Killing Joke

Not the Batman story, but the band. Tomorrow night my college friend Jeff is flying down from Portland to L.A. to hang out and catch one of the group's rare shows. I could have sworn I saw Killing Joke with him in 1990 at the John Anson Ford Theatre with Swans opening--and what better way to start the decade than with the band that sang "Eighties"--but he says he attended the SF show on that tour. Oh well. I'm still amped to catch the original lineup in action, and reports say that the gigs have been great.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out the clip below. Yes, Metallica covered it on their Garage Days EP way back when.



That Pope image on top? I had that T-shirt when I was in high school and the funny thing is that if I wore it today I'd probably get shot. Even so, it's another case of "Damn, I wish I still had it"...

My Bloody Valentine last week and now this. Awesome, but it's probably time to balance things out by checking out some newer, not-reunited bands.