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During John Kerry’s presidential campaign, a photo surfaced ofhim strapped to a snowboard, proving to all of the young votersout there that he was hip, with it, and definitely not a square. Imean, I didn’t see George W rock climbing in Nevada or streetluging through the hilly streets of San Francisco. How un-extremecan you get? He probablydoesn’t even drinkMountain Dew, or usethat deodorant with thatpower strip thing.Although I’m sure itimpressed a few kids, itseemed pretty obviousthat Kerry was just posingfor the cameras. Plus,with just a photo we can’teven prove he was mov-ing, let alone shreddingthe gnar. If he had posteda YouTube video of him-self riding he definitelywould have won the elec-tion. Which brings me tomy idea for the 2008 elections... forget voting altogether and getall the candidates together for a Best Trick contest to prove theirskateboarding skills. Nobody cares about politics anymore any-way, so wouldn’t you much rather watch them skate than debate?I know I would. Also, there won’t be a separate heat for women,so Hill-Rod is going to have to step up her game.

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All Teeth and KnucklesClub Hits to Hit the Clubs WithAll Teeth and Knuckles, ATAK for short, is Patric Fallon’s (ex TheEvaluation) new project where he teams up with synth player Gio-vanni De La Cruz to create some interesting electronic hip-hop underthe guises of “Sick Face” and “Gio fo Rio”. It’s hard not to takeATAK seriously with their lyrics and clichéd hip hop beats. Thethree tracks The Real San Francisco”, “Fuck Your Jacket”, “Look SoGood” are the definite stand outs on the album, while the two inter-ludes could have been scrapped, just like on a real hip hop album.ATAK’s music may sound fun but their lyrics contain more variancesof FUCK than the movie Scarface.(Lujo Records)

The Ants IdeabreakerI was excited when the first song popped on. The vocalist had aDavey Von Bohlen / Bob Nanna feel along with the music and Ithought I had this album pegged. But from there the album gets moreclassic rock, bluegrass, country and vaudevillian. It’s a good releasebut tends to be all over the place, which can be distracting. (Sickroom Records)

AvagamiMetagamiAvagami is a blend of Stylex, Rah Bras, and Get Him Eat Him. Ifthose bands don’t sound familiar, it’s okay, they’re not well known,but it’s the closet thing I can narrow it down to. A largely synthheavy album, with many vocals effects used differently on each song,makes the songs sound different but there is a slight cohesion throughout the album. If any of the previously mention bands sounded famil-iar, then I suggest checking this album out. (Lens Records)

Bear ClawSlow Speed: Deep OwlsBear Claw is a two bass and drums band and their latest release wasrecorded and mixed by Steve Albini and mastered by Bob Weston.Slow Speed: Deep Owls has gains influence from bands likeUnwound and Shellac, but also sounds like Pinebender just not asslow or epic as Pinebender. It’s heavy at parts and slow, but thegroove is always noticeable so the listener won’t get lost. (Sickroom Reocrds)

Beowulf Westminster & 5thWith the opening song titled “NASCAR Fan” and the lyrics about aNASCAR race, my first impression of Beowulf would be as boringas a NASCAR race is on TV. And I wasn’t far off on my impres-sions. I’m sure this kind of thrash punk with guitar solos and 3 partharmonies was innovative when the band started in the 80’s but West-minster & 5th is unoriginal and fairly boring. (I Scream Records)

The Brokedowns New Brains For EveryoneLoud, fast, and gruff throaty vocals make for a well-done punkalbum. All of the songs are under 3 minutes with the exception of theclosing track “Coke Mule Blues” which comes in at just over 7 min-utes. (Thick Records)

Buck-O-NineSustainSustain is Buck-O-Nine’s first album of new music since 1999’sLibido. From the way it sounds, they picked up right where they leftoff with Libido and didn’t loose a beat along the way. The first fewsongs on Sustain are fast ska jams that will have you skankin in youroffice chair. Then they slow things down a bit with a little bit of reg-gae/dub/two tone style ska which are just as good as previous Buck-O-Nine recordings. (Asian Man Records)

Chase PaganOh Musica!Chase Pagan has a voice like the lead singer from Saves the Day orKiss Kiss, vocal ambitions like Thom Yorke and channels a littleFreddie Mercury on a few tracks. There are a few gems on Oh Musi-ca! such as “Waltzing in the Sky” and “Push My Buttons”.(The Militia Group)

The ConformistsThree HundredRecorded by Steve Albini, The Conformists return with Three Hun-dred which is hard to peg to a certain genre or influence. One thingis for certain though, each song will intrigue you, and you will be abetter music fan for listening to it.(54º40' or Fight!)

DeathkillerNew England is SinkingDeathkiller is like the poor man's Rise Against. They have the talentand the musical chops to make it, but lack of publicity and interestwon't have this band headlining any major tours any time soon. NewEngland is Sinking is a great debut and shows major promise forfuture recordings. (I Scream Records)

The EncomiastS/TThis recording by dark ambient/drone genre purveyors Encomiast isall about feeling. One hour of feeling. The only feeling I got fromthis album was boredom. And to think these guys have been doingthis for nearly a decade, and all they can come up with is music towalk through a sewer system with. I’ve heard better dark ambientnoises on a Halloween cassette tape. (Lens Records)

Everybody ElseS/TEverybody Else plays catchy innocent pop rock that sounds made forradio. Sure it’s infectious and your tougher friends may punch you formaking them listen to it. It would make a good soundtrack to one ofthose teen high school movies starring Hilary Duff. (The Militia Group)

Fall of Troy ManipulatorFall of Troy has good intentions. They went and wrote all this reallygood metal music and went and ruined it with the vocals. The growl-ing vocals are actually okay; it’s the high pitched vocals that ruin thealbum.(Equal Vision)

