That's not to say that there weren't good times. My brother, Mike, and our mutal friend Tim showed me the tricks of the radio DJ trade and constantly encouraged me. Soon I had my own show with my own little on air posse consisting of Marty and Bob. And throughout it all, there was the music. Some of it made such a lasting impression that I've spent a considerable amount of time tracking down specific tracks.
The last few years has seen me trying to complete the last vestiges of my collection. Most of what I have been looking for recently are releases from indie bands or small labels issued around 1991. Earlier this week, I was able to locate the following:
- "Let Me Like A Feather Fall" by The Hannibals off of their album Monkeysuit. The Hannibals hailed from East Lansing, Michigan and were a favorite of WXAV's program director at the time.
- "Rita" by Jak Makral off of their album Lithium Head. Jak Makral were a Chicago area band that I often featured on my local music showcase.
Monkeysuit is in transit from another vendor. It's a cassette rather than a CD, so we'll see how that turns out. Meanwhile, I am still trying to track down a cassette EP from a band called the Karma Farmers that was issued somewhere between 1991 and 1993 and an album called Love by a band called Crickle.
Wish me luck.
Hi, I used to play in the hannibals. Was googling the name as we're preparing for a reunion show this July 30th in Detroit. it's been since 1994 or so. thanks for keepin the music alive.
ReplyDeleteChris Johnston chris@redspotmanagement.com
I used to run sound for the Karma Farmers and still have that cassette.
ReplyDeletethe singer is or was still around singing and I think the gtr players are in other bands as well.
the Hannibals were awesome, they played a few shows with bands I ran sound for back in the day, Shelterhouse, The Waiting that both became the Lilybandits.