A few things of interest this week...

For those who might have forgotten (although it might be a bit late by
the time you read this), US lo-fi psych-folk artist Elephant Micah is
playing at the Subway tonight, with support from post-rock locals My
Kalashnikov and guitar strummer My Kappa Roots. Doors 7.30pm and it's
£3 only for you and any friends coming along with you.

For those who can make it to Glasgow tomorrow and/or Wednesday, Giant
Tank and Wounded Knee's Lapsed Electronics have been asked to curate
two evenings of undiscovered free noise / improv / whatever from
Scotland to precede this year's Instal festival.
See http://www.gianttank.com/news.htm for full details.
Also just announced: anyone present at those "Stalled" nights will also
receive a free voucher entitling them to three tickets for the price of
two for Instal itself.

Also, since Noxagt can no longer play in Edinburgh, I would recommend
you try and make it to their Glasgow show at the Barfly on Sunday (16th
Oct), with support from Lanterns, Bubblewrap Holocaust and Muscle Tusk.
Check Barfly website for more details:
http://www.barflyclub.com/whatson/gig.asp?
vn=6&eventId=3846&dte=16/10/2005#Noxagt

HELP NEEDED: If you or anyone you know is planning on driving to the
Noxagt show, I am in desperate need of a lift back to Edinburgh that
night, please get in touch if you can help (mrw44contact-
members@...)... If you have more than one space in your car, I
also know other people who would be up for taking them (and offering a
contribution towards petrol).

Finally, a bit more info about our next show:
THE PEPPERMINTS + SPECIAL LOVE (formerly known as B.u.m.r.a.p.e) + THE
GOOD GRIEFS
Sunday 30th October at the Subway, 7.30pm, £5/6 (£4 for mailing-list
members)
If all goes to plan we might also be serving pumpkin soup and seagull
soup for those who arrive early enough...

"Embracing the abstract exploration of subconscious that the Animal
Collective have brought to pop and bringing a thunderous, screechful,
rock n'roll soul to the Paw Tracks catalogue to boot." (davidbowie.com)

Biography
The Peppermints have been bratting around the world since 1997.
Born in Bonsall, California (world avocado capital), they soon
slithered into San Diego, world capital of military bases and wet
burritos.
They slimed their way through the music-scene muck to become the queens
and king of what they call "experimental barfy trash-rock."
Their sound has been compared at times to the likes of GG Allin, The
Fall, Melt Banana, Joan Jett, The Coachwhips, The Soft Boys, Wire, and
Noh Mercy, but critics have been flummoxed trying to define the
Peppermints.
Their first releases were cassettes on the Ivy Oh! imprint. Later, they
put out a 7" on Pet Set Records, then an EP on Ivy Oh! and NGWTT.
On April Fools' Day, 2003, out came Sweettooth Abortion (with guest
appearances by members of Kill Me Tomorrow) on Pandacide Records.
They have toured the west coast too many times to count, including a
2004 fall tour with the Hot Snakes, and have done the US at least three
times that they can remember.
One Peppermint has led another life in the band T Tauri. And the rest
is yet to come...

The latest release
Peppermints album, "Jesüs Chryst"

'Jesüs Chryst' is an awkward listen that will be to very few people's
taste. But in a time where the order of the day is the polished and
false, some sticky, "fecal matter and lube" is just the oddly 'minty
fresh repost that we so clearly need. - Luke Turner (Playlouder.com)

This is the album you buy in order to make your square parents piss
themselves in surprise. No longer can the punk of today match the
enthusiasm and creative spark of yesteryear, but bands like the
Peppermints have taken that spirit and buried it in noise and musical
explosions...the most unabashed piece of rock filth on the market
tody. - bigyawn.com