Skatepunk

Cool records I bought on my recent trip to the best record store in the world (yes, even better than Ameoba): The Easy Cure Three Imaginary Boys reissue plus bonus disc; The Hip Hop Box; Pinback's newest, Summer in Abaddon; Q and Not U, Power; Franz Ferdinand s/t; and the Young, Gifted, and Black roots reggae comp. I also saw two great shows in San Diego this last weekend: Rocket From The Crypt with Deadbolt and a new hardcore quartet named Spacehorse with Matt Anderson, Scott Barteloni, Russell from Fischer and The Shortwave Channel, and Adam, the guy Matt Goldsby says has more hardcore knowledge thatn anyone in the world. All were rocking. And last night I saw Fluf! How amazing to hear those songs live. Really, really, good to see and hear Fluf. They played with the Supersuckers, who were great, but for some reason the crowd turned me off. I know, I know, I've espoused many times that I shouldn't let what other people do effect my enjoyment of something. It only did in as much as I didn't give the band as much of a chance as I would've if there hadn't been so damn many knuckleheads and dirt-girls up front. The times continue to change.

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