bands with the name "Super" in them (I'm kidding, of course. I just saw that at a used record store and thought it was funny that there are so many bands with the name "Super" in them as to warrant a separate category.)
What separates The Malakas from the pack is their ability to write great pop songs. Nothing clean about that word pop either. It's dirty, and messy and fucked up, as typified by the lyrical content of just about every song. Take 'Born To Lose' which perfectly highlights the innate power of this San Diego trio. Lifting the pure, raw essence of 50's rock 'n' roll and melding it with tales of life on the streets, or drugs, or booze, or women or whatever takes your fancy, and you realise very quickly that the Malakas are the genuine article. Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Cranford Nix has the ability to write heavily charged pop tunes, and with his raw and whisky fried vocals makes every song, every moment even, sound like it could possibly be his last. It's downbeat angst, and it's very, very good. 'Suicide Or Alcohol' harks back to earlier punk nihilism, with a nod to vintage Westerberg. 'All I Want For Xmas', trim and punchy and close to the best on the album, yet that nod goes to 'Met A Girl In N.A.' with it's pained reflection and stark lyrics, and a melody to die for. The style has few frills, like all great pop songs, and this is a great song from a band on the rise (if they can stay alive or out of jail). Well recommended.
- Vicious Kitten Records
Benefit for my Dad on September 27, 2009 Hi Everyone, My Father Peter Aguayo passed away on Tuesday 9-8-2009. He was a Steelworker for 30 years. The company he worked for went Bankrupt and they took his Life Insurance and Medical as well. I am trying to raise enough money to give him a proper burial. Please find it in your heart to come out to the Benefit, he so deserves it. There will be 5-6 AWESOME bands. The bands that are already booked for the show are: The Midnight Rendezvous, StellarDrive & Bazooka Jones. Special Guests: Charlie Allen Martin (Bob Seger) & Psychild - Robert Noll, Tyuawn Brown (A Michael Jackson Impersonator) and Bruce Race (Charlie Chaplin Impersonator). Location is: Scott Lake Banquet Center (Located inside the Waterford Elks) 2100 Scott Lake Road. Waterford, MI 48328 Admission is $20.00 Benefit will start at 2pm and will end at 10pm, or later. 50/50 Raffle Door Prizes Cash Bar & Food Auction Items The Benefit will also be filmed by Comcast for my friend Big L's The Music Room TV Show. This will be a great time and it's for a great cause. I am also trying to raise awareness to the retiree's that they should not assume that they are taken care of, this is happening to people every day. It has been devestating due to the company's Bankruptcy, my Father hasn't been buried yet. Hope to see you there. More info to follow as it becomes available. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Help us Honor our Dad, he was a son, a husband and a wonderful Human Being. God Bless Jer & Angel
The release of new Malakas material is the greatest news I have heard since Axl was going to actually release Chinese Democracy. Can't wait to hear it!
i had to explain to my wife why i would tattoo born to lose on my arm. its not that i idolize cranford or condone his lifestyle. its more about being able to identify more with the spiders and snakes than all the fuckin winners of the world. cranfords music and his story inspire me. it would be easy for a lot of people to write him off as just another loser scared of the truth, but guys like you, me, and johnny cash understand that the straight and narrow isnt the only path to salvation. some guys gotta get there the hard way. i've been fortunate enough not to have gotten too far off path, but it could have been very different, for any of us. the tattoo is to remind me of that. besides all that, it looks bitchin! thanks brent french at goodneighbortattoo. com
Alright...Now that we're friends and shit I just gotta say, 'WHOLE HOG's got yer back.' When someone at the store says, 'Nah, you go ahead of me'...it was probably due to this friendship. You go to tip the hot barmaid and she hands you back your dollar with a folded piece of paper with her number and a note that says, 'call me...please.', yep, probably due to this friendship also. basically expect good shit to happen to you from here on out. WHOLE HOG friendship has it's benefits.
I would love to download a song by The Malakas that was available on their website long ago. It was about a girl, in a bar, who tells some dude to F.O., plays a song in the jukebox, and goes out to smoke a bowl with Cranford. Can't remember the title. Would love to add it to my Malakas song list.
