Yay! My friend Joe helped me put the Moaners video online. You'll need to size the screen down to see it better. (It's not the entire song, by the way.)

Here are a couple of photos from last night's show at Kings.


The Legendary Shack Shakers -- polka-billy from Nashville (I think)


The Moaners -- featuring Melissa Swingle (Trailer Bride) and Laura King (various bands). I like the Moaners because they hearken back to Melissa's early Trailer Bride days, only now she's a much better musician. Old-timers in the area probably remember when Trailer Bride was just two girls, before they became alt-country superstars.

The Dynamite Bros. (sorry, no photo) rocked as usual. I have a couple of Quicktime movies I took with my new camera, but I'm still trying to decide how to get them online.

This is funny. Tim Ross is reminiscing about the early-'90s rock scene on his blog. Maybe it's time for me to post some old Chew Toy flyers.

Let me start this off by saying how much I love Slayer's "Reign in Blood." About a year ago I allowed a former boss to borrow my copy because his teenage daughter was getting into death metal, and he wanted to help her find some bands he thought she might like (not often you hear that).

Anyway, the girl promptly lost the CD, and it's taken me until now to go out and get another copy. I arrived home yesterday to find it waiting for me in the mail (yes, I prefer to order my music online). I cannot describe the joy of kicking off my shoes, uncorking a fine $7.99 bottle of Chardonnay, and relaxing with "Altar of Sacrifice" blasting over my stereo system. Now, if I can only convince my friend Johnny to teach me to play drums (listening to Dave Lombardo always makes me wish I could play drums).

David Ranii has a good article today in The News & Observer about how radio is trying to recapture listeners lost to iPods and satellite radio. I find it interesting that one of the methods is to incorporate "train wreck" playlists, which is something college radio has been doing for years.

Finally, Nicky Trimiar (Mercury Birds, Taija Rae) sent me a copy of her swirly new solo project, Basalt, which I'm listening to right at this very moment. It's lo-fi, mainly her and her guitar with a Casio and a few effects. I can definitely hear a My Bloody Valentine influence. And she's got a great voice too. e-mail her if you want more info.

Check out this cool new blog, Beauty Ninja. I want that cigarette bracelet, and I don't even smoke!