The Cupid Car Club - Washington, D.C. 2001/Second Tape (2001)

The Cupid Car Club was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. Featuring members of The Make-Up and the Nation of Ulysses, they released one 7" entitled Join the Club in 1993 on Kill Rock Stars. In 2001, they released a tape featuring the songs from Join the Club, plus two extras. I've seen two covers: the first is on Discogs, and the other came with a download I found on Soulseek, which suggests these were likely handmade tapes rather than released through a label. Both are included here and in the download. I've also seen it called Washington, D.C. 2001 on Discogs, but my download simply calls it Second Tape, although it's the same release, so I'm calling it both here. Regardless, check this out for some interesting post-hardcore.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fbt1juyr0zpwdwx/TheCupidCarClub-SecondTape2001.zip/file

(Only Mediafire here too. Sorry about the less-than-perfect audio quality; the best I could find this in was 192kbps.)

 

Al Larsen - The Hardline According to Danny and the Dinosaur (2005)

The second album by guitarist and vocalist for Some Velvet Sidewalk Al Larsen, The Hardline According to Danny and the Dinosaur. Released on Property Is Theft in 2005, it's simple indie rock with electronic elements. While I mentioned Some Velvet Sidewalk, as that is (to me, at least) what Larsen's most well-known for, it is also somewhat similar to their sound. If you like SVS, you'll like this. Even if you don't, give it a shot.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/tpmnwx5s7md7gjp/AlLarsen-TheHardlineAccording.zip/file

(Only Mediafire for now. Also, the only version I could find anywhere was FLACs, so that's what's here. I might convert them into 320kbps MP3s for those who don't use FLACs like myself, but we will see.)

Chumbawamba - Japan Only Mini-Album - Amnesia (1998)

 One of the more interesting releases in the band's discography is this Japan-exclusive "single" for "Amnesia" off Tubthumper. It features the single version of the song... and is followed by a mix of acoustic versions and "country & western" versions of songs from previous releases.

Credit goes out to whoever collected a lot of hard-to-find Chumbawamba and put it all in a Google Drive folder. The Music's Not A Threat thanks you. Yes, I'm still working on it.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0jwfhqdf8omno47/ChumbawambaJapanOnlyMiniAlbumAmnesia.zip/file

Future bootleg I might put up here!

A bootleg I've been working on entitled "Your Number One Fan" for Majesty Crush. Currently it only includes remastered versions of three Love 15 demos I found on YouTube, but I plan on also remastering some live material you can find out there. I just started it, but I'm pretty proud of this art.

John Dugan - D!1 (1999)

Released in 1999 on CD. I've been looking for a rip of this for years ever since I found out about this on RYM. Finally decided to just buy a copy on Discogs for like $5 and rip it myself. Please enjoy!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/g6cti9p054vzavx/JohnDuganD%25211.zip/file

Currently working on a massive bootleg that I'll post here when it's done.

Figured I'd update you all on a big project I've got in the works here. I've been planning and putting together a potential tracklist and have started looking for the music. For those wondering, the artist the bootleg focuses on is Chumbawamba. Currently, we're sitting at four "discs" (really just a way of separating the sections) of songs: their early demo material, live performances, songs from their aliases and other related bands, and a miscellaneous collection of hard-to-find songs.

I've also got two potential titles: The Music's Not A Threat and Stop Now, What's That Sound?. Still debating which one is better.

If any readers have any rare Chumba music, send it my way at katieosmond70@gmail.com. Thank you.

The Smiles - U.S.S. Felicia EP

"Oh, Felicia, you're the one for me!"

I posted this to YouTube a couple of months back and realized I never posted a download link for it. So, why not post it here, too?

For those who don't know The Smiles (which I assume is most of you), it's a side project of The Van Pelt and Native Nod's Chris Leo. Considered his "best and funniest songs", it's a short, 8 track, 10-minute EP of fun indie pop from the king of spoken word emo. It was released on Colin Clary's label Sudden Shame Records, which also saw releases from Leo's brother Ted's band Chisel.

I got this download through an archive of the Blogged & Quartered blog that was on archive.org since the original post link's dead. I thought for a long time this would be lost media until I found the download in the previously mentioned archive. Hope you guys enjoy this short blast of fun.

Download it here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/n8n6hdrdn0wog0n/The_Smiles_-_U.S.S.zip/file

it's an icicle - discography (2007-2009)

it's an icicle was a band from Fresno, California, active between 2007 to 2009. 

