Research Turtles

Anyone in search of catchy grooves, honest songwriting, and rock mixed with melody? Look no further than the new "Time Machine" EP by Lake Charles' own Research Turtles.
After extensive gigging throughout the South, the band has switched from a cover band, The Flamethrowers, to an all-original Research Turtles.
Working with Mark Robertson on this project, the band is proud to have something their fans and friends can jam to, said vocalist-bassist Jud
Norman.
"We are just happy it's done," Norman said.
As the first track, "Damn," plays, there is a certain coolness to the song. The bass is up front in the mix, giving the sound intensity that many
overproduced albums today lack. It's not hard to picture people bobbing their head to this in their car or in the bar. As the chorus repeats "Damn/I
can feel your heartbeat," I'm reminded of bands like Cake, which attract intelligent listeners with simple but clever lyrics.
"I See the Sun" and "Sobered Up and Down" are two of the more mellow tunes on the EP. "Seal up my eyes to disguise the pain," Norman sings,
showing he is not afraid to open up to the listener.
Norman"s voice stands out for its purity, but also blends in like another color in the array of sounds.
The lighthearted "Tabula Rasa" starts off with whistling and soon breaks into dootdoot-doos and Grateful Deadesque three-part harmonies.
"Red Dress" is where the band is really able to shine. It starts out with a rockin' rhythm section, catchy guitar lick and a refrain that could
make a monk do the funky chicken. Most surprising about the song is the breakdown as the rhythm cuts in half to switch the dance moves from a "reckless express yourself" to a steady "head-bang." During the bridge, there are spacey sound effects- and suddenly the song is in half-time, swaggering with the kind of fatness found in a Kings of Leon tune.
The title track is truly a creative work. It has the weird, majestic essence of a David Bowie tune.
The "Time Machine" EP is not full of sound effects or crazy guitar solos. It does not take any risks. But in a world of popular pollution,
Research Turtles have recorded a light in the darkness, and that light is "Time Machine."
The Research Turtles crew is made up of Jud Norman, Blake Thibodeaux on drums, Joe Norman on guitar and vocals and Logan Fontenot on guitar.
For news, shows, and CDs visit www.myspace.com/ researchturtles. You can also
pick up the "Time Machine" EP at the Research Turtles1 CD release party today at Luna Bar & Grill, or from cdbaby.com. - BY CHRIS SHEARMAN of The American Press

Anyone in search of catchy grooves, honest songwriting, and rock mixed with melody? Look no further than the new "Time Machine" EP by Lake Charles' own Research Turtles.
After extensive gigging throughout the South, the band has switched from a cover band, The Flamethrowers, to an all-original Research Turtles.
Working with Mark Robertson on this project, the band is proud to have something their fans and friends can jam to, said vocalist-bassist Jud
Norman.
"We are just happy it's done," Norman said.
As the first track, "Damn," plays, there is a certain coolness to the song. The bass is up front in the mix, giving the sound intensity that many
overproduced albums today lack. It's not hard to picture people bobbing their head to this in their car or in the bar. As the chorus repeats "Damn/I
can feel your heartbeat," I'm reminded of bands like Cake, which attract intelligent listeners with simple but clever lyrics.
"I See the Sun" and "Sobered Up and Down" are two of the more mellow tunes on the EP. "Seal up my eyes to disguise the pain," Norman sings,
showing he is not afraid to open up to the listener.
Norman"s voice stands out for its purity, but also blends in like another color in the array of sounds.
The lighthearted "Tabula Rasa" starts off with whistling and soon breaks into dootdoot-doos and Grateful Deadesque three-part harmonies.
"Red Dress" is where the band is really able to shine. It starts out with a rockin' rhythm section, catchy guitar lick and a refrain that could
make a monk do the funky chicken. Most surprising about the song is the breakdown as the rhythm cuts in half to switch the dance moves from a "reckless express yourself" to a steady "head-bang." During the bridge, there are spacey sound effects- and suddenly the song is in half-time, swaggering with the kind of fatness found in a Kings of Leon tune.
The title track is truly a creative work. It has the weird, majestic essence of a David Bowie tune.
The "Time Machine" EP is not full of sound effects or crazy guitar solos. It does not take any risks. But in a world of popular pollution,
Research Turtles have recorded a light in the darkness, and that light is "Time Machine."
The Research Turtles crew is made up of Jud Norman, Blake Thibodeaux on drums, Joe Norman on guitar and vocals and Logan Fontenot on guitar.
For news, shows, and CDs visit www.myspace.com/ researchturtles. You can also
pick up the "Time Machine" EP at the Research Turtles1 CD release party today at Luna Bar & Grill, or from cdbaby.com. - BY CHRIS SHEARMAN of The American Press

