Velveeta Issue #4
(featuring Headboard, Little Tin Frog, and Chixdiggit!)
Headboard is a rapkin' (rap/rock) band from petaluma. They don't really need a big introduction because Glenn will probably tell you all you need to know! They also have a slot opening up for Run-Dmc March 13th, and play slows around the bay area all the time! (as well as southern california) I highly suggest that you go and check these guys out, and buy their cd's!! So without further ado, here's Glenn from Headboard.
moi: introduce yourself. (name, instrument, fav. cartoon, etc.)
Glenn: Glenn, um, vocals? rapping? talking fast? I'm all about Charlie Brown
moi: How long has Headboard been together?
Glenn: 2 years now. We started in late 1995 as a rap group. It was like one of those surreal things. It was two guys on stage with backing tracks and we just stood there and read the words off paper. Eventually, we memorized the words. Then we played out a bit. We did fifteen shows, and no one really knew what to make of us. We released two cassette EP's. Then we got the live band in July of 1996.
moi: Why the name Headboard?
Glenn: 9 letters. Two syllables. It looks good. Sounds nice.
moi: Is the second album mostly the same songs, only without a couple members?
Glenn: Actually, we only re-recorded two songs off the first album, and those were the two that people seemed to like most (and we didn't like as much on the first record). I look at something like "Time" and I think it can't be done better, so why even try. But "Summer Love" and "Everybody Wants Something" had some problems, so we tried to fix them. In the future we might re-record some more stuff off our first CD, "Brendan Goes To College" - for instance, we've got a totally new rocking version of "Mattress Disco," and a band version of "G-man," "Frozen Sunshine" has also a more live feel to it (because the original used all samples). With Jeff (U.S. Pipe, the other original member) not in the band, the songs are different. Pretty much the only song you can rule out never being re-recorded (off the first CD) is our cover of the Jim Carroll Band's "People Who Died." We tried re-doing "Time" once though, and it lacked. I know there is a timing glitch that bugs some of us on the original though. We did go through quite a member shake-up between CD's though. Our current slogan is, "Headboard - a revolving door of members since 1995." We're pretty solid right now though. In fact, the only thing different from the new CD to our live show is Josh, our new guitar player (who joins Ryan). This is to add some of the thickness the CD has (because of the keyboard parts, which, unfortunately, aren't part of the live show right now). Most of the new songs were written while we were adding Kristin to the band, and we had Christine and Logan from Little Tin Frog help out with vocals and keyboards. Well, Christine vocals, Logan keyboards. Although Logan sang on "Here With You." He didn't make it to the final mix though. I still have a version with him though. I might release that as a b-side or something.
headboard minus Josh (new guitar player)
moi: When and why did the members of Little Tin Frog leave? (btw, ltf kicks ass)
Glenn: The members of Little Tin Frog left because Little Tin Frog does indeed kick ass. Basically they helped us out when we first started. Owen (from ltf) played second guitar, Christine sang, and Logan hung around and would come up on stage and play his concertina. It was a real party vibe back then. In fact, they helped us realize what we could add to Headboard. When we started with the band, we didn't even think of female vocals. Then during rehearsals one day we were complaining over our lack of songs for the first show with a band. We wanted to cover this rap song by the Coup (a political rap group from Oakland) called "Repo Man." The chorus had a female singing, "Who is the motherfucker rolling through the hood? Who is the motherfucker up to no good?" So we asked Christine to join us and sing that. I thought she would tell us that she wouldn't, but she jumped at the chance. Before I knew it, she was doing the "shoo-bop-bop's" in Summer Love as well. For the first two or three shows she didn't do much other than "ooh" and "la-la" while we rapped. But by the time we recorded Brendan, she was in almost every song (whether we wanted her there or not). Little Tin Frog was taking a break during that summer, so they helped us out. But when fall started, they wanted to get back to LTF. So we had one guitar player for awhile, and we sought a female singer. The new second guitar player and female singer we found weren't adequate replacements, and we dicked around with them for 6 months or so. Honestly, we were in such a rush to replace Owen and Christine that we didn't bother to find someone who could fill their shoes. Now with Kristin and Josh, we finally have. Logan still comes up and beatboxes, plays keyboards, or just dances when he can. Owen doesn't make that many guest appearances, but Christine sings "Everybody Wants Something" with us when she can. Once again, we want to thank Little Tin Frog for being such a part of Headboard. Everyone should check out their CD, "The Pain and Pleasure Machine."
the G-man!
moi: What kind of music did you grow up on?
