MP3: Smug Brothers – Low Like Nothing
MP3: Smug Brothers – Build Your Collections

All three locals on this bill would be worth venturing out to see separately, so seeing the Kyle Sowashes, Ghost Shirt and Bicentennial Bear play a free show together at Carabar is a no-brainer (esp. if part 1 of Lost Weekend’s two-night anniversary extravaganza isn’t your thing).

Icing on the cake is Dayton’s Smug Brothers, fronted by Kyle Melton and featuring Don Thrasher (Guided By Voices, Swearing at Motorists) on drums. GBV fans will find plenty to like on the band’s new EP, Stock Romeo — 7 songs/15 minutes chock full of home-fi hooks. Sample for yourself above.

MP3: Greenhouse Featuring The Catalyst-Cold Out Here

My favorite two hip hop songs so far this Winter  are Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C”,  and this Greenhouse/Catalyst collab, ” Cold Out Here” from Greenhouse’s EP, Electric Purgatory. On “Cold Out Here” all three emcees bring sobering depictions of how harsh these times can be.
Print raps about how stifling the world is right now, especially with the economy still fucked. Illogic speaks on ignoring detractors. And the Catalyst confesses to being an intoxicated, combustable mixture of talent and self-destructive tendencies in the midst of indifference.
Don’t sleep on the Thought Setter’s verse. Perfect for the winter blahs.

On Jan 30th, Greenhouse will be premiering the video for “Cold out Here” at Carabar. The show is free, all ages and will feature perfomances by Greenhouse, Apocalypse Inc., Johnny Cashola and All Eyes Path.

Columbus emcee Zerostar’s video featuring cameos by Envelope, DJ Detox, Jeff Fernagel, myself, Steve Hamilton, Zack Smoozyiak, Magnolia Thunderpussy, Used Kids,  Carabar, the Columbus Police, and  Skullys.

Songs off his new ep. Download it below.

MP3:Zerostar:Are We There Yet? EP

we are drunk at 4am at your bar. how do you feel about the current climate of columbus?

its on on a down swing. ever 5 years we plungle. kids get very complient with their lifestyles. their lifestyles is very secure. they don’t do have to do much. in this town you can tell people in this town you are an artist.

what did you do? you didn’t do anything. you just didn;t do anything.

but if you that are an artist. does it matter?

its all smoke and mirrors. you can be the sweetest artist in town with smoke mirrors. local hipster artists.

i am not really prepared. why are drunk in your office debating.

honestly. honestly, bj and adam booked a really good weekend. thats why we are here.

do you feel like you are appreaceted in this city

oh no. if i was appreaceted in this city. i would feel awkward. or weird.
in this city i don’t feel awkard or weird. i just want to go to the after hours. that’s where the party is.

lara yarzac said.” i just farted. and was still held hostage.”

what is your favcorite album?

the latest ponytail album. she sounds like a cocteau. they are all artists from baltimore maryland. i want to book them but i can’t afford them.

funny. i saw them open for yearsayer. i walked out and yelled at the girl. your a really pretty girl.

ask us what we think of health care.

rebecca, who is the creepiest guy with local noteriety?

ron-is it me.

rebecca-sometimes ron says i am a cum dumpster.

ron-i feel like i am the colleen that tells you the truth.

is this ron’s house. it’s ron’s house.

so when does bar actually get shut down?

we will find out on august 29th. the day that happens will be the day plan the rest of our lives.

don’t talk about it. its off the books.

thats the day that mayor colemen should be scared.

i would like to ask an question.
seriously, robert duffy. why did you move away? robert duffy.i will see you in l.a. cdr took over a weekend. they did a good job. in closing this is how fucked up i am. i will say this. adam and bj put together a wonderful weekend to buy into. if you didn’t buy into. if you didn’t buy into you aren’t smart at all. if anyone thinks differently. then they are not paying attention at all.

please play attention to the kids that are doing good. ronnie b. carabar.

I just spent twenty minutes looking for an online flyer for Hugs N Kisses “Black Tuesday” Show. Eventually I gave up looking for something that is used for a promotional tool and set the flyer on the floor and took a picture of it on my cellphone. Anyway Hugs N Kisses are throwing an pro-government party at Carabar. Here are two songs they just dropped off to celebrate our countries’ political system. Should be funny. Last time I saw Hugs N Kisses, Donnie Monaco shit in a fishtank and yelled shitgaze.

MP3:Hugs N Kisses-Jawn Mkkkain’s Theme Musick

MP3:Hugs N Kisses-Barack Obama’s Theme Music

QBC’s Superbowl Bash is at Carabar tonight. The game will be shown on the big screen. Followed by a performance by QBC. And then a dance party Dejayed by Detox. I caught up with QBC before the big game.

Dallas Maverick and owner of the Dallas Mavericks Marc Cuban spoke on his idea of making his own league with the best college teams in a recent issue of Esquire. He talked of paying the players and using it as a farm system for the NBA, and NFL. While this is prolly never gonna come into fruition, there is already a new league with its own Dynasty. This dynasty is know as the Quarterback Club or QBC

It’s built by players that have been banned from the NFL. The players from QBC firmly believe that the game belongs to no man. And as they say, the game is to be sold not told, so every member of the Quarterback Club also raps. The interesting cross marketing tie-in is that all of these players rap and sell coke.

Howard Cokesell:We are at Eddie George’s Bar & Grill having a pre-Super Bowl meal with QBC. Would you guys please introduce yourselves?
Jun Elway:Quarterback. Starting Quarterback.
Boomer Assassin:Boomer Assassin.Bengals.
Dante Columbusrepper: Dante Columbusrepper. Killa
Young, Steve: Young, Steve

HC: What is the history of QBC?:
JE:I won the Punt, Pass and Kick as a foetus. I was bred for this game. I played 12 years in the NFL. I shanked NFL Commissioner Paul Taglibue. I got kicked out of the league. I played for the Destroyers.

HC:Wait you shanked the NFL Commissioner. Why did you do that?
JE: I shanked Paul Taglibue. He would’nt give me my money. I wanted all my Jersey profits. It’s my name. It doesn’t say Paul Taglibue on that motherfucker. It says Elway. The NFL standard is that the NFL gets 70 percent for your Jersey. Your likeness. I wanted 100 percent. They would’nt give it to me.
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Tonight at Carabar, Clockcleaner will enter the ring to battle the Unholy 2 in what will be know as Scumrockmania II. Two weeks ago, Pissed Jeans were defeated in Scumrockmania I at Cafe Bourbon St., holding truth to rumors that they are the “Poor Man’s Unholy 2″, according to the XUN2X’s leader Christopher Lasch.

Philadelphia’s Clockcleaner pose a more formidable challenge, though, as they finish up a nation-wide tour for their Load Records debut, Babylon Rules. The album is one of 2007’s finest examples of how truly sick the human mind can be. The trio dish-up some of the crummiest slop since Reagan’s reign and continue to shove it down America’s collective throat.

MP3: Clockcleaner “Vomiting Mirrors”

Meanwhile, the Unholy 2 have been training on antique Nautilus equipment, preparing for any foe who dares go to war with them. They’ve recorded enough for a duo of singles, but plan on releasing nothing until the Federal Reserve is eliminated.

Also on this FREE bill are one of Columbus’ most underappreciated groups, Vegetative State.