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“The first time I ever saw THE ICKY GIRLFRIENDS, they were called THE DEAD HERETICS and were huddled around an acoustic guitar at the old SPAM wharehouse. I believe it was about 3 o’clock in the morning on new year’s day. Most people had gone to sleep, but they kept playing a 15 minute song about the Foster City Teen Center OVER AND OVER AND OVER. The moment that Jason Storm came out of his little shack and told them to please quiet down as he was trying to rest I knew I was in love with them. They changed their name to THE ICKY GIRLFRIENDS in homage to one of the most frustratingly awesome bands in San Francisco history, and surprise surprise are actually A REALLY AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME BAND. It feels like the whole Bay Area has fallen in love with them, they can play anywhere from West Oakland house parties to SF art openings and everyone I’ve seen so far has freaked out. A split 7" with THE BLACK LIPS and a STARCLEANER release were planned, they played a million good shows but of course everyone flaked out and nothing really went except they recorded a complete ELPEE FOR REAL. After sitting in Brian Hamilton’s studio for the last 6 months I finally got a copy and I am floored.. Now that we’re just past the 15th anniversary of “Nevermind” it brings me great joy to realize that THE ICKY GIRLFRIENDS are powerful torch bearers for a legacy that so many of us value. All along I thought they were a fun GERMS-ey youth factory good for energy and rockin’ truths but the album they recorded for STARCLEANER proves that they’re so much more. I hear the best parts of ROYAL TRUX, THE GERMS, NIRVANA and RED KROSS run through the trashiest, gnarliest freedom filter. Plus relentless and brave use of cowbellz. It looks like STARCLEANER is fucking up really hard and TRUE PANTHER is going to get to release this gem, so praise jah and praise THE ICKYS...” Dean Bein, — TRUE PANTHER SOUNDS
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THE BASEMENT was the headquarters of our raucous operations. A small unfinished laundry room that we were given free reign over by my parents. We spent thousands of hours in the basement fucking around, recording hundreds of weird 4 track tapes, drawing all over the walls, having band practice, and just kickin’ it smoking weed. We even created a short-lived tv show - THE BASEMENT - which was shown on the Albany cable access channel every Friday at midnight. The Basement Records was our mini record label which later became Fraggle Rock Entertainment. Tha Pessimist coined the name Fraggle Rock based on our hometown Albany, CA & its parallels with the Jim Henson show.
Our official releases included: *VARIOUS ARTISTS - BEST OF THE BASEMENT (2006) *T.O.F.U. - TITTIES ON A FUCKING UNICYCLE (2009) *ICKY GIRLFRIENDS - ZIGGY BUTTSWEAT (2009) *FLY THE RABBIT BEAT TAPE (2009) *HIGH ANXIETY 45 (2011) - Ely Levy, THE BASEMENT/BOOMCAT PRESS
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THA PESSIMIST
Want my advice? Go start a fight Quit your job
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and kick it for life Kick it for life and everythings cool cuz everythings cool when you drop out of school
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KICK IT FOR LIFE
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TITTIES ON A FUCKING UNICYCLE
TITTIES ON A FUCKING UNICYCLE “THE DAY THAT NICK MADE SANDRA CRY” One day when I was ye tall I met a girl looking for an 8 ball she said she’d make it good on my end I was horny then, & my junkie friends who blocked my cock almost every time now supply the party lines she scored hers, said “let’s burn” she scored hers and now it’s my turn So I went to her house, pulled off her blouse, whipped out her titties and I put them in my mouth she shot up, then we fucked that was my first time she chopped me a line where am I? this makes no sense smoking dust and thrown over a fence now I’m high as a kite and I don’t know why try to think, can’t blink but sigh what the fuck did I do last night? the day that nick made sandra cry Hey! you better stop fucking staring at me cause I’m about to lose it fly across the room, hurt you as I puke have an outburst, still you choose to do me. me as in I, sigh, my selflessness is half lived big shot. shit, fuck, piss, got the drips three kids, and a collection of kiss crap flying out your mouth like it ain’t no thing so I scream, “I had a dream” where you finally shut the fuck up and let me get some sleep
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FUZZY SLIPPERS
ely levy
ian rogers
nick falcon
travis melnyk
tamara breitbarth
kevin
nick louie
tha pessimist
dory tourette
sylvia
dominguez
adam
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FRAGGLE ROCK YEARBOOK
adam croce
will
minion
joey
ms. ritchie
kit
kara electric
A.T.
