We’ve got a couple of awesome releases lined up. Details very soon. In the meantime, here’s a video of a horny monkey fucking a toad. We like to keep things high-brow on this site.

Thanks Chaz!

It’s getting tough to find good new shit on youtube these days. Don’t know if this qualifies as “new” but it certainly is “good.” Followed up by the inevitable remix (which is also “good.”)

We’re busy putting the finishing touches on the Ty Segall / Black Time reissue.  Should start shipping ASAP!

In the meantime, here is the shit that nightmares are made of:

We’re doing this thing where we give away a free single to the first 25 people who join our mailing list!

You can choose from either Hell Shovel (Jeff from Demon’s Claws) or Le Kid & Les Marinellis (Awesome French garage/psych.)

To do it just email: Telephoneexplosion@gmail.com with “Free Single - Mailing List” in the subject line and tell us your address and what record you want, it’s that easy.

And yes shipping is FREE in North America. Spread the word.

Hellshovel Myspace
Le Kid Myspace

You asked for it and you’re getting it! A limited repress of the TY SEGALL / BLACK TIME split LP!

It didn’t take long for the first run to sell out, so act fast!

Side A stabs you in the eye with seven of Ty Segall’s heaviest jams, including a cover of the Avengers “Be A Caveman” done more like the Dwarves version!

Side B sees UK veterans Black Time in fine form. Six unrelenting and distorted songs that are unmistakably Black Time.

Limited to 500 copies, with a download code included. Out on July 13th.

Here’s what Terminal Boredom had to say about the split!

“Telephone Explosion is doing a great job with these split LPs. A far superior format to the split 7″, at least you get enough from each band to remember them by. The Black Time stuff is a vinylized version of the tracks from the “Eine Kleine Trashmusik” tape, which have them showing off their two guitar line-up and sounding punk as all hell. Glad these are available on wax. Ty side is a super surf-punky lot of seven tracks, just blown out and wild enough, more traditional Fools or Moonhearts than anything on ‘Lemons’, including a killer cover of the Dwarves “Be A Caveman” (and the early Dwarves combo of garagesike and punk fits Ty’s style perfectly) and the double-time banger of “Goin’ Down”. The whole side kills. Ty Segall kills. Includes a different take of “No No” from the 7″ too. Fantastic, the best split release you’re gonna be able to buy all year, both sides are pretty necessary if you dig either band. The monochrome garage of Black Time plays brilliantly against Ty’s sunny Cali-punk.“

Hey Fuckos,

We’re gearing up to release the debut single from Ottawa’s premier acid-punk wackos Holy Cobras! Check out the A side “Feed Yr Head” on our Myspace!

After two years of cassette-only releases, Holy Cobras are finally making their move onto wax.

The 7-inch single (”Feed Yr Head” B/W “May You Be Free To Roam”) will be out June 15th. The pressing is limited to 500 copies and, as always, a download code will be included.

Pre-order now for $8 USD with shipping include in North America / Europe or $10 USD to most other places. Paypal = Telephoneexplosion@gmail.com

Also, to celebrate the singles release, the Cobras will be playing the Telephone Explosion late night party at NXNE. The event will be held at 107 Shaw Gallery space and kick off at 11, so show up and get loose!

I think these guys should be given the task of cleaning up the oil spill. I’m sure they could come up with all sorts of clever inventions.

Although Amanda Lear led the kind of life you only read about on Wikipedia, I prefer to imagine Ms. Lear as a lonely suburban housewife with a penchant for retro pills, sultry dresses and access to an enormous greenscreen sound stage where she puts on educational shows for her cat, “Pat Sajak.”

It’s no secret that Jon and I are both VHS junkies. DVD’s are pretty much the shittiest pieces of crap to come out of Santa’s ass since Ginsu Knives. They never work, you can’t put them in the microwave and hurling one at someone does no bodily harm whatsoever.

http://vhssummer.blogspot.com/ is a new blog dedicated to chronicling awesome old VHS releases. There’s not much content at the moment, but what ’s there so far RULES. If they continue to update regularly, this will be a go-to for me.