"It's an Icicle formed in early May, 2007 as a two-piece consisting of Manuel Aparicio and David Vaipan. We released our first six song EP, "It's A Bicycle," 17 July, 2008. On the 26th of that month, Kameron Johnson played his first show with us. We immediately began working on new material and on Dec 16, 2008 independently released our first full length, L'Chaim. We toured the west coast, beginning in Los Angeles up to Seattle, Dec 27 through Jan 11. Our last show was 8/11/09" - their last.fm

I don't remember exactly where I downloaded this collection, but it was likely the emo archive discord server. I've had this stored away on my MEGA account for a long time and decided to post it somewhere.

https://mega.nz/folder/s0NQBYga#X-de-29T-r33XpdtYFCpKg

Notes:

- Some of this stuff is available on streaming, though I'm not sure if it's an official upload.

- The First Four EP is dated to 2006, which predates the official formation of the band. I don't know enough about this band, but I'm keeping it as is unless I can find more info.

- I don't have a source for the live shows in the folders. I'd err on the side of being official, but I got nothing.

I still post stuff...just less on here, of course!

This always happens lol. I promise to be more active on a place, am active for a good while, and then I forget again. To be fair, it's not just here, I've also been less active on YouTube as of late. The main place I've been active on in the idea as this blog is archive.org, where I've been posting a bunch of my Soulseek uploads as of late. Here's a selection of my latest uploads, hopefully for your enjoyment.

Fugazi - 14 Songs - A live bootleg released and recorded in 1992. Found out about this one on RYM. Would you believe a bootleg titled very similarly to one of the band's well-known releases would be difficult to find?

Ooh Do I Love You: A Compilation to End Sexual Violence - The beloved emo compilation released in 1996. Featuring songs from Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Braid, Rainer Maria, The Dismemberment Plan, and many others.

Xtreme Music Sampler - No information whatsoever out there about this release. Found it on Soulseek thanks to the Don Salsa song on it, but I can't find any info out there about the release year. Speaking of which...

Koolaid Moustache in Jonestown - The infamous sole album by Don Salsa featuring future members of Estradasphere released in 1997. Known for being the album with the most genre tags on RYM. This is the full version sourced from the original CD, as the versions on Bandcamp and streaming are incomplete.

Live at the Colony Cafe, Woodstock, NY, 3/22/2025 - To end this list, here's one I actually recorded myself. The opening band for the first show I've been to in two years (Ted Leo!), Nova One really blew me away with their sound. I hadn't heard of them before the show, but I think they're amazing. I also recorded Ted Leo's set, but I've been considering mixing and mastering the show since the sound quality was really all over the place. The reason I didn't do that for the Nova One set was because the sound quality more or less sounds the same throughout.

I'll still upload stuff on here, of course, but if you want more from me, that's where you can find it. Thanks for all the support!

Thursday - Acoustic at Tower Records (Philly 09.25) (2003)

A bootleg I found originally through RYM and then found a download of on Soulseek. Very little info out there, but what little I can parse, this show was likely performed on September 9, 2003, and was in support of War All The Time. There also seems to be a photo from the show with the band, but it might be after the show. Yeah, that's all I got for certain. If anyone knows any other information, reach out or comment below.

Please enjoy.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fkcc7kq1nx5h1zg/Thursday_-_Acoustic_At_Tower_Records_%2528Philly_09.25%2529_%25282003%2529.zip/file

Bomb The Music Industry! - Clap Your Hands Say Shut The Fuck Up Demos (2006)

Demos for BTMI!'s 2006 album Goodbye Cool World!. The album was originally titled Clap Your Hands Say Shut The Fuck Up, a refrence to the band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, hence the name of this collection. 

This also floats around with an easier-to-understand name, Goodbye Cool World Demo. 

Downloaded this off Soulseek and made the cover art myself (based on the fan cover for Goodbye Cool World Demo). Enjoy!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/vlqz1fboewaqq2l/Bomb_The_Music_Industry_-_Clap_Your_Hands_Say_Shut_the_F%2Ack_Up_Demos_%25282006%2529.zip/file

Sportchestra - 101 Songs About Sport (1988)

Featuring members of Chumbawamba, The Ex, Mekons, and other bands of the English anarcho-punk sphere in the late 80's, it's exactly what it says on the tin: 101 short songs singing about something to do with sports. It's an...interesting release to put it simply. Originally released on vinyl across two records, there's an abridged version out there limited to one LP, but that seems to be quite rare, even rarer than the full release. Released on Agit-Prop Records, Chumbawamba's own label.

