On his website, photographer George Dubose tells the stories behind some of his work, including 9 Ramones album covers and the sleeve for the Fleshtones' 'Hexbreaker LP. GO!.

Some cool song-based comics can be found at the WFMU site. (link c/o Dubbel Mono).

"Fans of the Muffs rejoice! Kim Shattuck, Ronnie Barnett, and Roy McDonald are almost done recording a brand new collection of songs." The new disc is due next month on Five Foot Two Records.

While doin' my occasional check on the Helmettes site, I just noticed that they seem to be open for bookings (!) once again. Tho' I'm not sure if there's any demand out there for these guys to re-appear, I'd say a on/off re-union show would be an obvious must-see for all agein' punk-rockers over here. So hey, Mr 1/2 2, how's about it?.
And yep, it's great to see my pal Fenderwoods quoted on the band's site; "Half 2" must be one of the most moving pieces of punkrock music ever to come out of Holland. It brings tears of joy in my eyes every time I hear it! Thank you Helmettes."