New Additions: The Unkindest Cut Of All seven inch single by Monster Zero

One of the fun parts of this project is finding the connections between various bands of the 2000s that are linked in the 1990s. For example, Monster Zero features Brad Caulkins, who would go on to play in The Jive Turkeys and The Sun, and Emily Allen, who would go on to play in Templeton, Estee Louder and The Means, which included her brother David Wayne Allen that played on third Monster Zero single. All that said, Monster Zero has grungy indie rock sound perfectly at home for the mid-90s, and it makes sense where this family tree extends off to in the various directions.

Know Yer Band: Monster Zero

Band: Monster Zero

Members
Bass – Emily Ann Allen
Drums – Derek Bell
Guitar, Vocals – Brad Caulkins, John Jones
Guitar - David Wayne Allen

Releases
1994 - The Unkindest Cut Of All 7" single (Lizard Family Music)
1995 - Split w/Preston Furman 7" single (Lizard Family Music)
1995 - The Beautiful People - An LFM Family Gathering compilation album (Lizard Family Music)
1995 - Spy v. Spy 7" single (Seldom Scene Records)

Know Yer Band: The Sun

Band Name: The Sun

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Chris Burney
Guitar/Vocals - Bryan Arendt
Bass/Vocals - Brad Forsblom
Drums - Sam Brown
Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals - Brad Caulkins

Releases
2003 - Back In The Summer Of '72 7" single (Rough Trade)
2003 - Love & Death EP (Warner Bros. Records)
2004 - Did Your Mother Tell You? EP (Warner Bros. Records)
2005 - Blame It On The Youth album (Warner Bros. Records)
2009 - Don't Let Your Baby Have All The Fun album (Not On Label)

New Additions: Present The... Night Of The Dragon Lady by The Jive Turkeys

There is obscure, and then there is OBSCURE. Take this release - the 1997 seven inch Present The... Night Of The Dragon Lady by The Jive Turkeys released on Alamount Black Records. I found this at Lost Weekend Records digging through one of the seven inch boxes in the back and was caught off guard. While the band has very little online presence, I knew from memory they had released an album in 2001 called Sounds from the Idiodyssey on Derailleur, as well as a release a few years later called Seis Sonidos. Though were on Discogs when I bought this (I fixed that), this one was completely new to me. I haven't been able to track down either of the other releases (yet!), this one will have to do for the moment to get my Jive Turkeys fix.

Know Yer Band: The Jive Turkeys

Band: The Jive Turkeys

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Josh Kayser
Saxophone/Keys - Brad Caulkins
Bass - Matt Surgeson
Drums - Justin Crooks
Trumpet - Johnny Bachman

Releases
1997 - 7" single Present The... Night Of The Dragon Lady (Alamount Black Records)
1998 - Live Jive EP (Awnsquiz/Johnny B. Productions)
2001 - Sounds From The Idiodyssey album (Derailleur)
2003 - Seis Sonidos album (Not On Label)