Field Music Tones of TownField Music is similar to the Shins, except the guys in Field Musicare from England and their lyrics are more direct. Tones of Town is agreat follow-up to their last self-titled album. Each song has its own element that makes it stand out from the rest of the songs, while stillremaining catchy and infectious. (Memphis Industries)

The FormsS/TThe Forms self-titled sophomore effort was recorded in 50 consecu-tive days with Steve Albini. It turns out that these guys are perfec-tionists when it comes to music. I had such high expectations of thisalbum, because of the time spent on it, that if it didn’t completelyblow my mind, I’d be disappointed. Well, it didn’t completely blowmy mind, but its good none the less. It has a slight Burning Air-lines/Dismemberment Plan feel, but with a fairly original sound. (ThreeSperes)

Gena Rowlands Band Flesh and SpiritsGena Rowlands Band sounds sort of like The Dismemberment Planbut more mellow. The opener “Fuckups of the World Unite” is proba-bly the stand out track and “Hope, For Want Of A Greater Word” is aclose second. (Lujo Records)

Get Him Eat HimArms DownRhode Island's Get Him Eat Him are back with their most recentrelease Arms Down, a step up from their previous self titled album.Arms Down shows the band at its finest, more mature songwritingand an equally better sound all around. (Absolutely Kosher)

Guff Symphony of VoicesYou’ll find that Athens, GA Guff has similarities in sound with BadReligion, Nofx and Blink 182 on their latest album Symphony ofVoices. With 10 years of experience behind this album and a cover ofan unreleased Journey song “I Can See it in Your Eyes”, completewith Journey’s lead singer Steve Perry on vocals, Guff might startgetting the recognition that they deserve. (Go Kart Records)

Holy Roman Empire The Longue DureeHoly Roman Empire’s long awaited full length, The LongueDuree picks up where their previous EP left off. Each song is lead byEmily Schambra’s strong beautiful voice and the guitars and drumsdon’t disappoint. It seems though that the album rests on Schambra’svocals alone and some of the album comes off as “Sparta with femalevocals”. With their Lost in Landscapes EP, it felt like they were experi-menting a little with their sound to work with the vocals, but on TheLongue Duree it feels like they didn’t explore enough with the instru-mentation. It’s worth picking up, because this band is on everyone’sradar this year, and you want to get in before everyone else does. Let’sjust hope that this band doesn't go through the No Doubt syndrome,where everyone focuses on the lead female singer and forgets about thetalent behind the sound.(HeWhoCorrupts)

Hot Rod Circuit The Underground is a Dying BreedHot Rod Circuit’s latest since their 2004 Reality’s Coming Throughshows the band maturing and experimenting with new instruments.The most immediate change you will hear is the prominence of thesteel guitar in the album’s opener “Stateside” and in “U.S. Royalty”.They use it well on both tracks, but restrain themselves from using ittoo much throughout the songs. HRC goes a little country westernwith their bonus track, “Camo” at the end of the disc. “Camo” hasthe steel guitar and drums played with brushes instead of sticks. It’s anice song and may be the predecessor of what a lot of punk singersare doing today, releasing country albums. (Immortal Records)

The Hot ToddiesSmell The MittenThe Hot Toddies are like an all female version of The Wonders fromthe movie, That Thing You Do, but with naughtier lyrics. Notnaughty like perversive, but the kind of naughty that make you blush,gasp and giggle a little bit. Lyrics like “I miss my boy when I’m inSeattle, I like to ride him like a horse without a saddle, I like to spankhim with a big wooden paddle, I get so horny when I’m in Seattle”from the track “Seattle” or the song HTML that reads like an episodeof Dateline’s To Catch a Predator. I’d say that most of the lyrics aretongue and cheek and not to be taken too seriously. The music has aninnocent Doo Wop feel which works well against the lyrics. (Asian Man Records)

Jet Lag GeminiFire The CannonsJLG's debut EP showed a band with a lot of musical talent and prom-ise. Their first full length follows the same formula as their EP, withshowing slight growth in their sound. I was a little disappointedbecause Fire the Cannons doesn't show anything new from the band,and if you’re familiar with their EP, this album seems more of anextension of the EP than a different album. (Doghouse)

The John FrancisOn the Moments We ShareThe John Francis is the solo project of San Francisco singer/song-writer Jack Francis and this is the first release from Rerum NovarumRecords. The John Francis has a similar sound to The Jim Yoshii PileUp and The End of the World mixed with the vocals and lyricalwordsmanship of Cat Stevens. (Rerum Novarum)

Josh SmallTall by Josh SmallJosh Small is a member of Tim Barry's touring band, and Tall by JoshSmall is his first solo album. This album has the same sincerity andlyricism as any album by Portastatic, it's just stripped down to banjosand slide guitars with the occasional piano and organ in the back-ground. This would be perfect music for a coffee shop or a bookstore or just relaxing on a warm summer Sunday afternoon.(Suburban Home)

LadybirdsRegional Community TheaterLadybirds features former rock publicist/ Virgin Records A&RTeeter Sperber on vocals and a gaggle of emo all-stars behind thescenes or singing duets. The main man behind this project is GymClass Heroes’ Tyler Pursel who controls the knob twiddling on thesynth/beat machine. Guest artists on this album include Say Any-thing’s Max Bemis, The Get Up Kids’ Matt Pryor along with JustinJohnson from Philly area band The Danger O's and Neil Sabatinofrom Jersey-based band Fairmont. There is a certain charm to thisband, but when a 6 year old girl asks if the song is on repeat thenyou've got a problem. I listened to this album while I was working inthe garage and had the album looping because its just over 35 min-utes long. I probably listened to it 5 times and the only thing Iremember is the chorus on the title track Regional CommunityTheater. Not a whole lot stood out on this album, but it's worth a lis-ten. If the names and bands of the guest artists can't draw people tolisten to it, then I don't know what can. (Creep Records)

