October 1. 2008.
Posted by Mr. Brett.
Welcome to October. The leaves are (allegedly) turning pretty colors outside and N.O. Punks is turning a ghastly shade of puke green with the debut of I Hate Punk Rock--- our first ever pseudo-column of unapologetically witless and unabashedly uninformed banter devoted to indie music in New Orleans. So, pull up a chair, score some weed from your pal Jesus, and get yourself a tasty purple drank, 'cuz this horrible train-wreck of a column is just getting started, dude-bro...
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Listenin' to Public Enemy and Cheney Youth... It saddens me to report that international supervillain John McCain will seize victory in next month's presidential election. After Baton Rouge's resident politico-punx the Cheney Youth announced last week that they're breaking up, there is nothing left standing between McCain/Palin and global domination. Get use to paying for your own rape kits, America.In a message posted via the band's Myspace site, Cheney Youth's lead singer, MC Scrotum, announced the band's impending split. The message stated a number of reasons for the group's split, including the fact that one of their recent shows was raided by the Baton Rouge police department and that their drummer "thought they weren't making enough money." One of those statements might be slightly exaggerated. Maybe.
Cheney Youth was formed roughly a year ago with a sound that mixed hardline leftist political punk rock with occassionally spastic bouts of heavy metal and good-natured devil-worship. The band endured a couple of line-up changes earlier in 2008 that cancelled their plans for a west coast tour back in June. Cheney Youth self-released their only album, Democracy, Inc., back in May. For the better part of their existence, the band made regular house show appearances in Baton Rouge, coupled with occasional road trips down to NOLA for gigs at places like Checkpoint Charlie's.
For those of you who may have missed out on Cheney Youth, you've got one last chance to see them live before they disappear into the night (and are likely spirited away for an extended incarceration at Guantanamo). Cheney Youth's farewell set will take place at Insomneeacks in Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 11th, as part of the venue's weekend-long "Insomtoberfest."
50 other bands are also scheduled to play. No kidding.
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Mad-E Ruthless and The Champagne Players are scheduled to appear at The Northgate Taverne in Baton Rouge on Friday, October 10th and also at The Dragon's Den in New Orleans on Friday, November 21st.
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Recovering the opposable thumbs... At this point, I would like to take a moment to note that Capitol Offense lead singer and N.O. Punks regular Keith Hogan was invited to participate in today's column (Keith is pictured in the file photo to the right, taken a few days ago). Mr. Hogan, however, encountered a minor setback when a large portion of his thumb was severed in a work-related accident. Since Keith works as a graphic designer, I'm not exactly sure how this accident happened. At this point, we can only assume that the injury will render him useless and heavily dependent upon pain medication for quite sometime, which (if you know Keith) isn't much of a difference from his regular state of being. Zing.
We wish Keith the best of luck with his newfound painkiller addiction and hope that he makes a speedy recovery. Capitol Offense currently has no shows lined up for the immediate future. Pictures of Keith's grotesque injury should be available soon...
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Yeah, that's shitty. To help out, The Pests, Converts, and 13 Below have put together a benefit show for Bobby Last, scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 11th at the Banks Street Bar in New Orleans. Admission is $5 and all proceeds will go towards helping Bobby with his medical expenses.
Showtime is roughly 9pm and loosely open to ages 18 and up. Punk, metal, and thrash for a good cause.
Hope to see you there. Forum users: Click here to discuss this event.
Hope to see you there. Forum users: Click here to discuss this event.
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Sonic Debris...
- The October '08 issue of Antigravity Magazine is due out this week. Here's a look at the cover.
- Roma, a Mississippi coast screamo-rock band, have tracks from their new EP, Good Machine Bad Machine, posted at their Myspace site. Roma had originally made the tracks available for free download, but Myspace's new Fascist music player appears to have put a stop to that...
- Shoot the Daily Edit (pictured: right) have been practicing. They apparently have a show coming up with Fatter Than Albert. No other info right now. Bug them on Myspace to get the low-down.
- Fatter Than Albert's tentative record release date is now December 6th. The band has a vinyl-only release coming up, their first new album since 2006. They've also got a big show with The Toasters scheduled for November 11th at The Dragon's Den.
- Like Skyscrapers is "going electric." Acoustic emo doesn't love you anymore...
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And that's all you get for today. You'll eat your sloppy gruel and you'll like it...
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Stay vigilant. Defend New Orleans with your t-shirts and bumper stickers.
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