The Latest, Greatest, Tiniest, Obscurity

I'm still alive, just ignore those rumors. Uh, well, that other rumor might be true, but... uh... yeah, no comment

I just heard a new-to-me band on Pandora. Finally Pandora sends me flowers instead of recycled old stuff (it sent me some David Bowie today - I didn't have the heart to give Sufferagette City thumbs down, but I should have).

Yeah, anyway, so I head this... shoot, what does it get called these days? Oh yeah, I heard this 'revivalist' punk rock that I've never heard before. So I stopped what I was doing to go see the details. Its a Japanese??? band called Sparks & Twinky. They have a 2006 album called 'Chikara', which I can't find any information about. Now I don't know that I can say that it's particularly remarkable. I can't comment on their style, or their level of talent. What I can say is that I feel joy from discovering bands like this. Yes, it took 5 years to reach my ears. But for as long as there are small groups like this out there, there is a future for punk rock. A bright future. 

This is how I felt when I found out about my current favorite (yet defunct) punk group 'Monkeystrikes'. Man, its a good feeling. It makes me want to be a record promoter for these tiny groups. Which I imagine I am, in some tiny, unhelpful way.

In other news, Jemina Pearl (Be Your Own Pet) has apparently given up on maintaining her Punk Til You Puke blog. I'm sure that just means that she has a real social life. I still expect to see many great things from her.