Richard HamiltonMy Perfect WorldQuality Time Records [2020] Richard Hamilton (aka Ricky Hamilton or Ricky Hell) is the formal name of the founder of the criminally under the radar label Quality Time Records. His new long player, My Perfect World, is a 180 degree turn in sound from his past gutter pop bands like Fascinating and … Read more
Richard Hamilton might be a more formal name but as the founder of Quality Time Records you may know him as Ricky Hamilton or Ricky Hell. With each version of his name Richard has brought a slightly different style of music our way. Hamilton now delivers a solid slice of glam rock on his new … Read more
Gutter pop from Cleveland, Ohio, returns with Fascinating’s new track “Communist Power.” Today’s Friday Fire Track does not mess around with its fuzzed-up guitar assault. Play it loud and raise a fist as you join Fascinating’s crusade against the current times. “Communist Power” is the first of 12 new songs from an upcoming album of … Read more
Ma Holos Bee On A Rose Quality Time Records [2018] Who: Cleveland band Ma Holos have been putting out psychedelic garage rock for four years. Bee On A Rose is their latest LP. Sound: Ma Holos put out their own Cleveland style of psych garage rock and fans of Thee Oh Sees, The Murlocs, The … Read more
Shagg Shagg Quality Time/Greenway Records [2017] Shagg should be on your radar. This Cleveland band will rock the crap out of you for this entire just over 14-minute record. Their arrangements are chaotic, the music is messy and they can blow your speakers out but all of those things are what I like about this … Read more
Ricky Hamilton Killed By Ricky Objectively Good Records & Tapes [2017] Who: Ricky Hamilton runs Quality Time Records and plays in a multitude of bands currently rocking Cleveland. Killed By Ricky is his sophomore solo effort. Sound: Ricky’s solo work continues along a similar noisy lo-fi punk mode of his bands. This effort has the … Read more
Fascinating Picture This Quality Time/Jurassic Pop Records [2017] Who: Fascinating is one of our favorite Ohio “slop-pop” groups that is fronted by Quality Time Records main man Ricky Hamilton. Sound: Fascinating plays a delightfully fuzzed up lo-fi post-punk that is gritty, determined and quick. TFN Final Take: Clearly, TFN enjoys distorted catchy pop tunes. You … Read more
Fascinating Dice Game Quality Time Records [2016] Who: Fascinating is a trio out of Cleveland, Ohio that is one of many projects from Quality Time Records’ Ricky Hamilton. Dice Game is the debut album from the group. Sound: Fascinating comes at you 100mph with their lower fi post punk that sounds like you are in … Read more