LovedrugEverything Starts Where It EndsThis album starts off with a similar guitar part from the latest LolaRay album, if you’ve heard it you’ll know. Everything Starts WhereIt Ends takes musical cues from bands like Coldplay, Radiohead, andMuse but maintain some originality. Most of the songs are kind ofquiet and slow then explode in the chorus into a rock anthem or areslow piano ballads. (The Militia Group)

Mannequin MenFresh RotChicago's Mannequin Men have a familiar sound but an original takeon it. They sound like a 60's garage rock band more so than theDeathray Davies ever did. The opening track "Private School" isnearly over then the chorus finally kicks in at the 3 minute mark ofthe four and a half minute song. The rest of the songs stick to a prettystandard format. This album would fit right in next to your Kinks col-lection. (Flameshovel)

MaritimeHeresy and the Hotel ChoirHeresy and the Hotel Choir is the best thing these boys have evermade including anything done by their past bands. Maritime hasfinally hit their stride with this release and it will be a shame if thisband doesn't get recognized. It's hard to pick out a stand out track,because each one is good in its own unique way. There are no clunk-ers on this album. (Flameshovel)

Mass ShiversEcstatic Eyes Glow GlossyMass Shivers sounds like a lot of things and not a lot a things at thesame time. It seems like each songs is based around a single repeti-tive drum beat or guitar part and built upon from their. Frenetic gui-tars and vocals. A live show might be in order to determine if thisalbum is worth it or not.(Sickroom Records)

Matt NathansonSome Mad HopeSome Mad Hope is San Fransisco resident Matt Nathanson’s secondmajor label full length album. It is easy music to get into and wouldfit right in with an adult contemporary radio station. It’s prettystraight forward pop rock that is played well and sounds good. Thesongs are about relationships good and bad, loved and lost, but aredone in a beautiful inspiring way. (Vanguard Records)

The MenzingersA Lesson in the Abuse of Information TechnologyThe Menzingers have the political prowess like Anti-Flag, the musi-cianship like the Lawrence Arms, and sort of sound like a heavySaves the Day. The opening track “Alpha Kappa Fall Off a Balcony”is probably the fastest and the best on the album. The rest of thesongs are just as good, but some show a softer side of the Men-zingers. This is probably one of the best independently released punkalbums of 2007. (Go Kart Records)

Minus the BearPlanet of IceI’ve said it before but I have a love/hate relationship with Minus theBear. I think they write great songs in an interesting style and Planetof Ice is no exception. It’s just that I never feel in the mood to listento it and when I do, I rarely get through a whole album. Planet of Iceis the exception though to that second statement. As with their lastrelease, Planet of Ice, shows the band growing in their sound, tryingnew things, and throwing in new elements along the way. Maybe afew albums from now, I will have a love/love relationship with thisband.(Suicide Squeeze)

Mt. St. HelensOf OthersAt first listen, Mt. St. Helens vocalist had a Billy Corgan/StevenBrodsky sound, but the music leans more towards “Antenna” eraCave In and not Smashing Pumpkins in the least. The opening track“The Time of Low Volume” is an all out rock song but ends withelectronic influenced sampled violins. The whole album has this feel-ing that they are a rock band dangerously close to being a electronicor new wave band but they never step over that line. They mish machgenres like fellow Chicagoans Archaeology. Of Others is a short lis-ten that is well worth it. (Two Thumbs Down Records)

Mustard PlugIn Black and WhiteAfter a 5 year hiatus after their last album Yellow #5, Mustard plug isback with their most realized and mature album yet. In Black andWhite is classic Mustard Plug through and through, but this albumsounds so much better than their previous albums. I don’t know if itsthe production or what, but it sounds so nice. “Hit Me! Hit Me!” isthe obvious stand out on the album that is up there with other Mus-tard Plug favorites. I hope it doesn’t take another 5 years for the nextalbum, this shit’s too good. (Hopeless Records)

MxPxSecret WeaponI’m on the fence about MxPx’s latest album Secret Weapon. On onehand, it’s their best album since Life in General. And on the otherhand, there are a few songs on this album that hearken back to thedays of The Ever Passing Moment and Before and Everything After.With their next album, they should just stick with the faster pacedsongs like “Shut it Down” and “Secret Weapon” and drop the slowersongs like “Top of the Charts” and “Sad Sad Song”. (Tooth and Nail)

The NarratorAll That To The WallThe Narrator’s stunning debut full length Such Triumph was enoughto make me a fan for life. Everything that made Such Triumph greatis on All That To The Wall, though it might take a couple of listens tofully appreciate this album. Don’t let the Bob Dylan cover of “All theTired Horses” fool you into thinking that they have slowed downtheir sound, it’s still pretty quick and angular but it’s played different-ly and better. (Flameshovel)

New Atlantic The Streets, The Sounds and The LoveThe Streets, The Sounds and The Love is an album for all those emokids that have grown up a bit and gotten laid. It’s a highly polishedalbum and it has a nice sound similar to Copeland and other bands onThe Militia Group label. It sort of reminds me of Push to Talk withoutthe new wave feel.(Eyeball Records)

NursesHangin' Nothin' But Our Hands DownOnce in a while a band comes along that is so far out in left field thatit leaves you either floored or in disgust upon listening to it. Nursesis one of those bands. It may be hard for some people to get into itbecause none of it is expected, it’s all a surprise and it’s different.They blend so many genres together, with different vocal deliveries.Hangin' Nothin' But Our Hands Down is a rousing, rocking, weirdlyawesome debut. (Sargent House)

