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split lip was my induction into local music that was closer to my age range, a band i heard grow through time, a band that was local but that didnt matter because everyone knew they were good enough to not just be labled an "Indiana" band.
because…
The shows in Lousiville, Indy and Chicago will be the original line up. I see some old friends in this thread!
Hi there, boys!
The Metro.
I recently found and pulled out a Split Lip t-shirt.
I think I might be biased, but I was a big fan of Split Lip. I remember playing shows with them, Planet Earth, Zero Boys, 8 Bark, Phalanx, and many more at the India Community Center. The shows w…
They drew 1000 kids to shows? Wow, maybe the Zero Boys can accomplish that feat one day, now that people actually appreciate what the did, and can do!
jeff said:In the early nineties, when the Indianapolis scene was supposedly dead, Split Lip could…
In the early nineties, when the Indianapolis scene was supposedly dead, Split Lip could draw a 1000 kids for shows at the India Community Center. Their early sound wasn't for everyone; they were far more chunkie-metal than punk and their songs never…
They started doing a lot of shows right as my old punk band, The Blacklisted, was ending, so we never played together. I only know any of them casually but I respected their work ethic, they seemed to have their priorities right and never pretentiou…
I'm not sure if they played there. They are reuniting the Split Lip 7" lineup which carried over through much of Chamberlain's career.
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- At 3:27pm on December 24, 2008,
Jeb Banner said… - cool, I love Don, he is one of my favs at MediaSauce or anywhere. A great all around guy and wicked smart.
- At 3:24pm on December 24, 2008,
Jeb Banner said…
- hey btw can you link to MFT from your "Favorites"? thanks
- At 3:23pm on December 24, 2008,
Jeb Banner said…
- Hey Neal, enjoyed your recent cover story for Indy.com
my company works with MediaSauce on a regular basis so it was fun to read about the Digital Blueprint process, I've been involved with several as well.
I like the Taffy brand approach. Now you need your own online community!
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- What Instrument(s) Do You Play
- Guitar, Bass, Keys, Voice, Other
- About Me
- Lifelong musician and music lover. Quit my band in winter of 2008 to focus on other interests. The itch to play is slowly returning, but at this point in my life my musical interests lean more towards Gillian Welch and Iron & Wine than Hatebreed and Metallica.
- What bands are you or have you been in?
- Oh, my. Birthright 1996-1999. Anthem Boy 2000-2001. Angelville 2003-2006. Salvation 2006-2008.
- What city are you from?
- Indianapolis
- MySpace Page
- http://www.myspace.com/taffyonthetown
- Website:
- http://www.nealtaflinger.com
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I keep track of what I listen to, so honestly most of what I give a play is more older music, but these are the ones from the last decade that I listened to the most.
Godspeed You Black Emperor!- Lift Your Arms Like Antennae to Heaven
Boards of Can…
Arular - MIA
Alright, Still - Lily Allen
Parallel Play - Sloan
Cold & Kind - The 1900s
The Hazards of Love - The Decemberists
Robyn - Robyn
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
T…
seconding 'the oughts,' except it is properly spelled 'the aughts,' as the ou-spelling meads 'should have' while the au-spelling means 'nothing' or 'zero.'
no list here.
off the top of my head the records that stay with me over the past decade:
W…
Jeb, where is Lady Gaga on your list???
I don't have a list — yet — but I say we call this decade the oughts.
I love procrastinating with this kind of stuff. Here is a start, no order or top 10, but what I would place in the top 100 or so:
Boris, "Pink" and "Smile" and "Amplfier Worship"
School of Seven Bells, "Alpinisms"
Keren Ann, "Keren Ann" and "la Disp…
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