In 2019,  former-bassist John Rosewall rejoined as guitarist. Picture Information. The self-effacing keyboardist and co-leader of the distinctly SoCal pop/punk quintet THE LAST was feeling that his creative voice wasn’t being heard in the band. Named because it "hits you like an icepick to the brain", in reference to the 1940 assassination-by-icepick of Soviet politician Leon Trotsky in Mexico. Leon Trotsky, a leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution, had been one of the possible successors to V. I. Lenin.When Joseph Stalin won the power struggle for Soviet leadership, Trotsky was exiled from the Soviet Union. RECORDS. Trotsky Icepick is an American indie rock band, their name referring to Leon Trotsky and his assassination. ‘Trotsky’ Is an Icepick to the Heart of Soviet History The Russian-produced Netflix series is selling worrying myths to the public. After a failed attempt to have Trotsky murdered in March 1939, Stalin assigned the overall organization of implementing the task to the NKVD officer Pavel Sudoplatov, who, in turn, co-opted Nahum Eitingon. Aug. 21, 2019 Wikicommons / MT Born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein in 1879, Leon Trotsky … Digital Music. Trotsky Icepick Formed by the unification of two talented veterans of the LA indie-rock scene — ex-100 Flowers guitarist/singer Kjehl Johansen and ex-Last keyboardist/guitarist/singer Vitus Mataré — Trotsky Icepick began life as a trio (with ex-Last drummer John Frank), striking a workable stylistic compromise between the two fraternal bands. Reactivated for the new century, the band's new/ongoing output can be heard here. As of now, TROTSKY ICEPICK has recorded a new single, album, and EP, with the promise of more to come. Carpetbomb the Riff Trotsky Icepick. Leon Trotsky, byname of Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, (born November 7 [October 26, Old Style], 1879, Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died August 21, 1940, Coyoacán, Mexico), communist theorist and agitator, a leader in Russia ’s October Revolution in 1917, and later commissar of foreign affairs and of war in the Soviet Union (1917–24). An ice pick used to assassinate Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky may have surfaced in Mexico, still bloodstained 65 years after his murder. El Kabong Trotsky Icepick. Vinyl LP / CD. Listen to music by Trotsky Icepick on Apple Music. He had produced the group’s early trio of singles, one of which, the legitimately classic “She Don’t Know Why I’m Here” had earned the band a contract for a long-player on BOMP! Find top songs and albums by Trotsky Icepick including I Haunted Myself, At World's End and more.  As of now, TROTSKY ICEPICK has recorded a new single, album, and EP, with the promise of more to come. The album didn’t yield any major-label action, but a follow-up was recorded, then shelved, followed by a third record which ended up released only in France. It has been playing regularly in the LA area, sharing bills with such contemporary luminaries as TRAPS PS, SHARK TOYS, the perennial MEAT PUPPETS, PLASTICSOUL, MIKE WATT, BIKOS, THE LAST, FRANKLIN BRUNO, THE MOLOCHS and THE DIME BOX BAND. In addition, the reanimated DANNY AND THE DOORKNOBS, under Vitus’s direction, has been actively recording new material. New drummer Hunter Crowley (The Last / leaving Trains) was a less artsy yet more powerful addition. Highlight. They appeared on bills with, among others, CRACKER,  fIREHOSE, VOLCANO SUNS, MEAT PUPPETS, SEBADOH, and GIANT SAND. Today marks the anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s assassination. CD: $6.08. Also in the mix is the band's quasi-alter-ego, DANNY AND THE DOORKNOBS. CD: $6.93. Exiled by … TROTSKY ICEPICK - World War X / Arnold Is. Today marks the anniversary of Leon Trotsky’s assassination. Struck down 78 years ago by an ice-pick to the head from a cowardly Stalinist assassin, he soon fell into a coma and died the following day, 21 st August 1940. Hot Pop Hello Trotsky Icepick. Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded by an ice-ax-wielding assassin at his compound outside Mexico City. Trotsky Icepick/Vena Cava - Saints tribute split 7" (1992, Happy Squid) Not much time for a write-up tonight, but luckily this one's pretty straightforward. 'Ice-pick that killed Trotsky' found in Mexico: Jo Tuckman in Mexico City Thursday June 16, 2005 The Guardian One of the most notorious murder weapons in modern history, the ice-pick that killed Leon Trotsky, appears to have been found, 65 years after it … Top Albums Poison Summer Trotsky Icepick. CD: $29.99. It has been playing regularly in the LA area, sharing bills with such contemporary luminaries as TRAPS PS, SHARK TOYS, the perennial MEAT PUPPETS, PLASTICSOUL, MIKE WATT, BIKOS, THE LAST, FRANKLIN BRUNO, THE MOLOCHS and THE DIME BOX BAND. 1. Trotsky Icepick is an American indie rock band, their name referring to Leon Trotsky and his assassination. Leon Trotsky Murdered With Ice Pick Richard Cavendish History Today August 20, 2020 Born in the Ukraine in 1879 and later hailed by one admirer as the greatest Jew since Jesus Christ, Lev Bronstein became famous under another name. Trotsky Icepick is an American indie rock band. "Official" (as it gets) Trotsky Icepick FB page TROTSKY ICEPICK, formed by members of Southern California's THE LAST and 100 FLOWERS, initially made its mark on the SST label in the 1980s and 1990s. TROTSKY ICEPICK. During that time they released six albums, all on SST Records. Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky was killed on August 21, 1940, Coyoacán, Mexico, by an assassination using an ice pick [4][5], "L.A. The original concept for the band was anonymity by way of an endless selection of different band names. Two LA bands cover two bona fide classics from Aussie punk legends The Saints . Trotsky Icepick released seven albums in an eight-year span; the first two on Vitus Mataré's label, Old Scratch Grammophon, five on Greg Ginn 's label, SST Records. Trotsky was attacked on August 20, 1940, by an ice pick; he died a day later. On This Day: Leon Trotsky Was Assassinated With an Ice Pick Leon Trotsky died on this day on in 1940. Trotsky Icepick Artist Overview Albums. $9.87. Their active period was 1983 through 1994. The story of the ice axe is a convoluted one, befitting the extraordinary and macabre story of the Trotsky assassination. Trotsky Icepick TROTSKY ICEPICK, formed by members of Southern California's THE LAST and 100 FLOWERS, initially made its mark on the SST label in the 1980s and 1990s. Struck down 78 years ago by an ice-pick to the head from a cowardly Stalinist assassin, he soon fell into a coma and died the following day, 21 st August 1940. Leon Trotsky, byname of Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, (born November 7 [October 26, Old Style], 1879, Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died August 21, 1940, Coyoacán, Mexico), communist theorist and agitator, a leader in Russia ’s October Revolution in 1917, and later commissar of foreign affairs and of war in the Soviet Union (1917–24). It's 75 years since Trotsky, already expelled from the Soviet Communist Party and exiled, went to start a new life in Mexico. 4 talking about this. Top Albums Poison Summer Trotsky Icepick. X. CD: $29.99. ID7427z - Trotsky Icepick - The Ultraviolet Cata - SST CD 279. 7" single. Find Trotsky Icepick bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic CD: $6.93. This version released in 1987 on Trotsky Icepick's BABY album on SST. Reactivated for the new century, the band's new/ongoing output can be heard here. 2020 Preview SONG TIME I Wanna Buy You Lunch. Leon Trotsky Murdered With Ice Pick . According to Sudoplatov's Special Tasks, the NKVD proceeded to set up three NKVD agent networks to carry out the murder. "El Kabong" is one of the better known albums of their catalog. Housed in an 8,000 square foot warehouse that currently holds over 2 million records, Craig and his talented, dedicated staff serve music lovers in more than 60 countries. Produced by founding HAWKWIND bassist John Harrison while moonlighting from his engineering duties with FLEETWOD MAC and FRANK ZAPPA, the album, “LA Explosion,” had been promoted with an honest-to-God billboard on the Sunset Strip. For this first Trotsky Icepick release with Urinals / 100 Flowers vocalist John Talley-Jones, the band adopted a tongue in cheek harder-rocking approach, more straight ahead than on the previous 'Baby' release. The seasons came and went, soft-focus calendar pages were rent by the winds of time, weddings were thrown and children were raised, and then the time felt right for a renewed creative partnership. According to Sudoplatov, all three networks were designed to operate entirely autonomously from the NKVD's hitherto-established spy networks in the U.S. and Mexico. Needing a more personal outlet, Vitus revved up his trusty/falling apart four-track Dokorder reel-to-reel, which had earlier been deployed on THE LAST’s singles (as well as the debut URINALS EP.) Image not available. $16.41. “…ear-grabbing guitar riffs that contrast … beautifully with the often dark tone of their lyrics.” — Mike Shanley, blurtonline.com, “…their Wire / early Mekons / Gang of Four / Scars-ish harsh, eccentric pop never runs out of new places to explore.” — Jack Rabid, www.fye.com, “...(a) blend of fascinating lyrics and intricately textured catchy guitar rock.” — Ira Robbins / Brian Ellis, trouserpress.com. DANNY and the DOORKNOBS - Birthday Wishes / Murmur of the Heart. CD: $6.08. Trotsky Icepick- a band with a clever to-die-for name, underappreciated in their day. Members included alumni from LA indie groups, The Last, Urinals (100 Flowers), Middle Class and Leaving Trains. CD: $37.70. Trotsky Icepick | Poison Summer Records | Danny and the Doorknobs. Digital Music. Richard Cavendish History Today August 20, 2020 Born in the Ukraine in 1879 and later hailed by one admirer as the greatest Jew since Jesus Christ, Lev Bronstein became famous under another name. The daughter of a former secret service agent claims she has the steel mountaineering instrument, which is stained with the blood of the Russian revolutionary. Their active period was 1983 through 1994. Baby Trotsky Icepick. Members included alumni from LA indie groups, The Last, Urinals (100 Flowers), Middle Class and Leaving Trains. ID7427z - The Infants - The Infants - CRB 001 - CD - us. And that was the start of TROTSKY ICEPICK. DANNY and the DOORKNOBS.  