Give it a shot. It isn't bad, it's just odd for someone who doesn't really follow sports outside of baseball (let's go Mets), but I'm sure if I understood some of the references, I'd get a kick out of it.

Thanks for the support as always. Now, please enjoy nearly two hours of quick songs about sports.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/qxft5mhmzg29iox/Sportchestra_-_101_Songs_About_Sport_%25281988%2529.zip/file

• There's technically two ways to listen through this: in order on the record, or by the number they say at the start of each track. I'm pretty sure my upload follows the order of the record, but I'm putting this out there for anyone interested.
• Additionally, I'd like to apologise for the lower quality upload. Believe it or not, I can't find a higher quality version than the one I've got here. Hope it's not a big deal, I tried my best.

The Secret Stars - Discography (1994-2003)

 "Can I still be vague when I understand?"

Apologies for the long gap in posts. As you can surely tell, things have changed around here. School got in the way of posting on here, as well as my one way of posting here got closed off. Trust me, this blog would've stayed active otherwise. Thanks to school and other personal life problems, the blog fell by the wayside while I focused on school and running my YouTube channel. Shocker, sometimes it's easier to manage a place where all you have to do is make a video rather than type up something and link a Mediafire page.

Also, simply put, I've changed. When I started this blog in May of 2022, I was 15 and a freshman in high school. Now? It's March of 2025, I turn 18 in two days and'll be in college in September. I've gone from thinking I wouldn't make it past 16 to being the happiest I've been recently. When I started this blog, I was recovering from the breakup of my first serious relationship and barely mentally made it through. Now? I'm in a relationship with someone who actually cares about me, understands how I feel, and is supportive of me, I'm surrounded by friends who have my back, friends who actually want to be friends with me, unlike the years of people pretending so they could walk all over me, and I'm the happiest I've ever been. When I started this blog, my way of identifying myself was so black and white, as if it was set in stone. Now? I think I'd tire myself out trying to explain myself. (For those curious, I came out as transgender in early 2023. I'm also bisexual lol.)

So why am I back then? Because I missed typing stuff up for my favorite music in a way that wasn't just a short blurb in a YouTube video description or a short review to nobody on RateYourMusic. I like talking about my favorite artists that deserve more love. And above all, I like sharing that music so that more can find it. I considered moving to a new blog to distance myself, especially since my deadname's in the URL. But, why start all over? What's the point? Why not just keep the old blog going? Basically, I want to give posting here another shot. I've still got so much more to share. Let this be our first experiment.

The Secret Stars is an interesting band, to say the least, and one I've wanted to post about for a long time. Geoff Farina of Karate fame and Jodi Buoanno of early Ted Leo and the Pharmacists fame come together to make some sweet lo-fi indie rock. Their music is a nice combination of their ideals and personalities, coming together to make some truly beautiful pieces of music. Their sound is a mix of the slowcore/indie rock of Farina's solo music, Low's beautiful alt-country, and the lo-fi soundscapes of the first Pharmacists album. While they haven't released any new material since appearing on a 2003 live album by Ida, their three albums and handful of singles are amazing. Hop in and lose yourself in its beauty. You might come out the other end with a new outlook. I know I did. 

Personal recommendations: TSS is likely the best starting point if you haven't heard of the band, The Secret Stars (1995) and the singles/live stuff/Fourteen Days after, then Genealogies because it's a bit more experimental in style and might be more out there.

Releases inside:

The Secret Stars (1995, Shrimper)
"Wait" b/w "Riot Kill" (1995, Simple Machines)
TSS (1996, Shrimper)
"Nightingale" b/w "RPMs" (1996, Atlas)
Ida / The Secret Stars (1997)
Genealogies (1998, Shrimper)
Fourteen Days in Belpaese: November 1998 (1998, Candy Apple)
Angel Hall (2003, Last Affair)

Download away, just pick your poison: MEGA or Mediafire.

