THE ONIONS

[bradx]

it gets pretty ridiculous towards the end I have been rather moody lately...

[enthusiast]

hah yeah im not too sure about that "funk jam" but the first couple tracks are sweet

[TheKLYAM]

you know what guy, i'mma give The Onions some KLYAM publicity because I really enjoyed the opening jam and the leaad guitars in the first track. don't be surprised if you get some record label execs knocking on your barn door

[bradx]

the best is the last couple minutes while us lobg time band members are drunkenly screaming whatever comes into our minds as stumpy our new bas player bores us trying to learn the songs.. Earlieer in the day I threatened to sing every song "itchy ya itchy ya itchy itchy ya ya" etc and this was the inevitable result...

[bradx]

It's been awhile since I posted any THE ONIONS related news, so here is a short update.  Rhythm guitar player and ex-LSOK Brent is fading.  At one of these rehearsals he knocked over the entire PA, at the last he tripped backwards over his amp and played noise until drummer Jesse got fed up enough to come out and turn off his amp.  I am working on a new song about the way we normally see Brent, "smoke in one hand, drink in the other, PASSED OUT PASSED OUT"  bartenders cut him off at our last two gigs before we even made it onstage... 

ex-LSOK drummer Trent was in town this weekend and so disgusted with Brent he walked out.  Bro in law of mine, Jemimah may be joining back up on 3rd guitar, totally unnecessary, but this band was never about neccesity, we are a party band.  Fuck it, he wants to play, he will be back in the band soon.  In the meantime, I have compiled a demo of recordings we did since stumpy fingered California native Bobber joined the band. 

Bob's wife is black.  We got a shitty old dog this week, a black lab.  I am afraid to talk to her sometimes, because although a female dog is a bitch, sometimes I fear my comments to the black bitch may be misunderstood...  Actually the dog is pretty fucking cool, so whatever.

 Ten songs recorded on 4 track cassette and stereo reel to reel, all from the last month and a half.  These are home recordings, we also went to the studio (sounds ok, indeed) down in Milwaukee and recorded some songs that should be out soon on vinyl, in plenty of time for our SXSW appearance in the spring.  Sorry, but you will have to wait for the records to come out to hear those, but for the meantime here are our latest practice demos, an original and a cover...


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[Swampy]

Make sure Brent isn't totally ready to pass out when you play at the Circle A on New Years Eve. He can do that after you play!

[bradx]

bbrent was in lsok.  We were on the cover of mrr

[Swampy]

I ran into Jamie Shimon at the the Circle A the other night and he had nothing but negative things to say bout you BratX (as he looked at the floor) when I told him you were playing with us on NYE. Needless to say, he probably won't be coming to the show.  I was hoping you could give him a kiss and make-up after all these years, but...

[bradx]

newest onions songs below...

as far as sharkey shimon is concerned, whatever.  He's a d-bag and I hope he enjoys playing the same tired nuggets covers for the rest of his life.  Going a dozen years or more without getting laid has got to suck thoug so I don't blame him for being bitter.  Anyways, were visiting his far more interesting brother later, and the always beautiful julie...

[bradx]

http://blip.tv/file/4527670

http://blip.tv/file/4527677

[the ayotollah of rocknrollah]

Keep in mind his influence helped guide what style LSOK wound up playing, he turned you on to a lot of shit you didn't hear at the time and influenced what in what genre you chose to play. He's the guy who turned me onto Hasil Adkins and Screamin Lord Sutch! Say Hi to J&J for me and Timbi. As far as him not getting laid...give him a reach around and end the feud. He might pay ya what ya got for 3 records.

[bradx]

actually I was way more influenced by nigel but whatever, doesn't make him any less of a poof.  There's a reason I left and moved to florida to be in lsok and it's because punk is way more interesting to me than playing the same shitty garage songs forever.  Shit I had that figured out when I was a teenager.  Dude is stuck in a terminal rut.  I don't have a problem with him in case you missed it he is the one talking shit about me.

[bradx]

don't get me wrong I appreciate everything he did and respect his great 80s music history but since I left the band I haven't heard him do anything I am even remotely interested in.  It was awesome being so young and having people like him let me tape their records, it's his behavior towards me in the years since then that has formed my current opinion of him. 

[the ayotollah of rocknrollah]

He's the same uptight OCD guy he was then. You 2 should slip each other some tongue and let the past be the past. I would quote Rodney King but that would be even gayer than the both of you combined. ACHTUNG!

[Swampy]

I don't care about any of these Manty feuds, even though I like watching them and even spur them on. Hoping Jamie still shows up, despite all the controversy. I'm alright with the guy. He's kinda mopey, dopey, etc... but whatever.... Hoping Pete shows up, too. TANTRUMS REUNION (with fistfights).