***During what should have been a routine medical procedure, the heart of JOHN TALLEY-JONES (URINALS, 100 FLOWERS), TROTSKY ICEPICK's lead vocalist, came to a complete stop. Through the eyes of his doctor, the odds were overwhelmingly against him. But Talley-Jones came back to life after a defibulator delivered two doses of electric current to his heart. This near-death experience literally jolted the creative process of Talley-Jones back to life, the episode inspired the lyrics for the first new Trotsky Icepick song written since the band broke up some twenty years earlier. Like their vocalist, the resurrected Trotsky Icepick has a new lease on life. Talley-Jones has reunited with original band members VITUS MATARE (THE LAST), KJEHL JOHANSEN (URINALS), JOHN FRANK (THE LAST), with TOM HOFER (LEAVING TRAINS).
LP $18.25
01/31/2020
CD $13.25
01/31/2020
***TROTSKY ICEPICK is back with their first new studio recording since Hot Pop Hello, released on SST Records in 1996. These two new original compositions feature Trotsky’s signature sound—hard-driving guitars mixed with pop sensibilities and wry, intelligent lyrics. Trotsky Icepick rose from the ashes of the URINALS and THE LAST, two Los Angeles bands formed in the late '70s during the first wave of Los Angeles punk. The band features founding members VITUS MATARE (The Last) on guitar and backing vocals, KJEHL JOHANSEN (Urinals, 100 FLOWERS) on guitar, and JOHN FRANK (The Last) on drums. The current line-up is rounded out by long-time member JOHN TALLEY-JONES (Urinals, 100 Flowers, RAD WASTE, VENA CAVA) on vocals, and long-time band friend TOM HOFER (LEAVING TRAINS) on backing vocals and bass. The driving sound on the band’s A side provides the perfect platform for Talley-Jones’ lyrical savaging of our current political landscape. Side B provides a momentary respite from the currently elected confederacy of dunces—by weaving together a Dada-esque childhood story of a band member’s gorilla stuffy named “Arnold.”
7" $7.50
02/02/2018