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July 18, 2010

Video>>Live

Dejecta - documentary (1994)

AUDIO>>Demos

Super Shock Control - demo (2010)
The Midget/Hippo Gag - tracks and artwork added
VARIOUS - Flint Underground Disco Compilation (1990s)

AUDIO>>Radio Shows

Dejecta - "Take No Prisoners" Radio (1994)
Ben Hamper's "Smell The Mitten" -1960s Michigan garage rock (2010)



May 30, 2010

95% of the requests I've received for the archive over the last few years has been to make the TNPTV series available in a format worthy of copying to DVD. So, I'll be taking a break from archiving the myriad of great audio recordings I've collected and will spend the remainder of the year migrating the series to Archive.org. The shows were previously stored on Google Video, but they decided to pull a number of them a year or so ago due to some of the content. The episodes currently offline will be restored in the near future in a much better looking format and available to download as full resolution stereo PCM mpeg-2 files that you can burn to a DVD.

The first batch are listed below, including the series Outtakes episode, which I had great fun putting together with lots of surprises. Steve, Jerry and Ben also let me sift through unused footage from the series and create new and final episodes, including AMAZING performances by The Numbers and The Guilty Bystanders in early 1998. You can see that stuff now in the Archive.

As for the current transfers of the series to Archive.org, I finally got the sound and video of the late, great Dan Russell's "Stabbitty..." TNPTV episode to as close to perfection as the rendering and streaming technology used on Archive.org will allow. The link in the takenoprisoners.info site has been updated to the new version and I'm using that all other episodes are following suit.

Also concerning the series, Kenneth Whiteaker is currently endeavoring to help bring you pristine copies of all of the live audio of the Flint area bands from the TNPTV series. Back when I had digitized the series, I also captured the audio at 24 bit/96Khz directly from the series' master tapes and then rendered straight to highest resolution VBR MP3s. So stay tuned for those as well!

As a reminder, Kenneth has been handling the archive for Ben Hamper's current radio shows on WNMC (www.soulpossession.webege.com). These include the 9PM Friday night "Soul Possession" show Sunday morning's "Head For The Hills", which you can stream live on the WNMC site or listen to on-demand at Kenneth's archive.

Video>>TV Shows

Capitol Theater Commercial (dir. Steve Hester)
Take No Prisoners TV - Outtakes
Take No Prisoners TV - Stabbittystabbittystabstabstab (Dan Russell)
Take No Prisoners TV - Warped Tour Special
Take No Prisoners TV - Feast Of Saints

Video>>Live

Arabian Fame - Hot Rock Cafe, 1990
Safety In Numbers - Hot Rock Cafe, 1990
Power On Hold - Flint Local 432, 1995
The A.G.s - Flint tour journal, 1990
Rosie DeRosia - Water Street Pavilion, 1988


AUDIO>>Demos

Aggressive Injection - practice, 1990


April 3, 2010

2 new 2009 Flint Journal articles have been added.

AUDIO>>Radio Shows

Ben Hamper's Soul Possession radio show archive

AUDIO>>Live

Scrounge- Prospect Hall, 1982
The Rub- Shockwave, 1981

AUDIO>>Demos

Sissy Fist(1990) -- Dan Russel's 1990 project
stabbitystabbitystabstabstab- Engarde! (1997)--another offering from solo Dan Russell
You Are Here- (Best Of?) (1992)
The Atrocity Exhibition(2010) -- Kenneth Whiteaker's solo work anthology
10-96- No Retreat (1995)



March 6, 2010

Thousands of images have been added to the ImagesAndStories section, including a day-by-day, chronologically arranged collection of flyers from 1979-1999, zines, articles, photos, logos and more. The ImagesAndStories section opens in a separate browser window, so you can still listen to the music you chose to stream while browsing the ImagesAndStories collection.

Please leave a comment on your items of interest,if you are so inclined. The band members definitely do check up on their items from time to time, so let them know you checked out their stuff.

New links have also been added and updated in the Links section.

VIDEOS>>LIVE

Solidarnosc - Wild Bill's, 3/84 (2 shows)

AUDIO>>Radio Shows


Powertool - Live & Naked, Take No Prisoners Radio, 1992

AUDIO>>Demos


Free Cheese - original demo recordings added
Crux Ansata - original demo recordings added
Solidarnosc - 1983 practice
Solidarnosc - It's Time (remastered from source)
Godspeed - It's Time (remastered from source)
Dead Burnt Bodies - 1983 practice
Upstairs Again - horrifried and The Burned Collection. "horrifried" is Kenny Roberts' homage to Repulsion's "Horrified" album.