Band members came and went, but Vitus and Kjehl were the constants, until the songwriting duo/performing quartet became a songwriting trio/performing quintet with the recruitment of ex-URINALS/100 FLOWERS singer John Talley-Jones, who debuted on album number 4, “El Kabong.”. Digital via BANDCAMP. Have one to sell? Aug. 21, 2019 Wikicommons / MT Born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein in 1879, Leon Trotsky … trotsky A drinking feat accomplished by taking a long pull from a bottle of Russian Vodka and then shotgunning a Mexican beer. Originally performed by The Last as a follow-up to 'She Don't Know Why I'm Here' in 1979. Trotsky Icepick Artist Overview Albums. Label: SST Records SST246. El Kabong Trotsky Icepick. Their active period was 1983 through 1994. Matare was game, original drummer John Frank and ex-LEAVING TRAINS bassist Tom Hofer enlisted, and fresh material was written for the new century. 1:16 PREVIEW Came Back to Ash.  After a grueling 1993 US tour, the band called it quits, with Matare pursuing architecture and Johansen working on solo material. Carpetbomb the Riff Trotsky Icepick. With the addition of guitarist/songwriter Kjehl Johansen, then late of LA art-punk minimalists URINALS aka 100 FLOWERS, a sturdy partnership was established that took the band in its first incarnation through a name-change, seven albums and a single, an arrangement with SST Records, a minor college radio hit in “Bury Manilow”, several West Coast jaunts, and two national tours.  Johansen and Talley-Jones, long-estranged, reconnected and began to talk about re-animating the band. The Assassination of Leon Trotsky Around 5:30 p.m. on August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky was sitting at his desk in his study, helping Ramon Mercader (known to him as Frank Jackson) edit an article. NEW for 2020. Dan Nolte put together this most entertaining video to accompany a Trotsky Icepick tune on the Hot Pop Hello album available from SST Records and Orchard Music. Poison Summer (Danny and the Doorknobs) (LP, 1983), Old Scratch Grammophon – reissued in 1989 as Trotsky Icepick presents Danny and the Doorknobs , SST; Trotsky Icepick released seven albums in an eight-year span; the first two on Vitus Mataré's label, Old Scratch Grammophon, five on Greg Ginn's label, SST Records. 7" single. [2] During that time they released six albums, all on SST Records. That was the day that Ramon Mercader, a Stalinist agent of Spanish origin who had infiltrated Trotsky's household, fatally wounded the former Bolshevik leader by … Baby Trotsky Icepick. Trotsky Icepick Formed by the unification of two talented veterans of the LA indie-rock scene — ex-100 Flowers guitarist/singer Kjehl Johansen and ex-Last keyboardist/guitarist/singer Vitus Mataré — Trotsky Icepick began life as a trio (with ex-Last drummer John Frank), striking a workable stylistic compromise between the two fraternal bands. Digital via BANDCAMP, iTunes and others. NEW for 2020. CD: $37.70. New drummer Hunter Crowley (The Last / leaving Trains) … Digital via BANDCAMP, iTunes and others. Ana Alicia Salas, the grand-daughter of a secret policeman who probed Trotsky's death in Mexico City, says she has it. With THE LAST’s John Frank on drums, the peculiar, fuzzy-ambient pop tune “Melody” was recorded under the band name DANNY AND THE DOORKNOBS, and came into the world on the URINALS’ 7” compilation THE HAPPY SQUID SAMPLER. Members included alumni from LA indie groups, The Last,[3] Urinals (100 Flowers),[3] Middle Class and Leaving Trains. Opens image gallery. Free shipping . Free shipping . 2. PUNK ALMOST-LEGENDS Trotsky Icepick", "Danny and the Doorknobs - Poison Summer (1985, Old Scratch)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trotsky_Icepick&oldid=1000339785, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 18:32. Exile wasn't enough for Stalin, however, and he sent assassins to kill Trotsky. Argument ‘Trotsky’ Is an Icepick to the Heart of Soviet History The Russian-produced Netflix series is selling worrying myths to the public. For this first Trotsky Icepick release with Urinals / 100 Flowers vocalist John Talley-Jones, the band adopted a tongue in cheek harder-rocking approach, more straight ahead than on the previous 'Baby' release. Format: 12" LP (33 RPM). Hot Pop Hello Trotsky Icepick. Trotsky was attacked on August 20, 1940, by an ice pick; he died a day later. Trotsky Icepick 5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British PG13 Avg: 3 from 2 votes Routes in Sidewinder Canyon. Jukebox in the LA River . The new Trotsky Icepick played a less subtle but still interesting brand of indie rock, with Vitus Mataré 's ironic vocals and arch delivery keeping things interesting. Vitus Matare was stuck. 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