By Chris Shearman

Coming from the town of Lake Charles is the all-original four-piece band known as Research Turtles. Consisting of Norman brothers, Jud and Joe, drummer Blake Thibodeaux, and lead guitarist Logan Fontenot, the foursome finds itself locked into one of the most up-and-coming bands in the south. The band's synergy is derived from the many shows they have played as The Flamethrowers, entertaining Baton Rouge cover band enthusiasts with The Varsity and Live After Five appearances.

"We've played at North Gate a few times," Jud Norman explained. "I dunno, shit, I mean I guess it's cool because you can be inside or outside. We always bank on bands from here bringing a crowd. As a whole it's fine."

Inspired by the guitar-driven sonic style of Weezer and The Beatles, the Turtles bring a thick stadium sound while still maintaining a catchy and romantic feel that Baton Rouge listeners can relate to. With both Normans singing tight harmonies reminiscent of Guster, the bass and Thibodeaux's drum work play together with a Led Zeppelin hugeness that few other live acts bring to the table.

"We just went to California and spent seven grand to record this three song demo," Jud Norman said. "All I know now is to continue touring and recording. Eventually I know we'll catch a break, but it's not easy."

Having just released their Time Machine EP in 2008, the band is playing shows in support of it as well as sending off the newly recorded three-song EP to labels across the country in hopes of falling into a more comfortable position to record and tour extensively. The band plans to record a new album soon at Dockside Studios in Maurice, La. with Justin Tocket, who has done work with Marc Broussard, Sons of William and others.

On playing shows, Jud Norman said, "Right now our focus is on Houston, Beaumont, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I can envision some kind of following coming from those cities; we wanna keep it in the South. As far as on stage, I'm usually locked into our sound while Joe has a good stage presence. He also brings a really good sense of timing which is crucial."

Known among his circle of musicians as a perfectionist, Jud Norman has developed a reputation as someone who cranks out songs and keeps a close eye on how they turn out. This is apparent during the live show where all the band members crunch through the transitions with confidence and fluidity.

Audience members fluctuate from dancing to attentively listening as the Turtles move from fast paced Pixies-esque punk to the bigger and slower open-ended rock of 90's band Hum and today's Cold War Kids.

The Turtles come to North Gate Tavern on May 7 at 10 p.m. with special guest Borderline Cuckoo. For more information on the Research Turtles, visit MySpace.com/ResearchTurtles. - Tiger Weekly

By Chris Shearman

Coming from the town of Lake Charles is the all-original four-piece band known as Research Turtles. Consisting of Norman brothers, Jud and Joe, drummer Blake Thibodeaux, and lead guitarist Logan Fontenot, the foursome finds itself locked into one of the most up-and-coming bands in the south. The band's synergy is derived from the many shows they have played as The Flamethrowers, entertaining Baton Rouge cover band enthusiasts with The Varsity and Live After Five appearances.

"We've played at North Gate a few times," Jud Norman explained. "I dunno, shit, I mean I guess it's cool because you can be inside or outside. We always bank on bands from here bringing a crowd. As a whole it's fine."

Inspired by the guitar-driven sonic style of Weezer and The Beatles, the Turtles bring a thick stadium sound while still maintaining a catchy and romantic feel that Baton Rouge listeners can relate to. With both Normans singing tight harmonies reminiscent of Guster, the bass and Thibodeaux's drum work play together with a Led Zeppelin hugeness that few other live acts bring to the table.

"We just went to California and spent seven grand to record this three song demo," Jud Norman said. "All I know now is to continue touring and recording. Eventually I know we'll catch a break, but it's not easy."

Having just released their Time Machine EP in 2008, the band is playing shows in support of it as well as sending off the newly recorded three-song EP to labels across the country in hopes of falling into a more comfortable position to record and tour extensively. The band plans to record a new album soon at Dockside Studios in Maurice, La. with Justin Tocket, who has done work with Marc Broussard, Sons of William and others.

