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iron chic-not like this

This record has cool doodly notes. The lyrics on this record are about being a person. Some of the subjects touched on seem very sad, almost fucked up in nature; but they are presented in such a way that makes them seem like the thoughts of every sad, almost fucked up person ever. There's an uplifting unity found in simply stating you're confused, frustrated, discouraged, and alive to other people in the same boat. Iron Chic have tapped into that unity in a way rarely heard or seen. Plus there are cool doodly notes going on in the background so it doesn't really bum you out too much. I'm not sure how they did it, but apparently the record has a chorus consisting of everyone who as ever patted anyone on the back ever shouting "whoooooaaaaaaa" from the first track through the record's end. It's a pretty cool thing to have on your record. Skinny kids take their shirts off and love the shit out of everyone when Iron Chic play. Fat kids do the same thing. It's very rare that the large and small can agree like they do over this band. This is the type of record that makes bands break up because they know they'll never be able to touch what this record touches. You can pre-order this here.

*editor's note: I always sing "couldn't conceive of moving into it." in that song about the basement and time and shit. I just think it's a cool line in the spirit of thinking about the past and how maybe one time you played in the basement or hung out or had band practice there...but never thought you'd end up living in a half finished basement or something. I know that's not the line, but it's just a thought. I'm not a nerd, or anything.

word games special k edition

kevin in the afternoon
knockin' on kevin's door
up in kevin (not only here)
just like kevin
kevin 17
kevin is whenever
the girl who lives on kevin hill
downward is kevinward
to kevins
kevin inside you're hell
the barricades of kevin
for me this is kevin
kevinly arms
christmas in kevin
the kingdom of kevin must be taken by storm
all the things that go to make kevin and earth
kevin is a truck
south of kevin
evacuating kevin
monkey gone to kevin
kevin(a bunch)
near wild kevin
kevin & hell
sell my old clothes, i'm off to kevin
kevin here
tears in kevin
kevin knows i'm miserable now
kevin's pregnant teens
skag kevin
for kevin's sake
kevin for the weather
return to kevin
stairway to kevin
kevin is a place on earth
this could be kevin
kevin is a halfpipe
kevin for everyone
kevin and hell
something happened on the way to kevin
kevin on the 7th floor
i wish u kevin

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Pregnant have a full length record up for pre-order. It's pretty great. They try to sing a little more than shout on a few songs. They re-recorded a few songs. Wanna See My Gun is not good as it was on the last release, but that's ok. Their live show is a bit chaotic, lots of jumping around and stuff. The band still rules. The song "You Think" might be better than the original recording of Wanna See My Gun. The whole record is streaming here.

word games communist edition

crime in stereo is red
the queen is red
screaming red balloons
you are pregnant, you are red
murder me red
tell balgeary, balgury is red
redly melody
de la soul is red
the vultures ate my red ass up
i'll sleep when i'm red
drop red legs
red and gone
7 redly sins
the red (a whole bunch)
born red
better red than lead
red voices
red man's hand
redo
your ex-lover is red
redship, darkship
red in a web
ex-nuns/red dogs
red air
red end justice
you're red
red red eyes
banging on a red drum
redbeat club
8 red boys
back from the red
already red
red billy
redly combination
born against are fucking red
red children
redbeats
city of the red
the red dog laughing in the crowd
we are the red
red kennedys (ooooh good one)
the red milkmen
jean is red
redguy
red duck
aredenemyalwayssmellsgood
kiss me redly
redbeat holiday
redtown nothing
redman
red set on destruction
red(a bunch)
red presidents II (the sequel)
boyfriend's red
honey's red
cut red
red together
my mummy's red
red souls
red meat
red cities
red end street
left for red
refused are fucking red
light from a red star
red trees and traffic islands
day of redringers
red disco
red bent
the red heart
night of the living red
half red
red to the world
a kid who tells on another kid is a red kid
red man walking
in red sleep (i snore zzzz)
i wanna redbeat you
red plane
things i did when i was red
four redly venoms
red precedents
drop red
red
tell everyone we're red
red bodies
red sound
redly rhythm
red flowers
red end road
red and broken
red man's blues
three red sisters
the red c
red or alive
the earth is not a red cold place
grateful red
remove red birds
we were red before johnny marr played on our shitty record
red and lovely

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Weed Hounds-Beach Bummed/Skating Away From The Cops

The beginning to Beach Bummed reminds me of that Silver Jews line "read the metro section, read the metro section..." it's just sort of the same pattern of notes or something. Skating Away From The Cops should have been the title theme to Pete and Pete. Best friend band. Purple vinyl on Iron Pier. Order it here. I think you can listen to it there for free as well.

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obits free at a park in brooklyn-
july 18th 2010

Some fucking band played before Obits. I don't think Obits really wanted to be there. That's cool because I don't think I really wanted to be there. It sure was hot. A lot of people have tattoos. A lot of people have interesting clothes. People like beer. Concrete absorbs heat. A fella made fun of the sound and then Obits made fun of him. The sound could have used a bit of tweaking in all honesty. The band gave out supersoakers under the condition that no one would squirt them because they didn't feel like being squirted. They were squirted. My buddy Connor/Conor was able to get off work in time to catch a few Obits songs. They played I Can't Lose, which was fun to hear. I like Obits. The Murder City Devils played. Apparently they are back together again. People with tattoos are really excited about this. Their keyboard player smoked a lot of cigarettes. I think I knew more of the words to their songs than their lead singer did. I noticed this floppy kid flopping around on people's shoulders at one point during their set. I'm pretty sure he made out with a girl I dated once. That's cool. There was watermelon juice for sale, but it would have been better if there were watermelon shoes for sale. Connor/Conor is a great dude. People at his job don't tip him and they're dicks. These folks asked Darren and I if we were from Long Island because we were wearing shirts sold by Long Island bands. One of these folks had a Nirvana shirt on. I asked if she was from Seattle. She did not laugh. Vitamin Water were there being assholes. That fella from that Disnihil band was selling waters. Chris Enriquez sure knows everyone. The Murder City Devils covered The Birthday Party. I don't think they played that one song about forgetting things. Zico pomegranate flavored coconut water isn't very good. I know they call it an "ice cream headache," but I think I've only gotten the headache while eating slurpees and icee type things. Never from ice cream. Darren got me a vhs tape of Aerosmith making the video for Love in an Elevator. It's so fucked up.

letters that exist in documentary video form.

dear parents,

thanks a bunch.

your pal,
the world