July 5, 2009

VIDEOS>>LIVE

Broccolifest 4 documentary

 

AUDIO>>DEMOS

Andy Turpen Is So Low
Gone Dog

*** The rest of 2009 will be spent going through various people's collections and processing them for the archive. There is a very special and substantial addition to the archive planned for December. As always-stay tuned! ***

April 4, 2009

*** No updates are planned through the summer as some special archive additions are prepared for the fall. Stay tuned!***

Please be patient while certain episodes of the TNP TV series are restored online. All of the episodes should be back online by the end of April.

Complete original packaging, including ENTIRE LYRIC SHEET BOOKLETS are now available for these classic albums:
The Guilty Bystanders - Live At Wild Bill's
The Guilty Bystanders - Broccoli Rules
The Guilty Bystanders - Inflatable Party Sheep
Generic Society - Vols 1 & 2
Godspeed
Political Silence - self-titled
Political Silence - 101
Dr. Schwartz Kult - Entire Mire

 

The Dissonance 'Demo' pages have all been updated with album credits. All original artwork has been preserved. The On Top album art has been revamped for CD format by Tim Cronin, based upon the original cassette insert.

I have remastered a few items already in the archive for better sound quality:
Ronin - Get Out Of The Pool
The Need - Get Evicted (also now includes original cassette insert)
Dejecta - '93 Demo
MuSH - The Underwearld (new track added)

***Please revisit your favorite recordings in the archive on future visits as I am always obtaining better or master copies of some of the older classics.***

 

New Items Added::

AUDIO >> DEMOS
The Rub Anthology - Vols. 1 & 2
Uncle Daddy
CDG - Nicotine Fit
Dissonance - Limited Edition
Dissonance - practice w/Chris McNicol
Dr.Schwartz Kult - Entire Mire Sessions
Albadore - Hysterical Fiction: A Collection (2003-2008)
Albadore - An Overdose Of Cognitive Dissonance
Sandyl
Dead By Sunday - The Day Niagara Fell
Diatribe
Autumn Burning - Ethereal Project
55FFER - The Matt Davis Recording
Broomsauce
Busch
Dark Reality
Evil Green
Gene Pool - Mountain Bound
Shocking Grasp
The Fabulous Turpen Muthaz
The Thrash
Forced Anger - Pent Up/Summer Of Hate
Apollo 9 - 1992 Demo

AUDIO >> LIVE
For Crying Out Loud (Dan Russell, Turpen bros & more) - The BacK Room, 1997
Arrogant Stethoscope Salad - The Dirt Nest, 1991
Joel Rash - The Lobby, 1991
Bronze Jonson - Contos, 1991
Dark Reality - Ukranian Hall, 1985
Godspeed - Ukranian Hall, 1984
Medulla Oblongata - The Lobby, 1991
Shocking Grasp - Ukranian Hall, 1984
The Need - Hot Rock Cafe, 1990
The Rugby Mothers - The Lobby, 1991
Twitch - Contos, 1991

AUDIO >> RADIO SHOWS
Steve Hester & Aaron Stengel interview - "The Butcher Shop", WKUF(Kettering University), 2009


 

 

March 28, 2009

I have good news and bad news. The good news: There are dozens of exciting new audio additions to the archive to be posted in the very near future. This also includes enhancing a few essential classics that are already there withbetter quality transfers and complete original packaging, including lyric sheets.

The bad news: Google has discontinued its video service. They pledge that the videos that are on there now will remain but that is left to be seen. They have disabled several videos to date and this keeps occurring at the rate of 2/day. I have the ability to file requests (and have been) to keep them online but we are totally at Google's mercy as to whether or not they will restore the videos. By looking at the Google Video forums, it appears that they are targeting videos that are longer than the standard 10 minutes that is common on YouTube.

Yes, there are plans to re-offer the videos at another server. Archive.org has been improving their video service to make that the likely option. They were chosen for the audio content because Archive.org (a non-profit entity) shares this archive's belief that all content should be permanent. They have been building their media archive since the mid-90s and are fueled by ever-growing numbers of new entries. If the videos do in fact wind up there, it will nicely satisfy many of your requests I've received to make the videos downloadable and of higher streaming quality. The only drawback with Archive.org at this point is a visitor's inability to skip ahead in a video file (this can and probably will be corrected in the future). But, I'd take that inconvenience over insecurity at this point. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of preparing a few other very special editions to the archive later this year and will probably not start the huge task of re-uploading all of the videos to a safer location. Until then, I will continue to fight to keep them online at Google for as long as possible.