On playing shows, Jud Norman said, "Right now our focus is on Houston, Beaumont, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I can envision some kind of following coming from those cities; we wanna keep it in the South. As far as on stage, I'm usually locked into our sound while Joe has a good stage presence. He also brings a really good sense of timing which is crucial."

Known among his circle of musicians as a perfectionist, Jud Norman has developed a reputation as someone who cranks out songs and keeps a close eye on how they turn out. This is apparent during the live show where all the band members crunch through the transitions with confidence and fluidity.

Audience members fluctuate from dancing to attentively listening as the Turtles move from fast paced Pixies-esque punk to the bigger and slower open-ended rock of 90's band Hum and today's Cold War Kids.

The Turtles come to North Gate Tavern on May 7 at 10 p.m. with special guest Borderline Cuckoo. For more information on the Research Turtles, visit MySpace.com/ResearchTurtles. - Tiger Weekly

Research Turtles is a curiosity that goes beyond its name—a group of artists that take their craft seriously while maintaining a healthy sense of humor about work, themselves and life in general. Over the course of a 90 minute interview, the band members laughed almost as much as they talked.

The group—which consists of lead singer Jud Norman, lead guitarist Logan Fontenot, guitarist Joe Norman, and drummer Blake Thibodeaux—started out life as two separate bands, with two separate agendas. Jud Norman, 24, and Thibodeaux, 25, played together as part of the cover band The Flame Throwers, while Jud’s brother, Joe, 19, and Fontenot, 22, were in a band called Plaid Carpets.

About two years ago, when both bands lost members, the four came together, or “joined forces,” said Jud Norman, whose brother was on a camping trip and could not participate in the interview.

Of course, in their new life, the group is still two separate bands, but now they have one agenda—to ultimately play their own music.

“We played as the Flame Throwers for about a year, and Jud was writing his own music during that time,” Fontenot said. “Then, we started working them into our set and got good feedback.”

With the encouragement, Norman kept writing music and the band kept working on the songs. The guys knew this was the direction they wanted to take. They didn’t see a real future for themselves as a cover band, acknowledging that there is a stigma associated with being a cover band.

“It’s like you’re not good enough to do your own thing, it’s a safe road,” Fontenot said of what is often thought of cover bands.

But, like the Molly Ringwalds, the group has seen that being a cover band can bring its rewards. “You can make great money doing it,” Thibodeaux said. And they use their gigs as the Flame Throwers to subsidize their work as Research Turtles. The Flame Throwers is a side job for the struggling artists.

(Just in case you were wondering, The Flame Throwers have covered the Beatles, Wheezer, Metalica…whatever “drunk people like to listen to.” But their one rule, according to Jud, is to never play Sweet Home Alabama.)

The original stuff is a collective process that originates from Norman, who Fontenot calls the “hook master.” “I come in with two versus, a chorus and a bridge and we say, ‘how are we going to piece this together?’” They throw in their musical influences, which include many of the bands they cover as the Flame Throwers, like the Beatles and Wheezer in addition to Tom Petty and Led Zeppelin. Then they bring all of their own styles together to create the finished product.

The best songs come when you least expect it, according to Norman. When a moment of inspiration hits you, and 20 minutes later you have a great song. “Sometimes you write something real personal, but if you make it vague enough, people can look at it from different perspectives,” Norman said.

“That’s the great thing about Jud’s music,” Thibodeaux said.

Of course, not letting the moment get too serious, Jud added, “and I try to keep it about boys and girls, that seems to be what sells.”

The group, all from Lake Charles and graduates of St. Louis High School, sat down to talk one week after recording their first album at Dockside Studio in Maurice, La. With the slogan “Move in, Make Records,” which is what Research Turtles did. The studio is in a plantation home on a 12 acre riverfront estate and boasts a musical legacy that includes BB King and Bonnie Rait among others. (Of course, the guys were all too happy to talk about one of those “others,” Scarlett Johansson. After all, they may have sat in the same chair she did while they were there.)

Justin Tocket is the Nashville producer the band has worked with on the album. His resume is impressive as well. He has worked with Marc Broussard and
Sons of William. “We couldn’t have asked for anyone better to work with,” Fontenot said.

The album only took one week to record and there was plenty of stress involved. Being in a professional studio with a producer watching you play and asking you to “do it again” can be intimidating, but you have to get past it pretty quickly, according to Thibodeaux. It was especially important for him. As the drummer, he had to lay his tracks down, and get them right, first.

