munich home was a haven for bands throughout Ari's childhood. Nora, who survives her, along with Ari's three children, is married to John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten.

"She was fearless, pushing the boundaries of music in unprecedented ways," said Shahin Ewalt of Narnack Records, which released the last Slits album. "You can hear her direct influence in punk, indie and reggae over the course of the past three decades."

Derf Scratch bassist for FEAR R.I.P. posted by FRANKKUBB

Pulled from http://www.spinner.com/


Derf Scratch, original bassist for Los Angeles punk band Fear, passed away on July 28 due to complications from an unknown illness, the OC Weekly reports. Although Fear continues to work today under original guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving, the band underwent numerous lineup changes over the last 30-plus years, with Scratch playing in the band's most fruitful period, 1977-1982.

Born Frederick Milner, Scratch helped raise Fear's profile in the late '70s and early '80s by befriending punk rock fan John Belushi. The actor became such a supporter of the band, he secured them as a musical guest on the 1981 Halloween episode of 'Saturday Night Live.' One of the more notorious performances in 'SNL' history, Fear and their crowd of moshing, brawling fans, which included Belushi and Fugazi's Ian MacKaye, caused $20,000 worth of damage.

Ving eventually fired Scratch from the band a short time after their 1982 debut album, 'The Record,' was released. In a 2004 interview with Mark Prindle, Scratch revealed his post Fear career included a band called Scratch and another later band called Derf Scratch and Friends. In 2006, he was in a bad car accident following a gig of another new act he was playing with called the Werewolfs.

Check out Fear antagonizing a crowd in 1980 below.



FEAR ~ LETS HAVE A WAR (Fr.Decline Of The Western Civilization)



FEAR ~ I DONT CARE ABOUT YOU (Fr.Decline Of The Western Civilization)




FEAR~ BEEF BALOGNA (Fr.Decline Of The Western Civilization)



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FEAR~THE RECORD 1982

01. Let's Have a War
02. Beef Bologna
03. Camarillo
04. I Don't Care About You
05. New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones
06. Gimme Some Action
07. Foreign Policy
08. We Destroy the Family
09. I Love Livin' in the City
10.Disconnected
11.We Gotta Get Out of This Place
12.Fresh Flesh
13.Getting the Brush
14.No More Nothing
15. Fuck Christmas

GET IT HERE

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FEAR ~ MORE BEER 1985

1. The Mouth Dont Stop
2. Responsibility
3. More Beer
4. Hey
5. Strangulation
6. I Am A Doctor
7. Have A Beer With Fear
8. Bomb The Russians
9. Welcome To The Dust Ward
10.Null Detector
11. Waiting For The Meat

GET IT HERE

http://www.mediafire.com/?kz5iyxiemjr

Lux Interior R.I.P.

Lux Interior, lead singer of The Cramps, passed away this morning due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California at 4:30 AM PST today. Lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. He and wife Poison Ivy’s contributions with The Cramps have had an immeasurable impact on modern music.