THE ALTERNATIVES - s/t 12" ep

Featuring Richard Lloyd (no,not that one!) and Barbara Carrera (no,not that one!) ,another new wave band outta Miami ,FL 1985.The Cars,Tom Petty,& Richard Hell ,come to mind while listening to this. Real cheesy new wave music and lyrics and vocals ,this is the shit! Included in the zip file ,is a flyer from my band ,Buzz Workshop ,and we used this band's pictures ,as our own! Ha ha!Another group of cuban/latinos ,cutting out their piece of the American dream. Power-pop for the masses! Pre-saging the use of the word "alternative" ,as it related to music ,and a premonition of the cover of the first Suede album ,with 2 androgynous faces.
CLICK HERE:
http://azrowear.net/download/569/THE_ALTERNATIVES.zip.html

BUZZ WORKSHOP - Teenage Diaries -Part Two (Prom Nite And The Days Following)

This is part two of the diary concept album ,played and sang by Billy , Joel ,and Tall Ray,(part one is the post below this one!). So in this episode ,Prom Nite is here ,then it's off to a heavy metal party,where the loud music kinda camoflages the ringing noises in his head,and where some blotter acid is dispensed, a dose of which meets our subject's brain(thinking maybe that ,will quell the noisy ,highly-pitched sounds,ringing in his skull !) .The trip started out alright , but the ringing didn't stop, and he was headed on a bummer which lead to heavy thoughts, feelings of insanity , crossing the tracks towards insanity ,and finally succumbing to it's natural pull. Recorded the day after part one ,and the concept is not lost on me.There are vocals on nearly every track here,to further help you understand the concept,whereas on part one ,the soundtrack was all instrumental.

I didn't really go into the story on part one ,but here goes. The kid was always gawky ,and he got a nose job (several weeks prior to the prom). He gets the bandages removed ,and the doctor finds he did a shoddy job. So he has to bust his nose again ,to re-set it. The pain of his nose being broken again ,leads to a screaming ringing in his ears , which begins the quick slide towards insanity.The thought of knowing he soon will have to go to prom (Mom already picked up his tux) ,with the bandages over his nose (embarassing),and the incessant ringing noises ,he gets totally wasted drunk. Then he realizes that he can't hear anything or anyone but the noise.He falls to his bed ,drunken ,and the room is spinning. He awakens on the morning of prom ,like a turtle grumping out of his den.Everything is moving ,and his head is pounding. And the noise is louder,yet he's grown used to it ,when he was passed out.He orders a pizza with everything. When it arrives he pays the delivery guy, and inhales the whole pizza while watching a kids show about marionette puppets ,made of vegetables , climbing mountains. Later that day he gets dressed up,and heads for prom.On the way there ,he almost gets jumped, by some younger kids ,who then see his nose ,and leave him alone. He rips the bandages off ,and walks thru the school's front doors ,to the prom ,to hopefully score ,chicks or drugs!

CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-TeenageDiaries-partTwopromNiteAndTheDaysFollowing/BuzzWorkshop-TeenageDiaryPartTwopromNiteAndTheDaysFollowing.zip 

BUZZ WORKSHOP - Teenage Diaries -Part One (The Week Leading Up To Prom Nite)

This is a 2 part concept album,as I surmised upon listening.The band line-up on this day was ,Joel Rizzo ,Billy Drake , & Tall Ray . Mike Smith plays the drums on the first 3 tracks here , and Billy's not on the first song. Anyways ,as you listen ,and view the song titles,it all becomes very apparent. You're seeing,hearing,and believing things ,a teenage boy would ,as time is creeping up on prom nite. The artwork ,was drawn ,I think , by Billy ,(small signature ,bottom right corner),but I may be wrong , and it depicts the view from Joel's living room couch. Recorded the same day as the ,"Creeps Taking Dope" sessions , April 13,1996.At 5455 studios.In beautiful mid-town Crime Manor , Ft. Myers. Really good band,they never cease to explore the options and calvacades of sound! This is part one, where the story unfolds thru an instrumental soundtrack, part two is posted above this ,and there are vocals on nearly every track. Good indie/punk/alt-rock sounds!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-TeenageDiaries-partOnetheWeekLeadingUpToPromNite/BuzzWorkshop-TeenageDiaryPartOnetheWeekLeadingUpToPromNite.zip 

