Not crap. The first time I saw them was at a Chaos in Tejas fest in Austin, TX. Chaos in Tejas is all hardcore punk, all the time - lots of stuff that sounds like Discharge, Amebix, Discharge, that one era of Black Flag yeah that one, Finnish stuff, No Comment and Guaze. On the one hand, Clockcleane...

This is the piece I wrote on it in 2006.
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http://www.austin360.com/music/content/ ... cover.html

After a few years of thinking Crap, when I thought about them at all, I gotta go with Not Crap. Heard the first EP, totally unimpressed, sounded way thinner than it was supposed to, if that makes sense. Heard the second EP, not quite as unimpressed, but close. Heard the first album, hated the cover ...

steve wrote:My beautiful girlfriend can sing them to you in less than a minute. If you can type fast, get her on the phone and bet your lungs. You're a lock.

Would this be through the kindergarden classic "50 Nifty United States?"

That's how I learned....

I just saw Times New Viking/Clockcleaner put on one of the finest one-two punch sets I've seen in years. Yes, the latter owes, well, quite a bit to Big Black (I say Big Black rather than Rapeman but Rey Washam was such a critical part of that band that comparing other bands to 'em seems...unwise). B...

Floored by TTB's live show at SXSW 2000. Was thrilled when everyone and their mom seemed to dig the album.

Then, nothing. I assumed she stopped making records. Which she sort of had.

Then, the new one. As ruling as the last one from seven (eight?) years ago.

Buy, see, etc.

Just saw them with the two-drummer line-up. Just outstanding, GIANT improvement from the '05 shows. Closed with a 6-7 minute crust-metal version of "Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun." A-MAZING.

Thanks to all who replied. I can always use more.

I'm a journalist in Austin, TX putting together a piece on the state of mastering/"loudness wars"/etc. I would love to talk to mastering engineers about these issues. If you wouldn't mind being interviewed and talking about these issues for a general audience, please feel free to contact m...

as presented in the Austin-American Statesman, the daily paper in Austin, Texas, in honor of their three city tour.

http://www.austin360.com/music/content/ ... cover.html

Thanks. Enjoy.