We have a correction for which we humbly apologize: ilubricateyou productions is putting With All Sincerity onstage January 31st, not the 30th as we previously told you. Our bad. Josh, man, I owe you one.
From the old email inbox: "Skeleton Key Publishing is bringing together a lineup of admired writers and musicians for a very personal evening of spoken word and poetry. Joining Mark Salomon(Stavesacre) will be Reese Roper (Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn), Leanor Ortega (Five Iron Frenzy), and Pigeon John (L.A. Symphony). We will have more details as the dates approach, and more information can be found at Skeypub.com.
Junkedcamera has live shots of the Boysnightout/Fullblast show I missed last Thursday. These two dudes are my boys Tom and Ryan(l-r) of local band Is Grace Enough, who put on a beast of a live show; check them out if they hit your area.
Ohio metal band Twelve Tribes(who do a huge cover of Faith No More) have changed their name to - get this - Prodigal Zoo. Yeah, I know. Weird. [aversion]
The big ol' video for As I Lay Dying's '94 Hours' is available online right on over here, so go check that out. Reputable sources say it's pretty good for a 'Christian hardcore video'. *smirks* [hardcorechristian]
Isiah Thomas took over as president of the New York Knicks this weekend; this is the guy who built my hometown Toronto Raptors into a playoff team back in the day, even though they lost to ORLANDO last night. ORLANDO! They've won SEVEN GAMES! Geez. [Relevant]
Check this out. Interesting read about some 'emerging' churches in the Denver, CO area, including Scum of the Earth, founded by our much-missed favourite band, Five Iron Frenzy.
Essential listening for today: Stavesacre's 1997 classic Absolutes. Oh man, what a record.
A year ago yesterday, The Clash's Joe Strummer passed away. Rest in peace.
Today's Statement to Reflect Upon: "Hot Topic expects to earn $42.9 million in 2003 on $545.8 million in sales, proving that punk is profitable as well as prophetic." Hmmm.
Posted by mike at December 23, 2003 03:09 AM