hi there! some of you may know me, some of you may not. my name is christen (a.k.a. kisston) & i lost my mother due to ovarian cancer that turned into lung cancer back in the spring of 2009. with mother’s day right around the corner, i’m thinking of my mother more & more. she was my best friend.
i’ve been spinning around ideas in my head for the past few months of ways i can help cancer research groups and women’s health centers like the chicago women’s health center (CWHC).
i get sick to my stomach & upset when i think about my mother’s passing, because this disease, this cancer, took my mother’s life so quickly once she started to fight it. we had no health insurance. my mother was afraid to go to the doctor because she didn’t want any more bills. when shit started to get really bad for her, when she felt like she was dying, she finally went to the doctor. she had ovarian cancer. she decided she wanted to get rid of it. but unfortunately, it didn’t go away; it spread to her lungs. once it was in her lungs, it was only a matter of days before her life would be no more.
luckily, i have my friends & my passion for music (particularly female-fronted bands) to help me out, to put my mind at ease. it’s been almost three years without my mother.
so, i think it’s finally time that i do something to help out other people out there, especially women & especially those w/no health insurance. i said before i have a passion for female-fronted bands. another passion: punk/hardcore music. also, i’m a big fan of mix tapes (or CDs). i’ve made i-don’t-know-how-many mix tapes & CDs in the past 10 years. let’s just say the number is in the thousands.
MY IDEA is to put together a compilation of short (under one minute) songs by bands that have at least one female vocalist. i’ve already made a couple of mixes like this on my own. i really like fast rippers! and the more songs/bands i can fit on one CD or tape, the better!
so if you know a band (or are in a band) that has at least one female vocalist, i am asking you; will you please donate a song to this comp? yes, it has to be under a minute & it has to have a female singing/screaming in it. the proceeds are going to go to CWHC & cancer research groups. please spread this message to yr friends!
”FAST, FURIOUS & FEMALE-FRONTED!” (that’s the theme folks! thank you for taking the time to read this.)
please e-mail me back if you are interested in donating a song to the comp. it can be a band from 20 years ago, 10 years ago, or a band that’s happening now. all i ask is that you have the right to be giving it up!
xox,
-christen- (kisston)
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
THIN THE HERD demo
Good morning! Happy crust to you!
I love bands that have male/female vocals! Here's a Chicago gem from the city's north-side. I believe I picked this up in 2003, so it's coming up on a 10 year anniversary of it's birth. I saw Thin The Herd play in a tiny basement at the Albion House. People's heads were hitting the ceiling. It was a really good show. Jen has such a powerful & brutal voice. Check out her new band, Black September; they're more metal.
On this recording Nick plays drums, Pat plays bass, Myke plays guitar, Chris plays guitar (& sings), and Jen plays the vocals. Oh!
The lyrics were included, so without further ado, here is Thin The Herd's earliest work. (I think it's much better than their full-length album.)
1) Frail Hands of a Broken Body (Broken Hands of a Frail Body) http://www.mediafire.com/?t84s4bkr7u8tt3b
"shadows of a dying world slaving away until the end. victims of our man made cycle. fueling their machine. the process of dying. rest your head on destruction. the process of dying. letting the darkness take over my eyes. we are failing inside. we are falling behind. we are buying into demand. enslavement on command."
2) Bitter Ashes http://www.mediafire.com/?twva9x1wopkpkc1
"vast are the skies that shadow the sun hanging over the heads of thieves. monuments of business will burn down. raping the rich of their greed. smoke is rising and clouding the skies. one last day of corruption. civilization will fall to the ground. the fires will brighten the skies. plowing the fields that starve other nations all in the name of progression. avoiding the problems at hand. all in the name of progression. death of the modern age."
3) Plague Victim http://www.mediafire.com/?4zqwlavq2qwgl3d
"we live our lives in the plague where no one listens and no one dreams. the clouded minds of the middles class believing what they've been told. controlling the minds of the weak. narrow the view for the blind. paving the path for the sheep. death to ones who march to the drums. thinning the herd of the sheep. led by the ones who are led by greed. herding the masses to believe in the lies. the cracks of the whip. deafen their ears. follow the masses to believe in the lies. the cracks of the whip. deafen their ears. follow the masters to slaughter. consume the lies."
4) Kings of a Dying Nation http://www.mediafire.com/?n820hn9mbzdlofj
"dying with blood on their hands. butchers of chessboard pawns. whores of war can. we call this life. kings of a dying nation. dining on the flesh of the peasants of war. can we call this life?"
