[ Bombs Away ] Smackin' It Up

Tris McCall with the smack-down!

They’re on the wrong side of history now, they always have been, and I’ve got no problem naming them the worst cultural institution in town.

In other local Jersey blog news, Tris and Jim Testa have presented some really differing views of the new Luna Lounge out in Brooklyn, and now I'm very curious to go hear things for myself (as usual). It's pretty awesome to have this kind of discourse going on.

Me, I haven't been writing lately. I know. We did get sent one CD, although a few folks said they were sending them and didn't. I'm sorry to that guy who's CD I didn't review. I will do it soon.

We do have folks who want to write reviews, and if you send us music and I think it's worth writing about, it's definitely getting written about, DEFINITELY (even if we are slow), so don't write us off, please send us your stuff. E-mail sceneless@gmail.com, please. We prefer to write about independent artists here, anyway. I know from personal experience how hard it is to get your CD reviewed by any music blog when all of them only pay attention to "indie" ad agencies pitching the newest Brooklyn swag.

I haven't been writing much because I have my own rock band that I'm trying to put more time into, and I'm very excited that we're playing 58 Gallery in Jersey City this Saturday. Mostly because I've been spending some time at the place, I really like the art and the artists I've been seeing, and I'm excited to show off. You should come, it's all ages. I would say there is a solid community of artists and musicians revolving around this place as a hub, and it's worth your attention. Is the word "scene" appropriate? I think so, and I think it's this guy's fault! Details on Saturday night are over here.

That's enough whore-baggery from me. Soon there will be reviews up here of the new LCD Soundsystem and !!! releases, oh yus.

I'm sick of the new Modest Mouse single already and I'm still in love with "Good News For People Who Love Bad News." I live in the past. I've been listening to old Metric a lot.

But there's this new band called Blood Red Shoes that played out with !!! in London, and they are bomb-funk good. Check out "You Bring Me Down" on their MySpace page (Thanks to Jamie McKelvie for the tip)