If you follow me on Twitter - and let's face it, you probably should - then you would have noticed I like remembering that things are still great. Case in point: Crime In Stereo. Last night I relistened to their last full-length "...Is Dead" (FLFD #2 album of '07) for the first time in a while and yup, still amazing. So if you're not familiar with it, listen to these two highlights then go buy the damn thing. If you're familiar with it, smile at the dopey video above for one of the most affecting punk songs written in living memory, "Small Skeletal".

Crime In Stero - Small Skeletal

Crime In Stereo - Vicious Teeth

The guys have just finished off an amazing-sounding US tour with Polar Bear Club, Strike Anywhere and Ruiner and are putting out the follow up to "...Is Dead" in February, probably on Bridge 9 Records. They are also touring some places in the US with Brand New and Glassjaw so fuck you if you're going, you lucky fucking prick.

on yer todd already, weesht

Via Daryl Palumbo's Twitter, ex-Glassjaw guitarist Todd Weinstock dancing to MJ's "Smooth Criminal" at a 1989 talent competition.

Today, I love the Internets.

like a king

Hark, did somebody say "new Glassjaw"? Allegedly so, says vocalist Daryl Palumbo in a new interview:

“It’s a five or six song EP,” says Palumbo. “And the EP will be slightly different from the full-length. The new Glassjaw stuff is far more aggressive than it was previously. This is stuff that Justin (Beck) and I have been working on for a long time. It’s far more aggressive than I ever thought it would be,” Palumbo explains.

Now, the possibility of a new Glassjaw EP excites me - maybe it'll be a showcase for all the songs that have been written for the third album but just weren't suitable for the overall mood. Maybe it's a way to test the waters of releasing records totally indie-style (they can't possibly still be on Warner, can they?). And then again, maybe it's bullshit. But Daryl does seem to be on a roll here. Which does make me a bit more excited. Especially if they put "Jesus Glue" on it.

Read the full article here. Photo courtesy of Katie Anderson, taken at Give It A Name last year, where I was in raptures for pretty much the entire time the 'Jaw were on.

Glassjaw - The Number No Good Things Could Come Of

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