Glenn: Until the time I was 10 (1986), I listened to Weird Al Yankovic, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Huey Lewis and the News, the soundtrack to Grease, and the soundtrack to Xanadu. Everyone wants to say that they were into the Clash, the Pixies, and REM back then - but we were all in the same boat. I spent many summers at the Boy's Club in the East Bay, and I got exposed to UTFO and New Edition, but up until 1986, Duran Duran was as avant garde as I got. Then I fell into the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Crowded House, INXS, Poison, and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (come on, what did YOU listen to when you were 11?). By 14 I was into the Pixies, Motley Crue, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Urban Dance Squad, Dee-Lite, C&C Music Factory, 3rd Bass, Bel Biv DeVoe, They Might Be Giants, The Cure, Depeche Mode, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Aerosmith, Nirvana and Warrant. At 16 it got weirder - I discovered Ice Cube, NWA, Operation Ivy, Cypress Hill, Kris Kross, Color Me Badd, House of Pain, Pearl Jam, KISS, and PM Dawn. 18 brought me a bit further up the evolutionary scale to the Lemonheads, Public Enemy, and Barenaked Ladies. Now I listen to a combination of the above, only I try to throw in as much new stuff as possible. I'm always excited when I find a new band. I love the Blast Bandits (from the Central Valley), Ridel High, That Dog, Foo Fighters, and some of the rap stuff that is out there (Puffy, Mase, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes). Lately music isn't that good. I get a kick out of the Spice Girls, Chumbawumba, Hanson, Insane Clown Posse, and some of the other catchy stuff coming out, but it's not how it used to be. I heard the soundtrack to Footloose again the other day. I mean, THAT is timeless. I listened to Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood" today, THAT is timeless. Poison's "Fallen Angel." Am I gonna be that excited about "Wannabe," two years from now? Probably not, I'll be like "when do they get to that rap part?"
moi: Do you enjoy playing the all ages shows as opposed to the 18 or 21 and over ones?
Glenn: All ages shows rule. Most bar shows suck. People tend to just stand there. The show we're playing at the Cactus Club February 7th is our first 18+ show. I'm curious how that will be. Typically we play every weekend, and we try to make every weekend show all ages. We will play bars on weeknights though, because it can be like an attended practice. We're not really a bar band though - not enough like Led Zeppelin. It's also geographic though, some areas just have more dancing, and others don't. Some areas people really listen to the music. We do a freestyle rap almost every show, and in some areas they don't even seem to be paying attention enough to notice.
moi: Who are some of your favorite local bands?
Glenn: I'm not just going to name our friends. Bands I dig: Soda (from the S. Bay), Blast Bandits (Central Valley), LGS (Sacramento), Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits (E. Bay), and, hmm. I dunno. There are a lot of bands I like live, then I hear their CD and I'm like, "this doesn't capture what is cool about them." I hate that. I think that bands need to re-fine themselves a bit more before they go out and there and hit the stage - some bands just seem to re-hash the same thing again and again. It's two tiered - a CD needs to have a lot of good, strong songs, and the live show needs to keep things varied enough to hold someone's attention. Not only are you competing with all the other bands out there, but the movies, television, and the Internet. Some of the bands out there are so boring that I wouldn't be surprised if they burnt people out on live shows altogether. Move around, set yourself on fire, juggle - do something to be entertaining AND have great music (ok, good music).
moi: Are you working on anything new?
