Rock Talk, Vol. XVIII

Houstonist got waylaid by car troubles this week [you would not believe how hard it is to find a pair of 15" 20-spoke alloy wheels for a '92 Volvo in this town], but we've been cribbing notes the whole time. Rock Talk might be a day late, but it is definitely not a bit short. Here's your weekly update on the Houston scene.

Tunes
Hospital dropped a new track called Rectal Prolapse. Don't be scared, it's just a jam - and free.

Fat Tony has some new tracks up at his MySpace.

You can grab hasHBrown freestyling over Snoop Dogg's I Wanna Rock, the second in his Free (Verses, Priceless) Styles series.

Black Congress has posted another new track, Defeated, that you can stream via their Bandcamp.

The Jonbenét might be dead, but that hasn't stopped them from posting their discography to Bandcamp. Stream the whole thing, grab albums on the cheap, or download a few rarities for free.

There's a pair of new Hollywood Floss tracks up on the Rock The Dub blog.

We already posted about it in Ol' Houstonian's Music Emporium, but you can download The Oracle Hysterical's new album, The Rake's Progress. If you search the links in the bottom of their site you'll find their first EP as well.

What's that? Two new songs from Airon Paul Dugas? Allow us to say the following: hell yes.

The Wiggins got some blog love this week, including a post at TapeBombs with some tracks you can grab.

The heavy metal thunder of Cavernous' song Leavers & Takers was picked for the opening track of a 37 song compilation put out by Error Records, that you can get for free.

Videos
Warning: Gratutious Strobe Alert! Here's a video of Kunst Fascion performing at The Temporoary Space, if you're into the trip-hop/electronic scene.

Two videos of our current favorite cover band, Whatabreaker, popped up this week.

Lady Lux would like to introduce themselves to you, and give you a glimpse into their recent photoshoot.

It seems like we've had no shortage of new music videos recently. Let's add The Watermarks' Fast Song to the list.

You can watch Tyagaraja & crew perform the song Human & The Dove, from the recent Warehouse Live show.

News, etc.
Jud Johnson Band will be releasing their new CD tonight at House of Blues.

We're particularly excited about this, because it's been a long time coming. The Gold Sounds are finally releasing an album next week. Make sure you're at Walter's on February 12th.

The internet is a pretty fascinating place: Female Demand is big blogged in Japan.

Check out this sweet flyer for the Little Lungs/Football, Etc./Whatabreaker show on Tuesday. And this awesome flyer for the Akron Family/Warpaint/Buxton show on the 23rd.

According to Twitter, there should be a video out for The Tontons song Leon before the end of the month, courtesy of the folks at Zenfilm.

Dirty N' Nasty have informed us that they'll have an EP out this month. No word on if they found someone to master it, though.

Chamillionaire wants to update you on his new album, Major Pain. Also, he's going on tour with Paul Wall, and he apparently signed the first 1000 copies of the album.

Insert Name Here will be releasing their album at Bohemeo's on March 13th.

Wayside Drive says they're working on a new album at that we should expect singles to start popping up in March.

Bloody Hammer's Apathy Is Bliss 7" went to pressing this week.

Trills has been collaborating with local poet Radames Ortiz.

That Lightnin' Hopkins historical marker finally got approved! Houston Press wants to know what other local music spots deserve a historical marker.

Remember that venue on St. Emmanuel? No, not Warehouse Live, the other one. Yeah, don't call it Meridian anymore - it's now Wired Live.

In other venue news, you can read a pretty good interview from Eric Dean of Walter's over at Houston Press. Of note: Walter's will remain where it is until at least April, and they're still looking for a location. Got any suggestions?

Finally, one of our favorite record stores in this town, Chuck Roast's Vinal Edge, has joined both Facebook & Twitter. Go become a fan & give 'em a follow.