There’s “Good 80s” influence, and there’s “Bad 80s” influence…and I’m hearing a lot of the “Bad 80s” influence these days (I shall not mention names). Thankfully someone pointed me toward some of the good; namely Brooklyn’s My Teenage Stride. Think Orange Juice, the Go-Betweens, the Wedding Present. Think (or thank) the Smiths. At any rate, it’s good shit. Their new record, Ears Like Golden Bats is just out on (UK label) Becalmed Records, and this track is keeping my spirits up on this cold and depressing (Good??? Ha!) Friday.

::: My Teenage Stride - To Live And Die In The Airport Lounge :::

Did y’all hear? Word on the street is there’s a new Halo Benders record in the works. Calvin and Doug are apparently writing songs as we speak. They’re playing 2 shows in Boise, ID this weekend.

I’m going to be away for most of April– after next week, there shan’t be too much in the way of new postings for awhile…HOWEVER, I’ve set up my man JT (not Justin Timberlake) to keep things lively around here. He won’t be posting *HERE* on my turf, but he has been set up with a junior-level Catbird position:

The Churn @ Catbirdseat.Org

He’s started early so we could work out any kinks, and it’s already apparent that the dude is a postin’ fool.