Wow this is horrible news. I really got into them when I heard the Woods and saw them for the first time at Arthurfest last year. They were fantastic live, just a terrific band. I consider myself very lucky to be able to see them at one of their last shows.

i saw them open for the White Stripes last summer and they fucking ruled.

I saw them a month ago and they were great. They'll be missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAitpi6Dhg

I hope to hell I can get to their nyc show in august, they're a lot of fun.

riot grrl was not media made. it was punk bands, chick bands, punks with their own indie network, making political music, . I guess sleatre kinney was from tht but they progressed and kept rocking long after the riot grrl movement died off.

bands

bikini kill, huggybear, excuse 17, hevanes to betsy, bratmobile.

it is cuz kathleen hannah is so amazingly HOT

To say that she is someone who made an entire career out of confusion would be an understatement.Give me Huggy Bear anytime.

I think you may have a bias towards the birtish bands porkmorrass.

Erm....why?

just kidding around. huggy bear is brits

But i'm not.I'm italian and i just happen to live in the UK.And besides,music really has no borders.Not for me anyway.

Pornographic is the first word that comes up to mind.

hey I had no idea! You are Italian?
that's cool.

and you live in the UK?

why? going to school? just liked it?

where in Italy are you from?

what is your favorite british band?

Is that band Uzeda not from Italy?

music definitely has no borders.

why? going to school? just liked it?Nope,i finished my studies quite a while ago.I lived here for the past 12 years.Initially i came here with the intention of staying for one year and then i ended up staying this length of time.

where in Italy are you from?I'm from Sardinia and have been brought all over the place in both that island and northern Italy.Good if you want to become a globetrottering schizophrenic i suppose.

what is your favorite british band?I don't really apply the metric system to liking bands.

Is that band Uzeda not from Italy?Yeah they are.They are undeniably a good band too, but i lost quite a huge chunk of interest in myriad so called 'math rock hardcore punk blah blah blah bands' a few years ago.That is not to say that i don't like rock music,it's just that it has become more of a commodity rather than a necessity.i'll probably change my mind tomorrow.__________________

tis the truth my man.

I am originally from Puerto Rico, land of plantains, salsa music, and big latin butts. I moved to Houston Texas USA in 1981, when I was 7.

thank goodness I did not live there to see the rise of reggaeton, although back in 1991 I went back to visit and the radio woud play these dancehall-reggae-in-spanish songs, and I was like, "what the fuck is this?" and now it is worldwide reggaeton. ha ha ha
I got to hear the rumblings, the beginnings.

take it easy

This sucks, man im in shock. How can they break up after releasing one of the greatest records of their career (the woods) and of last year. I loved their last record so much and im really dissapointed that i wont ever get to see them live now.

I agree....The Woods was solid. I guess it's best to go out with a roar than a whimper though.