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10/6/2002
It took us a week, but we finally got our review from Tease-O-Rama 2002
online:
http://www.degeneratepress.com/earplugs/archive/teaseorama2002/
I apologize to those of you who have dial-up connections, but the pages are
kinda fat and take some time. Be patient, it’s worth it.
I apologize to those of you who have small monitors, but the pages are kinda
wide. Just scroll over, it’s worth it.
I apologize to those of you too cheap or slack to get to San Fran, but there’s
some burlesque coming to Atlanta at Echo Lounge in December. Heed the prophets.
EAR PLUGS
Degenerate SW sent us this review:
Sounding like a fusion of The Doors, The Immortal Lee County Killers, The
Strokes, The Stooges and a smidgen of Tool, the Von Bondies are a sonic blast of
tough-talking rock and roll. This band from Detroit caught my attention while
browsing a retro clothing store in San Francisco. Their CD "Lack of
Communication" was playing and I instantly fell in love with the sound – not
something that happens often. I asked the clerk who she was listening to and
then promptly hit Amoeba Music and bought the album. I am not disappointed.
Unlike fellow Motor City band and oft-cited influence, The White Stripes,
The Von Bondies don't have a gimmick - they play straightforward garage rock.
(Oddly enough, their debut album was produced by Jack White and they were the
opening act for The White Stripes European tour.) But this band possesses so
much more substance than their over-hyped counterparts. For one, their lineup is
a two-girl, two-guy foursome that share talent and mike-time. There's no
showboating here. Secondly, they play bare-bones music without effects pedals or
heavy production resulting in non-pop, stripped-down compositions and lyrics.
You're not likely to hear BV on mainstream radio, but that's not entirely a
Bad thing. If you like blues-tinged, sincere, gritty rock then definitely seek
out this band.
The Von Bondies are currently touring throughout California, the Midwest,
Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Look for them in Atlanta on Oct. 25, Friday, at
Echo Lounge. http://www.vonbondies.com/home.htm
NEWS OF THE STUPID
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Central/10/02/candidate.blue.skin.ap/index.html
ok, I have two questions:
1) Why on earth would anyone vote for a smurf?
2) Why on earth would anyone vote for someone dumb enough to do this to
themselves?
In other news of the stupid:
Vietnamese guy who was lost at sea looks good after 4 months, thanks to
Eating seagulls and fish:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/sailing/09/25/sailor.saved/index.html
White trash idiot lost at sea for HALF that time looks like a skeleton:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/South/10/04/sea.rescue.ap/index.html
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