Fontenot had his wisdom teeth removed the week before the trip. So he was faced with the challenge of playing through the pain. And the stress was a lot to carry for songwriter, lead singer and self-proclaimed perfectionist Norman, but the experience was unforgettable and invaluable.

“It was the best worst week of my life,” Norman said.

The band is currently planning its album release party. As of press time, it is set for Aug. 14 and they are hoping to throw a huge party at Luna’s with Pensacola rock band The Gills.

“We feel like once the record comes out, people will see we are worth listening to and worth coming out to see,” said Fontenot.

The finished a - The Times of SWLA

Research Turtles is a curiosity that goes beyond its name—a group of artists that take their craft seriously while maintaining a healthy sense of humor about work, themselves and life in general. Over the course of a 90 minute interview, the band members laughed almost as much as they talked.

The group—which consists of lead singer Jud Norman, lead guitarist Logan Fontenot, guitarist Joe Norman, and drummer Blake Thibodeaux—started out life as two separate bands, with two separate agendas. Jud Norman, 24, and Thibodeaux, 25, played together as part of the cover band The Flame Throwers, while Jud’s brother, Joe, 19, and Fontenot, 22, were in a band called Plaid Carpets.

About two years ago, when both bands lost members, the four came together, or “joined forces,” said Jud Norman, whose brother was on a camping trip and could not participate in the interview.

Of course, in their new life, the group is still two separate bands, but now they have one agenda—to ultimately play their own music.

“We played as the Flame Throwers for about a year, and Jud was writing his own music during that time,” Fontenot said. “Then, we started working them into our set and got good feedback.”

With the encouragement, Norman kept writing music and the band kept working on the songs. The guys knew this was the direction they wanted to take. They didn’t see a real future for themselves as a cover band, acknowledging that there is a stigma associated with being a cover band.

“It’s like you’re not good enough to do your own thing, it’s a safe road,” Fontenot said of what is often thought of cover bands.

But, like the Molly Ringwalds, the group has seen that being a cover band can bring its rewards. “You can make great money doing it,” Thibodeaux said. And they use their gigs as the Flame Throwers to subsidize their work as Research Turtles. The Flame Throwers is a side job for the struggling artists.

(Just in case you were wondering, The Flame Throwers have covered the Beatles, Wheezer, Metalica…whatever “drunk people like to listen to.” But their one rule, according to Jud, is to never play Sweet Home Alabama.)

The original stuff is a collective process that originates from Norman, who Fontenot calls the “hook master.” “I come in with two versus, a chorus and a bridge and we say, ‘how are we going to piece this together?’” They throw in their musical influences, which include many of the bands they cover as the Flame Throwers, like the Beatles and Wheezer in addition to Tom Petty and Led Zeppelin. Then they bring all of their own styles together to create the finished product.

The best songs come when you least expect it, according to Norman. When a moment of inspiration hits you, and 20 minutes later you have a great song. “Sometimes you write something real personal, but if you make it vague enough, people can look at it from different perspectives,” Norman said.

“That’s the great thing about Jud’s music,” Thibodeaux said.

Of course, not letting the moment get too serious, Jud added, “and I try to keep it about boys and girls, that seems to be what sells.”

The group, all from Lake Charles and graduates of St. Louis High School, sat down to talk one week after recording their first album at Dockside Studio in Maurice, La. With the slogan “Move in, Make Records,” which is what Research Turtles did. The studio is in a plantation home on a 12 acre riverfront estate and boasts a musical legacy that includes BB King and Bonnie Rait among others. (Of course, the guys were all too happy to talk about one of those “others,” Scarlett Johansson. After all, they may have sat in the same chair she did while they were there.)

Justin Tocket is the Nashville producer the band has worked with on the album. His resume is impressive as well. He has worked with Marc Broussard and
Sons of William. “We couldn’t have asked for anyone better to work with,” Fontenot said.

The album only took one week to record and there was plenty of stress involved. Being in a professional studio with a producer watching you play and asking you to “do it again” can be intimidating, but you have to get past it pretty quickly, according to Thibodeaux. It was especially important for him. As the drummer, he had to lay his tracks down, and get them right, first.

Fontenot had his wisdom teeth removed the week before the trip. So he was faced with the challenge of playing through the pain. And the stress was a lot to carry for songwriter, lead singer and self-proclaimed perfectionist Norman, but the experience was unforgettable and invaluable.

