OUR BLOG ISN'T DEAD!

So, I went to blog after our show last Monday night at The Court Tavern w/ Rapid Cities, Kicking Spit, Reaching Away, and Perfect Future. Quite the show! A lot of fun as well, in case you wanna know if I had fun. So I went to sign on Tuesday night, and I was denied access. Hmmm. "Oh well," I thought, "I'll try tomorrow," cause I was about 2 and a half sheets to the wind. So, Wednesday, same shit. Thursday, the same. I'm pressing buttons to get passwords sent to my email, all this boring tech bologna. Then, blogger's tech suggestion is "Maybe you're signed into the wrong email?" Oh, yeah. Whatever blogger. Like I don't know my own login name.


Turns out I had the wrong login name. For 4 days I sat at the computer angry and hopeless, punching keys and cursing. I'm becoming my grandfather, which is scary because he's been dead for years.

But anyway, crisis averted and I sturdy kick to my own ass. Hope y'alls summer is doing swell.
We had 2 good shows last week, one with The Timid Roosevelts down in Ewing, the other with all the great bands mentioned above.

Here's some actions shots!



So how 'bout those action shots taken by Colleen from Period Girls? Nice, huh? That's Steve in the man-t on drums.

SO, SPEAKING OF STEVE, he will be away for a month in England learning shit. Some call it studying abroad. I call it partying abroad 2000 and 0 '10 (girls gone wild UK edition, pub crawling, football lovin, rotten teeth flappin good ol' times). That's a stupid fucking name actually for anything. So basically, we won't be playing for a month while Steve's away. Maybe our buddy Dave can play a show or two but who knows.

Finally, our friend Eric Gieg is helping us finish up some tracks I played drums on back in Feb./March. 8 songs sat in the vaults and now we're rounding them out for future 7'' and comp. tracks.

That's all our boring shit for now. Where's yours?
Take care and pay your fare.

Maximum Rocknroll, likes us???

Hmmm, hey all. And you know who you are. Give yourself a bow and pat on the back. Do it. I dare ya. Pat yourself on the back right now. Ahhh, doesn't that feel good. It's a little weird, you patting yourself on the back in your own room, or "family computer room." Fun, isn't it. And no one gets hurt.

Ok, I'm gonna shut the f(bleep)uck up and continue on with a bunch of cool facts that exist in the world that some how involves this band and our interests. Okay, so first off, I got a text from John Terry of Rapid Cities glory, informing me Maximum Rocknroll reviewed us in their June 2010 issue. So this is what they had to say. "Turn back the clock to 1988 for what was called 'college rock'- now known as 'indie.' Six college rock songs in the DINOSAUR JR. and GUIDED BY VOICES vein [they put it in CAPS, not I]. A little flat-sounding but still a nice change of pace."-MRR [in fact, Ray Lujan of MRR reviews!]


Hmmm, so okay. Nice to see the review and it seems generally positive. I'm assuming the flat sounding mean's production wise, being that's been my every-band's recording mantra in life. Or maybe we are just flat. Although 2 out of the 3 of us aren't flat, and I remind you that I am boy. This issue also featured an interview with Kamikaze Dan from MD's Lotus Fucker. We got to play with Lotus Fucker on our first day of tour last March and stayed at Dan's apartment where we were wowed with wry jokes and obscure anime box-sets.

In other news, please lend a hand if you can to the Kickstarter project for Love/Hate Records, run by the John's. No, not They Might Be Giants, but John Terry and John Cole. Love/Hate Records is trying to fund their 1st compilation and they need your help. We're due to have an unreleased track out on this compilation as well, as will Rapid Cities (they're they are again!). So, any kind of pledge can help them out. TIMES QUICKLY RUNNING OUT. Click on the link to help out the Johns. You shall be thanked by many.
http://www.kickstarter.com/e/Lm5P9/projects/lovehaterecords/love-hate-records-compilation-vol-1

AND.... Period Girls have some songs up on their myspace. Kit Gogan, brick mower bass extraordinaire, plays drums in that band. Our friend's, Kelli and Colleen are also in the band, kicking ass and forgetting names. They're equal parts catchy, grimy, vulgar, and sincere at the same time. And that's not some bullshit description. It's actually true, and that's a pretty fucking amazing thing to be. It's like getting bubble gum stuck to your sneaker on a 97 degree day, and having the wherewithal to snack on, and enjoy it later. Check it out.

(PPPPPEEERRRRRRIODD GRRRLS!!!)

Finally, we're playing in Ewing, NJ this Friday, the 11th w/ The Timid Roosevelts @ The All Call Inn. 21+ ya' travelin' punks. Thanks a bunch.

