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Daniel Francis Doyle's latest album "We Bet Our Money On You" is now #1 on the KVRX Topless 39 charts! Way to go, Dan.

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MINI REVIEW: Business Lady - Torture Footage

Once I had the pleasure of watching Business Lady in a basement in Denton. I was 15 years old then, and what I experienced is almost beyond the descriptive power of words. Never before had I seen such elaborate costumes and face painting on band members, nor had I heard such dizzying rhythms. It was new and exciting to me, and ended up introducing me to the expanding world of bands coming out of California. Every instrument came together like a monster with hot breath, and it was then that I knew I wanted a band of my own, so that maybe someday I could confuse a few suburban kids in a pizza parlor basement on a weeknight. Business Lady disbanded and left the world with this album, a true testament to their greatness. I had a 7” somewhere that I bought that fateful night, but it wasn’t until the release of Torture Footage (post-breakup) that I realized I will never love another band the way I loved them. The drumming is enough to overwhelm anyone, the bass undulates in slides, and the integration of sax (try “Royal Dancing” track 5) proves genius…it is my FAVORITE USE OF SAXOPHONE IN A BAND EVER. PERIOD. The maniacal lyrics, the rapid bass and guitar riffs, the screeching and wailing sax, and that absolutely insane drumming…it all comes together perfectly. This is, without a doubt, my favorite album of 2008 and probably one of my favorite albums of all time.
Thank you, Business Lady.

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MINI REVIEW: Six Finger Satellite - Half Control

From their dance-y and abrasive debut, The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird (1993) to their most inverted and challenging album, Law of Ruins (1998), Six Finger Satellite were continually evolving and becoming a tighter song writing entity. Half Control, an album recorded back in 2001, remained unreleased for over half a decade. It does not pick up where the seedy hypnotism of Law of Ruins left off. Yet, for a band that has gone through so many lineup changes, and with an album that departs from the soundscapes of their last full-length, any 6FS fan could tell you that they have definitely maintained their unique style. Half Control has all the rhythm and repetition of a mid-90s Six Finger Satellite album, with extreme accessibility to boot. With confirmed reunion shows planned and even an Austin appearance (info tba, sometime around SXSW), perhaps the long interval between the recording and the release of the new album will prove to be an unintentional benefit that garners interest from old and new fans alike. Honestly, they’ve influenced about a bajillion rad bands, they’ve toured with Shellac, and their video for “Parlour Games” (Severe Exposure, 1995) was on an episode of Beavis and Butthead - and if all that doesn’t sell it, my work here must be done.

Upcoming Reviews

Wednesday 1/28: Six Finger Satellite - "Half Control"
Thursday 1/29: Business Lady - "Torture Footage"
Friday 1/30: Edie Sedgwick - "Things Are Getting Sinister + Sinisterer."