Page France ...and the Family TelephoneWith a voice similar to Daniel Johnston and song writing skills likeBen Gibbard, Michael Nau and his band, Page France, are back withtheir second release on Suicide Squeeze Records . They get an “A” foreffort but can’t quite pull of the charm and goodness of their previousalbum Hello, Dear Wind. ...and the Family Telephone has itsmoments, but it falls short when it comes to matching Hello, DearWind’s simple songs and instrumentation.(Suicide Squeeze)

PinbackAutumn Of The SeraphsIt seems that everybody loves Pinback, and who can blame them,they play some really catchy music that is good. Autumn Of The Ser-aphs is as good as any Pinback album they’ve done, but their latestalbum has them coming up with new tricks and melodies. Take forinstance the track “Good to Sea”, it’s got the standard Pinback feel,but they throw in these keyboard bleeps that keep the beat along withthe drums and it really drives the song. It’s these kinds of things thatkeep Pinback interesting with every release. (Touch and Go)

The Polyphonic SpreeThe Fragile ArmyThe Polyphonic Spree is like an old friend visiting you after a 7 yearabsence. Little did I know that the 3 main members of The Polyphon-ic Spree were in the 90’s indie band Tripping Daisy. I’ve been a fanof Tripping Daisy for years, and had I known that they went on tostart The Polyphonic Spree, I would have got into them soonerinstead after their third release. The Fragile Army sounds and feels abit darker than their previous releases, but still keeps the same full 24member vibe. You can tell the influences of Tripping Daisy in themusic almost like if Tripping Daisy was still together, this is the kindof music that they would have progressed into. (TVT Records)

Reel Big FishMonkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for FreeNow that Reel Big Fish have been released from their major labelhell that they have endured for the past few years, I think they missedan opportunity to really go for it with Monkeys for Nothin' and theChimps for Free. Tracks 1-10 are all new songs, while tracks 11-17are songs re-recordings of songs from previous early releases and ab-side from We’re Not Happy ‘Til You’re Not Happy. And a Reel BigFish album wouldn’t be complete with at least one cover song. Thisalbum’s cover is Phil Collins’ classic song “Another Day In Par-adise”, which is quite good, almost as good as their cover of “Takeon Me”. Monkeys for Nothin’ is a good album, but it seems like RBFis stuck in a groove of releasing albums with similar themes; exces-sive swearing, beer, cover songs, songs about hating/loving someone,etc... They really need to experiment with their sound and lyrics andto stop using the same formula. (Self-Released)

Rob CrowLiving WellPinback’s Rob Crow’s solo album is essentially a Pinback album.Both have relatively the same song structure and sound. When I firstlistened to this album, I noticed that the songs were kind of short andit felt like the songs were never completed. It’s like Rob wrote 3/4sof a song and then fades it out. It’s a pretty good album though. It’sno Pinback album, but it’s close enough. (Temporary Residence)

Seven Storey MountainAt The PolesIf you’re a fan of early Foo Fighters or Jawbox then Phoenix, Ari-zona’s Seven Storey Mountain is for you. It sounds nearly identical toFoo Fighters, just faster, more angular and more punk. It took me awhile to listen to this album, and now I’m kicking myself for not dis-covering it sooner.(Thick Records)

Six Parts SevenCasually Smashed to PiecesKent, Ohio’s Six Parts Seven are back with their 5th release and mostfocused. Gone are the days of albums with epic 8 minute plus songs inexchange for 5, 6, and 7 minute ones, and a few songs under 3 min-utes. One thing you’ll notice is the trumpets and clarinets, which areplayed beautifully throughout the album. Casually Smashed to Piecesis another excellent album to add to your instrumental collection.(Suicide Squeeze)

Sound the AlarmStay InsideThis PA band first got together in 2000 when they were still in theirearly teens. After seven years of practice and releasing a couple ofEPs, they finally release their stellar debut full length on GeffanRecords. This album is full of crunchy guitar hooks and catchy lines.They have a style of Jimmy Eat World mixed with Spitalfield, andsomehow don’t show any inexperience with their music for such ayoung band. This band has the talent to go on to produce many morealbums of similar caliber or better. (Geffen)

SpoonGa Ga Ga Ga GaI really enjoyed Spoon’s Kill the Moonlight, and was bummed onGimme Fiction, so I was a little weary going in to Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.After first listen I was pleasantly pleased that Britt is done singinglike a girl and each song is way better than the ones on Gimme Fic-tion. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is sure to win the band more fans, which isgood, because they deserve it. (Merge Records)

Street to NowhereCharmingly AwkwardMany of these tracks on Charmingly Awkward suffer from genreschizophrenia. Some tracks sound like Conor Oberst’s Desaparecidos( Leave The Cameras On), or Bright Eyes (Georgia, Can You HearMe?), other songs are drunken sing-a-longs (Tipsy), or songs thatburst into Weezer-esque choruses (Miss Rolling Eyes). There isenough talent and ideas on this album to make 3 or 4 wildly differentalbums. The songs are good but with all the tones and pace switchingaround it almost feels like a rollercoaster, but at least this rollercoast-er doesn’t make me puke on my shoes. (Capitol)

Tim Kinsella Field Recordings of DreamsTim Kinsella is in a place in his career where he can record anythinghe wants, no matter how abstract or obtuse. Everyone has gottenaccustomed to Tim’s creativity and eagerly wait to see what he doesnext. It’s always a surprise when it comes to Tim’s recordings. FieldRecordings of Dreams is no different. Thirteen of the songs are instru-mental, while 3 of the songs, including the 36 minute closer, are sim-ply a narrative story revolving around a boy’s baseball game with onlyTim’s voice. You may think that listening to Tim speak for 36 minuteswould be boring, but his voice is earnest and compelling while tellingthe story. The narrative acts as a perfect compliment to the instrumen-tal music. I can only wonder what he will do next.(I Had an Accident Records)

