"Sir, 'condescending, noise-rock-listening, anti-social-son-of-a-bitch' is not a Doctorate-level qualification."

Went to judo today and received 2, count 'em 2 possibly severe/crippling injuries within 15 minutes. One I got my head slammed on the ground because of an errantly-placed fist, then after that I got thrown in a new way and had to figure out how to fall properly. Luckily I instictively managed to tuck in my head somewhat so I didn't break my neck, but that shit was scary.

So yeah, soccer and soft tennis it is.

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Buddyhead's gossip page has been updated. Like most of life in general, parts of this are NOT WORKSAFE.

A guide to Chicago no wave. Includes rare-as-shit SILVER ABUSE mp3s. There's something that I'd never thought I'd see.

Nautical Almanac, classic American noise-makers and DIY culture artists who build their own instruments and helped to bring us Wolf Eyes and other stuff, have suffered a loss at their loft recently via fire. Considering the

Big Business live.

The Bush/Blair "gay bar" mash-up. Sure, both of those countries are shot, but hey...