Some Kind of Hate: Blackberry Smoke gets NSFW, Black Lips serve Freedom Fries, and Microwave teases split 12-inch

? Blackberry Smoke: “Rock and Roll Again” music video (Rounder Records)
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? During the chorus of Holding All the Roses' standout track “Rock and Roll Again,” Blackberry Smoke singer Charlie Starr croons about a woman lighting a fire under his behind. There’s plenty of women and behinds in the song’s new music video, a NSFW trip to a honky tonk titty bar. It was shot locally by Video Rahim (Visualuxury and Echo Tree Media). Like most of Rahim’s music videos, this one captures raw rock ’n’ roll energy, sprinkled with smut and even a few laughs via Biters singer and guitarist Tuk Smith’s role as a sleazy cowboy with a white belt in karate.?

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? Black Lips: “Freedom Fries” (from a forthcoming split 7-inch with the Coathangers on Suicide Squeeze Records)
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? The next release in Suicide Squeeze’s split 7-inch series, out Nov. 13 on mustard and wasabi colored vinyl, will pair Atlanta-based power trio the Coathangers with local buddies Black Lips. The Dunwoody bred hellraisers’ contribution has been on the web for a few weeks now, and it’s an upbeat garage stomper sung by drummer Joe Bradley about a frustrated fast food worker’s daily grind. The song's peppy feel isn’t totally out of place, as the unnamed protagonist seems hopeful that he won’t work the fryer forever: “I know I got to live before I die.”
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? Compartmentalizationalists: Sutures CD (Ant Baby)
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? Multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Butzer is approaching musical Renaissance man territory. In addition to crafting French pop inspired soundtrack music and performing Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas every December, he’s also a bonafide surf rocker. One of his many ongoing projects, Compartmentalizationalists, has him playing surf and spaghetti western instrumentals alongside fellow guitarist Claire Lodge, drummer Nico Giarranno, and bassist William J. Brisby. Like other Butzer-related projects, the band captures a cinematic vibe on its debut CD, Sutures. Standouts include “Old Testament Astronaut,” a surf rocker so fast and upbeat that it’s almost like a Ventures LP accidentally played at 45 RPMs, and the grimier “Valve 4,” which surprisingly would not sound out of place nestled between a couple of El Fossil songs. It’s the first release by Ant Baby, a new label started by Butzer and Matt Steadman to release their film scores and various other projects.?

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? Illegal Drugs: “Givin’ Up”
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? Illegal Drugs’ sound is hard to define — a Southern born merging of Gun Club guitar slinging and Killing Joke’s dark pop, perhaps? What can be said with much more conviction is that the band’s latest song, a spiffed up version of early demo “Givin’ Up,” is easily one of the most promising teasers of what’s to come by a local band all year. It’s by a veteran ensemble capable of continuing its run of genre-defying goodness, including guitarist and vocalist John Robinson (Turf War, Spoilers), bassist and singer Tom Oneill (Spoilers), guitarist Joe Hardwick (Acid Freaks), and drummer Shane Patrick (Hawks).
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? Microwave: “But Not Often” music video (from a forthcoming Sideonedummy split 12-inch with Head North)
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? Local melodic punk and emo lovers, make room in your sensitive hearts for Microwave. The four-piece inked a deal a few months back with Sideonedummy, a proverbial Warped Tour feeding system that’s elevated the profile of acts ranging from Gogol Bordello to Title Fight. Fruits from that signing include a split 12-inch with Head North, out Oct. 9. Among the three songs on Microwave’s side of wax is “But Not Often,” featured in a new music video that finds each member’s character fueled by disparate types of drinks, from a fitness nut’s protein boosts to a cat lover’s private wine tasting. As usually happens on internet videos, the wine drinker’s cat totally steals the show, though its bass playing skills are rudimentary at best.?

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? Some Kind of Hate is a collection of punk, metal, garage, and hardcore cuts released by bands or labels practicing their craft in and around Atlanta. The previous installment can be read here. Submissions are accepted via email (Robert.a.moore1982@gmail.com).?

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