The Toasters One More BulletThe Toasters have been playing ska for well over 20 years andhaven’t missed a beat yet. One More Bullet falls into some of thoseska cliches, like undefineable made-up words (what the hell is a“Gwan”), overly repeated lines and cover songs (“Bits and Pieces” bythe Dave Clark Five and “When Will I Be Loved” by The Everlys).The album is quite good though despite those factors. The Toastersknow how to make a good ska album and they’ve done it again withOne More Bullet.(Stomp Records)

Token EntryThe Re-IssuesThis CD has re-issues of NY Hardcore/Skate Punk band TokenEntry’s albums, Jaybird and Weight of the World. If you know any-thing about NY Hardcore in the 80’s then I’m sure you know aboutToken Entry, the band that gave Gorilla Buscuits their first show atCBGB’s and helped inspire bands like Youth of Today, H2O, andBouncing Souls. Jaybird and Weight of the World is like OperationIvy’s Energy for the East Coast hardcore scene. Definitely somethingto checkout for the history of this band alone. (I Scream Records)

Tyler ReadOnly Rock And Roll Can Save Us NowThere is no one in the band named Tyler Read, strange I know. OnlyRock and Roll Can Save Us Now reminds me of when rock was kindof sleazy and had big hair, but the album maintains a modern feelwith Queen influences a plenty. (Immortal Records)

The VelocetA Quick and Dirty Guide to WarMichael Davison’s The Velocet comes out swinging on their debutalbum A Quick and Dirty Guide to War. The first half of the albumstarts out strong with Chinatown, O, Concertina, and The Turnstilesamong others, and then kind of falters towards the end of the album.The sound is very reminiscent of the Foo Fighters or Ted Leo with apost rock sound. It’s an album worth checking out, but one thatmight get bumped off the Ipod after a few weeks. (Eyeball Records)

V/A Ska Is Dead CompliationSka is definitely not dead and this compilation proves it. It featuresover an hour of ska madness by ska mainstays like Buck-O-Nine,Mustard Plug, Big D and the Kids Table, The Toasters, and thePietasters, plus 20 more bands. This comp is a great way to getintroduced to newer ska bands like Bomb the Music Industry, TheFlatliners, and Tip the Van. Skank your way to your local recorddepot and pick it up, pick it up, pick it up this album.(Asian Man Records)

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Jeff Amendola, Front Board Up

Holdin’ it down since they started in 2003 with Roll One, thechillionaires from Treeroots Productions in Minneapolis and St.Paul haven’t stopped rollin’. Starting out with three VHS releasesin 2003 (Roll One: Chill, Roll Two: Still Chill, Roll Three:Chillionaires), then moving on to DVDs (2003’s Treelogy, 2004’sRoll Four: Chilldren, 2005’s Roll Five: It’s Chill or be Chilled,2006’s The Chills to Pay the Bills, and coming soon, Roll Seven:License to Chill), Roll has remained on the grind, working hard tobring the best of the Midwest to the screen.-EC

Roll would like to thank Seth McCallum, Casey Copenhaver, TonyLanners, Jeff Amendola, Chuck Odima, Dane Vaughn, MitchOlsen, C.J., Jamiel Nowparvar, Kyle JC, Long Doe Records,Swimmer’s Ear, 3rd Lair, Cal Surf, and all local shops.

Contact: mightyroll@gmail.commyspace.com/mighty_rollSubmissions for Roll videos can be sent to4412 47th Ave. S.MPLS, MN 55406

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Interview with Shawn Solem

When and how did the store come about?It was an interesting situation. The guy that owned the shop “GLX”was closing the doors, which was weird because it seemed like theshop was just starting to grow. So he gave me an opportunity toopen up a different shop, under a different name. A little over twoyears ago, I took a chance, and a small business loan, and here I amnow.

Is there a story behind the name?Not really, I was going to be partners with another guy, and we bothhad a lot of names for the shop, but Zombie Boardshop just seemedto be good. Also, my friend Doug Forbes had some rad artwork thatseemed to fit the shop perfectly.

How does Zombie stand out from other Minnesota shops?I think there are a few shops that stand out in the local communityincluding Zombie Boardshop that really focus on customer service,which I believe is key to keeping people pumped.

As a shop, what is your mission?Corny answer: To provide the community with quality skate andsnow gear, and to help the customer from getting a raw deal. Realanswer: To keep the local community from blowing their load on crapgear from a chain store.

Do you plan on putting out a team video?Ha! Eventually...we aren’t really focused on filming right now.Everyone on the team is just enjoying skating right now, and havingsweet dreams about snowboarding.

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Any plans to expand?I don’t plan on opening any other shops, but I have thought about

moving to a more visible location. We are kind of tucked away in acorner right now, and a lot of people don’t even know we exist.

Could you talk about Shred ‘til You’re Dead and any otherevents you guys do?

Shred til You’re Dead is a pre-season snow event we try to planaround Halloween. It’s just a way to get kids pumped about the

upcoming season, and get them broke off a little before the seasonstarts. We do a lot of events with Buck Hill, and they have been real-

ly cool about letting us do what we want with the terrain park. Sokeep your ears open for lots of shred events this winter.

There are a million reasons to shop at Zombie and not theboard store at the mall, but can you give us just three?1. Everyone that works for me skates and/or snowboards.

Awesome.2. We won’t sell you the most expensive stuff we have in the shop,

we try to set people up with stuff that will last them a while.Especially the younger kids. They want the best stuff, but the truthis, they grow like weeds. Mom and Dad don’t want to keep buying

them new stuff every season. Especially the snow gear... snow-boards and gear are not cheap. Unless you buy crap, which in that

case you will be buying new stuff every season.3. We support the local shreds, which is way more than we can say

for the big chain shops.

