In Light Of The Attacks

Our annual opportunity to hear Delfin Quishpe's take on the whole "USA attacks" debacle. (USA attacks is how Martin Lawrence referred to 9/11 so eloquently on his masterpiece, Runteldat.)





And f it, here's our annual round up of rididculous "patriotic" and anti Osama Bin Laden bullcrap.



























Can you imagine? Here's last year's round up.

blackblack Played And It Was Special

So blackblack played in San Diego this past Saturday. It was great! I was really looking forward to this show. So when Diva called me to tell me that her drummer was sick I was bummed, but then she worked it out and I was all, "whew!". I'm always a nervous wreck at the beginning of things that I book. I want them so badly to work out well that I can't relax. So I hurriedly greeted them and showed them in. We had introductions, met the drummer replacement...nice dude from the UK. Met the guitar player...nice dude from Ariel Pink's band, Haunted Graffiti. Met the nice friend. And met Diva for the first time in person. Ok. So now it's time to start drinking and RELAX. People started coming in and the place was getting packed. GOOD. Brandon, Chuck and all the dudes were getting there and me and Brandon decided to go urinate. We're all chatting side by side and that drummer comes in and wer're all like. "zip the lips". You know? When we leave Brandon was like , "Dude that's her dad.", and I was all, "Oh DUH." I was so nervous and stressed when I met the band that it didn't dawn on me that her dad, Kevin Haskins from Bauhaus, was filling in. You know? The "guy from the UK"? Well they practiced once that day only. And you know what? They were PERFECT. Funny nobody knew. He's the one in the photo with the goat skull mask.

Man On Wire

I've been wanting to see this movie for WEEKS. It was well worth the wait. This eccentric Philippe is inspiring. No I don't want to walk on wires, but to do what he did and plan and perservere is amazing. Unfortunately nothing like this could ever happen again, what with all this 9/11 security and shit, but if you're not inspired to do SOMETHING after watching this documentary, maybe you are a dead, boring and dumb son of a bitch. Chinga te.

Video Rewind : Arnold Layne By Pink Floyd

Dannng. It's been a week since I've wriiten on here. So I'm going to ease my way. How 'bout one of these lazy "Video Rewind's"? Ok, sounds good. One thing I've done since I last was here, was watch the dvd, Under Review: Syd Barrett. If you have a chance to check it, do it. It is a great look into this genius, and his genius music with Pink Floyd. His first single with Pink Floyd was this pop morsel of psychadelic perfection. It was released in 1967. But everyone knows this crap right? Well, anyway, it's the shit that's on my mind right now.

Matt And Kim / Best Fwends / Crocodiles

Tonight there's a ridiculous show in San Diego. NYC's Matt And Kim, Austin's Best Fwends and SD's Crocodiles. I love Best Fwends. For an obscenely energetic time, go to this either tonight in my beloved San Diego or one of the other god damned cities this tour hits.

And as a good hearted special bonus, leave a comment here with your name and last initial and I'll put you on the guest list. Limit.....THREE!!

Spiritualized And Grand Ole Party To Tour Together

As if this is the place to find "news". Ha, could you imagine? But surely you are. San Diego's lil' hitmakers are going on tour with one of my favorites in the whole god damned world. I love Spacemen 3 and Spriritualized. So it starts in a couple weeks. I think September 7 in Detroit.

The Strange Boys Take California September 9 'N' 11

Oh shit. One of my favorite bands is coming to the west coast. Strange Boys. Last time these young chaps came to California it was a riot. A racket even. And this time their on tour with Touch & Go's latest signing, Crystal Antlers. I think this tour is going to be massive for them. So the fliers above are for the San Francisco and San Diego shows.

And here's a lil' god damned taste of The Strange Boys filmed in March at Austin's Psych Fest:

Video Rewind : TV Party By Black Flag

Sure, sure, Henry Rollins is my least favorite of all the Black Flag singers. And their first four years had the best music. And Damaged was far tougher than this song. But holmes. Homedog. Home slap. HOMESLICE. This song was FUN. C'mon...Black Flag with hand claps? I mean it sounds fun to me.

More On These Past Lives Shows...

So, as Mario mentioned, Past Lives will be playing our night, Too Many Creeps, this Sunday at Whistlestop. It's free, and no one works the next day cuz it's Uncle Sam's way of saying "Thanks" for all of our collective hard work. Like, I get bit and defecated on and punched out at my work sometimes, I deserve a G.D. thank-you. This event is 21 and up and is going to be completely bananas. Del Monte was even thinking about throwing a few bones our way to sponser this shit. If your under 21, have no fear; Past Lives will be playing the next day at the Che Cafe for a mere $7. Isn't that basically one day's lunch money these days? It'll be with Crocodiles again, plus Sex Jerks and the Muslims as an extra added bonus. Both of these events are going to be nuts.
Crocodiles played with Past Lives in Seattle, so I can personally vouch for them. They're ex members of Blood Brothers and in my humble opinion, I think they've topped all their previous projects. They were amazing live when I saw them and their songs are fun and catchy yet still interesting. You'll be stoked. Don't be a bozo and miss these, cuz they may not be back for a while.

Crazy Fuckin' Weekend In San Diego Coming Up

THURSDAY

Matt & Kim, Best Fwends, Crocodiles @ The Beauty Bar. $8.

