"bubblegum bators"

in the interim between the dead boys and lords of the new church (and i guess the wanderers too) stiv bators did some solo stuff that was pretty damn fun, like really bubblegummy power pop. quite the departure from the snot the dead boys kicked out and not gothic at all. cool thing is, IMO, the solo stuff is as solid as anything else he did. dale from smashin' transistors (i stole the post title from him) was putting some of this stuff up on facebook today and it prompted me to try to find some more:

make up your mind


not that way anymore:


it's cold outside:

i'm bored...WHITE FUCKING WIRES!

i'm really pissed i didn't know about these dudes earlier. its kinda like that king tuff thing. i want their lp but its out of print and i'm waiting for the reissue.
they got a 45 coming out on trouble in mind records. dig them.