pointless fact of the day # 2

The first audio CD manufactured in the USA was Bruce Springsteens' "Born in The USA"..

pointless fact of the day # 1

the only two English words that are not rhymable (is that even a word?) are "silver" and "orange"..

SATAN NEVER SLEEPS

Anyways, this is the Ass-draggers follow up to their debut on Crypt recorded way back in 1997. Tim Warren entered a 4.track studio with the guys and out came this blurry monster. Not as asskicking as their debut but still a really coll record nontheless. They’re the fastest band alive and seeing them live is still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. It was really amazing, like it was shown as fast as the songs are. They love their r’n’r and they’re not afraid to show it! Hope to hear more someday soon!

DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK

The second and the best 13th floor elevators album in my opinion.More focused and even more trippy than their first album, "Easter Everywhere" features the 13th Floor Elevators at their best. The songs are eerie, rambling, and potent, so powerful that they overcome the lo-fi production that plagued the Elevators throughout their career. Roky Erickson's vocals are sometimes eerily reminiscent of Robert Plant. This is a heavily psychedelic album and shows a San Francisco influence; at this point in their career the Elevators had played in SF and shared stages with the Jefferson Airplane, among other 60s psych groups.
The difference is that the Elevators mean every word and note. They were really trying to "break on through to the other side," unlike some psych groups who were just in it for the money. As a result "Easter Everywhere" is spookier and edgier than most psychedelia. At times it approaches Syd Barrett territory. Highly recommended.

ANGRY ANGLES

The force of negativity in music has always been the most compelling, and that's just one reason why Memphis' Angry Angles are a new and volatile band to watch out for in this redundant world of overhyped music. Jay Reatard's angular credentials are too numerous to list, but even if you've heard everything by the Reatards and Lost Sounds, you'll still have a real surprise in store for you with this new project. Joining him is Alix Brown, formerly of Atlanta's ever lovable Lids, and rounding out the male/female delivery that's got such a special charm that's it's almost hard to quantify. Starting their own imprint, Shattered Records in 2004, the two quickly put together the Angry Angles, armed with a range of obtuse lyrics and structures, poisonous hooks from obscure girl groups of the 60s to atypical Wire and Devo covers, it clearly shows the couple's fascination with post-punk's unorthodox songwriting, and a knack for great dual lead vocals. They quickly acquired a metronomical impersonator (alternating between Paul from Die Rotzz and Ryan from Tokyo Electron) and hit the road this past fall. They even took in a quick tour of Europe before their second single had even been released, yet their harmonic allusions foreshadowed great things to come. It didn't take long for everyone to catch on, and soon enough, a slew of symmetrically round records emerged including a tour-only 7" EP on Ken Rock, the Crowds 7" EP on PTrash, and most recently, the Apparent/Transparent 7" EP on Plastic Idol. But don't let yourself think it's overkill, as the songs are getting even stronger, and as Jay's quality control is running at it's peak of ambivalence, the diametrically aligned hits just keep on coming as they are embarking on their second US tour within the year, and getting ready to record their debut LP for In The Red. No time for introspection, this music is acutely desperate and sweetly violent, and if this is the direction the post-Lost Sounds co-conspirator is spearheading, we're all in for a great new set of recordings that break free of the preconceived boundaries of the previous academics he's been associated with. I've said it before and I'll say it for eternity, there is geometry in the humming of the strings, and for that, the world is complete.

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