BUZZ WORKSHOP - Creeps Taking Dope

From 4/13/1996. The first 3 songs have Mike Smith on drums ,as well as Ed,and Joel.Mike then left and Mike "McSchwuggles" Mezaros ,and Tall Ray showed up to finish off the next 5 songs,with Ed and Joel. I recommend this release to everyone who loves rockin' songs ,I don't think there's one bad or filler track on this whole thing! Really,really,good stuff,please download it,listen to it,and come back and tell me what you think.I can't even think of a band to compare them to,they're that good!A melange of musical genres.Live at Club 5455. Doesn't the guy in the picture ,kinda resemble Chipmonk?
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-CreepsTakingDope/BuzzWorkshop-CreepsTakingDope.zip 

SLUGGISHA'S VIDEO THEATRE

Check out these awesome new vids I uploaded to Youtube! From Sludgesicle Records we have ,Boy In Love,Breathilizor,and a Sockeye reunion!From the Sluggisha Vaults there's Farm Fungis,The 6th Street Muntus,Buzz Workshop,my son Eric,and a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show,as performed by Ft. Myers locals including Nathan Adams,Katie Ball,and more!And finally a cartoon commercial spot I made for this here blogspot! Enjoy!

And on a more serious note,Stan Boman,of Reality Impaired Records,lost his house in the tornadoes in Joplin,Missouri.no one was hurt,but,give Stan your support! He needs it!

THE 6TH STREET MUNTUS -Marsting Roashmellos

Let the truth be told!The 6th St.Muntus,wrote 2 Buzz Workshop songs on this one!Yes, the original versions of ,"Downtown Pogo",and,"Extra Large",which were live staples of Buzz Workshop.This is three-fourths of that band,so,as they say,incest is best!These guys kinda sound like a junior league Flipper,on most of this session.From 4/20/1996,at Club 5455,in beautiful Crime Manor!
CLICK HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?cvv7io62dduvgag

THE SPOTNICK CANDY

A lo-fi poppy Japanese duo of a girl and boy.I think they may want to be Beat Happening,or some band like that.Track 4,"Yeah!",is where I got the idea for "She Loves The Martians",a classic Buzz Workshop song.Pretty neat,on Time Bomb Records 1992.
CLICK HERE:
https://archive.org/download/TheSpotnickCandy/516TheSpotnickCandy.zip

MEMORIAL DAY VIDEO THEATRE!

BUZZ WORKSHOP,THE MISFITS,DEEP RED,SLAYER"REIGN IN BLOOD" ALBUM COVER EXPOSE!EPISODE 2 OF ED'S COOKING SHOW(ONLY PART 1,SEE THE OTHER 3 SEGMENTS AT YOUTUBE!)HAVE FUN ,LEAVE COMMENTS!!THANKS -G O D

BUZZ WORKSHOP-don't let bugs ruin your life!

This is either the first, or second tape from these fools.The line-up was:Me,Joel,Billy,Tall Ray,McSchwuggles,and for some reason, Dom was there to ruin it up a little. Some covers of : the Eagles(totally unrecognizable as such,with"Hotel California"), the Velvet Underground, and even some Henry Mancini. Pretty cool,smokin,and strange. Even a little spicy. The worst part , for me, is when Dom sings on a song, "Lost At Sea(The Goods)", sounding much like the dried cum-stain in Jim Morrison's smelly leather pants, that he is! I don't know how you guys let that dweeb, weasel his way into our thing. Certainly no replacement for Me(when i was on a business trip for 5 months), and definitely not coherent or cohesive with"our" thing. I have another tape by Buzz Workshop, that we didn't even write a track list for, or any info, because once again Dom had to be there, and he did such a great job of ruinin' that one up,that he sounded like the shit stain in the back of Jim Morrison's stanky leather pants! He sang for a band done in my abscence, "Conveyor", (there is a rare reel-to-reel recording of them somewhere on this blog, if you wish to inhale deeply the smell of Jim Morrison's farts, thoroughly imbedded in his cum and shit stained , smelly beyond reason, and unwashable, leather pants), not to say the music or the rest of the guys in the band were bad, but Dom's voice is grating, like i wanna choke him. I have the 4-track master tapes, as well,if i ever get a new one or fix mine,(4-track recorder), maybe I could do mixes without the vocals! Hey,hey!, good idea! Is anyone opposed to that? Let me know! But more on this tape, only the one mentioned track gets ruined up by Dum, and the rest is pretty awe inspiring. I can't stand that fucker, though, sorry dom, if you are reading this, or anybody from Conveyor, I can't help it,the guy is annoying, and I'm glad he took the hint when i got back, that he was out, I wouldn't have wanted to have to put my foot on his neck! Some of the ghost of the sweat, from Jim Morrison's neck, might have got on my shoe, then I'd have to burn the damn things, and find a dumpster to rid myself of them in, what with the stench of Dom on the sole, you kiddin' me or what, huh? Hey I noticed I'm running off at the lip here, usually I get good response when I write a bunch of words in a row, like people leave comments and stuff, and a bunch of people down load it, cuz they see a long paragraph with like a million words, and instead of, (or after), reading it all, they figure it's some important release, that changed the face of music for years to come, or some shit. It is really a great jam tape, with a mixed bag of local,(Ft.Myers,FL), talent, as usual, and it never ceases to interest and amaze me like no other music I've heard in my life. As it is with all the Sluggisha stuff. Well, I hope you enjoyed the ride of this read, and I hope you'll jump on the Sluggisha band wagon, and immerse yourself in our little scene, and download this, and listen to it, and come back and comment, or something. There is still a slew of Buzz Workshop tapes to go yet! So stay tuned for that!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-dontLetBugsRuinYourLife/447BuzzWorkshop-dontLetBugsRuinYourLife.zip  

