Birdmonster

With the possible exception of ferreting through Dad's closet in search of his mythical porno stash, nothing is as overtly masculine as Heavy Metal...

My Fellow Americans, About two hundred thirty three years ago, we, the fine citizens of the United States, fed up with Britain's tweedy aloofness and insistence on calling pants "trousers" and underwear "pants," decided to get our Independence on...

Greetings, greetings...

We live in trying times. Dick Cheney has emerged from his bunker to sneer ghoulishly at moral reason, California's Supreme Court is shitting the proverbial bed, and Kobe is two wins from the NBA Finals. Frothing loonies are everywhere...

So I was writing a missive about our Sundance experiences which was maybe the most hilarious piece of prose since Ben Greenman's "Blurbs" when my life devolved into a decidedly unfunny, splintered mess...

We've put "No Midnight" on Noise Trade. Head over to the site to share the album with five friends or pay us a pittance if you feel so inclined.

I'm here at work, patiently crafting the story of our journey to Sundance, a tale that involves Wynona Judd, urban camping in a Mormon stronghold, aggressive I-Spying of "That Guy"s, and the Stephen King-esque horrors of driving through an ice fog...

Thanks to Pruning Shears for including us .. http://www.pruningshears.us/pruning-shears/2008/12/25/best-music-of-2008.html

Thanks to Pruning Shears for including us .. http://www.pruningshears.us/pruning-shears/2008/12/25/best-music-of-2008.html

Check the events page for two new shows on the West Coast!

Here's what I remember about music in elementary school: In third grade, there was this mousy woman who looked like a cross between Gilda Radner and Rhea Pearlman...

We're stoked to partner with RCRD LBL to premiere the "mean" version of "I Might Have Guessed." Head over to the site to download for free.