The band, which now splits its time between Buffalo and L.A., hired new drummer Mike Malinin (who wuz basically stolen from his band in Texas, called the Careless) and spent nearly two years on the road, playing to progressively larger
audiences and attempting to avoid the pitfalls of "overnight" success like only 10-year veterans can.
    But the history-making success of "Iris" has turned up that pressure-cooker. As rock observers all know, there's a thin line between making history these days and becoming history.

• The bands latest album, Dizzy Up the Girl, recorded at L.A.'s Track Records studios, resonates with the band's penchant for kickass power ballads. Between the grooves, moreover lies a perceivable injection of soul. If you haven't gotten their latest album, go and get it!