Additional notes:

• This post is only a partial discography, as their 1994 demo is currently not online in any way I've been able to find. There's barely any info out there. The band's old site had a page on it, but it isn't archived on the Wayback Machine. There's also a Discogs entry and a page on RYM about it, and it also may have included songs released on the 1995 self-titled album, but it's unknown if they are the same versions or not. SEE BELOW!
• The Angel Hall folder includes only the songs by The Secret Stars. The full album is on YouTube and other places if you look for it. Similarly, the split with Ida only includes the TSS song, although that's because the only download I could find had only TSS's song and not Ida's.
• They appeared on a couple compilations during their time, including "Vague" in 1996's Midheaven: Autumn 1996 and "September" in 2001's Troubleman Mix-Tape. I don't know if these are the same versions that appear on their respective releases. I'm erring on the side of "they probably are". There's a version of "Nightingale" released on a 7" split that's on YouTube, but I haven't found a download for it, as well as a song titled "7 Years Forever" on the Rock Action compilation in 2001 that I don't believe appears anywhere else that I also can't find a download of.
• Some of these come by way of the incredible Pukekos blog. You can find their post about the band here. Go check 'em out; they got so much there I've taken over the years. Mentioning them here is the least I can do if it means more people find it.
• This doesn't have anything to do with The Secret Stars, but I'm planning on updating some of the previous posts with higher-quality music. A lot of what I posted was sourced from either YouTube or less-than-ideal quality MP3s. Updates are coming soon.

6/12/26 UPDATE: in big news, the last missing main release (and one of my white whales), the 1994 demo, was ripped and uploaded by a discord friend of mine. all credit goes to nacuot for doing that! here's a download link (FLAC download):

https://mega.nz/file/kRITzbya#WgBlg21dJuBHX7OxjzLOcbf6_6-0PrswAMba3BstZqw

I Have Dreams - Three Days 'Til Christmas (1999)

   

Happy (almost) Christmas!  I admittedly forgot I made this, so to apologize, here's an EP (and the only release) by the band I Have Dreams. 

I Have Dreams was a screamo/emo band from Tallahassee, Florida, that was born from the ashes of a band called New Ethic, when their guitar player Daniel died in a car accident. New Ethic played their last show in August, 1998 with Daniel's best friend Mike Hanson in his place, and it was about a month or two later that I Have Dreams started playing. The band consisted of Allen Compton and Mike Peters on vocals, Mike Hanson on guitar, Ben Seals on bass and Clayton Rychlick on drums. I Have Dreams were more than a band - in the words of Mike Peters: "It was an attempt to cope with the pain everyone was feeling after Daniel's death." I Have Dreams were together for roughly six months, and they broke up in the Spring (around April/May) of 1999.

Only found this recently, but I thought it was just the right time. I'll try my best to update this blog in the new year, but no promises! :)

mediafire download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/hoswfk03yxk27sx/I_Have_Dreams_-_Three_Days_%2527til_Christmas.zip/file

alt./mega download: https://mega.nz/file/x5dhwBaR#-_kaUoyHK23xHOAQr7AnTV37R67qZvTnhIbxZ6O8_A8 

(thanks to everyone who downloaded something from this blog this year. it means a lot to me :) i promise i'll be more active next year!) 

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Guitar For Jodi EP (1999)

Thank the people over at Soulseek for this one!

From Wikipedia:

Guitar for Jodi is the debut EP by the Washington, D.C. rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. It was released in 1999 by Persona Recordings. Like the group's debut album of the same year, it is technically a Ted Leo solo recording. 

Fun EP, wasn't available anywhere around here (there was an upload of the songs on YouTube at some point but the videos were deleted and there was a blog that had the link to download the songs but the link is now dead). Found it on Soulseek a while back and now I decided that should change. 

Here's the download links:

MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/OIBjjbiJ#79jkLFQRFQwutpqSxfKkC2MLzxx1JWpObFbymjCtjBE

Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/j7gp3qy896gf1kp/Ted_Leo_%2526_The_Pharmacists_-_Guitar_for_Jodi_EP_%25281999%2529.zip/file

(2025 update: Files have been updated with higher quality files. Enjoy!)

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Mo' Living (2009)

Great EP, definitely worth your time. Was released as a bonus with the first CD pressings of TL/RX's album "Living With The Living". Deserves more listens than it does. Download and enjoy to your content. 

mediafire download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/2xdwxsbvfmrq779/Mo%2527_Living.zip/file

alt/mega download: https://mega.nz/file/EsEHCSaI#GP910bX9FLh745A9-Za3LORGC3iYX1vZ6eMkKO5mVnE

(if you liked this, please spread the word! we're a small blog and we would love the support!)

Toru Okada - (Almost) Full Discography (2003-06)

Toru Okada was a screamo band that I absolutely adore. Their sound, screams, and everything else makes me feel so many emotions. I wish I had born at least a while before I was so that I could have seen them live. This band is one of those bands that are great both in studio and in concert. 