“It was the best worst week of my life,” Norman said.

The band is currently planning its album release party. As of press time, it is set for Aug. 14 and they are hoping to throw a huge party at Luna’s with Pensacola rock band The Gills.

“We feel like once the record comes out, people will see we are worth listening to and worth coming out to see,” said Fontenot.

The finished a - The Times of SWLA

From the Petri Dish...
In many ways, these are not the best of times in the music business. Major labels are so busy shooting themselves in the foot that they have lost all direction, ignoring the music and signing sensationalism (Lady Gaga? Are they serious?). Rumor has it that U2 is disappointed in the sales of their latest release (Why? Millions aren't enough?) and the fickle public is following the lead of a limping media bent on their own destruction through creating realities rather than reporting them. I mean, remastered Beatles is still just The Beatles in spite of what Inside Edition and Access Hollywood would have you believe.

So pardon me when I get excited about four young dudes who are blasting their way out of the South with a sound reminiscent of the sixties (and the seventies, and the eighties, etc. etc.). Donning tennis shoes, thin ties and sport coats and hair a combination of Quicksilver's and The Searchers', they capture the very essence of what Greg Shaw and his circle marked New Wave back in the mid-seventies. Research Turtles are, I suppose, the New Wave of the New Wave and one can only imagine the likes of Shaw, Ken Barnes, Alan Betrock, Jon Tiven and even the master, Bud Scoppa, praising the likes of the band in the heyday of zines.

Without the zines, It takes the Internet and the likes of a sixteen year old girl, one Naomi Levine, to set us all straight when it comes to music these days. She says, "I like this band. They are fun to listen to and they are not a boy band." Outside of the fact that she references boy bands, which are not really bands at all (four or five guys dancing around onstage with earphone/microphones plastered to their heads do not a boy 'band' make), she hits the nail on the head. These guys are fun. The fact that they are incredibly good at what they do makes it even better.

Ladies & Gentlemen... Research Turtles!



Throwing Flames for Dollars
When Country Gazette named one of their albums, Don't Give Up Your Day Job, they nailed the future of music to the wall. Very few out of the thousands of bands and musical artists out there these days make money and if they do, they have to plow it right back into the band to stay afloat. Sure, the dream is there and success is possible--- just look at Green Day and the Dave Matthews Band--- but let's get serious, it doesn't happen as much as the media would have you believe.

Research Turtles have something to fall back on. Call it a day job if you want, but they are also The Flame Throwers. In fact, The Flame Throwers are the embryo of RT, a cover band exchanging hits for pay. God knows what they have to play to get gigs, but in my day it was Bungle in the Jungle and while the crowds loved it, it practically drove me insane. But these guys do it, or have done it. I cannot imagine them carrying it too much further into the future, though, not with originals like Let's Get Carried Away and Kiss Her Goodbye to rely on. They are melodic, familiar and yet original tracks--- the kinds of tracks which used to become hits. They do still have hits out there, don't they?

More Research...

Pop with Power!
Of course, I mean hits for the music's sake. Admittedly, videos have become an integral part of the marketing of bands today, but without the music they would be nothing more than YouTube filler. Even with the music, most are just that. RT, though, is about the music as can be heard in the above videos. So let us talk about that music.

The new album kicks off with Let's Get Carried Away, the same version as in the video, but hardly stops there. Damn, the second track leads us further into the world of pop and, in fact, Power Pop. There is a difference. Power Pop takes all of the good parts of Pop--- melody, harmony, hooks--- and drives it home with force. Pop is unplugged in the sense that it is all about the song, and don't get me wrong, there is some mighty fine Pop out there. Power Pop, though, is as much about the presentation of the song. Crank up the guitar, add some crunching bass or rhythm guitar or overlay twelve-string and you could easily cross the line. There is a feeling there, if you get my drift, and for us Power Pop fans it can be Nirvana (no, not THAT Nirvana! Pay attention!)...

You get it in spades on their self-titled album. From the powerful Cement Floor to the beautiful power ballad Kiss Her Goodbye to the crunching and just-short-of-headbanging The Riff Song, these guys crank out track after track which would have had Shaw running for the presses to get out a special edition of Who Put the Bomp. It will make you dance, smile, tap your foot and, swear to God, if you have the Power Pop gene, laugh out loud. For dinosaurs like myself, it will even make you feel young again.

