Ok ok, I know. I promised all of you, our faithful readers, to a band spotlight every Wednesday leading up to the Fest. As you may have seen, that did NOT happen. I apologize for this. I’ve been a busy beaver of late. But to make up for, while I pack for the trek down to Gainesville, I will focus on the band with the greatest name on the face of the planet; Vaginasore Jr.

Obviously, when you first hear the name, you think this band could not be nearly as ass kicking as their moniker. I mean, seriously…they are called V-A-G-I-N-A-S-O-R-E -J-R. But here’s the catch, they are fucking awesome. They aren’t a cover band. They do not have “annoying punk rock stage names.” They just play Queers and FYP influenced snotty pop punk that would make Ben Weasel proud. Hey, who knows, maybe Vaginasore Jr. will be the next Green Day. Eh, probably not, but Vaginasore Jr. is the type of band that Green Day or any big punk band of that nature would take on tour with them to piss off the mothers of the 15 year old kids in attendance. Oh man, in a perfect world, this would be the case.

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Confirming all the rumors, the new Alternative Press features and exclusive article with Hot Water Music bassist Jason Black on the reunion and touring plans for the band. Jason had this to say in the article when ask to confirm whether or not the band was getting back together.

“[Long pause] Probably. [Laughs] I mean, yeah, that seems to be the plan. I hate actually saying it out loud because we haven’t confirmed a show yet. We’re trying to get dates worked out right now. We’re all into it; as long as we can get the shows set up, we’ll be good to go.”

The article goes on to talk about those exact plans and whether or not the band will pull a Lawerence Arms and do a Hot Water Music/The Draft/Chuck Ragan tour. Regardless, check out the new issue out November 1st and freaking rejoice.

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Photos from Bill.

Although I don’t feel too strongly about their new album, I was more than little excited to see the return of American Steel to the Big Apple. I was, however, a little worried about how the crowd would react to the band. The showcase, which featured both Lawrence Arms side projects the Falcon and Sundowner, along with Fake Problems, Tim Barry, and the Loved Ones, might have been either the perfect audience or the worst one. I still couldn’t decide but as soon as they started with the new number “Sons of Avarice,” I knew there were a handful of Am. Steel faithful in attendance. The band, unfortunely, played for only 20 minutes and did not play “Optimist,” but it didn’t matter really in the end. The band seemed incredibly happy to be back and if anything, it made me look forward to the Fest that much more.

More thoughts and photos after the jump.

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Tags: American Steel, Avail, CMJ, CMJ Music Marathon 2007, Lawrence Arms, News, Review, Sundowner, The Falcon, The Loved Ones, Tim Barry, show review by Matthew
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This is a tough week for all you noise/screamo fans out there, due to the fact that California screamers Some Girls announced they are breaking up, while The Blood Brothers have decided to take a break for the next couple of months. No specific reason has been given yet for the Some Girls break-up, but Justin Pearson’s straight forward message which we’ve posted below may clear things up. Pearson mentions the demise of the Blood Brothers, but apparently it was pre-mature if anything. The Blood Brothers future has been in doubt for a while, ever since they were left label-less when V2 announced they were closing earlier this year. Wes Eisold of Some Girls/American Nightmare fame, also has a new experimental hip-hop project called XO Skeletons, which you can check out here.

Some Girls bassist/Three One G Records owner/The Locust member Justin Pearson left this post on the 31G messageboard two days ago, giving a curt description of what happened, which you can check out after the jump.

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Yeah, I know I’m not Matt, but whatever, I’m just as cute. Boys and girls, welcome to the latest installment of Late Night Wallflower’s 7-Inch Corner!

So I got this lovely in the mail with in blue splattered vinyl, and having heard good things about Papermoons in the past, decided to give it a spin.

The “Papermoons” 7-inch (Team Science) is four little songs from Houston’s favorite folk/country/pop duo. Side A’s “Honesty” and “California” are, in my opinion, the best of the four and totally blow me away. It’s the end of October now, but putting this on and hearing Matt and Daniel sing soft but incredibly powerful songs that just tug at you from the inside totally reminds me of summer nights, sitting and drinking beers on a porch or in the woods. I definitely recommend this bad boy. Along with some friends, fireflies, and a six-pack to make your nights kick ass.

Tags: 7-Inch Corner, Album Review, News, Papermoons by Costa
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