Glenn: We wanna do some sort of live/remix/rarities album, but once we start writing songs it will probably turn into the next Headboard record. Our new CD, "The End Is Near" is selling okay, and we hit stores in late February. We're gonna give this CD 12-18 months before doing something new on this large of a scale. We might do an EP. If enough people are interested though, we'll press up a live show and some other neat stuff on a CD and sell it for a relatively cheap price. We're just starting to write some new songs right now as well, and work more of the live show. We'll be adding more stuff off the new CD to our show in phases.
alley boys...
moi: What's the best and worst place you have played at?
Glenn: Best place? Fatty Mocha in Merced (crowd-wise). Worst place? Nothing has been too atrocious. We have a love-hate relationship with the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma (our home town). I LOVE THE PHOENIX. I love Tom, the man who runs it, and I love the stage, and it is where Headboard has played a lot of shows (including our first show ever, and our first show ever with a band). For some reason, we are almost always cursed when we play there lately though. Like, we could just have played ten great shows, and when we play the Phoenix, the sound will suck, or something will go wrong. Maybe its the hometown curse.
moi: Alright, so who's the chick magnet in the band?
Glenn: Chick magnet? Tough call. It goes in phases. Ryan seems to be doing well, but Alex just got his braces off. Kristin gets a lot of guys. I'd blow 'em all away though if I didn't have a girlfriend. : )
Great thanks and appreciation goes out to Glenn (thanks for everything!!), and also to Headboard for creating that funky fresh music. For more information on headboard, check out their webpage.Until next time....
Little Tin Frog is a three peice band, who like to think of themselves as geeks, and their music as geek rock. If ya get the chance, go see these guys live, you won't be disappointed!!
velveetian: introduce yourselves (name, instrument, fav. cartoon, age, hobbies, strange collections, etc)
Logan: My name is Logan, and I play the drums and concertina. My favorite cartoon is either South Park or Space Ghost Coast to Coast--I'm not sure which. I am twenty years old. Hobbies? Well, I suppose my hobby is writing and performing my own songs on my four-track and then making cassette albums and selling them. Many people tell me I have a cool nose. My shoe size is 13.
logan
Logan or Owen: Christine sings and plays the bass. She is twenty-seven. Her favorite stand-up comedian is Jake Johansen. She works at the Luther Burbank Center. Many people tell her she sounds like Chrissy Hynde when she sings. She likes tall, introverted, nerdy guys with acne. If she could she would marry John Linnell from They Might Be Giants.
Christine!
Owen: Hey ladies, my name is Owen. Measurements:36-22-544 When I'm not eating, sleeping or being 23 I like to play the guitar with my good friends Logan and Christine. In fact, we're in a band together called Little Tin Frog. Some of my hobbies are checking e-mail, not eating dairy products, and collecting junk art at the thrift store. My favorite book is "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein and I also enjoy wearing sweater vests.
Owen!
velveetian: can you give a brief history of the band... (how you got started.. etc)
LTF: Owen and Christine knew each other for a while, and they wanted to form a full band, so they put up flyers looking for a drummer. Logan answered the flyer, and after only one meeting they knew it would work. They played their first show a few weeks after they met, and they have been gigging to ever-increasing crowds since then. They released a CD in August of 1997, and they have a mailing list of over 1000 people in numerous cities up and down California. Future plans include making a video with break dancing in it.
velveetian: was little tin frog in formation when you worked with headboard?
LTF: That's an interesting story... Little Tin Frog formed in September of 1995. Headboard formed (as a two-piece rap group) in January of 1996. The live band Headboard came about in June of 1996 at a show at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma. Little Tin Frog and Headboard were on the bill. The lead rapper of Headboard accidentally dropped his mini-disc player before they went on, so they didn't have any music to rap to. So, he asked Logan to please set up his drums and play some beats for them so they could perform. Logan and Owen played some music to rap to for a whole set, and since Headboard received such a great response for once, they decided it would be a great idea to have a live band all the time. Since we were all friends, we all helped each other out in getting Headboard on its feet with a live band--so that's why Christine sang backup vocals and Owen played the guitar on Headboard's first album. Christine also sings on Headboard's new album, and Logan plays the keyboard. So to answer your question: yes, we were in formation before we worked with Headboard.
velveetian: by the way... where did you get the name little tin frog? and don't say you made it up... i think that's obvious! :)
LTF: When we were driving once, we saw it painted on a bridge.
velveetian: what are some of your favorite local bands?
