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I’m sure this has already been posted all over the internet, but I still can’t resist putting up this video. Brian “Narwhalz (of sound)” and Jonathan “Shams” (also a member of infant-core band Adult Moan) face off against some Baltimore scene kids, including Kate Levitt of Teeth Mountain, on TV’s JUDGE JUDY. (By the way, looks like Shams plays this Saturday in Brooklyn at Death by Audio!)

No need to feel bad watching this, I have a strong feeling that no cats were actually killed in the making of this case. (I can believe that some TVs were smashed) And check out those nice, new leather jackets that Narwhalz & Shams are sporting! The actual show sequence is a little slow, Her Honor Judy doesn’t allow for much improv (Narwhalz tries) but the closing interviews are great.

You’ll want to check out the comments too, some of which are also hard to judge as real or fake. Highlights include:

“They are a tribe of sickos and should not be allowed to have a cat, and definitely not televisions.”

“Quit trying to promote your stupid band, and find a new acting coach”

and of course: “DEWD SHES HAWT. UR GAY LIEK THOSE DUDES LOL”

Captain Ahab: the Captain Ahab of, um, music?

Since this falls vaguely in the same category (weirdo musicians appearing on TV shows) I thought I’d throw it into the same post. Except that this news item, cool as it is, is completely appropriate and UN-strange, considering how uber-PRO-fessional Captain Ahab are in their approach to music. Captain Ahab, who are on the Deathbomb Arc label and are like some kind of Ween of electronic music, have a new song of theirs prominently featured in the latest episode of the SciFi (I refuse to call it “SyFy”) show Caprica. I’m embedding the clip below, but if it gets taken down, you can watch the full episode HERE.

You can also hear the track and download it free from Captain Ahab’s Bandcamp page. (Haven’t I heard that beedley-deep-beep sample in another Ahab song?) A little browsing on Youtube also reveals plenty of examples of Ahab tracks appearing in other shows.

Alright, I may as well close things out with a classic, which the above Judge Judy unavoidably brought to mind. Joe, (ex- of The Fugue)’s closing comments on the People’s Court. Enjoy.

* Okay, okay, I know neither Narwhalz nor Shams are really “noise” but I enjoy bugging serious harsh-noise dudes by polluting “their” genre with goofballs.

It was a bit of a chore, but I’d been meaning to get this done for a long time. The No-Core podcast has officially been moved from the podomatic.com free hosting site, here to no-core.net – The new address is:

http://www.no-core.net/podcast

It now matches the blog and everything, and maybe the best thing about this is that there are no longer space restrictions, so all episodes are now available for download! (except for number 9, I couldn’t find the file) There is also a brand new podcast up right now. It’s a half-length one, but I wanted to get it done and out there.

I’ve been saying this everywhere, but: If you’re subscribed to the podcast and you think it might be the podomatic version, un-subscribe and go here to get it fixed-> http://feeds.feedburner.com/no-corepodcast

The site is starting to shape up here, and more features will be added over time.

How can you “visit” a blog and podcast in the real world?

Glad you asked. This Saturday, July 11th, I will be at the NY Eye and Ear Fest record fair! I will be selling some real records (and tapes and CDs) in person, of the type that might appeal to No-Core listeners and readers. Plus I will just be hanging out and chatting with anyone who is willing to do so. Maybe even handing out business cards.

This goes down at 92YTribeca in NYC (200 Hudson at the corner of Canal) and the record fair starts at 4PM and is FREE. There are also bands and films which cost money and the whole event goes until midnight. There are also shows Friday and Sunday (you already missed Thursday). Details here:

http://www.nyeyeandear.com

The brand new No-Core website just might be ready in time… and it looks like you already found it!

See you Saturday!

Since my last post regarding Six Finger Satellite and their new album asked so many questions, I thought someone out there might be interested to know that there are now answers. This other excellent music blog, Thee Outernet, posted up an interview with 6FS main man J.Ryan, who explains some of the mysteries I had been pondering. Here is the article.

I’m also excited to discover that they have some brand-brand-new songs (newer than the old-new “Half Control” album) up on their MySpace page, right here. The new songs sound maybe a little, “lighter?” Not in terms of psychological weight, they’re still just as dark and heavy in that regard, but giving the instruments a little more room to breathe.

The band also reports that their South By Southwest shows went well, so we can safely conclude that their fans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island can expect great shows there this Friday and Saturday. (Feeling a little bad for expressing so much skepticism before.) Alright, and there’s your annual dose of No-Core’s “timely music news.”