More handbuilt bike show pitcures

How to Avoid the Bummer Life had a post full of good photos from the handbuilt bike show. The Rick Hunter mountain bikes look rad.
If you love the bike life HTATBL is a mandatory reading.

Bicycle Race 45

There is really no other reason to post this 45 as part of the cycling music series except for the cover which is a perfect visual representation of both songs on the 45. Tour of Flanders is a hell of a race so this is in tribute to that.
I have no real opinion of Queen. Don't mind hearing them on the radio, but I don't go out of my way to listen to them.

A Flanders quote from Boonen
Cyclingnews asked Boonen who else might bother him in his quest for a third Flanders title. "There's nobody really on top of the rest," he said. "Ballan, Paolini, Flecha, Pozzato, O'Grady, Cancellara ... they will all be there in the finale; we have to watch out as there a couple of strong duo's among them."

Koro 12" on Sorrry State

Koro put out the hard to get 700 Club 7" in 1983 and were pretty standard early 80s hardcore. I think the legend of the single is greater than the music. You would see this on every one's want lists back in the early 90s (along with other "better in theory" rarities like Sons of Ishmael Hayseed Hardcore) Where are all the record trade list's now a days? How many of the same records are still on there?
There was bootleg of the 7" that came out in the 90s. This is 11 tracks recorded back in 82 but remastered and released in 2006. Excellent packaging with a good interview with guitarist Carl Snow.
The band was tight and fast, but not quite as aggressive as the DC or Detroit bands of the same era. They have a slight Cali or Midwestern feel to me. Lyrics are more in the fucked up suburbia vein than raging politics. This record isn't going to unseat bands like No Labels or Neon Christ from my top ten 80s hardcore bands, but it is still well done generic 80s hardcore and that is what makes it good.

Sorry State put a lot of effort into this. Cover and inserts are all killer.

Koppenberg Climb a human perspective

This is what it looks like when regular humans climb it.
Good job by the cameraman to dodge all the walkers and make it to the top

Koppenberg 2006

Outside of the shithead heckling this is some crazy footage....
Boonen looks possessed trying to bridge

Flanders Odds for the betting types

Unibet.com Odds
Wait, is it legal to mention the name? I just want to make sure, because it would be a shame to break the law in France, what with the mention of Unibet.com and, yeah, the Unibet 'situation' needs to be mentioned as much as possible - but hey, at least they're at De Ronde. Anyhow: the odds.

Boonen: 3.50 (whoda thunk it)
Bettini: 6.00
Cancellara: 10.00
Pozzato: 13.00
O'Grady: 20.00
PVP: 20.00
Ballan: 20.00
Hoste: 22.00
Freire: 25.00
Burghardt: 25.00
Steegmans: 25.00
Nuyens: 28.00
Paolini: 28.00
Gusev: 30.00
Hushovd: 35.00
Devolder: 35.00
Bennati: 35.00
Gilbert: 40.00
Zabel: 50.00
Boogerd: 50.00

Thanks Pezcyclingnews!

Black Cobra Bestial CD

Black Cobra "Bestial" cd. If you missed the glory days of amrep style noise bands, this in one you'll enjoy. Ex Cavity and 16 dudes rock a mix of those bands sludgey groove with a little more harsh rock(unsane,drunktank, black tail). Buzzoven are an obvious influence. Vocals manage to avoid the generic production that makes so many heavier bands sound the same. Good grooves and memorable riffs. 11 songs on At a Loss recordings. "Broken on the Wheel" is hopefully a Conan reference. Terrifying cover art of the might kraken is a bonus. A whole lot of fucking noise for a two piece band.
The worst thing about reviewing records is when they're good there isn't much to say except buy it, but when they suck, there isn't much point in saying all the mean shit that is fun to write.