SATURDAY

DANCING NIGHT featuring blackblack, Fantastic Magic (dj set) and DJs Mario Orduno, Brandon Welchez and Sir Charles @ The Whistle Stop. $5.

SUNDAY

"Pre Labor Day" Too Many Creeps party featuring Past Lives (ex-Blood Brothers), Crocodiles and djs Mario Orduno, Sir Charles and Brandon Welchez. FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

If you are in San Diego Thursday or Saturday and want to go to either of these that cost money, write skullkontrol@gmail.com. The first two requests for either show will be put on the guest list plus one. Leave your full name. All of these are 21+....SORRY!!

Allison From Intervention

Remember a couple weeks ago I posted that thing about watching Intervention? And it was about that crazy huffer named Allison? Remember how funny that was? Okok, well check this out, cuz it's just as funny. Some fool got all creative with this.

Cold Cave Set To Release New 12"

New Cold Cave 12" is about to be released. I pre ordered mine and I think it'd be cool if you copy catted me and did the same. The Trees Grew Emotions Died is the shit. I don't know. You should decide for your own damn self I guess. But isn't the whole point to having a blog that you are sheep and I'm like a pied piper of sorts? Some kind of taste maker? I'm just playing. But anyway, these are limited to 500 and like every other Wes Eisold project, these will be snapped up in two shakes of a lamb's tail I guarantee.


www. daisrecords. com

The Trees Grew Emotions and Died is available for preorder now.

This record is limited to 500 copies.


www. myspace. com/coldcave

new songs added.

The Dark Crystal

Yesterday was my birthday, and my brother got me a really cool present. The Dark Crystal dvd. Fuck, man, I loved this movie when I was a kid. Star Wars meets The Muppets. What a combo. The god damned evil Skeksis and the gentle Mystics. And who could forget the Gelfings? You gotta love the Gelflings. If you haven't seen this movie you should maybe. Or who knows maybe you'll think its gay.

Mika Miko "Wild Bore" Video

Mika Miko released their "Wild Bore" video from the PPM dvd today. Did you know that Mika Miko is the best punk band in California? Oh yeah, they are. Officially and everything.

A Good Day

Today was a damn good day. I woke up in my big ol' bed all alone and comfortable. I got up, sipped on a hot cup and read the local fish wrap. Then this monkey of a gal hollered and we agreed on mexican food and the beach. Not a bad combo. So we strolled to this place in San Diego called Pokez Mexican Restaurant. It's pretty good. After being stuffed to max cap (that means maximum capacity), we went to Ocean Beach. In San Diego we use initials for everything so let's call it O.B.. We went to O.B. and I fell asleep on the god damned sand. Now I'm home fuilly relaxed and sporting a gorgeous golden brown coat. I really love my city and I think you should visit and see what I mean.

On the way home this little cotton pickin' jam was on the radio. Just for extra added bonus.

Gary Glitter Freed After Fucking Children

Big ol' Gary Glitter was released from some god forsaken jungle prison two days ago. I thought he was going to jail for life. Sheez, you can really go F kids in those countries(Cambodia, Vietnam), multiple times and still get out to F another day? Mother of god. I personally prefer the traditional f-ing.



And you wonder why he didn't try the traditional method? This guy is creepy and ugly as all get out. Nice cut though, right? Shit, should this jam be boycotted?

blackblack Playing In San Diego 8/30

Next Saturday, August 30, blackblack is playing in San Diego. Should be some good shit. Fantastic Magic is djing before. The usual creeps are djing after. DANCING NIGHT @ the Whistle Stop in San Diego, California.

Ice Cube: The Longshots Vs. Kill At Will

What the fuck, man. This shit just ain't right. I know Ice Cube's bad period has now lasted more than the good. I get it. It's like Metallica. But for some reason I just can't help but be shocked when I see Cube make a corny smile into the camera. Or a horrbly written one liner. The Longshots. Fuck.





I mean I grew up on this! Dead Homiez. He was so tough for two...three records post Niggaz With Attitude. What a prick. Oh shit I forgot about Kill At Will. So it's FOUR records. And how many turkeys since? I lost count.

The Bluesbusters Saved Me From Boredom

I've been bored with music it seems this week. I've not listened to much at all since the weekend. So I decided to organize some records and file some that I've bought and never put away. Sometimes I forget what I've gotten and it reminds me of something new. And yes, it's pretty sickening...they go in genres, and in alphabetical order. Anyway, so I found this stack that I totally forgot I bought a bit ago and it was jam packed with records I was ecstatic to hear. The first one, was Dance The Ska Vol 4 which is a collection of the Jamaican vocal group The Bluesbusters, partnered with bandleader and band, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires. It's like Sam & Dave over a fast ska rhythm. So good. This era of ska sounds so fresh to me and these recordings, I believe, were from somewhere between 1959 and 1964. Anyway, I'm not bored anymore and I'm about to listen to another gem, Prince Buster featuring The Maytals.









There are two other songs you can listen to on this fake The Bluesbusters "Myspace Account".

Get Your War On Video Episodes

I am so excited about this, and sure, I'm a couple weeks late but whatever right? So they've animated these new Get Your War On strips. I mean they are new ones, rather. not animated versions of old ones. Here's the premiere. There's also a promo and a second episode on the site that's hosting these, 236.com . Look forward to one new one a week.





And here's an old strip that I like: