hand panther

Test Meat

2011-03-18T11:54:00.001-07:00

One day in 1994, just prior to the release of Nirvana's "In Utero", our Seattle alt station KNDD played the record in it's entirety in the early evening. I sat my parents down in the living room, and we listened (some of us reluctanty) to it on the crummy Panasonic all-in-one system I think they still have (Note to our kids: someday you'll thank us for that Earth-wrecker in the living room). Following one particularly noisy song, my dad said "That was silly - that song could've been about anything. They might as well have called it 'Milk Bottles'". The song ended, and Marco Collins back announced "You just heard 'Milk It'.." and I looked over at Duane, who grinning smugly and gently giggling.

He got his a few years later when he said "Kurt Mobain" within earshot of my mom, who still teases him to this day.

BRIAN REDMAN HAS A POSSE

2009-09-30T19:20:00.000-07:00

1978-2009 RIP 666

Still more gangster shit

2009-03-05T19:50:00.000-08:00

Bathroom stall, Harmon Hub (which is, not incidentally, a mound of garbage in a restaurant suit)

Dead crow

2009-03-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

South 15th

Shoplifterz

2009-03-01T19:38:00.000-08:00

More gangster shit

2009-02-26T19:35:00.000-08:00

On a table at the taco truck, EZ Mart parking lot, South 11th

Man with gym bag on head, plus meter maid

2009-02-25T19:33:00.000-08:00

13th/Yakima Ave.

Gangster shit

2009-02-23T19:30:00.000-08:00

Alleyway, 16th/Ainsworth

Nashano Amfum

2008-12-07T12:19:00.000-08:00

Around 2001 I thought it would be funny to make an entire record by a fake free-improv band, where I would play all the instruments and make up names and try to pass it off as some guys playing together in the same room. I went in the basement and recorded one track at a time from zero to about 8 minutes, rewinding and not listening to what I did previously everytime I moved to the next track. With a little digital editing at the beginning what came out was "Sepukku Control", by the band Nashano Amfum.

After one song the joke got old and the idea got boring and I wound up using the song on a Mechta album. I didn't think about doing it again until, while unemployed a couple years ago, I found myself with a little digital video camera and a bunch of time. Nashano Amfum was reborn in the basement as an improv duo:
Nashano Amfum "Million Dollar Mike Is Gay"

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Nashano Amfum "Tyne Daly"

There was a third video, entitled "Negative Culo" that appears to be gone.

Teenage Zit Rock Angst!!

2008-08-14T18:18:00.000-07:00

Back in 1995 Narwuar Records issued "Teenage Zit Rock Angst", a compilation of North America (and some of Japan's) finest punk, pop and punk pop. Andy got me into it back when I started guesting on his show on KGHP - he had "Outta My Mind" by the New Bomb Turks on cart. We played the shit out of that cart, and being out of print, once I left the station I never saw the record ever again. Through the years I've kept my eyes open for it and never found it until about 2 years ago when I finally tracked down a copy on GEMM.

Apparently one night while playing in the basement Mike and I were talking about it and he mentioned he had it. I guess he thought I was still looking for it cuz at Bella's birthday he showed up with a copy for me! While sweet, I couldn't take it with a sound mind, but did take the time to pose for this photo to commemorate the occasion - DOUBLE COPIES IN ONE HOUSE AT ONE TIME!

We also listened to it, and it was rad.

love

2008-08-02T19:46:00.000-07:00

south 13th and sheridan

2008-07-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

dead raccoon, south 15th and market

2008-07-29T18:21:00.000-07:00

south 9th

2008-07-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

no pee pee

2008-07-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

1st proud flesh show in 2 years, tomorrow nite

2008-07-24T19:55:00.001-07:00

hardcore landlord

2008-07-23T19:57:00.000-07:00

Russ Dahler is/was in/is the band Vamanos. He used to run a small club called "Silent Studios" which was a neat space, except for the fact that his band Vamanos played every single show. They were kind of a Sonics/JSBX ripoff without any tangible personality or interesting songs. If you listen to Mechta's "Let's Get Gay", which was recorded at Silent Studios, you can hear Russ say "These guys suuuuck" into one of the recording mics about two minutes in. I'm pretty sure he was joking but I will use that to justify this post anyway. He ran some kind of club/venue/opium den in a retail space next to Guitar Maniacs that apparently was called the Stereo Lounge. Apparently he really pissed off his landlords, the owners of Sanford & Son, because one day all the window coverings were gone and it their place was the sign you see above you. Along the sign were assorted accoutrements allegedly found in the space, like this raunchy bondage thong.

and this issue of "Drummer" magazine, which has since confirmed my suspicion that drummers are totally gay.

and this can of Tinactin. Apparently butchering "Boss Hoss" gets your feet sweaty and covered in ~~Bacteria~~ (wife ed. note: it's fungus).

and all these other gay bondage wank mags on a green desk.

