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This essay has nothing to do with Steve Perry, '80s sleeve-logo shirts or Journey, but what the hell I say ... [ Check out Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's set at SXSW 2004 above!!! ] OK, so it's obvious: I'm all out of sorts today, as I have several grad-school papers due and fatherly duties I just can't shirk. I was GOING to re-print a review I wrote of Woelv 's Tout Seul Dans La Foret En Plein Jour, Avez-Vour Peur? and append pictures [...]

(These Are Powers, Apes, Knyfe Hyts at Cake Shop, NYC) Ah crap. I totally forgot to post these photos earlier. I'm getting ready to hit the road for SXSW . Anyone got any friendlies in New Orleans? I'm planning to just toss myself there after Austin for a week to see what happens. Comfy couches and friendly faces are appreciated. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ MP3: The best thing about Houston, Texas: • Fatal Flying Guillotines - Reveal The Rats [...]

The Bees - Got to Let Go (mp3) Au Revoir Simone - Dark Halls (mp3) MGMT - Electric Feel (mp3) The Fatal Flying Guilloteens - Illegal Weapons Party (mp3) The Theater Fire - People With Guns (mp3)
"My goal would be someday to get a Leroy Neiman painting of myself, and hang it at the steakhouse I will have bought by then." -- Tom, wishing for some semi-abstract dining room decor "I don't think I've read any Mark Twain since I was in school, but I have read four Henry Rollins tour diaries since then. I've read 1,000 pages of Henry Rollins." -- Tom, getting in the van instead of boarding the raft "What's the guy doing a roast? What is he, Lisa Lampanelli? Roasting the [...]

Fatal Flying Guilloteens~ Reveal the Rats

With last week being such a monster for new releases I guess the industry decided they should tone it down a bit before our heads explode. Do not be fooled though, there are still a few gems out there worth picking up. Here are a few that we recommend. Albums and MP3's [...]

DOWNLOAD: Southeast Engine - Quit While You're Ahead (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fatal Flying Guiloteens - Reveal the Rats (MP3) STREAM: the new Underworld @ AOL This week's rather lean CD release list has a distinctive Athens, Georgia flavor (at least for the two discs that interest me most). R.E.M. releases their long-awaited live album (complete with concert DVD), R.E.M. Live , and a remastered edition of Pylon 's [...]
What was perhaps the worst kept secret in the scene was finally broken by the Press this week - the Fatal Flying Guilloteens have tapped Erik Bogle (Bring Back the Guns) to take over Brian McManus' guitar duties in the band. Now all we need is a new press picture. That's not really news, unless you're the sort of person that thinks Saliva might make a good headlining act over the sum total of
The South By Southwest Music Conference featured over a thousand bands and artists last month. Some of the band names are cool, some are funny and some are just completely outrageous...each name is linked to their website. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly Hurts to Purr [...]