Video: "Brass Knuckles" by Personal and the Pizzas

Personal and the Pizzas at Cake Shop in 2009 ( more by Tim Griffin ) Personal and the Pizzas are currently on a tour that includes two shows in the NYC area this week. They'll play Maxwell's on Friday (8/26) with Hank Woods and the Hammerheads and Triple Hex , and at Death by Audio on Saturday (8/27) with Home Blitz and Dino's Boys . Tickets [...]

Budget Rock 8 kicks off today, with shows at The Eagle , Thee Parkside , and Bottom of the Hill over the next four days. The festival features a bunch of the Bay's best garage-influenced groups, including two reunion performances by The Mummies , who were pioneering lo-fi garage punk in the early '90s. Head to Budget Rock's MySpace page for more details, and check out some songs by some of our picks below: The Mummies [...]

• Impediments - You Want A Square
• Nobunny - Boneyard

Personal & the Pizzas deliver extra cheese at the Earl tonight with Coconut Coolouts and Barerracudas

Haven't seen them on a Maxwells marquee yet, but Personal and the Pizzas assure everyone that they are indeed New Jersey's finest rock and roll band. As a radio station in the central orbit of many Jersey bands (some of whom utilize weaponry), we issue our standard "who are we to argue?" response.