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Sweden’s Randy has long been a big favorite of ours at the Fat office, and now we get to put their next record out! Originally our pals at Epitaph were supposed to release it, but we knew we had to get our hands on this Randy record somehow, so we orchestrated a trade. Fat had to give them a couple of our scratch bowlers for next year’s tournament, two cases of Zima, and all rights to future Goober Patrol releases. In exchange we get Jeff Abarta at third base, Fletcher’s home number, and of course, Randy’s new LP, Randy The...
If our site hasn’t crashed yet it will now! Yep, we got a video from the brand new Lagwagon record Resolve. It’s for the song “Heartbreaking Music” The video was made by these guys that I personally think should call themselves “The Minnesota Twins”, but that’s neither here nor there. The video is an obvious tribute to the late Derrick Plourde, and the guys really did a terrific job on it. Mosy over to the MEDIA section and peep the vid.
Fat has added yet another new band to our ranks: Dead To Me from our very own San Francisco. Just when you thought the tech industry drove out all the punk bands! These guys have been playing packed shows around town for the last year and they boast a member of Western Addiction and two of the dudes from One Man Army. They blend dirty punk rock with the ‘77 sound OMA was known best for. Think Dillinger Four meets The Clash. They’ve got some shows coming up with the Utters and The Briefs and you can check out some...
In a crazy turn of events, our beloved Randy is Spin’s Band Of The Day. Which is not only well-deserved, but also quite hilarious. For those of you wanting to hear their new record, Randy The Band, you can stream the whole fuckin’ thing on AOL’s Full CD Listening Party on January 9th through January 16th. Look at us taking over the internet with our new website! Well, we are talking about Randy here, and they are about as rockin’ as they come. Their new one comes out on January 10th and we’re hoping to get the Swedes to do...
We know how much you all loved the old site and its “dogshit on Easter” aesthetic, but we just couldn’t hold out any longer. Oh, don’t get all nostalgic on us, this new site has some cool shit to offer. Mouse around and check it out. Fat Mike will be hosting podcasts, there’s a new FAQ, and even an e-team to join. One of the neatest things the new site will offer is our Daily Update section in the news which will bring you all the latest happenings on your favorite Fat bands. So yeah, new site. Are you fucking...