Last Nugget of Fun at the Litterbox

This past Sunday we had the honor of playing the last show at The Litterbox, formerly known as Courtlandt Land. As mentioned earlier, we played our first show here last year so it was great to come in some sort of full-circle fashion and play the place we started out. I guess it's not full-circle because it wasn't our last show, unless I blow up or something before Saturday's show. Thanks to all the friends who came out, everyone that watched, and participated in this delectably fun, yet very very sad day in of local DIY-ness.

Thanks also to The Timid Roosevelts for driving up from Bordentown to play. My friend Cory was able to recommend them for the show and they were really fucking great, and super nice people too. Stefan and Old Snake shared yelps and drummers, and it was so ugly and beautiful. Jalopy struck the last ever chord in the basement, although not one you'll find in a "Learning Guitar for Dummies" book, so they were even better than the first time I saw them. And hats off to Period Girls, who opened the show with a 9 minute set of distorted garage punk, and expressed precisely why they don't want to go to rodeos with specific people.












Kelli and Kate of Litterbox fame have just moved in with the Mattress boys over at Meat Town. Fantastic. More Period Girls shows to come!

Finally, we're playing at The Court Tavern this Saturday. We go on at 9:30. Doors are at 9. Hope to see you there. Yes, you too.

TOMORROW, WE BLOW UP THE LITTERBOX

Ok, so we are not actually blowing up The Litterbox. Nor are we, "blowin' it up" like a hip rap superstar might wax about on his wax stax. The Litterbox though, is unfortunately closing. We got to play our first show here on October 22, '09 with Batrider from New Zealand. It was fucking amazing. And since then we've gotten to play here 3 more times (tomorrow, our forth). The people here have been great to us, especially Kelli of Period Girls fame. We've only been coming here a short time but regardless, it's been such a cool spot that so many people have been a part of, and meant a lot to a ton of basement dwellers. But, in the past week, the reality that the house is closing its door to shows has started to feel very melancholy (& the infinite sadness-zwan). Such things are easily taken for granted. Appreciated at the time, but it really sucks when you can't look forward to it anymore.

So, alright, I'm done getting all teary eyed. Maybe it's the couple beers I just had. Many other bands deserve to play the last show here. Some were in mind (i.e. Screaming Females, but you know, they're on tour), but it will be a great show with a lot of friends and band families getting together. Come out to The Littebox/CLL in New Brunswick tomorrow night @ 6:30 if you can. Message us for the address or ask a punk.

The Lineup, you ask?:
-brick mower: who? bunch a' numbskulls if ya ask me
-The Timid Roosevelts: great fucking female-fronted punky-power-pop songs!
-Period Girls (Kit from brick mower, Kelli from Savantes, & Colleen from Ass_Cherios Guestbook play their 1st show)
-Old Snake (Stefan, from In Air's otha' band, 'cause In Air couldn't play)
-Jalopy (the name says it all, and they fucking rule)

Upcoming Releases and Shows and Backbeaters

Hello y'all. Paula Dean here. No, just kidding. This is Eric from the supergroup brick mower. I say supergroup because Paula Dean has just joined on drums. No, just kidding. Why can't I stop talking about Paula Dean? Because her delicious recipes are weighing down my conscience and thought process. So, here's the scoop. A.) Paula Dean is a southern cookin' chef on the Food Network who got hit in the face with a frozen ham last X-mas (true story... see below) B.) Paula Dean is not in our band, and C.) Steve is drumming with us! Steve is not famous like Food Network cooks and chefs but he can play a mean drum and we're happy to have his steady paradiddles backing us up.

So, now that Steve's gonna bang the drum for us, we've got 2 shows to report. We'll be @ Tommy's Tavern in Brooklyn on May 21st w/ Savantes and others. Then, on May 29th we'll be at The Court Tavern w/The Earaches. Both these shows begin at 9, and we play @ 9:30 at The Court Tavern. It'd be nice to see you, under these show-like conditions later in the month, whoever you are.

And more releases to announce. Stumparumper Records, the great label that's brought you such ear-candy such as Banned Books, Railcars, Fuck Montreal, has agreed to release our "Floors" EP on cassette. They will be limited to 50 with new cover art. These will help people with outdated automobile tape decks to sing along to us while stuck in rush hour traffic.

Also, Stumparumper will be putting out a lathe cut 6'' picnic-plate vinyl of us sometimes in the near future. Yes, that's right. An actual picnic plate, with our music on it. Release date for that is some ways away but the tape should be out in the next month or two. Also, our split 7'' with Savantes will be out in a few months as well via Viking on Campus Records.

So yes, a lot of scattered brick mower tunes will be disseminated to the world in the upcoming months. Songs in the works for a new album that will just make you wanna get down and make-out. It'll be 27 minutes in heaven for you when this thing hits the shelf. But again, we've gotta write it first.