Partying By the Pool

The 'New' New Wave...
Many remember the New Wave as a succession of bands flailing beneath the surface of the rock of the era--- the Journeys - www.hubpages.com

From the Petri Dish...
In many ways, these are not the best of times in the music business. Major labels are so busy shooting themselves in the foot that they have lost all direction, ignoring the music and signing sensationalism (Lady Gaga? Are they serious?). Rumor has it that U2 is disappointed in the sales of their latest release (Why? Millions aren't enough?) and the fickle public is following the lead of a limping media bent on their own destruction through creating realities rather than reporting them. I mean, remastered Beatles is still just The Beatles in spite of what Inside Edition and Access Hollywood would have you believe.

So pardon me when I get excited about four young dudes who are blasting their way out of the South with a sound reminiscent of the sixties (and the seventies, and the eighties, etc. etc.). Donning tennis shoes, thin ties and sport coats and hair a combination of Quicksilver's and The Searchers', they capture the very essence of what Greg Shaw and his circle marked New Wave back in the mid-seventies. Research Turtles are, I suppose, the New Wave of the New Wave and one can only imagine the likes of Shaw, Ken Barnes, Alan Betrock, Jon Tiven and even the master, Bud Scoppa, praising the likes of the band in the heyday of zines.

Without the zines, It takes the Internet and the likes of a sixteen year old girl, one Naomi Levine, to set us all straight when it comes to music these days. She says, "I like this band. They are fun to listen to and they are not a boy band." Outside of the fact that she references boy bands, which are not really bands at all (four or five guys dancing around onstage with earphone/microphones plastered to their heads do not a boy 'band' make), she hits the nail on the head. These guys are fun. The fact that they are incredibly good at what they do makes it even better.

Ladies & Gentlemen... Research Turtles!



Throwing Flames for Dollars
When Country Gazette named one of their albums, Don't Give Up Your Day Job, they nailed the future of music to the wall. Very few out of the thousands of bands and musical artists out there these days make money and if they do, they have to plow it right back into the band to stay afloat. Sure, the dream is there and success is possible--- just look at Green Day and the Dave Matthews Band--- but let's get serious, it doesn't happen as much as the media would have you believe.

Research Turtles have something to fall back on. Call it a day job if you want, but they are also The Flame Throwers. In fact, The Flame Throwers are the embryo of RT, a cover band exchanging hits for pay. God knows what they have to play to get gigs, but in my day it was Bungle in the Jungle and while the crowds loved it, it practically drove me insane. But these guys do it, or have done it. I cannot imagine them carrying it too much further into the future, though, not with originals like Let's Get Carried Away and Kiss Her Goodbye to rely on. They are melodic, familiar and yet original tracks--- the kinds of tracks which used to become hits. They do still have hits out there, don't they?

More Research...

Pop with Power!
Of course, I mean hits for the music's sake. Admittedly, videos have become an integral part of the marketing of bands today, but without the music they would be nothing more than YouTube filler. Even with the music, most are just that. RT, though, is about the music as can be heard in the above videos. So let us talk about that music.

The new album kicks off with Let's Get Carried Away, the same version as in the video, but hardly stops there. Damn, the second track leads us further into the world of pop and, in fact, Power Pop. There is a difference. Power Pop takes all of the good parts of Pop--- melody, harmony, hooks--- and drives it home with force. Pop is unplugged in the sense that it is all about the song, and don't get me wrong, there is some mighty fine Pop out there. Power Pop, though, is as much about the presentation of the song. Crank up the guitar, add some crunching bass or rhythm guitar or overlay twelve-string and you could easily cross the line. There is a feeling there, if you get my drift, and for us Power Pop fans it can be Nirvana (no, not THAT Nirvana! Pay attention!)...

You get it in spades on their self-titled album. From the powerful Cement Floor to the beautiful power ballad Kiss Her Goodbye to the crunching and just-short-of-headbanging The Riff Song, these guys crank out track after track which would have had Shaw running for the presses to get out a special edition of Who Put the Bomp. It will make you dance, smile, tap your foot and, swear to God, if you have the Power Pop gene, laugh out loud. For dinosaurs like myself, it will even make you feel young again.

Partying By the Pool

The 'New' New Wave...
Many remember the New Wave as a succession of bands flailing beneath the surface of the rock of the era--- the Journeys - www.hubpages.com