BUZZ WORKSHOP-dog tags

this is really cool!the only time ever that tony rizzo enlisted in the ranks of buzz workshop.it's me,joel,tony,tall ray,and mike smith on the first 9 songs,some of which ended up in our set list,as well as some unheard of instrumentals that go way far out.the last 6 tracks are tony,joel and tall ray,and is very enlightening.the last track,"star in a box" is a doozy!extra long doozy!
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-dogTags/426BuzzWorkshop-DogTags.zip 

BUZZ WORKSHOP-crackers got ill

from 3/31/96,live at 5455,this is me,joel,and tall ray,makin the music you've come to love.mike smith showed up and left before we recorded,as he was ill.we had dubbed him"crackers"on this day,i think he may have been munching saltines when he arrived,so we named this session after him.jonathan richman and the modern lovers are covered here,with "roadrunner",a trip thru ft. myers,by car!also a great blues/rock rave-up,"sweet black hoggy",and a bunch of other cool tunes.listen to this now!it's good! art by eric and me.
CLICK HERE: http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-crackersGotIll/416BuzzWorkshop-crackersGotIll.zip 

BUZZ POOPYEAR-to the toilet bowl...and beyond!

this is eddie and eric(my kids)11 and 9,their cousins,scott and josh,12 and 8,i helped out,and granma jane sings on the last song.the drum machine beats,overrule a few tracks,but it's mostly good time fun!noisy,incompetent songs,some very funny moments,and just wacky goofing-off.band name is used to taunt and tease the youngest cousin,4,who loves buzz light year.this is in no way affiliated with buzz workshop,besides being on this blog.more than likely this is not the last you'll hear from this up-and-coming band of wild kids!
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http://www.mediafire.com/?3tyymt4zzdw

SUPER MEGA-VIDEO POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a whole slew of videos below,from sexboy,the motherfuckers,drone,industrial belt b-38,buzz workshop,deep red,and a few short films from sean fleck.please enjoy!

BUZZ WORKSHOP-in-crowd cult heroes

more rollicking fun rock from the buzz workshop,a loosely-knit,interchangable group of fellas,who just love to record their do-goodings,to share with the world.this time round the line-up is:me,joel,tall ray,mike"mcschwuggles"mezaros,and vance,march 24th,1996.the lead-off track pinches a birthday party guitar line,to good effect.2 great cover versions of velvet underground's"sister ray",as sung by joel.and the other tracks are no slouches either.total 1-2-3-go! style,and it was all written in the stars that day,or some kinda crap like that!recorded in fantastic"you are here"sound,i shit you not,you'll swear you're in the living room at joel's 5455 club.
CLICK HERE:  http://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop-in-crowdCultHeroes/364BuzzWorkshop-in-crowdCultHeroes.zip

BUZZ WORKSHOP

on this occasion the band was me,joel,billy,mike smith,and trig sings one song towards the end.this whole session had particularly cohesive,and tuneful songs,which is why i posted it in it's entirety.there are a bunch of buzz workshop tapes,all with varying styles,members,and sounds.we will get to them all ,eventually.for now,crank this!
CLICK HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zfhmgmwmmy2