What's in there: Their debut self-titled album, a collection of demos, and two splits (the first with Die, Emperor! Die!, who's eventually going to get a post here, and the second with Olive Tree, who might get a post). The splits have the songs from both bands in them. The only thing missing from here is a "Winter Tour '04" CD that hasn't been uploaded anywhere to my knowledge and has no copies for sale on Discogs. I'm in contact with some people who have the CD and asking them how much they might want for it/if they could rip it. Nothing as of yet but hopefully something comes soon. 

This post has been in the works for a while because I've been trying to get the highest quality versions of these songs, apologies if it isn't up to par. 

Note: The version of 8 Songs/10 Songs I have here would be the 10 Songs version, however the last two songs are the same as the one that's on the Olive Tree split so it's unnecessary to add them again. Also, the version of Our Great Cities on 8 Songs is slightly different than the one from the DED split and it's labeled as such in the metadata of the song file.  

Mediafire Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/00sj4qkgo2r6wgl/Toru_Okada_-_Almost_Full_Discography.zip/file

MEGA Download: https://mega.nz/file/MaVV2TzK#lryujlZ8s76ckCtffsh5DKeGf3-7HZizZN6TV6KU9Vg

(if you enjoy, please spread the word. we're a small blog and we appreciate the downloads!)

Chumbawamba - In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher (2013)

Ding dong, the wicked witch's (been) dead. Haven't seen download links for this one anywhere. It's a fun EP with some great songs on it. The version I have here has all the songs, plus the live debut of "So Long, So Long" (track 2 from the EP) from May of 2009, but it was not uploaded until 2013 upon request from the band themselves. 

For those who know Chumba from "Tubthumping" or if you've never heard of this EP, let me explain...

Sometime in the mid-2000s (I've seen and heard 2005 and 2008 thrown around), Chumbawamba recorded an EP and put it up for pre-order on their online store and pre-orders at shows. It would be released under a particular circumstance: when Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, would pass away. 

If you're wondering why I included the live debut of "So Long, So Long" here, it's a great performance. Seeing as Chumbawamba broke up in 2010 and likely will never reform, it might be one of the only performances of any song from this EP. 

Anyway, enjoy!

download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mebmmh2006a5zje/Chumbawamba_-_In_Memoriam_Margaret_Thatcher_%25282013%2529.zip/file

alt. download:  https://mega.nz/file/YPkC0JqZ#ddVK56uQDVV-ahvmvwXYG10s0Sc5J7btRkCeQpCIpzo

(2025 update: Files updated to be higher quality, I also lightly mastered the live track to make it sound a bit better. Enjoy!)

The Van Pelt - Imaginary Third (2014)

The Van Pelt is one of those bands you probably heard of in relation to other bands. If you're like me, you heard of them thanks to the lead singer of the band, Chris Leo, being the brother of none other than Ted Leo himself. I later found out that this band is great and, after finding their first two albums "Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves" and "Sultans of Sentiment" easily on blogs, I struggled to find their "third" album, which is what this blog post is about. The word "third" is in quotation marks since it was supposed to come out, but they broke up before that could happen. It was later released in 2014 after the band got back together. This should have been released. Some of the songs might fall flat, but if you knew The Van Pelt before listening, their charm is still there. That's why I love this album, and why I decided to share it with you. Enjoy!

download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/f595o7lh0ezwp95/The_Van_Pelt_-_Imaginary_Third.zip/file

alt. download/mirror: https://mega.nz/folder/OR4QhByD#qXofcx8m7G-iYIi-GirLSw

(2025 update: Files have been updated to be in higher quality. Enjoy!)

Kaddisfly - Did You Know People Can Fly? (2003)

I found this album along with Kaddisfly through the song "Midnight In Shanghai" which is on this album. I was recommended this song through YouTube (since the album isn't on streaming services) and thought it was great. Recently, I've been falling back in love with this band and decided to share this album with this community. This album is great and since it, like I said, isn't on streaming services, I decided to share it with everyone.

(2026 EDIT: I just made a rip from my own copy I bought since making this post. I believe the original version came from a YouTube upload of the full album. Links have been updated with this new version. I also changed the main picture of this post to be of my own scan. Also, the album is now on streaming officially through the band, so you can now find the album on all streaming services.)

mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/zyh16nvajg8xdqc/KaddisflyDidYouKnowPeopleCanFly.zip/file

mega: https://mega.nz/file/1lkEABxT#OCz_T4U5mhNXUJPtDMHJHKmDN6C7h6V1CS8T_Y3-XTI

(if you enjoy this album, please share the word! it helps a small blog like mine!)