LTF:Well, we like a lot of local bands--most of them are good friends of ours. Headboard is an obvious one. Blind Spot, Tin Circus, Space Baby, and Sons of Atom are a few more. We also like a lot of local bands from out of our area: Luckie Strike and Floppias from Sacramento, Slow Gherkin from Santa Cruz, and See Jane Run from San Francisco.
velveetian: i hear you're working on a new 4 song album/tape. how's that coming along?
LTF: That's a tricky one... We have a standing offer from a friend at Russian Hill studios--he wants to record four songs for free, but the catch is that we have to wait until the studio doesn't have a paying customer coming in. We'll go in to record at the first opportunity. We're planning on recording some of our new material that people have been digging at our live shows for the last few months: Just A Baby, Complex, Grow and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Needs A Haircut.
velveetian: who are some of your influences? besides the beatles... obviously owen thinks he is john lennon. :)
LTF: We all have an affinity towards They Might Be Giants. If you haven't heard them, you must. We also like Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, Devo, Oingo Boingo, R.E.M., Phil Ochs, and many, many more, each as different from one another as can be.
velveetian: cool! i see your doing shows with blindspot and siren six. i'm off to seem them at the gaslighter in feb. do you prefer to play all ages shows?
LTF: Yes, we do prefer to play all ages shows. I mean, there are usually more people at all ages shows, and besides--kids dance to our music. Playing at 21+ shows can suck because people are usually there to drink and not to see the band. We feel a better connection with people our age and younger anyway. They usually get it, whatever "it" is. It's much more fun.
velveetian: so how were you all introduced or introuduce the idea of the geekrock thing?
LTF: Well, even before we knew each other, we considered ourselves to be geeks. You know, like nerds, but cooler. Talented, smart, but on a level that most people are uncomfortable with--and therefore set somewhat outside the "normal" circles, forced to seek out like minds--other geeks. We thought it might be cool to call ourselves geeks proudly, to let other geeks know that it's not bad to be different, not that a true geek wouldn't know that already. Intelligent lyrics, interestingly different music, all fun. That's geek rock.
lil' tin frogstas!
velveetian: have you ever played out of california? if so, what was it like?
LTF: We have played one show out of California. It was the worst show we have ever played. Ever. It was at a little outdoor craft fair in a tiny town called Minden, Nevada. We had to be there by eight-thirty in the morning to play at ten. It was freezing cold outside, and windy, so our instruments kept going out of tune and our fingers were numb. The audience was made up of little old ladies who wanted to hear oldies and country covers. Some of them had their hands over their ears--when they were walking by, not stopping. We had to play on a hay trailer, and the wind made bits of hay fly in our eyes. On top of all that, we had to play three hours worth of music (which we could do, but nobody wanted us to). Only one person bought our tape and signed our mailing list--she was cool. But it was a five-hour drive one way for all that horror. The only good thing about it was that we got paid something like 300 dollars. ??! We'll never go back there unless they put up a stadium and guarantee that everyone in Nevada will be there.
velveetian: owen, do people always laugh at you while you're playing? HAHA!!
LTF:Is somebody talking? I don't hear anything.
velveetian: brat! :) do you find that people go wacky crazy and wild to your hip jiving music at the shows? :) or is it more like a junior high assembly?
