I am proud to announce my association with a great new band called One of the Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard. They use the shortened nickname OOTLTEH but I'll refer to them here as Tragedies. I love it when bands have really long names like ....and you will know us by the Trail of Dead or I Love you but I have Chosen Darkness. Anyway, Tragedies sound very New Wave and you know I like that VERY much. Two beautiful guys & two beautiful girls making some beautiful music! Lead singer Johnny Fisher is a very good looking guy and the band also features bassist Natalie Bolanos from the Halo Friendlies and drummer Claudia Rossi from Jack Off Jill and Lo-Ball.  It's also great to be working with Ted Gardner again (who in case you don't know is a legendary manager who was one of the founders of the Lollapalooza fesitval). I first worked with Ted four years ago when he was managing Queens of the Stone Age. Great guy from Australia. A good team all around with this band. I actually met them backstage at a Yeah Yeah Yeahs show last March. They needed passes and I got them in, and we've been friends ever since. Their label, Wedgie Records,(http://www.wedgierecords.com/) is just starting out, and I expect big things from them. Check out the Tragedies site:  http://www.fuckloud.com/

In the last few days I had the pleasure to meet, hang out with and see live in concert the fine young lads in Jackson, Mississippi's KING ELEMENTARY and let me tell you- boy oh boy!! They ripped! No lie. Lead singer Morgan was on fire. These guys have more guts than bands twice their age. 4 song EP will be out soon with a full-length to follow. CHECK THIS BAND OUT....NOW!!