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Your album features everything from trumpet and violin, toglockenspiel and mandolin. Was it always the plan to havesuch a variety of instruments, or did it start out small andgrow?I guess we've always envisioned that very layered sound thatyou hear on all the Bright Eyes albums and others, but until westarted recording this album and getting even more seriousabout the music, violin and trumpet was never available. Wewrote all the songs for guitar, bass, and keyboard, and playedthem like that for about a year. I guess you could say it startedsmall, but always with the hopes of getting a bigger band. Westill really want to keep growing. Going back to the Bright Eyesreference, it would be amazing to do an album with MikeMogis, if we ever had the opportunity. Pedal steel, woodwinds,and cello are only a few instruments that would be nice to haveeventually.

Is it hard to find time to practice and perform with such alarge group, and when playing live, is it difficult to repli-cate the sound of the album with so many instruments?Practicing isn't too bad as far as the musical part goes, but ourpractice space is cramped and gets really hot when you havesix or seven people there. Luckily we've been doing the songslong enough that there's usually no reason to have to playthem more than once at practice. As far as replicating thesound goes, we do miss out of some minor things when weplay our songs live, but not too many. Currently, we have no

live brass instruments, but that's probably our biggest goal forthe near future. A lot of the other odd instruments play subtleparts that aren't essential for a live show. I guess you could saythat playing the music live isn't too hard, but since we don'thave our own sound guy, some sound guys just can't mix theinstruments very well. You can play everything exactly right butone knob that's not adjusted right on the soundboard can ruina whole show and make the band look like they suck.

Do you have any formal training on piano, trumpet, etc. orare all of you self taught?I have formal training on piano, but that's been on and off.Jess, our violinist, has had a ton of formal training - since shewas like three. She is ridiculously amazing at violin; I can't getover it. The rest are self taught, but still very good. Ben, whodid our trumpet stuff in the studio, played trumpet throughouthigh school, but he isn't a full time band member - he justhelped out in the studio so we didn't have to use corny synthe-sized trumpet sounds.

Describe your songwriting process.About 80% of our last album consisted of Jeff or I writing chordprogressions and showing them to each other. He and I reallyseem to be able to complete each others undeveloped ideas.Some songs I do almost entirely, some stuff he does almostentirely, but for the most part it's he and I that work togetherwith chords and ideas to work them into one coherent song.

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From there, we have the outline to a song and bass guitarparts can be written, along with working out the details. Mostof the lyrics are written by me, but not exclusively. As far asthe violin parts go, because Jess actually first began playingwith us at the time of our recordings, we just gave her ourrough mixes of the recordings and asked her to write her parts,then come back and record them.

How long did it take to write and record this album, andwhat was the experience like?I guess it's hard to give an exact length of time that it took towrite the album, because for about half of the songs, we wrotethem right when we formed the band, then played them for along time before recording this album. About four were writtenin a few weeks, right before we went into the studio. The expe-rience was okay, but it got frustrating. Having the record is agreat experience, but the actual recording of it was a mix ofgood and bad moments. Whenever people have different

visions for songs, it can get hard to get people to agree onsomething. Furthermore, trying to get people to show up ontime isn't always easy, since not everyone in the band has easyaccess to transportation. It really wouldn't have taken that longto record the album, but the process was a little long since wewanted to add the brass and violin parts. We started inFebruary expecting to be done in March, but we didn't have thepressed CD in our hands until July.

Some of your songs, such as Two Worlds, touch on thesubject of war. Was there any plan to have a theme to thisalbum or was it just a subject that was on your mind whilewriting?I guess the subject came up. The idea for that song was actu-ally derived by Jeff and was different from what the song endedup being like. He originally told me that he thought it would becool to write about someone finding a new world where every-thing was opposite: like everything was mirrored. Therefore,everyone ended up getting really confused. When I started try-ing to write lyrics about something like that, the concept turnedinto a story more just about unacceptance. They

teach you in anthropology that people in different places dothe same things differently, so that's where I fit Jeff's ideas ofthe right and left in there. Some societies may talk about direc-tions in terms of east or west, some might just talk about leftand right, but it's the same aspect. So I guess I never intendedto write about war, but it was nice that we ended up with adeeply meaningful song from a simply odd idea.

What kind of music were you into growing up, and has anyof it influenced you as a songwriter?I like classic rock mostly, like The Doors, The Kinks, The Who,and of course its not like I never listen to other music, like rapand everything. I guess I don't know much about what the restof the band really listened to, but I know Jeff likes that sameclassic rock, along with metal. All of it influences me. Peoplesay we're really original, but I really don't know that I create

any new aspects to our music, I guess I just use interestingcombinations. I try to incorporate anything from the sounds ofDisney music theme song ideas to the sounds of rap songs toragtime piano. For example, in Value Without Virtue, thatrepeating riff idea is nothing unlike a typical rap song that sam-ples a riff which repeats, and the middle bridge section issomething I wrote when I wanted to write a ragtime songsometime. When I realized they were in the same pentatonicscale, I just put them together into the same song. Anotherexample of the off combinations can be heard in Filled to theBrim. You get a really classical sounding vibe in the beginning,then it blends with Jeff's metal-esque guitar parts in the instru-mentals.

Do you find people have a difficult time putting your musicinto a specific genre?Yes, but again, it seems odd that it is that way. Our songs arebased on basic chords and simple melodies. There's nothingtoo odd about it, except maybe the combinations of everything.

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Do you buy albums or mostly download in this day andage?Lately I've been buying them. The thing is, I don't listen to thatmany bands or albums, I just listen to the ones that I like overand over again. So I don't have the opportunity to buy manyCDs, but if I want one, I like to have all the goodies that comewith the liner notes.

Where can people find your new album?Right now, we are actually just selling it independently. If theyemail us at thegreatphysician@gmail.com, we can sell themone. We might work with getting them put in some shopseventually, but I kind like the idea of knowing exactly how manywe are selling, and being able to sell them really cheaply.

