Manic Hispanic... Mijo Goes To Jr. College

Released: May 6, 2003
Label: Better Youth Org
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Woke yesterday morning all crudo as shit, and the only thing I could think, aside figuring out how the night before went, was Manic Hispanic's Menudo Morning Nightmare. For the most part of the song is about getting all kinds of crazy and wondering about it later. It also gives a quick overview of how things in the barrio go, maybe not all at once in a night, but hanging out in paisa bars and cruising is something I've done on more than one occasion(good times that are crazy fun).

Yeah these songs are all tongue and cheek covers of awesome old school punk songs, but their good. Also that they cover allot of local bands is a real big selling point for me, especially covering TSOL or DI, bands that I really respect.

Most of these songs make me laugh to, because for the most part they're pretty honest in the accents and the things you've heard people say in the barrio. Not sure if this one everyone will understand what makes this good... if not, do your research and read "Ask A Mexican", then you'll understand and might laugh. Hopefully you can read up and enjoy them before they play The 4th (Almost) Annual Manic de Mayo Celebration next weekend at the House of Blues.

Chances are that I will be at this show, but till then remember to check out LEE's show The Pinata Hour Wednesday... with that being said remember also kids to PASS IT ON

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1. Trippin on Mi Ruca
2. Brand New Imapla
3. Tio's Got a Secret
4. Cruise
5. Barrio Love
6. Creeper Is a Lowrider
7. My Homeboy Is a Joto
8. Big Heinas
9. Menudo Morning Nightmare
10. The I.N.S. Took My Novia Away
11. La Crusher
12. Get Up Your Late
13. She Turned into Llorana
14. Lupe, I'm Free
15. Code Brown
16. I Want to Be a Cholo

Ninja Academy... Bra'ka dOm

Label: Independent
Recorded:Hard Drive Studios in North Hollywood, CA.
Released: September 3, 2005
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If there was ever was an album that has been overlooked by the world it would have to be Ninja Academy's Bra'ka dOm. It has a simple concept, Drum and Bass... but its done well enough that you forget that its only 2 instruments. It just kicks ass all the way around even if you don't notice till the end, that you liked it

Just hearing the track "Your Kung Fu Sucks!" makes you want to jump and do something crazylike. This is probably the first song that I heard from them, years and years ago, the video made me laugh.

Instumentals most of the time can either kick ass or just be tedious. But listening to "Hunt for the Manipurans" makes it seem like playing Ninja Gaiden and your really living it. For the most part its smooth and subtle till after sometime it just kicks in and tears you up out of nowhere.

Usually I do a third song with a video, but I couldn't find one that wasn't ridiculous and moronic... so I'm just gonna have to direct you to the bands website. There is a link to them a few paragraphs back so enjoy.

But if you were interested in the song I wanted to list, it was called "Ninja Ho Down". I love that song, I remember when I first saw them way back when they played this song, and they had some dude on stage dressed in a robe that just said "if you smoke like me you be high everyday". That made me laugh so hard, not to mention that the rest of the band was all dressed like ninjas during the whole show. Well except for the girl that dressed up like a Geisha and did a fan dance when she wasn't playing the Taiko drum. Literally one of the most memorable shows I have ever seen in my life.

I wish they would comeback... so that is why I'm gonna ask that my friend Lee of Pinata Hour fame have them on his show.

Also don't forget that good music is everywhere but on the radio or TV... so having read this remember to PASS IT ON


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Indo-Ninja - bass
Outdo-Ninja - drums
Kendo-Ninja - electronics (tracks 2, 4, 6)
Gongis Khan - Intro

1.Intro 00:35
2.Kung Fu Grip 00:45
3.Excuse Me 00:24
4.Your Kung Fu Sucks! 01:26
5.Neckface 03:32
6.Insects 03:32
7.Pay No Attention To The Man, Behind The Man, Behind The Man 03:35
8.Und Keine Eier 00:42
9.Fenster's Theme 02:01
10.Hunt For The Manipurans 03:19
11.You Do The Math (gururum gururum) 02:35
12. Ninja Ho Down 01:36
13.Jungle Wabbit (Episode I) 01:14
14.Lord Escalator 03:56
15.Consequence 02:38

The Descendants... Two Things at Once

Released: 1988
Recorded: 1979 at Media Art studios, March 1981 at Music Lab in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and June 1982 at Total Access studio in Redondo Beach, California
Length: 32:14
Label: SST
Producer: Spot, David Nolte
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This week seemed difficult for the most part to write about an album that struck me… everyone has allot of suggestions, but nothing they recommended hit me as what I wanted to write about. Like most times I’ll hear a song and that’ll strike me and that’ll be the inspiration for the week. While standing in the local brewery waiting for my growler to be filled up I could hear Kabuki Girl playing the background and thought it’s been a long time since I’ve listened to the Descendants.

The Descendants are a great “Underground Punk Band” that I’m glad didn’t really get lumped into the green day shit… they had way more angst songs than most of the other bands at the time Hope is one of those songs that I think most guys have felt about a girl that never comes around… unrequited love is a story most everyone that is human has felt. This one kind of makes it seem like there’s a mistake that’s being made but that doesn’t matter because things will work out in the end because they’re won’t be any judgments.

Bikeage has that same fell to it, I remember back in the day I had a girl that I really l loved, but never told her and she tore herself down throughout the years. These lyrics really seem to speak the words that I would later tell her years later, after I got tired of watching her fall apart… later on in life she cleaned up and became productive in her life (shit she’s probably more straight edge than I am now). Some of these albums I choose are almost a catalog of my emotions and experiences through the years… funny thing about this one, are that I didn’t even hear the entirety of this one till about 5 years ago... so you should all PASS IT ON!!!

Pinata Hour is making a come back and you should listen DAMMIT!!! 

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Milo Goes to College (1982)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Myage"	Bill Stevenson	2:00
2.	"I Wanna Be a Bear"	Tony Lombardo, Frank Navetta	0:40
3.	"I'm Not a Loser"	Navetta	1:28
4.	"Parents"	Navetta	1:37
5.	"Tonyage"	Lombardo, Stevenson	0:55
6.	"M-16"	Lombardo, Milo Aukerman	0:40
7.	"I'm Not a Punk"	Lombardo	1:01
8.	"Catalina"	Lombardo, Stevenson	1:44
9.	"Suburban Home"	Lombardo	1:40
10.	"Statue of Liberty"	Navetta	1:58
11.	"Kabuki Girl"	Lombardo	1:09
12.	"Marriage"	Navetta, Stevenson	1:37
13.	"Hope"	Aukerman	1:58
14.	"Bikeage"	Stevenson	2:12
15.	"Jean Is Dead"	Stevenson	1:31

Fat EP (1981)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"My Dad Sucks"	Navetta, Lombardo	0:35
17.	"Mr. Bass"	Navetta	2:05
18.	"I Like Food"	Stevenson	0:16
19.	"Hey Hey"	Lombardo	1:31
20.	"Weinerschnitzel"	Stevenson, Pat McCuistion	0:10

from Chunks (1981)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
21.	"Global Probing"	Navetta	1:05

"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" (1979)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
22.	"Ride the Wild"	Navetta	2:30
23.	"It's a Hectic World"	Lombardo	1:52
Total length:			32:14