What I like about Tijuana Bibles is that they're trying to find their own sound mixing different r'n'r styles like garage punk, 50s r'n'b and r'n'r. Sax gives another dimension to their sound. Unfortunately Tijuana Bibles need just a little bit to be great band. This mini album should sound a bit more dirty and songs could be more crazy. "Custom Made Man" is pretty good and catchy, but "Operation: Hot Pants" instro could be a bit shorter. "Big Belt Buckle" is one of my favorites and it's strongly influenced by late 50s and early 60s r'n'r, with nice driving rhythm, catchy chorus with female vocals and great macho voice. "Aluminium Baseball Bat" is great pure rockin' punk with great solo. "Reverse Psychology" is also great and it's one of the craziest songs on this album. "Showdown" is rockin' with sax and it's my favorite with great ending. Anyway I actually only didn't really dig instrumental songs here and for me Tijuana Bibles would sound much better without those 2 instros. They are not so bad, but they make this record sound less furious. Tijuana Bibles are really good band and I'm looking forward to hear more. I also like their Mexican wrestling image.
 

Tyme Society are bit more psychedelic version of The Others (famous Italian neo 60s band). Musically it's not much different. They have strong retro sound and the sleeve is done in the same vein. "When I Saw her Eyes" is good tune, but I like "I Gotta Know" a bit more. It has really catchy chorus that keeps hanging in your head. B side is reserved for quite long and trippy instro "Marion The Painter" with nice dialog between solo guitar and 60s organ. The only thing I think could be a bit better is production.
 
 

When you see this CD - the sleeve looks really terrible. There are lot of stupid family pictures from 60s/early 70s inside and you would never guess what it contains - it simply doesn't attract you. Anyway, it's music why you buy CD's/records and not the sleeve. It's half acoustic late 60s folk/country rock - not really my taste, but I must admit that Unknown Mystery 60s Group sounds much better than many well known similar 60s artists. CD starts with 2 acoustic singer-songwriter kinda songs, but then we can hear band which was strongly influenced by The Byrds, "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" period, but it's less country. Also you can hear that guys listened to The Beatles "White Album" as well. But I must admit that further this CD goes, more boring it gets. Unfortunately Mystery 60s Group were not very good authors as they were musicians and I think that songs should be more catchy to keep my attention for 1 hour (that's how long the CD lasts).
 

Here is one of my favorite bands with their new (split) 7". "Love At The First Fright" is solid glam punk/hard rock tune with great vocal and production, but cover of Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is really mindblowing. Drag Queens did it totally in their way and that's why I love it so much. Nothing But Puke is not really my taste. Their music sounds to me a bit like good produced rockin' oi punk. Songs are good and catchy, guitar riffs too, but way of singing is the way I don't like. Anyawy Nothing But Puke play sweat alcohol smelling r'n'r. Maybe I would like it more if the rhythm is more up tempo. "All Tore Down" has great solo guitar. And this is one more good 7" you can get from Rockin' Bones.
 

I saw Monsieur Jeffrey Evans playing in Holland on his last tour and I must be honest I wasn't very impressed. But, singer songwriters who only play guitar and sing are not my cup of tea. I prefer bands. Anyway I got this 7" almost half year ago and I needed few months to put it on my record player. But when I heard "Sweatshop Blues" - I have to admit - I really like it and it's pity I waited so long. It's really great primitive trash blues. It's a whole band playing it together with Jeffrey and it's really pity they didn't tour together. I really love the way Nicholas Diablo Ray plays harp. The other side is Don Howland playing "Cowgirl Blues" and it also sounds great, minimalistic with primitive guitar sound and organ. Anyway this is proof that good blues could be made in 21st century too. I don't think that there are many copies of this 7" and I'm also a bit late with this review - so hurry up if you want to get this blue piece of vinyl.