Welcome to the webpage for Sonic Overload. As my regular listeners know by now, I play punk, hardcore, garage and other loud music, although there are surprises from time to time as well as decidedly slanted commentary on the “issues of the day” and that’s also presented through song selections and audio clips.

 

Recent shows can be streamed or downloaded from the archive at sonicoverload.blogspot.com. And check out the Facebook page.

 

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Sonic Overload

Al Quint

PO Box 43

Peabody, MA 01960

E-mail: subvox82@gmail.com

 

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JUNE 16, 2025

 

This could be the most tributes to musicians who have passed on that I’ve done in one week and they come from many different musical realms—punk, soul, psychedlic, industrial and surf music. The latter, of course, is Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys and I couldn’t resist the temptation to open with Melt-Banana’s cover of “Surfin’ USA,” which is my favorite Beach Boys cover version.

 

Yeah, I steer clear of politics this week. I didn’t really feel like making any sort of audio collage regarding the weekend’s events—the “No More Kings” protests around the country and Dear Leader’s obscene military parade. I’ve been under the weather. Had a bit of an accident at home and ended up with a gash in my head that had to be closed with 8 staples. Nothing more serious than that, thankfully. And I’m at the tail end of a cold and I’d like to apologize for my voice sounding like absolute shit.

 

Hopefully, everything is more or less back to normal next week.

 

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Sonic Overload 6/16/25

 

PART 1

 

MELT-BANANA-Surfin’ USA (Tzadik) in memory of Brian Wilson

 

CONTRAST ATTITUDE-Blind Chains (Desolate)

PHYSIQUE-Time Runs Out (Iron Lung)

ULTIMATE DISASTER-For Progress (Grave Mistake)

BATO-Model Life (Not For The Weak)

RESOLVE-It’s All Shit (Distort Reality)

 

BÉTON ARMÉ-Chemin de Croix (La Vida Es Un Mus)

SIKM-We Won’t Behave (Beach Impediment)

CARNAGE ASADA-Germs Reborn (Historical)

BAD IDEA-My Last Nerve (self-released)

REMNANTS-Get Back Here (Discos MMM)

 

NITZER EBB-Join In The Chant (Mute) in memory of Douglas McCarthy

C.O.M.A.-Verre (Danger)

NOV LT-Brain Fog (XTRO)

 

PART 2

 

THE BOYS-Kiss Like A Nun (NEMS) in memory of Honest John Plain

VILETONES-Screamin’ Fist (Vile) in memory of Steven Leckie

BUZZCOCKS-Breakdown (New Hormones)

EATER-Outside View (The Label)

DRONES-Be My Baby (Valer)

 

PYREX-Slugman (La Vida Es Un Mus)

THE MASSACRED-The Gash You Can’t Close (Active-8)

FIREWALKER-Shackled (Triple B)

SEARCH WARRANT-Make An Enemy (Blind Rage)

LASSO-Festim (Sorry State)

GRISTLE-Maximum Power (Ill Omen)

BRAIN ATTACK-Sick (Dirt Cult)

BUNNY SKULLS-A.H.C./False X (self-released)

 

BEACH BOYS-Little Honda (Capitol)

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Epic) in memory of Sly Stone

ELECTRIC PRUNES-I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (Reprise) in memory of James Lowe

 

PART 3

 

DIALS-Statesmen (Black Water)

COPS-Glowing Tubes That Tell The Truth (Rob’s House)

MOTORBIKE-Jungle Land (Feel It)

EXWHITE-Tell Me Nothing (Turbo Discos)

EJACULATORS-Desperate Teenage House Punks (General Speech)

 

MEGADETH-Killing Is My Business (Combat)

ACCEPT-Fast As A Shark (Portrait)

PARANOID-Possessed (Beach Impediment)

 

THE COST-These Days (New Disorder)

AMERICAN STEEL-Graveyards (Lookout)

THE ARRIVAL-Analee (Thick)

POSIES-Grant Hart (DGC)

LYNYRD’S INNARDS-Houston, We Have A Problem (Harmless)

 

PART 4

 

SELF IMPROVEMENT-Dissolved (Feel It)

VOLT-Volt (In The Red)

OXZ-(What Are We Doing) Old Hinuron? (Captured Tracks)

 

NOMEANSNO-And That’s Sad (Alternative Tentacles)

SNITCHES GET STITCHES-Let It Stack (Empty)

GIT SOME-Trixie Loves Misty (1-2-3-4, Go!)

 

B-MOVIE-Marilyn Dreams (Deram)