The Sixth Episode from Vinyl Vlog features a Lemuria Interview and a Dopamines Contest. The last 30 seconds are beautiful. Make fun of Ken about it when you see him at Harvest of Hope Fest!
Monthly Archives: January 2009
New Mexican Disaster Squad – Fail Safe Warehouse Reunion Show (The Fest 7)
New Mexican Disaster Squad called it quits in 2008 after 9 years as a band. They decided to call it quits at The Fest 7 after playing every previous year. They played one last show just over an hour afterwards at the Fail Safe Records Warehouse. If you’re looking for members of the now defunct NMDS, see Gatorface, No Friends and Virgins.
Vinyl Vlog: First Press Episode Five w/Polar Bear Club & Shorebirds Review
The Fifth Episode from Vinyl Vlog features a Polar Bear Club Interview and a Shorebirds Review. Plus, a bonus drunken scene that is hilarious.
You Voted: Best of 2008 Results!
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Best New Band: Sakes Alive!!
(honorable mention: how dare you, anchor arms, get bent)


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Best Live Band: The Fest
We asked for one, you gave us the whole shebang!
(honorable mention: Hot Water Music)


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Best Album: Off With Their Heads “From The Bottom”
(honorable mention:� Dillinger Four “C I V I L� W A R,” Paint It Black “New Lexicon,” LaGrecia “On Parallels”)


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Best Album Art/Packaging: Dead to Me “Little Brother,”– art by drummer Ian Anderson
(honorable mention: Torche “Meanderthal,” Glass And Ashes “Glass And Ashes,” Polar Bear Club “Sometimes Things Just Disappear.”)


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Biggest Breakup Bummer: The Ergs!
(honorable mention: Modern Life Is War, LaGrecia, New Mexican Disaster Squad, Chinese Telephones)


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Best Band for Stage-Dives and High-Fives: Paint It Black
(honorable mention: New Mexican Disaster Squad, Comadre)


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Best Lookin’: Dillinger Four (specifically Paddy)
(honorable mention: Tiltwheel, Off With Their Heads, Lemuria, Bridge And Tunnel)


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Band That Should Have Played The Fest This Year: Hot Water Music
(honorable mention: Defiance Ohio, Dead To Me, Thorns Of Life)


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Best Fest Performance: Paint it Black
(honorable mention: Leatherface, Able Baker Fox, Coalesce, None More Black)


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Best Venue:� FailSafe Records Warehouse, Gainesville
(honorable mention: Snake Pit in Clemson (RIP), Transitions in Tampa, The Atlantic and Common Grounds in Gainesville)


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Best Website: http://www.nationalunderground.org
thank you so much!!!
(honorable mention: IfYouMakeIt.com, Vinyl Collective.com, last.fm)


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Best Sing a Long: Dillinger Four “Gainesville”

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Best Song: Off With Their Heads “I Am You”

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Best Label/Distro: Vinyl Collective
(honorable mention: FailSafe, Suburban Home, Kiss Of Death, No Idea)


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Best Band Photographer: Brian Kelleher (readysteadyjedi)

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Most Anticipated Album in 2009: Thorns Of Life
(honorable mention:Bouncing Souls, Shook Ones, None More Black, Young Livers, Propagandhi)


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Thanks for a great year, and congrats to Lukas Hauser (lifetimerule)–our winner! 🙂