You Fight Like A Little Girl

It's so much easier to write a post when I've got a complete, detailed review from one of my old zines to put up alongside it. I mean, this is great, I barely need to say anything now.... two of the 90's best Touch & Go-related bands contributing one of their better songs each, so it only makes sense that this split would be excellent... Touch & Go has made a habit of scouring the net for their stuff (I've been bit twice already), so I'm going to stick to posting these as listen-only files. I'm pretty sure this is the same version of "Dangermare" that's on the "Cha-Cha Damore" CD, anyway... most people know that Pegboy are basically Naked Raygun with Baby Huey singing, but for those of you who are not already familiar with Kepone, be advised that they, too, are friggin' sturdy.




Pegboy -

"Dangermare"


Kepone -

"The Ghost"

What Is Your Point

I was about to post Kepone's "Henry" single, but the pressing on that one is a bit shredded, so I decided to go with this other Kepone single instead. Not that I could go wrong either way; pretty much everything Kepone ever put out rocks like a motherheifer, and "295" is no different. Plus, it's Mickey Rivers' lifetime batting average. Write that one down, son-- it's important to know these things.




Kepone -

"295"

(this file is now listen-only)

You're Talking Shit

Kepone came out of Richmond, Virginia, in the early-to-mid 90's and brought some heavy, heavy stuff. I'd almost want to call this "punk metal", though not in a Fang or The Accüsed kind of way, more like a Dave Mustaine fronting Rapeman or The Jesus Lizard kind of way. Then there's a couple of songs here, like "Leadbreath", where Kepone sound like some Epitaph band. (Oh fucking well.) Whatever you want to call this, it swings pretty hard; go ahead and try washing off the groove stink after listening to "Shit Talk". It can't be done.

Michael Bishop, whose bass playing on this record could strangle you, was also in GWAR, as was Tim Harriss. I saw GWAR at The Anthrax around '88 or so and they wore stupid-looking rubber costumes and were boring as shit. I'd rather listen to the White Cross EP any day. Seth Harris, who played drums on "Ugly Dance", was in the almighty Honor Role and Butterglove, and Ed Trask, the drummer on all the Kepone records after this one, is now the drummer in Avail.

This is the best record you'll ever hear that thanks both Jello Biafra and Page Hamilton on the lyric sheet, I can promise you that much. Oh yeah, thanks to Kepone for printing up a record sleeve that, when brand new, already looks like it's beat up and whipped. VG/VG-




Kepone -

"Loud"

"Dickie Boys"

"Shit Talk"

"Leadbreath"

"Sick River"

"Wrong"

(these files are now listen-only)