Way "backintheday" there was a band by the name of New Math. Then they became The Jet Black Berries and made a few more albums then folded. They were really something.
Now Gary Trainer, Roy Stein and Chris Yockel of the NM/JBB axis have got a new combo together with April Laragy pictured here and Scott Ostrowski called The Atomic Swindlers. They trade in a grandiose swinging glam long considered lost to the world and add a little punk rock undertow as one might expect. www.atomicswindlers.com

Blasters weekend is upon us and I'm very much looking forward to seeing the gang when they arrive in Glasgow tomorrow. Meanwhile check out their Euroexploits thus far at www.blastersnewsletter.com.

Been fortunate to receive an advance copy of a documentary that's been made about Jandek entitled Jandek on Corwood. For anybody who may not be familiar with Jandek, he's a guy who has been putting out albums on his own Corwood Industries imprint for the best part of a quarter century. His material for the most part is atonal, minimal, mostly acoustic and damn atmospheric to the point of cinematic. I used to have a bunch of the records and now I've seen this, I'll be revisiting his work. His identity is a mystery and remains so. Several sitings are relayed in the film but nobody really has a beat on who this guy is. The doc features Byron Coley, Phil Milstein and Gary Gold as well as many others talking about their take on The J phenomenon and as a piece it's excellent. Hopefully it'll be making an appearance at a Film Festival near you so you can check it out for yourself. It's not rock'n'roll by any means but its more than worthy of your investigation. Meanwhile check out the following for further insight. www.jandekoncorwood.com