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This morning I woke up with an extremely strong desire to listen to The Lost Patrol Band. This despite the fact that I know absolutely nothing about them and had never listened to their music before. However, thanks to the wonders of the world wide web, I have now done so. They are considered the side project of The (International) Noise Conspiracy frontman Dennis Lyxzén, which is weird -- because about a year ago, I had a dream about the (International) Noise Conspiracy, too. That was before I’d ever heard them, either.

In case you are in a similar situation (and in case you ever happen to wake up with a desire similar to mine) they sound a bit like pop-punk, but not in the bad way. I think rather of the way that genre sounded when it was new, back in the 80s (although this band is now) -- kind of like Social D or something. Sort of ska-tinged, but again, not in the bad way. You may have their songs No Wonder, from 2006, as well as Feels Like Drowning, which came out on their self-titled debut a year earlier, and which I quite like.

Not sure when or how new music will be out. However, It’s A Trap! reports they have plans to change their name to avoid confusion and/or legal problems with (the actually pretty decent-sounding) New York band the Lost Patrol. I hate it when bands change their names, but so it goes.

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Also, on a mostly unrelated note, tomorrow night (Wednesday) Arya and I will be co-hosting Irregular Frequencies on KPSU, while Tony (the regular host) is off at SXSW. We’re looking forward to it, and it should be interesting. Tune in at 6 pm Pacific – 1450 AM in Portland, or kpsu.org anywhere else.

I’ll put up a podcast link later, in case you’re in Austin, where this week it’s at… Yeah, there are a whole bunch of bands I’d love to see, were I attending SXSW, but it seems pretty pointless for me to list them all out here. Instead, I’ll suggest that, if you are attending, you make time to check out the Tough Alliance. They won’t be playing -- they don’t do that -- but they’ll be performing (two shows), and I imagine it’ll be pretty great. Maybe you think you’d rather see somebody more famous lip-synching and dancing around onstage, and you have the right to make up your own mind, but I personally can’t imagine any act that might be more entertaining.

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No Wonder (The Lost Patrol Band)
Feels Like Drowning (The Lost Patrol Band)
Silly Crimes (The Tough Alliance)