What is next for TGP?Well right now we will just continue to play off this album andwork at getting good local shows. We really aren't too interest-ed in touring because there are so many bands that tour, and itseems like most independent bands will probably just end upplaying to ten people in a bar, and that includes the sound guyand bar tenders.... I just don't imagine that it would be any dif-ferent for us, until we get our CD nationally promoted. Wehave new song ideas to work on for a next album, and hopeful-ly by the time we record that, we will have developed anticipa-tion for the record and maybe even found a record label towork with.

Is there a story behind the name of the band?We were just sitting around Andrew's kitchen table spouting outevery bad idea that came to mind. He looked at a book withour name on it and said that, and ready for it to suck, Jeff and Isaid, "That Su....." wait!" The name has some religious conno-tations so some people think we might be a Christian band, butoverall I think the name in the literal sense is pretty cool. Iimagine like the physician that could cure Tommy (from TheWho's opera, Tommy) I guess overall the names nothing tooexciting, but I don't know too many band names that are. Ithink a lot of time a name just seems cool because you associ-ate the cool music with it, so I'm not too worried about chang-ing our name or something.

Maple Grove seems to have a history for talented bands,and they all connect through mutual friends, like a familytree of sorts. Why do you think that is? Did any otherbands from the area influence or help shape this band?Honestly, I think that that Garage Band class at the high schoolreally contributes to that. I never took it, since I didn't realizemy interest was in piano till I was done with MGSH, but thatclass has to be the coolest thing that any school district coulddo for their musically interested students. Three of the mem-bers in our band did that, and I know that bands like Nehemiahthat went there had members that took garage band. Also, Ithink when bands like Dead to Fall or Four Letter Lie are suc-ceeding, it let's other know that it is possible to get somewherewith music if you work at it, it's not just a distant dream.

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There you are, Friday night at the same watering hole as usual. You orderthat same buck fifty stale tap beer and sit down in that perfectly formednook your ass has made in the dark back corner booth. The bar patronscrowd together making the humming, comforting white noise, soothingyou through your skunky yellow flat beverage, until eureka! She walks in,the “she”! The perfect petite brunette thick in all the right spots, rockin’the style you dig. Aaah shit! Now what? All those nights spent here prac-ticing relaxation techniques (aka drink until numb) and the most intelli-gence you’ve put into a conversation is describing to your buddy the size,shape, color, and contents of the last mega shit you took. Okay, here’s theplan. Take down a couple shots to loosen up a bit. Shots down! Alright,now go and smoke a cig and think of something to say. Heater’s burntdown to your fingertips and you have a vague plan of attack to conquer theangel at the... where the fuck did she go?

This scenario repeats itself time after time, day after day in many facets ofthe average human’s life. Here today, gone tomorrow. None more than inthe world of skateboarding. That downtown brick hip you know you onlyhave one shot at before some fat ass security guard bum rushes you. Theconcrete or steel full pipe sitting in a construction yard. And that marbleledge that they have yet to bolt eight million ugly skate stoppers to. Sowhat do you do about it? You barge the fuck out of it until you stick thattrick! You call everyone you know that has the ability to ride! You skatethat spot every possible moment until it is literally ripped out from underyour wheels, dropped onto the bed of a semi and hauled away! Trust me,it’s worth the fines, and you just might have an even more fun time run-ning from “the man” than you did hitting the spot. When all is said anddone, take advantage of life and everything it sets in front of you! Ohyeah, and before I forget... If you are ever presented with the scenario thatstarted this whole rant, fuck it. Ask that brunette broad how many shotsit’s gonna take to get her boy shorts to hang from your bed post. It’s worthit. She’s probably pretty skanky if she’s hanging out in some dive bar, andif she slaps the teeth out yo mouf it will still make for a funny story to tellyour homies.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrowby Chris Yerks

Yanks by Chris Pernula

“When all is said and done, take advantage of life and everything it sets

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Interview with Susio SanchezPhotos by Nick Wosika/L3P

How did the idea to open a parkcome about and what was the moti-vation behind opening the park?Mike already had the shop open forabout a year. He was putting on mobileskatepark days about once a month.We'd put on contests, do demos, tossout product. You know, everythingthat is fun about skateboarding. Theresponse was overwhelming. It was justthe next logical step.

Were there any challenges you facedwhile getting the park up and run-ning? A ton. We had to go to the city a num-ber of times and get things like parkingvariances and building codes all squaredaway. The space we now occupy was acarpet and furniture warehouse. Wehad to tear out all the carpet. Raise theceiling and sprinkler system as well asthe lights. We had to sound proofadjoining walls. It was a lot of work buttotally worth it.Colin Hackett, Boardslide

I heard there was an enormous wallride,what other features does the park offer?Bowl, mini, etc. Yeah... people love the wall-ride. We also have a 32 foot wide mini rampthat escalates from 5.5 feet tall to 7 feet. The"big four" stair set. Loading docks, hubbas,banks, ledges, a 5 foot fly box, flatbars, andhandrails. We also have a smaller section forbeginners.

How many square feet is the facility?10,000

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What has been the response so far fromskaters, parents, and locals? The response has been good. We are seeing alot more kids getting into skateboarding. Dadsare getting back into it with their kids. Parentsare learning the names of the tricks. It's a coolscene.

Is the park strictly skateboarding or doyou allow bmx and inline as well? We welcome everyone.

Do you have any special events planned?We have a mini ramp and out contestsplanned for August. We have an all nighterabout every other month. Every Saturday wehave band night. Bands play from nine tomidnight and it's only five dollars to skate andwatch the band. Matt put together a killersound system. You gotta check it out.

How does Renegade differ from other MNskateparks? We have a lot of fun down here. No attitudes,no egos, no hang ups.

What are your goals for your first year ofbusiness?To get as many people hyped on skateboard-ing as we can and have as much fun as human-ly possible.