THE HIPPIE CRACK-makes real smart music to go anywhere

me and joel duo on most of the first folder,which also has billy on the last 5 tracks,as well as the little kids next door on a coupla numbers,and lots of great audio verite,tying it together,and conversations,a sexboy cover,a track about tony later covered by buzz workshop,a flipper clone titled,"holy shit!,it's flipper!",a fine,fine recording that will make you smile.the second folder in this zip is me ,joel,aunt christy,and shawn ingram,(a transient passing thru who i worked with for a week or so,who tells a long story)more lengthy songs than the 1st,but great songs as well.as a whole this band is very experimental,and groundbreaking in that respect.could become a cult classic of our future,i shit you not!the title should be delivered in an arnold schwarzeneggar voice as in terminator.art by me.click here for nitrous oxide:
https://archive.org/download/TheHippieCrack-makesRealSmartMusicToGoAnywhere/143TheHippieCrackMakesRealSmartMusicToGoAnywhere.zip 

THE SHUNTED EGG SACS-easter spider and return of the easter spider

a one-off,(actually two-off),band only recorded on easter day in 93 and 96.the first tape is me ,joel ,billy,and vance.second line-up is me,joel,vance,mike(1st 3 songs in 2nd file).some fave tracks include,"the himalayan",about the carnival ride,"aww man",which is just funny,the original 1st version of"she loves the martians",later covered by buzz workshop,"i will not",with joel aping eddie vedder,"went in a hole"another buzz workshop number,"my brother is a weasel"a hippie crack song,"peter criss"about drummers,and covers of sexboy,golden earring,joy division,and lots more surprises.a great and fun band,party down while listening for best enjoyment and click here for link:
https://sluggishatapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-shunted-egg-sacs-easter-spider-and-return-of-the-easter-spider 

THEE NEVER WILL BE'S

this is me ,solo,paying tribute to the forefathers of punk,the 60's garage bands.many cover tunes from many bands you never heard of all played by me,plus a couple swell originals in the style .really some of my best work vocally and musically ,except for the other 300 or so projects i've been involved in.just paying homage to the gods,lysergic and hallucinogenic psych that could twist your mind forever.nah,just great garage punk,check out my guitar solo on"someday baby",i actually sing the guitar solo,not play it,the last 2 tracks are live at 5455 with billy,mike,and joel from a buzz workshop tape.so named because i live far away from all my old friends and bandmates that this band never will be!smoke 'em if you got 'em and kick out these jams! G O D

click here,punk!:  https://sluggishatapes.bandcamp.com/album/thee-never-will-bes-trapped-in-the-garage-forever 

PUTRID TEETH-self titled debut

This is the tape that started the whole "turdcore" scene,which got it's start in the"tardcore"genre.mostly N.Y.Poop and Pooperman,then Poopdeck Pappy joined in.81 tracks of pure filth,driven by an axis of GG Allin,Sockeye,and the Mentors.the original track that spawned the band is here from live in WGOD studios,"Poopshoe"the song we've done on every tape,and was covered by "Buzz Workshop".this tape also spawned like-minded bands in MD. just from kids ordering the tape.mainly Chris Haraway and his band"Adolf Olliver Nipple"which will be featured as the next post.these kids kinda borrowed our whole sound(even down to N.Y.Poop's vocal stylings) to start their tardcore band.Putrid Teeth shared something in common with "The Eat" in that we had band members in NY and FL,but the sound is totally different.juvenile stuff that high school and frat boys would cum over,this is the beginning of a new world. art by Steve Reed.......G O D
https://archive.org/download/PutridTeeth-selfTitledDebut/081PutridTeeth-Debut.zip 

BUZZ WORKSHOP

This is it ! The amazingly good sounding recording made at Joel's in Crime Manor. 5455 was the place to be on this particular evening.The rehearsal for the debut and sadly last ever gig .Me on vocals and lyrics plus keys,Vance Burdge on bass,Joel Rizzo on guitar ,and Mike Smith on drums.Aunt Christy was there in attendance.  The show the next night was a rousing success.We were the oldest people in the place and we played this exact set and it ruled!!I have a video of the show I may put up eventually.Lotsa kids pogoin' and havin' a good time.How many straight-edge guys does it take to screw in a lightbulb?None they don't screw.A joke from said gig.Hey comment on or review this shit cmon I'm'lookin for a response from someone out there.Requests?Please gimme somethin.see ya soon,GOD
CLICKY FOR YOU:  https://archive.org/download/BuzzWorkshop/011BuzzWorkshop.zip