"Yes I'm calling out"

Taking a break here.

"She's got the rhythm down"

It's official. My wife has agreed to let me drag her to the Bottom Lounge in Chicago on May 20 for the Urge Overkill concert and album release party in their native city.



It will be awesome to check out Nash, King and the boys' new rhythm section.

The Kids are Insane

Just a touch of rubber chicken flavor. Viva la nineties.

Return of the Neoplatonic Demiurges

Wow, I never thought they'd be back. They had to ditch Blackie due to his incorrigible heroin use. Excerpt from T.O. Snobs:

With the unfortunate success of "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon", most people overlook that Urge Overkill were actually one hell of a great band in their day. There are precious few albums from the early '90s that hold up from beginning to end as well as Saturation.

As previously reported, Urge have been back in the studio working on their first new album in 16 years. That album now has a name and release date. Rock & Roll Submarine has now been slated for an April 26th release.

Here's "Effigy", a song they released from the new album. The video is available on YT also, but I hated it. Oh, well. Why didn't they just jump into a convertible with Cuban chicks like they did for Sister Havana? Instead they tried to make this one deep and meaningful. As Beavis and Butthead famously commented, "The only meaning a video should have is that there is nothing else to watch on television."



Not bad. Could have been on Saturation, or at least Exit the Dragon. I didn't think Exit the Dragon was as bad as some fans; really dug "Monopoly". Anyway....

Their website shows that they are playing in Chitown close to my birthday. Maybe I'll drag my wife over there....

Still Love These Guys

All the media saturation about Castro and Little Havana put this song into my head.