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dick falcon
cole gates
fly larry
bj
dane
re-run
fuzzy slippers
gracie
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mister salty
nick spastic
derik
meia
icky boyfriends
melissa
curtis
alexis
alexis gold
big toan
randall
dirty matt
dana
tiny tim
the hulkster
piotr
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alex
justin
tyler
gabe
ms. ferguson
dr. whiskaz
cara renee
unknown
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bonqueesha
melons from heaven
alana
albany hill ape
turtle
turd nerd
jason storm
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icky girlfriends
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the basement
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high anxiety
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melons from heaven
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tha pessimist
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titties on a fucking unicycle
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fraggle rock yearbook
published by boomcat press copyright 2017 designed and curated by ely levy photography by travis melnyk, andy “dominguez” smith, ely levy, sylvia manzo, cara renee, ian rogers, nick falcon & some unknown stickers on pages 21 by travis melnyk & ely levy illustration on pages 22, 30, 50 by travis melnyk illustration on pages 29, 42, 45 by ian rogers illustration on page 35 by mike shear illustration on page 38 by alexis ravae illustration on pages 39, 43 by nick falcon illustration on pages 40,41 by mike reeger illustration on page 44 by rio roth-barreiro dory angel wings on page 55 by spencer gray all content copyright fraggle rock ent. 2017
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THIS PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
DORY “TOUR ETTE” BEN SHALOM 1978-2007
FUZZY SLIPPERS
fuzzy slippers (the CD) 2005 - 2009
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1. the basement - intro 2. icky girlfriends - birds 3. t.o.f.u. - bottle of booze 4. icky girlfriends - mick jagger is a faggot 5. icky girlfriends - jesus is my bitch 6. high anxiety - 40 oz. & a mule 7. t.o.f.u. - day that nick made sandra cry 8. t.o.f.u. - child proof cap 9. icky girlfriends - moto cancer 10. high anxiety - that’s where you went wrong 11. tha pessimist ft. t.o.f.u. - fuck your self esteem 12. tha pessimist - this life i live 13. high anxiety - loving tribute 14. t.o.f.u. - smokin’ piss 15. t.o.f.u. - la cruda 16. high anxiety - don’t just stand there 17. high anxiety - low life creep 18. fly larry & the honeyfuckits - i don’t see alot of people 19. the basement - krishna cleavage 20. the basement - son of a gun 21. tha pessimist ft. t.o.f.u. - fraggle rock anthem 22. melons from heaven - play time 23. melons from heaven - lets get high with bill cosby 24. melons from heaven - its about yourself ina way 25. tha pessimist - neon lights & crackpipes 26. mister salty - fishsticks 27. j-unit - mr. big stuff 28. j-unit - mark 5:30 29. melons from heaven - jesus freak 30. fly larry & the honeyfuckits - got wood 31. fly larry & the honeyfuckits - thru yer skirt (mfh remix) 32. dory tourette - tiptoe thru the tulips 33. icky girlfriends - crabs 34. high anxiety - i’m not sorry, you’re not sorry 35. the basement - that’s all folks (melons from heaven remix)
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FUZZY SLIPPERS
A STRA NGE TRIP THROUGH PUNK ROCK & PUBERTY Fuzzy Slippers is a coming of age story about a group of small town punk rock kids from Albany, California who created an eclectic legacy of music, art, film & shenanigans out of a moldy basement. This project includes a 56 page zine containing photos, artwork, lyrics, flyers and other ephemera from their various music projects including THE ICKY GIRLFRIENDS, DORY TOURETTE, T.O.F.U., HIGH ANXIETY & MORE. Accompanying the zine is a 35 track CD of punk rock, rock n roll, folk, hip hop, electronica and even some christian rap from the basement kids and associates. Many of these songs were previously unreleased and have never seen the light of day until now.
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“The whole Bay Area has fallen in love with them, they can play anywhere from West Oakland house parties to SF art openings and everyone so far has freaked out.” - Dean Bein, TRUE PANTHER SOUNDS “Icky Girlfriends were awesome CHAOS in the living room of Apgar when they “played”.” - Joshua Leon Harper, ABSOLUTELY ZIPPO WATCH VIDEO CONTENT FROM THE BASEMENT KIDS:
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