Las Cruces' Shang-A-Lang is one of the best bands bubbling up in the punk underground right now. They've got a sound that appeals to fans of garage bands like the Black Lips, with some seriously lo-fi production, but the punk kids like 'em too, because they play hella fast. They're one of those band that are timeless in the way they play. They could fit in on college radio circa 1985, or playing with the Vivian Girls at some bar a week from now.
Shang-A-Lang's put out half a dozen splits with a
From Mitch Clem comes the news that he "decided to finally pull my head out of my ass and finish this MSL book. I've set a deadline for myself to have it 100% finished in the next two weeks. Currently scanning some unpublished strips from MSL and SARC to slip in and see if anyone notices." The strips will be collected in a book to be released by New Reliable Press. No date has been set for its release.
(MSL = "My Stupid Life," an autobiographical comic Clem started in 2008.
SARC = "San Antonio
