dot 5 panels in white, purple, glow and reflective coming with the rest of the spring stuff in about a month. more info soon.

i just finished reading a pretty interesting interview with wolves in the throne room, you can find it here. the first half is pretty standard, it really picks up towards the end when they start discussing the underlying philosophy of the band. definitely worth your time.

the following have been on high rotation lately. im not gonna get into wordy descriptions of the music here, ill post links to bands sites/myspace pages so you can hear it for yourselves. just know that if im posting it here its awesome. the end.

bastard noise / the endless blockade-split 12
the bastard noise material on this 12" leaves me speechless. absolute POWER. the endless blockade stuff is as solid as ever. you need this.



nazi dust -7"
straight edge rager.

"I'm predicting March 21st"

Howard Zinn, A true American has died at age 87. One less voice of reason. Rest In Peace.

you have no idea how pumped i am to live in the same city as this band.

if vancouver b.c. was a part of the usa i would without a doubt live there. things being as they are i just visit when a band i want to see is playing or the urge to eat at my favorite vancouver restaurant (guu) reaches unbearable levels. the purpose of yesterdays trip was to see the endless blockade, a band ive been waiting years to catch live. i managed to get some semi decent footage considering that it was in a unbelieveably small basement packed way too tight. as youre about to see, they did not dissapoint.

"MY GRANDFATHER WAS A WARRIOR,SO MY FATHER COULD BE A FARMER,SO I COULD BE A POET." by fan kult now showing at the boconcept pop up gallery in seattle. its a group show so theres a bunch more work from other great local artists. the show runs through the 31st at 909 western ave. check it out.

if youre thinking about buying something from the flying coffin site please consider donating to the relief effort in haiti instead.

im not sure if you guys really understood what i was talking about with my new years eve in hawaii post last week. words can only do so much. here are some videos i found on youtube to help.



that rustling sound you hear isnt the wind, its about a billion little red firecrackers going off at the same time.



it gets even more nuts when you think about how all this stuff is completely illegal in hawaii and really shouldnt even be on the island. somehow every year TONS of this stuff slips through and finds its way to your neighbors, your grandmas, your cousins, everyones house. and it aint cheap either, i was quoted $50 for 5 roman candles that would cost at most $2.50 each here at the indian reservation. its a steep price to pay for one of our most cherished local traditions and im glad there are so many willing to pay it.

some coastal action for you after yesterdays mountainous post. this island is fighting a losing battle against the sea and its erosive power.





im not sure but these urchins seem to be doing their part as well, i cant tell if they set up shop in these holes or made them. any marine biologists out there want to school us?

the view from about a mile into the lanipo trail on the top of maunalani heights. not enough daylight to make it the whole 3.7 miles in, hopefully next time. i wont get into it here but if youre from oahu you know the economic contrasts between the valley on the left and the valley on the right.