● Apparently Steve Ignorant is facing some trouble getting a passport, and has been forced to postpone the Crass sorta reunion.
● I finally updated The List, so now you can see any band that Ve has talked about thus far. Still waiting for the opportunity to give Ve a more massive overhaul so that the blog is firing on every cylinder.
● There’s an incredible 3-way split between Conga Fury, Votesek, and Chainsaw that you ought to give a listen if you like grind/powerviolence.
● Here’s an awesome and hilarious interview with Mama Yancey and Little Brother Montgomery done in 1982 (4 years before Yancey’s death, and 3 before Montgomery’s). They must have been such a kick to spend time with.
● Shortly before his death, Wesley Willis (pictured) was featured in a documentary called The Daddy Of Rock n’ Roll, which is now available to watch for free on youtube.
● The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is currently showing an exhibition on the influence of traditional Hebrew music on African American music. It might be interesting. I haven’t seen it yet.
● ‘Hey, let’s start a band that tries really hard to sound like Holy Diver era Dio and writes songs about how much we hate Jewish people.’
‘Okay, but we have to make sure we really suck bad.’
● Pomplamoose, is a really great sounding band that is kind of annoying when they try to promote charity giving. What would you call this? Retro/indie? Traditional American pop revival? It doesn’t matter. They’re worth checking out.
● Check out this awesome instrument.
● This list of weird Christian music videos is pretty astounding. The Christian black metal band is probably the most normal one on the list. I like the flower pots turned into Devo hats.
● This man… Beautiful. I tear up a little.