Mutating Meltdown / San Diego / Aug 7

One of my favorite records released this year is the Mutating Meltdown 7" on M'Lady's Records. It's post punk, no wave, distorted disco GOLD. Veronica & Erin from Finally Punk are 2/3 of MM, and I think it's their best project yet (although I love the fuck out of all of 'em, nuff raspeck).

Well all that being said, I'm straight trippin' that they're on tour now and on the way to sunny San Diego on Aug 7. Badass. They're playing a kinda big deal at Soda Bar. Beaters are playing and celebrating their new 7" release, along with Christmas Island, Wicked Awesomes and Le Face. Also, for extra added pleasure bonus, Crocodiles' Brandon will finally be back to help me clean the earholes of all the unsuspecting guests.

8 BUCKS playa...

Oh wait, how bout the flier huh? Gay Chicanos. All expressing themselves. What a find.

Lastly, check the Mutating Meltdown Myspace thing for all the tour info. They're playing literally EVERYWHERE so go see 'em!!

Mutating Meltdown

Mutating Meltdown was the shit. I wish I could have seen them but, lo and behold, they are defunct. 'Ded' as it says on their Myspace deal. Too bad. One of the best things I've heard to come out of Austin or the galaxy in the last few years. Experimental and catchy at the same time, their sound reminds me of Lizzy Mercier Descloux and some parts of early Sonic Youth. With the organ/keyboard and vocals, though it's a sound all their own. They've just released a 7" single on M'lady's Records which already sold out. There should be some stores that may have the last few, and there will be a couple hundred repressed real soon. Don't sleep on this special record.

Oh and M'lady's Records is doing all kids of bad ass shit so check their other upcoming and past releases.


Mutating Meltdown Myspace

The Carrots // New Favorite Band

A while back I set up a show for Finally Punk, an all girl punk band from Austin, Texas. I was excited to do it and it was a great night. They were super fun and great to hang out with.

Little did I know they had a secret and it was better than Finally Punk! Well, not better, that's not fair. Finally Punk are awesome. But holy shit you gotta meet The Carrots! It's 3/4 of Finally Punk with 3 more members totaling 6. They play pop music influenced by 60s girl groups. I was immediately sucked in to their songs. They perform in matching outfits and they're cute as fuck. Even the dudes in the band. You can't play this music and NOT be cute.

And Veronica's last name is Ortuno, which is one letter away from Orduno.








Pease check this here link for their Myspace

Here's why you should be excited...

Maybe the best thing to happen because of punk, with the exception of a brief halt in concert pyro-technics, is a bunch of girls decided that it would be a good idea to start bands. And it was! The Slits, The Raincoats, Kleenex/Liliput, Maximum Joy, The Mo-dettes...good heavens. For some silly reason, this is an anomoly, and it's not everyday bands come around and remind you that punk is fun, and not done best by boys. Luckily for us, Finally Punk from Austin, Tx is a new band and they're playing tonight at Tower Bar.





Listen on their myspace page: myspace.com/finallypunk

Us Skulls are thrilled to have them, and we hope you are too. Plus, The Muslims are playing, and we'll be playing cuts on the 1's and 2's.

Don't sleep on this one!

Tonight! 6/22 @Tower Bar 9PM $3 Don't Be Late!

Weekend starts on Thursday, over on Monday...

This weekend was packed full of crap, and it's all over bless the lord. We played 3 show for our record release weekend: thursday as The Smiths, and then friday and saturday as the plain old Prayers at The Che Cafe, and The Beauty Bar respectively. Thanks to everyone who came and made all the nights a blast. And thanks to the Smiths fans who accepted our Smiths/Moz covers, your all very kind.

We also shot a music video for "Clandestino" at our empty apartment (that we are now moved out of) friday morning with our talented friend Felipe. He had a bunch of 16mm film lying around cause he's cool like that, and Matt from The Muslims had a day left of UCSD film school before he graduated and rented us all the necessary stuff (i.e. a camera, lights, cables etc.) for free cause he's cool like that. Thanks Matt. We shot it in the morning then went back to sleep. I think the video will be cool. It was the first time any of us had shot a music video and it's literally impossible to take yourself seriously (J.T. how do you do it?) We'll post the video when it's done. Fast forward to sunday morning and we're like "duuuude" cause everything is over and now we have to move out of our apartment that, as of tonight, mario, brandon, and myself no longer live in. so we did that, then monday we did it some more, and now at 12:53am my weekend it over.

Next weekend? The Muslims and Finally Punk at Tower Bar. Summer is good.