LTF: It all depends on the crowd. If the people want to mosh, they mosh. If they want to stand still, they stand still. I guess what makes the difference is who played before us and who will play after us. If a thrash band plays before us, the crowd stands still and looks let down. If a ska band is playing after us, the crowd was there to dance anyway, so they start skanking to us. If we're headlining, it's cool--it's like a cross between dancing and listening. They listen for some songs, and they really dance for others. And they all sing along to the songs they know from the CD. That must make it easier to dance.
velveetian: well i'd like to thank you for the interview and now's the time to get in any words of wisdom, last requests or whatever...
LTF:Thanks for interviewing us--it's cool to know that someone is interested to know so much about us. Words of wisdom: brush your teeth, eat your vegetables, clean your room, drive safely, don't eat it if it smells bad, watch your step, be yourself, and keep coming to shows, all shows, by all of your favorite local bands (but especially us!)--we need all the help we can get, and besides--we're all doing this for you, too.
I'd like to thank Owen, Logan, and Christine for the interview. For more information on Little Tin Frog, check out their web-page! See ya at the shows.
Chixdiggit hail from Canada! I know i know, this is supposed to be local, but occasionally an outside band will be featured. These brew of musicians put on a fun show, and if you get the chance to catch them, do so! But of course, you probably missed their best tour yet, with the muffs, and groovie ghoulies. It was rockin' man! Well buy their cd, (self titled) and support your local canadian bands!! (ahahaha :)
Velveeta: state your name, instrument, age, fav. beer, cartoon, whatever tickles your pickle.
Mike Eggermont: Bass, 26, Big Rock Traditional, South Park (we don't get it here, I've only seen Jesus vs Santa)
Velveeta:so how are things going these days? back in the studio? what are ya'll up to?
Mike: Today we are on day 9 of recording for the 2nd album, and along with that goes a whole load of getting little things done, all album art, credits, all kinds of paperwork. We're mixing the album in San Francisco starting this Saturday, and the we go to Sough Carolina to play a few shows.
a bunch of cheese heads playin' in wisconsin.
Velveeta: who are some of your favorite bands as of today?
Mike: Today? Puff Daddy, and a guy named "Dan Bern" who writes great lyrics. Yesterday: The groovie Ghoulies.
Velveeta: do you capture a lot of attention through your live shows? (the muffs/g.ghoulies show kicked ass!)
Mike: I don't think I'm qualified to answer that, but I can say that everything else we do (like recording songs and stuff) is done to assist the live show. I suppose we had to come up with a cd at some point... but it's all about touring in the end,
the bands crash in the Muffs room during their tour. (muffs, g. ghoulies 1997 world tour)
Velveeta: do you like playing in our san francisco bay area? i'll bet it beats playin' Canada! HA!
Mike: San Fransisco rocks, our label is there now, so we'll be around a lot. Twice this coming months actually, both to mix the record, and to play noisepop at the end of the month. About beating to play Canada? Yeah probably...
Velveeta: what bands did you grow up on?
Mike: I personally listened to stuff my older sister was into: stuff from madness to roxy music and some motown stuff, a lot of top 40... KJ actually first got me listening to stuff like Billy Bragg, the smiths and the ramones about 10 years ago. I know KJ's favourite music is pop stuff like Rick Springfield.
Velveeta: how's the new drummer... davie boy coming along? he's a nice fellow, met him at the show.
Mike: Dave's great, he played amazing on the album, and he's easy to draw for the artist doing the album cover.
here is DAVE and KJ. (dave on right, kj obviously on the left)
Velveeta: so... what's this i heard about a video you made? i heard dave was quite the actor. did it get much play?
Mike: Dave's the funniest, keeps looking at the director, and is real stiff looking, it's priceless. We haven't released it yet, cause the album won't be out till late april.
Velveeta:what's the most embarrassing thing(s) that's happened at one of your shows?
Mike: that's a tough question. it gives me that "america's funniest home videos feel", like there should be an occasion where someone got kicked in the nuts by accident. there' s not much that embarasses us...
