This is the thread to post MP3s by New York City high school kids who build their own guitars and amps, and sound as good as Sonic Youth, Konono #1, No-Neck, or ESG.

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Holy shit -- GREAT job Thomas Jefferson High School, Erasmus High School, and all the rest! Can I please send in my taxes early this year?

http://www.ubertar.com/kids3/radio.MP3

John Fahey's ghost can finally rest in peace.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 19 June 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

if anyone can find any other mp3's up to the level of what's linked at that Ubertar site, I am all ears

we need more teachers like Paul Rubenstein

― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

http://ubertar.com/kids/

― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

Try emailing Mr. Paul.

Here's the tracklist for above:

welcome to the show - kid radio / Kevin B (HSPS)
1. Thomas Jefferson High - untitled / Omari (MS44)
2. HSPS - duo/solo / Gary (MS44)
3. MS44/HSPS - collaboration / Dayquon (MS44)
4. Gary (MS44) - autoharp piece / Kevin B (HSPS)
5. Lawrence (Thomas Jefferson) - untitled / Kevin B
6. John Adams/MS44 - collaboration / Terrence (MS44)
7. Erasmus High - City Kids on the Farm / Genesis (MS 44)
8. Omari (MS44) - Bad Bad Blues / Mansoor (John Adams High Annex)
9. Thomas Jefferson High - untitled / Mansoor

Video of rehearsal:

http://www.ubertar.com/kids/mr_paul.mpg

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:15 (nineteen years ago)

http://ubertar.com/ubertarpics/studiogpics/guitars.jpg

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 19 June 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

cool link! thx ian! the langley skools musik project of freakfolk/noise! cool stuff..

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 19 June 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

I really liked the first piece... the rest of it not so much.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 19 June 2006 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

my dad went to thomas jefferson high school!

and barbra streisand went to erasmus.

― lavendra diamondheart (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 19 June 2006 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

But did your dad and Babs ever play guitar with he picking and she fretting?

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 19 June 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

the 3rd song is dope

― 6335 (6335), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:07 (nineteen years ago)

That is great. Opening tune is a rocker. Can't wait for the movie.

― strom (strom), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

IN A WORLD WHERE

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:20 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/two_for_the_money/matthew_mcconaughey/twoforthemoney3.jpg
"dammit i believe in these kids!"

― gear (gear), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1360/11018802014007hf.jpg

― jinx hijinks (sanskrit), Monday, 19 June 2006 22:35 (nineteen years ago)

ihttp://www.myost.co.kr/images/keanu_reeves(dogstar).jpg
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Sep-14-Fri-2001/photos/hardball.jpg
http://www.worth1000.com/web/media/69418/keanu_small.jpg

Me get it.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 19 June 2006 23:13 (nineteen years ago)

Greatest teacher evah. Good as Sonic Youth = hyperbole tho.

― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

I love name-droppy titles like the one on this thread, 'cause I just picked up on a couple of cool bands I ain't heard of b'fo. Which isn't to dis the kids hep Godz/Dead C thing 't'all, but y'know, I'd prefer a grimy crayon-art decorated cassette to a COMPUTER_SOUND_FILE.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

Good as No-Neck= Hyperbole as well. They know their shit.

― trees (treesessplode), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 05:08 (nineteen years ago)

Hyperbole is to post-Meltzer words-about-non-``serious''-music as braggadocio is to hip-hop. You should know better.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

It's not hyperbole to say Sonic Youth is good -- they're just fine. And Meltzer's still alive and well and living in Oregon, by the way.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

Meltzer is post-Meltzer.

― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 01:45 (nineteen years ago)

Hyperbole is to post-Meltzer words-about-non-``serious''-music as braggadocio is to hip-hop. You should know better.

You should know better than to write a sentence like that first one. Come on-

Hyperbole:Post-Meltzer Words-About-Non-"Serious"-Music::Braggadocio:Hip-Hop

Wait, that makes even less sense.

― trees (treesessplode), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 05:24 (nineteen years ago)

I was totally willing to believe that a group of high school kids are doing something as good or better than the new Sonic Youth! I still think it's probable.

― Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 12:29 (nineteen years ago)

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