Okay, goodbye for now. Take care y'all.

Yummy.

Scratching the Vinyl Scene

Howdy, folks and folkettes. Our vinyl record has finally seen the light of day. Well, half the light of day. Meaning, we finally appear on one side of a 7'' record cause this baby's a split. Your parents may be more familiar referring to this vinyl format as a "45," meaning 45 Rotations Per Minute. Anyway, fuck your parents. This is a 7" which may sound suggestive, but believe us, it is not.

After a couple months of blood, sweat, and fears, the record has finally seen the light of day. Like a newborn baby busting forth from the fresh womb of shyness, our 7'' has taken to the streets with confidence and a lack of motor skills.So, you want the details? The 7'' was released on our very own Viking on Campus label. On Side A we have Granny Frost from Chicago, IL. Granny Frost is one of the best kept secrets we've been lucky enough to find. Granny Frost is one of the great enigmas of the world. The kind of music project that you dig through crates and crates of old dusty records hoping to stumble across. It's an honor to share a side with Mr. Granny Frost. Oh yeah, Kevin Oliver (of Granny Frost glam), has put out our previous split release on Songs on Tape last December, and "second time" is the new charm.


By the way, we only have three copies of those split tapes left as of now. If you want something fun to show your grandkids, you can email us @ vikingonacmpus@gmail.com for those tapes. Hell, if you want the brand spankin' new 7'' you can email us there too. Again, the number to call again is.... vikingoncampus@gmail.com

godnight, godbless, and godluck

Punk's Not Dead, It Just Hit the Hay

Show report! Show report! brick mower is gonna be playing some rock and roll tunes to the general public, who I'm told is into rock and roll music! All 3 bands plan to shake, rattle, roll, fall, spit, kick, and punch their way to freedom! Who else is playing? Cats Are Everywhere, that's who. Who else? Mike Bruno and the Mouths of Mire. Or as I like to say, Mike "Fucking" Bruno. I just don't like to say that around my mother.

If you don't know where the Brighton Bar is, it is at 121 Brighton Ave. in Long Branch, NJ.


Also, if you're hungry, I found something you might like at the store the other day. Take note of the upper corner of the jar. It's organic!

Our show is $7 to get in to. And Hair Mayonnaise is $10?!

This is Why Dave Can't Have Nice Things Anymore (all that and MORE)

Just finished up a whirlwind week. Why a whirlwind? Because I just felt like typing “whirlwind.” I don’t use it enough in my day to day conversations or writings, so I felt like now would be good time to employ “whirlwind.” Was it actually a “whirlwind” week? Well, more just like mildly gusty.

Got to play on WRSU’s “Overnight Sensations” show last Friday. Played 5 songs, including our #41, with a bullet, single, “The Worst Part of Loving You (is the Pain you Brew)(in your Cauldron)(you Witch).” Actually, now that I think about it, we forgot to play that song, but we did play others. Then we got to sit down for an hour with the show's host, Jared Migden, where we were interrogated, probed, and inspected in the nether regions of our young bodies. Jared really kicked ass, and let Dave Smilow (drummer extraordinaire for the night) and I talk about our fantasy baseball league for 10 nerd laden minutes. It was very punk rock and roll high school.











Last night, we got to play with Daniel Francis Doyle from the Lone Star state, Rapid Cities from the Garden State, Pearly from the Cal Ripken state, and Sparkle Shit from the State of the Union. This show marked the first appearance of newest brick mowianite drummer, Steve (yet another name to the list of awesome human beings who help us out on the drums).

If you were there, you may have heard my vocals chords shredding as I was downed with the sickness. I had the coughs. Also, while loading gear into our car before the show, we neglected to put K. Gogan’s bass in the car, and left it on the side of the road. It went unattended for about 35 minutes, until we realized we’d forgot it. K.’s wonderful mother was called. Momma Gogan drove to find where we left it, and stopped a 60 year old man who just began walking away with the bass, claiming he thought it was put out for garbage. Whoo-wee, crisis averted. So now K. is recovering from her traumatic near death encounter of her bass, 3 guitar pedals, and a tuner (not to mention a colorful collection of nifty thick picks).

This is what we think the man may have looked like stealing her guitar, based on eyewitness accounts and an artist rendering. .....













That’s all for now. NEXT SHOW @ BRIGHTON BAR in LONG BRANCH, NJ 4/22 @ 9PM 18+ We’re playing with Mike Bruno and Cats are Everywhere. Mike fucking rules, as does Cats are Everywhere. Come out because prime-time television sucks anyway. (The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed nor approved by Neilsen Media Research, based on remarks made regarding prime-time television. Viewer Discretion is Advised).