5) Indulgence http://www.mediafire.com/?u1p50b1x7rarweh
"are we to live life with lies? are we to live life with fear? are we to live life with deception? the blindness of our eyes. falling into line. the conditioning of mankind. falling into line. the lies are now believed. falling into line. the conditioning of mankind. falling into line. bowing our heads to destruction."
I love bands that have male/female vocals! Here's a Chicago gem from the city's north-side. I believe I picked this up in 2003, so it's coming up on a 10 year anniversary of it's birth. I saw Thin The Herd play in a tiny basement at the Albion House. People's heads were hitting the ceiling. It was a really good show. Jen has such a powerful & brutal voice. Check out her new band, Black September; they're more metal.
On this recording Nick plays drums, Pat plays bass, Myke plays guitar, Chris plays guitar (& sings), and Jen plays the vocals. Oh!
The lyrics were included, so without further ado, here is Thin The Herd's earliest work. (I think it's much better than their full-length album.)
1) Frail Hands of a Broken Body (Broken Hands of a Frail Body) http://www.mediafire.com/?t84s4bkr7u8tt3b
"shadows of a dying world slaving away until the end. victims of our man made cycle. fueling their machine. the process of dying. rest your head on destruction. the process of dying. letting the darkness take over my eyes. we are failing inside. we are falling behind. we are buying into demand. enslavement on command."
2) Bitter Ashes http://www.mediafire.com/?twva9x1wopkpkc1
"vast are the skies that shadow the sun hanging over the heads of thieves. monuments of business will burn down. raping the rich of their greed. smoke is rising and clouding the skies. one last day of corruption. civilization will fall to the ground. the fires will brighten the skies. plowing the fields that starve other nations all in the name of progression. avoiding the problems at hand. all in the name of progression. death of the modern age."
3) Plague Victim http://www.mediafire.com/?4zqwlavq2qwgl3d
"we live our lives in the plague where no one listens and no one dreams. the clouded minds of the middles class believing what they've been told. controlling the minds of the weak. narrow the view for the blind. paving the path for the sheep. death to ones who march to the drums. thinning the herd of the sheep. led by the ones who are led by greed. herding the masses to believe in the lies. the cracks of the whip. deafen their ears. follow the masses to believe in the lies. the cracks of the whip. deafen their ears. follow the masters to slaughter. consume the lies."
4) Kings of a Dying Nation http://www.mediafire.com/?n820hn9mbzdlofj
"dying with blood on their hands. butchers of chessboard pawns. whores of war can. we call this life. kings of a dying nation. dining on the flesh of the peasants of war. can we call this life?"
5) Indulgence http://www.mediafire.com/?u1p50b1x7rarweh
"are we to live life with lies? are we to live life with fear? are we to live life with deception? the blindness of our eyes. falling into line. the conditioning of mankind. falling into line. the lies are now believed. falling into line. the conditioning of mankind. falling into line. bowing our heads to destruction."
Monday, December 26, 2011
I AM THE LIQUOR full length tape 2007
Hope yr getting yr drink on this holiday season! When I first heard this band's name I thought they were "I AM THE LICKER"...but, "No," they said, "it's 'I AM THE LIQUOR' like [motions drinking a bottle] liquor." This band used to practice in the attic at Blog Cabin, a punk house no more located on 16th St. in Pilsen (Chicago). My favorite line is from "I Can't Smoke & Swear I'm Fucked." I might as well just give up. Haha. Never!
1) Yer Life Is A Curse
2) Brutal Youth
3) Take A Walk
4) Identity Theft
5) Larky Clark Is A Pedophile
6) If I Can't Smoke & Swear I'm Fucked
7) Boo-Hoo
8) Cowboys & Indians
9) Indecisive
10) Gross & Drunken PDA
11) Whiskey Dicks
12) The Way Of The World (by Flipper)
Recorded in the spring of 2007 in Chicago, IL. I Am The Liquor is Jesse - drums, Max - bass, & Warzone (aka Amanda) - vocals. This tape is Hardscrabble Amateurs release # 06.
1) Yer Life Is A Curse
2) Brutal Youth
3) Take A Walk
4) Identity Theft
5) Larky Clark Is A Pedophile
6) If I Can't Smoke & Swear I'm Fucked
7) Boo-Hoo
8) Cowboys & Indians
9) Indecisive
10) Gross & Drunken PDA
11) Whiskey Dicks
12) The Way Of The World (by Flipper)
Recorded in the spring of 2007 in Chicago, IL. I Am The Liquor is Jesse - drums, Max - bass, & Warzone (aka Amanda) - vocals. This tape is Hardscrabble Amateurs release # 06.
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