Velveeta:i guess i don't have to ask who the chick magnet is, it seems you think all of you are... i'm sure we get the hint through the winking and pointing parody. (very clever) but how did you come up with your name, and with such a nice spelling? C-H-I-X-D-I-G-G-I-T very nice. :)
Mike: that goes back to all the bands in our highschool who (thought they?) were shit hot. We thought our band would be "chixdiggit", to try to be a little more pompous than the other bands, to take the piss out of them a little.
Velveeta: what was your favorite tour that you went on? (best bands you played with too)
Mike: this summer's tour with the Ghoulies/Muffs was amazing, probably the first tour during which no-one wanted to go home after. two years ago we also toured with the Presidents of the USA, and that was great too.
summer tour with g.ghoulies and muffs.
Velveeta: it's really true that they don't have taco bells in Canada? that's a sad sob story.. no taco bell. hmmm ya probably got a rockin' taco or something like that though, huh? do they have really easily breakable sporks too? :)
Mike: We have taco time, who make a mean veggie burrito, I'm not vegetarian, but they rule. and their sporks can dig you out of jail if need be.
Velveeta:do you have a big following in your home town?
Mike: We don't focus much on Calgary, cause there's so much ground to cover when we're touring and stuff. I guess we do well here, but we've also been here for a long time, so we've had some time to diversify our audience.
Velveeta: thanks for the interview! and send the boys my love!
thanks to chixdiggit! but mostly to mike for doing the interview. For more information on Chixdiggit!, visit their webpage. see ya next time you're in the area!
Crack, Soda, Tongue, Drill Team, POPS @ the Cactus Club 2/6/98
POPS played first, this is a band that just rocks!! A young band with lots of energy. They like to get the crowd going, and the crowd usually likes to get going as well. They played a great set as usual. I don't remember too much what tongue and drill team were like, so I won't say anything. Soda ruled! The main reason I went to the show was for them. With an added guitar player, 'poser', they had the audience singing and dancing along to their songs. Some songs that they played were, weakest point, poster boy, trust, my friend's boyfriend's friend's gay (my personal fav), her song, and honey glances. The more times I see this band, the more I like them! If you haven't seen them yet, then I suggest you hurry up and do so! Crack was the headliner. They highly kicked ass! It was the first time I had seen them, but not heard them. This was a band who gets really into their sets, and not only them but the crowd as well. I hope to catch them again the next time they come up here.
Headboard, POPS, and three other bands (sorry if you are reading this) @ the Cactus Club 2-22-98
Well the first band, which I can't remember there name, I remember as being a pretty cool band!! POPS played after them and of course they were rockin!! I can't help but like this young group of kids, they've got a lot of raw edge to them, plus the drummer has the coolest drum set! :) The next band was playing their first gig. They started off with a Deftones cover. I would have to say overall they did a pretty good job for it being there first show, although I do have to state for the record that I was in the back while they played. Headboard played after them, and as always played a great set! With already playing one show before this one, they still maintained enough energy. They played Summer Love, Crank It Up, Everybody Wants Something, Whatcha Gonna Do Now, Mattress Disco, Rumpshaker, Do Not Disturb, Here With You, and more. The last band that played was hard core... I don't know what. They were okay.
MONKEY'S CD RELEASE PARTY... and I repeat P-A-R-T-Y!!@ the Cactus Club 2-27-98
This is definately one band that knows how to throw a party. I had never seen the Cactus so decorated and full of life!! Shoot there was even empty spaces at the bar!!! How often does that happen? People were getting down on the dance floor... bumper to bumper style! This was a skank groovin' show!!!!!!! When Red Session began their set, there was still an extremely long line leading down to the end of the block! Luckily, I did make it inside. Red Session was a ska band from the state of Hawaii. I'm glad I caught most of their set because they were good. I warmed up my dancing legs to them for awhile. Then a band by the name of IBOPA came out. Man... talk about unique! I've never heard anything much like it. Let's see, they had a violinist, accordian player, sax player, two guitar players, and a drummer. Although they did have a unique sound, and the crowd did seem to like them, I just couldn't really get into them. AFter that the SHOW BEGAN!!!!!! Eric (that's right Fanali) and King Raffie raffled off some Monkey prize packs, as well as some reggae sound system cds from Live 105. Then as the secret song, "Monkey Island" blasted over the dance floor, the 'changitos' came on stage. I had never seen so many people dancing at the Cactus Club before. It was VERY fun, and nobody cared that I was stepping all over their feet! :) We were so crowded that I was even stepping on my own feet! ahaha. Well Monkey played for a lot longer than they expected because of us (the crowd)! They came on at about 11:45 and didn't stop until about 1:15. They played old tunes and new tunes. They did please the crowd (and me especially) with their last 'encore' song, David n' Goliath. Well all together it was probably my most enjoyable experience at the Cactus Club, and probably always will be. Until next time.......
