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11/25/04

Wtih the departures of both Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw from thier long-held positions behind the anchor desk, we are officially proclaiming this website America's Premier News Source...read on in confidence ladies:

Well, the last minute addition of us to the show at Hazmat w/ Voetsek and Blown to Bits was quite an honor, and quite a good time. We've been wanting to play with Voetsek for a while, because they're oh so totally rad. We've got a link to 'em here, so go check 'em out if ya haven't already. It was a cool show, and we did meet a few potential bass players. With the full length imminent, we won't be able to move on that for a few weeks, but keep your eyes peeled for news on that front in coming weeks.

Speaking of recording, the time is fucking now! It's taken us a while (as most things with us do), but next saturday we hit the studio to churn out the least anticipated grindcore album of the decade! We'll be recording at Closer Recording with the inimitable Chris Cline behind the console. We're slappin' this fucker down to 2" Tape, and Chris is a masterful engineer, so we're really expecting some top quality results...on the production of course, when it comes to the music, well...they say you can't polish a turd, but damned if we're not gonna try!

On a final note, today is thanksgiving afterall, and Population Reduction would like to remind you that wether you're eating turkey or tofurky; wether you're gathering with family and friends or eschewing the entire day due to it being the sham that it is; wether you've got the day off, or if you're stuck on the fucking clock...no matter what else you do, be thankful for metal and booze. Tip one back for us ladies, and enjoy the day. ~ Population Reduction

11/14/04

Hello you Grind-freaks and malcontents...here's what's goin' down:

We played Kimo's again on Thursday...we'd like to give a list of pros and cons to the show. Let's start with the bad news.

Cons: The booker was late to the show, had no idea what, or how many bands he had booked. This same booker (who had asked us to be on the bill because he needed "another metal band") booked us with some desperate-to-be-on-mtv, pop-punk, seventeen year old, hair gel wearin' douche bags, clearly indicating that he wouldn't know a metal band if it walked up and gave him the goat horns right up his asshole. The good Doctor X then had to sit next to THIER PARENTS. Said booker then asked Pete if he would like to start some bullshit indie rock band with him because of Pete's "amazing sense of comic timing," clearly failing to realize that PETE LIKES METAL.

Pros: The upstairs bartender is wicked cool, and hooked us up with free beer and let us get high at the bar, since we puffed her down. That's rad. Keisha and Val showed up and discovered that indeed, white boys can play that fast. And Aftertayst, while not exactly our style, was definetly a metal band, and for a guy with a TOTAL of five fingers, their lead guitarist could really shred. Kinda like Django, dude. More power to 'em.

On the plus side, we've ensured the fact that we will be having the CD engineered by none other than the mighty Chris Cline, who has worked with many bands. He's also got his own label and a dog. He's Pete's neighbor, and one hell of a nice guy, and we're very excited to be working with him on the full length...the studio is pretty much a lock too, but like they say "no wine before it's time," or someshit. Keep an eye out for more info on this shit, updates on the ongoing merch hostage crisis, and the results to our "how many metalheads can identify the words Kobayashi Maru out of context" survey.

In world news, let's not forget that while Yassir Arafat died this past week, which could alter the course of not only the middle east's future, but the entire world's as well, a little fella we liked to call the O.D.B. fell over dead of a heart attack in his recording studio two days before his 36 birthday:

He was probably a turd, but Pete has a lot of fond memories of getting baked to "36 Chambers" when he was in high school. ~ Population Reduction

11/09/04

In all the world, there is news. Sadly, the news that we have to impart to you today cannot even come close in it's fantasticitude to this wild shit. Nevertheless, we implore you to read on.

Many of you (translation: we know that no one reads this shit) are wondering what the fuck is up with the merch and the CD and all that shit. Well, it's a-comin'. We are one minor technicality away from securing both stickers and t-shirts, so you can proudly display to all your friends that you listen to the world's most underground band (translation: nobody listens to us). As far as the CD goes, we are pretty much locked on an engineer, and we will be touring studios this week...so soon, yes, soon, this fucking thing will be taken care of. Check back frequently for updates (translation: love us!).

Other than that we'll be at Kimo's this thursday at like 8pm, or 9pm, or some shit like that. We recommend that you start camping on the sidewalk outside around that time tommrow night, since whoever the fuck we're playing with may have fans and shit. Hey, anything's possible, right? ~ Population Reduction