Videos

VIDEO: Max the Axe – Oktoberfest Cheer (2021)

Today is the last day for Oktoberfest…but “Oktoberfest Cheer” goes on and on!

From the new EP Oktoberbest Cheer, written by Mike Koutis, here is the video for “Oktoberfest Cheer”.Β  Have a schnitzel on a bun and a frosty cold one, and get your copy at Encore Records in Kitchener, or by dropping us a line here.

  • Mike Koutis – guitar
  • Eric Litwiller – lead vocals
  • Mike Mitchell – bass
  • Dr. Dave Haslam – drums

 

  • Accordion by Catherine Thompson

 

Notes:Β  Since Eric deleted the only rehearsal footage of “Oktoberfest Cheer”, I was forced to use the video for “Randy” live at the Boathouse somewhat ham-fistedly.Β  However this works perfect with the punky off-the-rails nature of the song.Β  Speeding things up and slowing things down hides a multitude of sins in the edit, and the Keystone Cops flavour of the high-speed footage lends a comedic profile to the video.Β  Which is necessary for any song that contains lyrics like “don’t crush my smokes, don’t spill my beer.”

Tim Durling gets Unspooled with music and stories on the LeBrain Train

Have you ever had a conversation when you just knew what the other person was about to say?Β  Not like a dΓ©jΓ  vu, just a…synchronicity.Β  A crossroads in time and space, intersecting with a very specific subsection of music fandom.Β  I experienced that tonight with Tim Durling, but you will have to watch this episode yourself to hear the stories.Β  Keywords:Β  “Soundtrack to the Video Historia“.

Tim has just written what could be the very first book dedicated to the subject of 8-track tapes.Β  You can support Tim’s project by clicking here!Β  As a collector, he has sought to determine what exactly has been released on the format and what has not.Β  There are a lot of unknowns in this little-documented realm, but what you will find in his book is only information that is 100% verified.Β  If he wasn’t satisfied that something was released, it didn’t go in the book.

I can’t wait to get my copy of Unspooled, and you have until October 23 to kickstart it.Β  The colour photographs of these tapes are sure to melt your eyeballs.Β  But before that happens…watch the show below!Β  Thanks again to Tim for stopping by.Β  And thanks to Aaron for co-hosting!

Unspooled! Author Tim Durling joins the LeBrain Train Friday at 7:00 PM

The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike Ladano

Episode 83 – Unspooled with Tim’s Vinyl Confessions

8-track tapes:Β  While many of us know what they are, very few of us have ever played one.Β  I still remember the clicky-clacky of the tape changing tracks!Β  So does Tim Durling, from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions.Β  But he’s not here to talk about vinyl tonight.Β  Tonight we talk 8-track tapes!

Unspooled:Β  An Adventure in 8-Tracks is the title of Tim’s forthcoming book, which you can help fund right now on Kickstarter.Β  Tim’s knowledge of the format, and his mighty collection, have enabled him to write a must-have book loaded with pictures of ultra-rare releases.Β  If you have ever been curious about this most intriguing of formats, then this is an episode that you do not want to miss!

Joining us for co-hosting duties will be Aaron from the KMA.Β  Tune in, won’t you?

Friday October 8, 7:00 PM E.S.T.Β onΒ Facebook:Β  MikeLeBrainΒ andΒ YouTube:Β  Mike LeBrain.

VIDEO: Misty Weekend (with Max the Axe )

A visual supplement to Record Store Tales #944:Β  Mosquito Song

Playing around with faster editing to suit the musical track:Β  “Thirsty and Miserable”, the new Black Flag cover by Max the Axe, from the Oktoberfest Cheer EP.Β  Enjoy a good look at some wild (and probably poisonous) mushrooms!Β  Cameo by Classic Loki.

 

Top 5 Album Openers, on the opening of the new LeBrain Train

Streamlined lists, and three of the most passionate rock fans on the planet came together last night for the relaunch of the new LeBrain Train!Β  The topic was Top Five Album Openers, and the guests were Uncle Meat and Harrison the Mad Metal Man! We call it “Cinco De List-O” and although the lists were shorter, we made sure we didn’t skimp on the analysis and appreciation.

Every one of the songs listed tonight deserve some time in your ears.Β  You can read the lists below, or have some real fun and watch the show!

Big thanks to my two co-hosts tonight, for what I think was a pretty damn good re-launch.Β  Let’s pour on the steam and this train a-rollin’ again.

Note:Β  Apologies to Max the Axe for playing the wrong version of “Pygmy Blowdart” at the top of the show.Β  I loaded the early cut into Streamyard.

 

 

 

Cinco De List-O: The New LeBrain Train

It’s back!

The LeBrain Train: 2000 Words or More with Mike Ladano

Episode Ξ± – Cinco De List-O – Top Five Album Opening Tracks

 

Welcome back to the show, everyone!Β  Break time has been fruitful, and working closely with the Meat Man, we’ve decided to set aside the Nigel Tufnel Top Ten for now.Β  In the effort of revamping and streamlining the show, as painful as it is, we have to let go the lists of 11 for the time being.Β  It was our gimmick, a gift from Uncle Meat, and it worked brilliantly. We did some amazing list shows over the last 18 months and we have the graphs to prove it.Β  But I need the episodes to run under three hours if I’m to come back to do this again.

Tonight is a trial run.Β  We’re going to try lists of five instead.Β  (This is something Martin Popoff suggested to us a year ago.)Β  Tee Bone calls it “Cinco De List-D” and that’s just too good to pass up so we’re going with it.Β  Harrison and Uncle Meat will be on hand to discuss our Top Five Album Opening Tracks.Β  What a great subject for “opening” this new era of the LeBrain Train.

Friday October 1, 7:00 PM E.S.T.Β onΒ Facebook:Β  MikeLeBrainΒ andΒ YouTube:Β  Mike LeBrain.

VIDEO: Mail Call! 6 CDs from Robert

I thought these six CDs had been lost in the mail. I am so, so glad to be wrong.

VIDEO: Max the Axe – “Pygmy Blowdart” – vertical video performance !

“Pygmy Blowdart” (2021 Koutis)

  • Mike Koutis – Guitar
  • Eric Litwiller – Lead Vocals
  • Mike Mitchell – Bass
  • Dr. Dave Haslam – Drums

From the brand new EP Oktoberfest Cheer.

VIDEO: Last Summer Weekend at the Lake 2021 / Max the Axe – “Pygmy Blowdart”

Now that the new Max the Axe EP, Oktoberfest Cheer, has been released, I am happy to present to you their new never-before-heard original “Pygmy Blowdart”.Β  Lead singer Eric Litwiller stressed to me (more than once) “I did not write the lyrics”.

Video footage was taken the last weekend of August, but held on to until I could use some fresh new Max music.Β  Check out “Pygmy Blowdart” and let Max and Meat know what you think of this new tune in the comments below!

 

Available at Encore Records.