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Have to plug some blogs that have been brought to my attention recently.
Destroy Babylon is like a walk down memory lane for any aging skate/core-man. Hope they can keep up the breakneck pace down memory lane!
Metal Inquisition is killer-especially if you are searching for Anvil or Overkill documentaries. Too funny
Wrap it up with a ton of killer shots of Philly ramp action here at Wasted Days and call it a night.

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Does Lance or Tiger or KG have anything to match this???
This would go nicely with some Budweiser Clamato. Check here for details.

The only thing I have in common with Eric Zabel

Right of the bat -don't get it twisted. I have the utmost respect for Eric Zabel. He races year round, did the right thing by his friend Altag, and is fast as fuck. I am psyched to have anything in common with him, I am just a little bummed it is a tragic euro hair style. Zabel since arriving at Milram has been rocking a bizzaro receding spiky flat top. Recently my hair has begun to resemble this. Especially after I take my helmet off. This leaves me with a few choices. O'Grady it. Karpets it. or I guess Wiggins it. Realistically O'Grady is my only real choice-I need to cut my hair more often-maybe treat hair cuts like interval workouts or leg shaving. Thank god he shares Zabel's good qualities-races year round, stand up guy, fast, etc. Of all the tragic euro hairstyles, the Zabel may not be that bad, but when you are blessed with hair everywhere but on your head, it just seems like another hour with the razor blade. Maybe I can half step and rock the Bettini and call it quits! Ah yes, the Bettini why didn't I think of that ( even if it is just a midpoint between the OGrady and the Zabel).
This approach definitely beats the hairline doping that Johan is guilty of! Then. Now. You decide. More definitive than Barry Bond's hat size? You decide.

We Have you Surrounded.

Dirtbombs are back. You never know what to expect when you first listen to a new Dirtbombs record. This record could have made 2 killer 45s, but instead you get a good albume with a couple tracks that will have you reaching for the skip button. "Ever Loving Man" is text book Dirtbombs soul garage nirvana which feels like a rework of "pushing too hard". "I hear sirens" is up next as my second favorite track and the french lyric'd "fin du monde" closes things out on high note. In between you have Sparks and Dead Moon covers. The whole album as a the feel of "ultraglide through the 80s and 90s post punk and indie world". Not direct covers, but songs with strong nods towards a lot of bands. This band has a good enought record collection that they could probably sneak quite a few past you. "Wreck My Flow" might have worked better as an intstrumental. The goofy lyrics coupled with the throbbing anglo-disco groove is a little too much. Even the "bad" songs sound good.
Ultraglide in black might be record of the decade and this doesn't quite live up to that, but it is a better record than I may have made it sound.

Fairies Wear Boots Part Two

Fairies Wear Boots

Rushing home from work, throwing on the full winter gear, and rushing out the door trying to squeeze in the maximum ride with the minimum daylight is a challenge. My shoe covers were crusted with sand and ice from the last time I rode and really looked like some dusty boots that Richie Blackmore should have been wearing, but there is no time to spruce up, just time to start pedaling.
Left with very little to focus on during this post work training ride, I found my mind drifting to the steady beat of my frog light as daylight faded away. Thinking about my dirty boots my mind locked into an endless loop of Faeries wear Boots. I cannot wait until I can blast home from work and only worry about finding a jersey that doesn't stink and not having to worry about leg warmers,booties, caps, gloves, etc. Maybe even enjoy some commuting to work without an 18lb backpack full of clothes. Soon but not soon enough

Mike Curb takes on the Stones

I have said it here before, that I am a sucker for oddball covers of classic rock and surf rock guru Mike Curb brings it on this LP covering 10 Stones songs
You get some stabbing horn work and some melodic flutes. "Standing in the Shadows" even has a marching band type feel to it.
No surprise that "honky tonk woman" is my favorite, but chances are one of your favorites is on here as well.

With this group Waterfall, Curb also released a "doors songbook" and a "CCR Songbook" lp that I will be looking for.