I have no idea what he did to warrant this public of a reputation rape, but jesus. They've started cleaning it out, so the mountain of liquor bottles and cat shit is slowly making its way out, and soon this monument to how exactly small this town is will be gone forever.

mcchord air expo 2008

2008-07-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

james knows a lot about aircraft. he was my guide through the expo. he is moved to tears during the demonstration of the awesome power of the f-15. he also wants to touch the f-22 in its private places.

this is the f-22. we weren't allowed to go anywhere near it because there was a soldier with a large assault rifle sitting in a folding chair with a look on her face that said "step across this rope and i will shoot your ass". it is the future of air combat and is gorgeous.

this is inside the ass of the c-5 galaxy, my favorite airplane in the whole world. it's really, really fucking big.

this is a totally art fag picture of the c-5's tail.

the c-5 is a giant air-shark that devours interested spectators.
more pictures when jamey sends them to me.

and so it begins....

2008-06-17T20:12:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Jeremy I am the proud owner of a Recordex Model CS-2500 stereo cassette duplicator. It's been spending the last couple decades in the back of a Gig Harbor church closet and they, figuring no one could possible want one, gave it away.

To me.

For free.

You should see it up close - it's beautiful and in the most pristine condition.

Oh yeah, and it makes 5 copies at a time.

ainsworth

2008-06-17T20:11:00.000-07:00

unknown carcass, near pile of shit

2008-06-10T19:36:00.000-07:00

jason lee

2008-05-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

happy birthday to me

2008-05-07T17:28:00.000-07:00

pimp trick gangsta click

2008-03-05T18:40:00.001-08:00

smoke for ever

2008-01-03T20:28:00.000-08:00

2008-01-02T21:31:00.000-08:00

I am an Obsessive Lounge Singer, You are an Ulcer

2007-11-10T12:01:00.000-08:00

Thank you Alien Jesus

2007-08-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

Sold on eBay for $250. Holy shit. Hooray for Hand Panther!

New releases - August 07

2007-08-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

HP021 A RATIONAL THOUGHT IN A NATURAL DISASTER "01" cdr $5.00

Summer soundz from Nick and Ashley circa 2005, soft ugly tunnel runners and squealers on the run, this is light industrial music for swinging lawyers or inverted christian folk music for people who only collect broken stuff. Actually pretty.

Limited to 8 copies.

HP020 MECHTA "Dormant Powers: Soft World II Deluxe Edition" cdr $8.00

When it first came out in 2005 on 3" cdr, Soft World II quickly became a favorite among Tacoma's robo-tripping Black Metal community, who statedthat while it fucked up your head and caused vivid auditory hallucinations, it also sounded great on 24 coricidin. The original pressing of 12 disappearedalmost immediately, so here it is 2 years later, remastered and reimagined as a full length album. The tectonic rumble and scrape of the title track is joined by the dreamlike, disintegrating half-memories and high beam burning drone waves of 2 new tracks, recorded during the same session.

Limited to 20 copies

HP019 WORM FOOD "High Tide II" cdr $8.00

Originally known as High Tide I until he took his master tapes, nearly melted and sunk them to the bottom of the East river in a box with 2 rats and a sponge soaked in blood and malt liquor. Upon pulling thebox up and wiping the shit off, he immediately mixed them down on HIGHand now we present it to you. Ultimate love tones on fire and your radiofalling in the bathtub. Sweet and sick and over and over again. Limited to 20 copies.

HP016 NOVEMTHREE/MECHTA "A Woodland Fable b/w Elegy Twenty Four" c30 $6.00

Pythagumus crafts a gentle tale of rising darkness in 6 parts, an anthropomorphic vision of sweetness and fear and absolute wonder. This is one of the best sides I've had the pleasure of foisting onto anyone who will listen. Don't you usually pay more for a treasure like this? Side 2 is Mechtas elegy to Cliff Burton, his favorite musician of all time. Electronic drones and acoustic cat-improv based around the opening note from "Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)".

Limited to 50 copies

2005-02-23T15:26:00.000-08:00

the swine

proud flesh

2005-02-23T14:13:00.000-08:00

updated discography:
futures pretty taught cdr - limited to 12 copies *sold out*
- packaged in a hand painted cardstock cd sleeve (stolen from Idol Management), featuring a prominent stenciled vagina.

no life til leather pt. II cdr - limited to 5 copies *sold out*
- packaged in solid red spraypainted jewel cases with clear trays, provided to HP graciously by "Ugly Mom".

got the dragon 3" cdr - limited to 8 copies *sold out*
- GTD comes in a hand made sleeve made from 4 8x10 portraits of
a 1981 woman that were found in the cheap bin at Rocket Records.

mp3's can still be found at proud flesh@myspace

2005-02-23T13:35:00.000-08:00

murphy isn't in the joggers anymore.