http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog music for short attention spans Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:55:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Valient Thorr – “Immortalizer” (Volcom Entertainment) Venusians landed on our planet in 1957, left the time stream, and returned in 2000, stuck here because Walt Disney stole their time machine 21 years before – that is the story of Valient Thorr. Valient Thorr play insanely fast, balls-to-the-wall rock ‘n’ roll that moves with ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=445 My Saturday night plan was a little spotty. After spending the day doing things as various as laundry, watching movies, and guest-hosting KJHK’s children’s program Little Red Radio, the general idea was to bounce between the Replay and the Jackpot, snapping photos and seeing friends. The Jackpot had a punk ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=444 If you go over to Rock Star Photography, you can find pictures of my trip to Sandstone to see this year’s Warped Tour. It was hot and miserable, but I managed to keep myself hydrated and covered in sunscreen. For once, I came home sweaty, but not dehydrated or sunburnt. It ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=443 Lawrence’s reigning garage combo, the Spook Lights, recently completed recording their debut slab o’ hot wax with engineer Chubby Smith at his studio. The recording, entitled Live From The Planet Sleazetopia, is expected out on 7″ via the band’s own Scarum Harum label sometime this October. The track listing (in no ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=442 Despite the heat, my microcassette recorder not getting two interviews, and the International Superheroes of Hardcore LP I bought being warped (irony!), the Vans Warped Tour has actually brought me what I can pretty much state as the best show moment of my entire life: The Aggrolites. With Angelo Moore. From Fishbone. On the ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=441 So, hey… I’m shooting photos at the Kansas City Warped Tour stop tomorrow. I’m meeting up with my friends Zach and Sarah, who will be shooting photos for the Pitch, so not only will I be productive, I’ll be having fun with friends I don’t get to see all that ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=440 The Cute Lepers – “Can’t Stand Modern Music” (Blackheart Records) The Cute Lepers feature Steve E. Nix and Steve Kicks of the Briefs, and were originally known as Steve E. Nix & the Cute Lepers. After releasing a couple of singles, they shortened the name and signed to Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records. ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=439 Kansas City’s Sister Mary Rotten Crotch was one of my favorite bands back in my El Torreon days. Hell, Alison, their primary songwriter and guitarist, bought me my first legal drink - McCormick whiskey, if I remember right. There was a show I saw them play at Gee Coffee in ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=438 Once or twice a week, I’m going to try and highlight one of the links you see to your left. The first one is going to be Sunday(s) In the Park, ran by my friend and co-worker, Deron Belt. What with this blog being local - and pretty specific locally, ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=437 I guarantee four blog posts a week, sometime Monday through Friday. Ideally, they’ll be Monday-Thursday, giving me a three day weekend to work on ideas and have a social life. However, when things intrude (like tying up my bandwidth downloading The Beast With A Billion Backs yesterday), then I might ... http://www.nuthousepunks.com/blog/?p=436