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What draws you to painting on found objects?I’m not sure there is one thing that draws me to paint on found objects.I see them the same way I see a canvas. Everything has an imageattached to it, and the artist, whomever they may be, simply does theirbest to reflect the image they see on the inside and bring it to the sur-face for everyone to view.

Are there certain places you go to find things, and what is thestrangest item you’ve found?The world is full of things. We as a society discard things from pencilsto vehicles. You can walk down any street at any given moment andfind things that at one time belonged to someone and possibly weremore than just a piece of trash. Everywhere you look, tiny fractions ofour environment are being filled with debris from the lives of millions ofstrangers.

Did you build the wooden toys on your website?Yes I actually did. I have been experimenting with different types ofwood for a while and now I use only Poplar. I have much more thanwhat I show on my site, I just haven’t figured out what to do with themyet. I got the idea from getting into the vinyl art toy scene, and though Iam intrigued by the toys companies are putting out, I was searching forsomething completely different. Of course no one has been knockingdown my door about them but I like that. It would be a shame to seethem disappear as I make them as they are a lot of fun to have around.It reminds me of being a child in a time when plastic and other materialwas not as readily available.

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anging all the time.”You have a very distinct style. Did it take a long time for youto find your style of painting?Thanks, I like to hear that, and yes it has taken me about sevenyears. A lot of that time was spent being young and painting onthe street, finding some kind of unique development of self thatwas a mix of urban art and fine art from abstract masters yearsago. I also don’t think I have really gotten to perfect it yet but Ihope I never do. I like to see things changing all the time.

The characters you paint have a storybook or fairytale quali-ty to them. Is there a story behind all of these characters?Yes, there’s a story, one that has been slowly maturing over mylifetime. Most of everything I paint, though it can be broken downinto easily understood technical nonsense, still represent smallpieces of me, from emotions to events that plague or glorify mypast.

Are there any artists that influence your style?Sure, a ton! Not too many new ones though, and I don’t say thatbecause there are not artists out there that blow my mind. I say itmostly because I try and stay away from them all. I don’t buy anyart and look through very little magazines or books. I am trying tobury myself inside of my own ideas. By doing that my influencesremain small and my ideas become fresh and strictly a product ofmy own experience and not the work of some other amazingartist. I will say though if I get to watch or read on people who Ilook up to it would be the great masters. I don’t think I need toname names as artists during the past 400 to 500 years are pret-ty well known. Wait, yes a good friend Gabe Combs. He’s anartist in Minneapolis, and started me painting more than I was.He’s one of those people who makes me angry. Mostly because Ithink society is missing out on one of the most influential artists ofour time when it comes to his work. That and his sketchbooksare a thing of beauty, a quality I have never seen matched beforeby anyone.

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Things outside of art that influence you?Ummmmm... women! There are a lot of things. I tend to be verydrawn to the idea of personal perfection. People who have a totalcalm and balanced lifestyle full of good energy and no little person-al conflict.

How did the board graphics for the Hot Spot come about?Well, I grew up at that place when I was just a little runt. Afterbeing away from there for a while I popped in one day and was like“Josh, I should do a graphic for your board!” Luckily he said sureeven though I was all pushy about it. That was when I did the firstgraphic in black and white. Then a few months ago I kind of saidthe same thing out of the blue. Once again I was happy they saidyes. I have always enjoyed those guys and designing graphics forthem is a strange full circle in life for me. It’s also really cool to stillbe a part of the shop where I spent most of my years as a runt. It’salso very existential.

Are there any board artists you admire, or specific graphicsthat stand out in your memory?I remember a while ago there was a series of decks that were putout by someone that I am not sure the name of. It was a few ani-mals that were also part machine. I really dug those. Other thanthat I like skate graphics a lot and it’s nice to see people I grew upwith like Todd Bratrud and Aaron Horkey putting out some kick asswork.

Do you plan to do more skateboard graphics in thefuture?I’d love to, I will always do anything the Hot Spot is lookingfor and they know that. That includes finishing that stinkingmural I put up before Linda and Josh ring my neck. I wouldalso love to do some work for companies but there are aton of great artists out there that would love to do thesame. Nowadays it’s all about marketing yourself andfrankly I am a marketing bum. I would much rather just sitand paint.

What is the biggest challenge you’ve had to face as aprofessional artist?Ummm? Making money! I have always been that guy out-side of the scene. I see a lot of my friends move past meand I complain to all hell about a lot of shitty art out therethat people are paying top dollar for. I don’t know what tosay about it without sounding like a jaded prick, but don’tget me wrong, I have had my time to shine in Minneapoliswhen I was younger and it was great. Since then I havesettled down and my personality has fell through the floor.Art isn’t always about the piece or the quality of line work.It’s an industry now just like everything else. With that inmind, people come and go, great illustrators blow up andfizzle out. Great artists do the same. People are paintingmore and more work that reflects nothing more than soci-ety’s obsession with new pretty material goods and lessabout the raw emotional values of the artist’s self. On topof that everyone in the world is an artist and everyone elsewants to be one. Because art is subjective, we’re left witha grand scale of mediocrity that sparks movements reach-ing further and further from the quality that some 300 yearsago was the center for creativity. I’m not sure what willhappen when there are more artists than any other produc-tive member of society. Don’t get me wrong, I think it wouldbe great to walk down the street and see five galleriesinstead of five cell phone shops, but who makes anymoney and what is good art when everything is consideredgood, and someone can buy the same thing for a dollarless from some other painter. Whew! A lot of information.With all that in mind, I don’t care much though. I will keeppainting and sneaking out into the darkness to write onthings. I will do my best to help my audience see the beau-ty and pain of the world through my eyes and nothingmore. Good luck and good night...

“I have always beenthat guy outside ofthe scene.”

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