The saga continues in the near future of the Pacific Northwest, THE NEW FRONTIER. Sex with Strangers explores love and war with their new production, now 7 years after the final explosion an inevitable clash between The Futurists and the New Pioneers is quickly approaching. No, It is not Asimov’s Sci-fi, it is a conceptual CD about a love story that takes place after our time. But it left me wondering where are the robots? Luring behind the walls of the losts cities? Or maybe, just maybe “The new pioneers” are not what they say they are or supposed to be. The answer might be inside the lyrics of the new SWS production.

Diamond Rings isn’t showing any signs of slowing down in 2011 after a year that saw him go from curiosity to pop-star in just a few months. In December he announced that he’d be supporting Robyn on her 2011 North America tour that started in January. Diamond Rings toured with Robyn for the first part of the tour and now he is on the road through April on a co-headline tour with Canadian pals PS I Love You.

Mint Records knows how to throw one hell of a party. If you were one of the first seventy-five people through the door you got a prize ticket. I felt jolly as St. Nick himself, giving away all that swag. CD’s, Records, Shirts, DVD’s, Jumbo boxes of Pocky in all flavors, from chocolate to strawberry even vegetable flavored! I didn’t even know they had vegetable flavor! Maybe I gotta get out more, but that strawberry Pocky is the bomb.

I also met Nardwaur the Human Serviette. I had seen his interviews with countless bands and I decided I would try to interview the interviewer.