Cold Case Files: The Big Bopper

The remains of the Big Bopper were recently exhumed and an autposy performed to dispel the rumor that he had actually survived the plane crash and died looking for help.

Jay Richardson, aka Big Bopper Jr., was on-site and not only watched forensic anthropologist, Dr. Bill Bass, open the coffin, but subsequently observed his examination. "Dad still amazes me 48 years after his death, that he was in remarkable shape," Richardson said. Um... Creepy?

Said Bass, "There are fractures from head to toe. Massive fractures. (He) died immediately. He didn't crawl away. He didn't walk away from the plane."


Now, I'm no expert, but do you think anyone could have walked away from this?












http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_en_mu/big_bopper_autopsy

Jarvis and Beth Ditto at the NME awards.

You know how when you have multiple groups of friends organized into neat, tidy categories, and then somehow people from the different groups start hanging out and things get weird...?

Cursive premieres "Big Bang" video.

Aging indie rockers are stoked. Oh, er... And I'm stoked too.

http://www.spinner.com/2007/03/06/video-premiere-cursive-big-bang/


Catch Cursive with Mastodon, Against Me!, and lots of goatees, facial piercings, and body odor in the perhaps the strangest tour of the spring:

May 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern LG
May 2 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
May 4 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
May 5 - Seattle, WA @ The Fenix
May 6 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy
May 8 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
May 11 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Myth
May 12 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
May 13 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
May 14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
May 15 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
May 17 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
May 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 19 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
May 21 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Pavilion
May 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
May 23 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
May 25 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Voxtrot To Release Full Length, Tour US

Austin natives Voxtrot are finally set to release a full length album through Playlouder/Beggars records on May 22nd, no longer teasing us with the greatness of their numerous EPs (3 EPs and 7 Seven Inches!). The prolific Moz lovers are then following up by kicking off their headlining tour of the US, which goes through June. Victor Van Vugt (who also produced Nick Cave and Depeche Mode) produced the album for the band, which frontman Ramesh Srivastava described as being "sonically a bit more adventurous" than the band's previous EPs. So modest.

Catch them if you can:
03/12 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
03/14 - Austin, TX - SXSW (inside Emos)
03/15 - Austin, TX - SXSW (outside Emos)
03/22 - Mexico City - Pasaguero
05/25 - Austin, TX - Emos
05/27 - Phoenix, AZ - Anderson's Fifth Estate
05/29 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
05/30 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06/01 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
06/02 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
06/05 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
06/06 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
06/07 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
06/08 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dees
06/09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
06/10 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
06/11 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
06/12 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
06/13 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
06/14 - Boston, MA - Middle East
06/15 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
06/16 - Philadelphia, PA - Pure (Making Time)

Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives

Massive Mothers (mashup) - mashup of above song with Teardrop, amazing!

Rise Up In The Dirt

www.voxtrot.net

www.myspace.com/voxtrot