to see a list of Boy Kicks Girl shows (with reviews) that I attended, go to this page.
For upcoming shows visit the List. Look for show reviews that I attended in March in the next issue.
Monkey--Changito!
The first full length release from Monkey is definately something to be proud of. Changito (little monkey in Spanish) shows Monkey for the traditional ska band that they are. Some of my favorites are Bed Of Fire, Degobah (which has some cool tunes from Star Wars), Bomb, Cha-Cha Ska, and $30. Suit. The album was by far worth the ten dollars that I paid for it. If you are reading this and have yet to heard anything by Monkey, or seen them live, you probably belong in an old folks home! So you Changitos get out there and support Monkey... after all... it's all worth it!
Headboard--The End Is Near
This is the second full length release from Petaluma's very own Headboard. Added on vocals is Kristin McCrory, who does a nice job adding some spice to the songs. Two of the songs from Headboard's first album were redone. Everybody Wants Something, and Summer Love. I have to say that I do like the original versions better, primarily because it's a bit faster. Some of my favorites are Whatcha Gonna Do Now, Do Not Disturb, Here With You, and Just Tell Me How. Overall the album is a good thing to own, and one shouldn't hesitate to buy it.
Alien Spy/K.G.B.--Double Agent
Alien Spy is a very creative, fun band. If you've been to a show, you'll know that the crowd's favorite is definately The Spork Anthem, but who doesn't love a song where you get to "throw your spork in the air, and wave it around like ya just don't care." Psycho I Scream Man, Ska Punk Chic, and the Spork Anthem are probably my favorite tunes. If you haven't seen Alien Spy live, then this would be a good thing for you to own, because two songs are live (ska punk chic, and aisle 13). As for K.G.B. they have the coolest vocalist. When I first heard Basement Song, it threw me off when he began to sing because I didn't expect it, but his voice definately gives the band a cool sound. Some fun songs are Marilyn Monroe, Spaghetti Western and Reefer Madness. Once again, do not hesitate to buy this, two bands, double the fun. Guaranteed you'll dance your ass off, and don't forget to grab some sporks for the anthem!
Mealticket music from down below!
the Blast Bandits ska music for people who don't like ska!
MONKEY! what more can I say??
BOY KICKS GIRL one of my favorite bands around!
Visitor 42 A cool hard core punk band from the East Bay.
"Pinky... are you pondering what I'm pondering...?" 
"yeah Brain, but if it's not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, then what is it?"
Brian (Alien Spy): It's anal mucus!!!
Mike (Chixdiggit): It's remarkably un-butter-like even for a petroleum by-product.
Jeff (Blind Spot): I had always assumed it was a byproduct of the oil-to-gas conversion process, being forced upon us by the evil totalitarian military-industrial-complex, that is until I saw the Fabio "I Cant Beleive It's Not Butter" comercial. My new hypothesis is that it is a byproduct of lyposuction-to-oil-to-gas conversion process, being forced upon us by the evil totalitarian entertainment-industrial-complex.
Owen (Little Tin Frog): 42. ??
Peter (Slow Gherkin): It's some kind of non-dairy imitation, I think.
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