Dharma Bums--"Haywire"

Another underrated Portland band. Definitely for the Replacements fan in all of us...Link

Coffin Break--"No Sleep 'Til The Stardust Motel"

An odd's 'n sod's album from Coffin Break. It consists of a few singles from C/Z / Sub Pop and a couple other stray tracks....Link

Rein Sanction--"Should Have Known / Jagged Line / Up With the Sun"

Picked this up a few years back. It was released on Flotation Records..which, if you havent yet, you should check out some time soon! Link

Black Nasa--"S/T"

Enjoy Ms. C! Link

Daddy Hate Box--"Sugar Plow"

Coffin Break side project. Good stuff..Link

TAD--"Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare / Accident On The Way To Church

Uggh! Exams, work, more exams, more work..and before you know it, I havent posted anything in two weeks!! So I'm gonna post a lot of stuff tonight while I have a few minutes. I'm not gonna go into much detail about any of this stuff and, instead, let the music speak for itself. First up is this little single from the late-90's from TAD Link

Abdullah--Demo #3

Gonna change gears a little and post something by Abdullah. If you havent heard this band, then shame on you. They kick major ass.

This was their third demo and was released sometime in 1998-1999 time frame. I downloaded this off of some blog and cant remember the name of it right now...so thanks nameless blog wherever you are. Link

Weather Theatre--Dusk

Yet another criminally unknown Seattle band. Not sure if  most would classify this as "grunge", but I do. Plus, it was recorded by Jack Endino..so that's a good enough stamp of approval for me. Think Room Nine..thats about the closest sound I can compare this to. And we all know Room Nine kicked ass. First heard this band on the "Secretions" compilation from C/Z  a few years back..that compilation included H-Hour, Skin Yard, Coffin Break, and Pure Joy among others. Pretty good comp. I might post it here one day.

It took me forever to track a copy of this down, and when I did, I had to fuckin' track down another copy because the wonderful USPS obliterated my copy by stuffing it in my mail box for whatever reason. Anyway, enough bitching..enjoy Link

King Krab--"Harmony In Defeat"

Hailing from Ellensburg, WA! King Krab also had links to the whole Screaming Trees/Solomon Grundy/Valis/ Kitty Kitty/Kittitas..etc etc in the form of drummer Sean Hollister. Wanna know something even cooler? Mark Lanegan appears on this album under the pseudonym J. Ripplestick on the song "To The Sun". I think that alone makes this worth downloading. Dont you? Link

Nero's Rome--"Nero's Rome" LP

Another EXTREMELY under-appreciated Portland band. This is their self-titled 1992 album. Download here...or pay 25 bucks for the cheapest copy on amazon. Your choice..

Gravelpit--"Mountain"

So this Portland band was pretty much unknown. Which is a shame. If you like the Screaming Trees, you will like this band, I promise. Gravelpit eventually morphed into Mission 5...another great band worth checking out. I will eventually get around to posting Gravelpit's other two albums plus the two from Mission 5. For now, enjoy this..Link

Mudhoney--"You're Gone" 7'

Billy Childish on vocals on "You Make Me Die". Need I say more?? Link

Old Man Thunder--"If All Else Fails, Talk About The Weather"

Hey! A pre-VALIS recording from Adrian Makins. Im not sure if Old Man Thunder released any other material other than this cassette. The liner notes say that it was recorded in December of 1989 in Ellensburg, Washington. Found this cassette on ebay back in the day and listen to it every now and then. Old Man Thunder was comprised of Sam Williams on Guitar/Vocals, Bryant Grace on Drums and Adrian Makins on Bass. Give it a try and see what ya think...Link

Saliva Tree--"Down In The Middle / Halfway Between Lee" 7'

I havent seen this posted anywhere else, so I thought I'd share it first.

I know basically nothing about Saliva Tree other than that they were from Portland. As far as I can tell they only had two releases: This single and an appearance on the "14 Songs For Greg Sage And The Wipers" compilation where they covered (you guessed it) "Soul's Tongue"...Link

Hi!

Hi, my name is Steven. Im 28 and I love grunge rock and a little stoner rock on the side. Over the years I've accumulated quite a collection of rare/out-of-print/great music from some great bands and it is my goal to get it all out there to be heard. A word of warning: this is the first time I've ever attempted a blog of my own, so bear with me. Also, dont expect any Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains or stuff like that...Im gonna keep this blog dedicated to the independent bands. Thanks and enjoy!!