why does it seem the embarrassment never get any attention

Unfortunately, I think eMusic had that damn Heyday comp at one point, and then lost it. OTOH, I think The Rolling Stones turn up tomorrow on eMusic, so there's that, I guess. Trade-off!

is it just me or does "death travels west" sound a lot like the go-betweens?

Lewis & Clark is a doozy, people!

New Big Dipper album out next week wtf

http://blurt-online.com/news/view/6843/

I... don't think I like that new song much

well, this song and its video are great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKZjpG9zcno

Yeah, that is better. Both Heavens and Craps meant heaps to me when they came out, though I wasn't much of a fan of the album after that. Kind of bizarre to see them again, but good to see that they're doing okay. Is that a new bass player?

I'm sorry, that "Robert Pollard" tune just sucks. It's twee in that it's very slight, falls short of its attempt to be clever, and it barely has a melody, despite being the kind of song that needs one. Though I bought their records, Big Dipper were always a diluted version of what made the Embarrassment, but this even by their standards, this is weak tea. And when I think about it, many of the worthy Big Dipper songs were actually leftovers from the Embarrassment, weren't they? And I suspect from the Volcano Suns as well.

So hey! There's a documentary being finished up and there's two weeks to go to help lock down completion funds. Pitch in, why doncha?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/embarrassmentdoc/we-were-famous-you-dont-remember-the-embarrassment

Funny you should mention, I’ve had Sex Drive going through my mind for days now.