Aaron Stengel

 

 

February 3, 2009

Video>>TV Shows:
Ty Shick/Gary Mueller 2009 Interview (discussing the very beginning of the Flint punk scene)
The Guilty Bystanders 2009 Interview
Joel Rash / The Guilty Bystanders 2009 Interview (discussing the Flint underground music scene of the mid-1980s through today)

Links:
The Guilty Bystanders, Wig Barn, The Noose, and Dusty Brill's latest band Greyhounds And Grey Skies

Video>>Live:
Smiling Sacrifice - Fallout Shelter, 1987

Audio>>Radio Shows:
"Take No Prisoners" All Local Coverage Vols 1, 6, 7 ('82-'90)
Political Silence - "TNP Radio", 1986
The Guilty Bystanders - "Kaleidoscope", 1992

Audio>>Demos:
The Noose E.P. (ex-Generic Society, Guity Bystanders)
Ice Halo (Guilty Bystanders acoustic project)
Generic Society -- self-titled (Vol.1 and Vol.2)--now offering higher quality sound, full track lists, and the original lyric sheet booklet!
Political Silence - 101 bonus tracks

Audio>>Live:
Smiling Sacrifice - Fallout Shelter, 1987
The Guilty Bystanders - Wild Bill's, 1984
The Guilty Bystanders - Machine Shop, 2008





January 5, 2009

Images And Stories>>Stories:
John (O'Cyde) Vamossy
Chris McNicol

Links:
A dozen new links have been added to the Links section.

Video>>Live:
Tim And Dave Show - Churchill's, Sept, 2008

Audio>>Radio Shows:
Alternatives - Vol.1 (1982-1987)
Anarchy - Vol.1 (1982)

Audio>>Demos:
MuSH - The Underwearld
Psychotic Playground - Anthology 1991-1992
Arabian Fame - Anthologies
Fading Shade - practice session
Mondo Cane - self-titled 1989 demo (24 bit remaster)
Feast Of Saints - Saecula Saeculorum (24 bit remaster)
The Finest Hour
The Middletown Project
Midget Hippo Gag
Albadore - Yo Vi La Papa
Deathstrange - American Satan
Dirt Peddlers - Sixty Acres Of Music
Flumpnole
Fudge Gun - If You Could See My Office...
Gene Pool - Stuck
Heckyl & Jive - Fish Outta Water
Iad - self-titled
Kid Brother Collective - self-titled
Lack Of Afro - 5ive Phat Fattys (with original artwork)
Matt Ratza
Mindtribe - self-titled
Overflow - Aftermath
Power On Hold - Honky (24 bit remaster)
Power On Hold - Ism (24 bit remaster)
Powertool - SourFootPopWithKrackleFizz (24 bit remaster)
Rats Of Unusual Size - The Prime Directive Cannot Be Denied
Spit - Buckham Alley
VARIOUS - Super Road Ass (with original artwork)
The Absence - Lost In The Masses
The Guy Champion Sexual Revolution - 12 Steps To Anti-Rock




November 27, 2008
Audio>>Demos:
Inaction Figure Set - Demos - 1990s


November 23, 2008
Video>>Live:
Brotherman - A Spectacle of Innocence

Audio>>Live:
Safety In Numbers - live at the Capitol Theatre/Hot Rock Cafe, 1990

Audio>>Radio Shows:
Workstation - "Take No Prisoners" radio, 1990, with Jerry Humphrey and Doug Earp

Audio>>Demos:
Safety In Numbers - Early Demos
Safety In Numbers - Instrumentals
Workstation - Demos
Brotherman - Human
Brotherman - Gravity
Brotherman - Live, 1994
Big Deal - 1988-2002
Big Deal - 2003-2006


June 29, 2008
Lots of stuff is being prepared right now, although few updates are planned through August.


June 11, 2008
The banner ad that visitors can embed in their web pages and profiles is now linked directly to this site when it is clicked on. Previous versions of the ad will need to be replaced with the new one in order to use this feature.
As always, a huge thanks for helping spread the word about this archive.


June 4, 2008
The Chewbakka and Avant Garden demo links have been fixed.


June 2, 2008
DEMOS

Afterbirth - Who's In There
Avant Garden
Buick City Boom Box Recordings Vol.1 (VARIOUS)
Chewbakka - Anthology 1989-91
Crux Ansata
Devil's Night Arsonists - Prelim Bums
Dissonance - On Top (unremastered)
Draincleaner - Clinical Death
Free Cheese
Head Cleaner - Cleans Both Heads
Hypyr - Psychedelic Dogs
Straight Bob - Live One-On_One Phone Sexxx
The Cripples - Totally Blitzed
The Freakies - The Red Headed Slut Sessions
The Guilty Bystanders - 2000s Demos
The Guilty Bystanders - Broccoli Rules
The Guilty Bystanders - Inflatable Party Sheep
The Guilty Bystanders - Worthy Attempts
Viva Tempo
Wig Barn - Wigrospective 1990-1995


LIVE

Crossed Wire - St. Andrews Hall, 1993
Dissonance - Kishma Grotto, 1984 (from the legendary 7 Seconds show that changed the Flint scene forever)
Genocide - Blondies, 1986
Gore - Blondies, 1986
Smiling Sacrifice - Earpfest, 2007 (original and new members)
The Guilty Bystanders - Prospect Hall, 1984 (Dave Grave on drums)
The Will - Earpfest, 2007 (Bruce Powers on bass)




May 23, 2008
The 'Images & Stories' section has been redesigned to accommodate more menu choices. Later this year, the 'Flyers' menu will be arranged by year as more flyer images are added.

