If Lester Bangs went on an excellent adventure and landed plop in the middle of a Kansas City warehouse party circa 2009, he might mistake it for Detroit or Seattle in the early '70s. With Bleachbloodz and associated acts such as the Rich Boys, Wrong Crowd, Black Tarantulas and Thee Fleshapoids doing their best impressions of the Stooges and the Sonics, the big beat of primitive American garage rock is alive and well in the heartland. Mostly, it's inspired by the same things that inspired its predecessors: booze, weed, girls and a good party. Or, as Bleachbloodz humorously describes its sound: seven not-very-cool guys playing music stolen from cooler guys. Don't fret, fellas, we all stole it from Bo Diddley anyways.
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