Updates for this summer are expected on or around the first of each month. Next update: June 1st.


May 8, 2008
Stories:
Shawn Wharton & Keith Fleetwood have added their memoirs


Articles:
Mike Absher's Uncommon Sense article on this archive and the restoration of the TNP TV series has been added in addition to all of Tim Flynn's recent articles in the Flint Journal covering a variety of topics.
The entire 'Images and Stories' section is being redesigned to accomodate many more entries. Please bear with...


Video:
Carlito and Otis' groundbreaking 2008 performance.

Dr. Schwartz Kult/Peter C. Cavanaugh/John Mueller - 2002 show

The Bumps and Twitch appearing on a Sterling Hts. cable show - 1994

The Bumps at Churchill's - 1992

Shrimpanzee (Andy Turpen and Dave Grave...) - Highland, MI performance - 2007

MuSH - (Andy Turpen, Dan Russel, Tim Flynn, Al Korth, Bruce Powers) documentary by Andy Turpen plus shows at Riverbank Park and The Loft.


May 2, 2008
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Visitors now also have the option of signing up for the Updates Feed as an email message that is automatically sent to them whenever new content is added to the site (the site is planned to be updated an average of once a month).

Visitors now also have many more options available for bookmarking and sharing the archive on sites such as Reddit.com, Digg and Facebook.

New items have been added to the 'Links' section in addition to some broken links that have been fixed.
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Images:
Rudy Varner has added a photo of the ROH at The Rusty Nail

Audio:
Check out Keith Fleetwood's page in the 'Links' section. It contains his recent interpretations of songs that he used to play with Free Cheese and Crüx Änsàta (original recordings of either band appear not to exist at this time).

Video:
The Guilty Bystanders 25th Anniversary Show - 3/2008 - The Aloha Lounge
Empty Arms & The Amino Acids - 2/2008 - The Aloha Lounge
Smiling Sacrifice - Earpfest 2005 & Metropolis in 2002 (their #2 video from there that year)
Kill Flint Radio documentary - 2/2008 - The Aloha Lounge...11 legendary Flint area DJs including DJ Steve Dub, DJ Michael A, DJ Bullfrog, DJ Psycho and others turn in stellar performances.

Plus much more to follow over the next week...


February 19, 2008
No updates are planned until May.


February 7, 2008
Tim Cronin and Joel Rash's extensive audio collection of essential stuff from the late '80s and 1990s are up. They are mostly in the Audio Demos section. Highlights include the complete anthologies of Political Silence, Mondo Cane, Feast of Saints, Medulla Oblongata, Smatch and The Rugby Mothers. In contrast to previous versions made available last year, all files lited in the archive are properly tagged with ID3 info such as track names, etc.

Tim did an amazing job getting the original artwork restored for these recordings and even reformatted them for CD. All of the artwork is available to download alongside the audio files for each recording.

All of the Earpfest 2007 videos have also been included in the Live Videos section as well as a handful of new links in the Links section.


January 28-February 1, 2008
Many awesome recordings are currently being prepared for postings throughout February. Stay tuned!


January 1, 2008
Many additions and refinements have been made since the site launch on Dec 1, including banner ad code in various places to help promote the site. Specific links to new files will not be listed in the 'Updates' section until the spring. Starting in January, new files will be added @ the 1st of every month.

During December, the host for the audio files, Archive.org, has been experiencing system slowness. Hopefully this issue will improve after the holiday traffic eases.

Until each page can be updated on Archive.org, for the best sound quality, choose 'VBR M3U' for streaming audio and 'VBR MP3' for downloads. These options are located in the left column on each page containing audio files. In addition, all of the available artwork for each recording is included as a JPEG in both the list of files available individually on each page as well as inside the complete downloadable folders for each item.

For the best video quality, download, rather than stream the videos.


December 2007
The site goes live on Dec 1. The links below are an example of how this 'Updates' section will function in a few months.
Bullcock-Corunna Road Bar-Oct 2007
Dissonance-Wild Bill's- 1983
Repulsion-Fallout Shelter-Nov 1987
Nick Juno-Capitol Theater(TNP TV)-Jun 1992



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