Hey kids~
To everyone who made it out to the 400 Bar on Saturday; it was frickin’ cold (right up there with the Hexagon night), but a good bunch of you came to share the love, and we thank you. Johnson’s mustache was a big hit with ladies and gents alike; I do believe it got more applause than the debut of our new song “Jessica Lange“… Dang.
Here’s the essay contest part; it’s titled “Five Things I Hate About The Skullcranes”. Send us a submission via email, and we’ll pick the top three and post them to our BLOG. We’re all about WINNERS, so prizes will go as follows:
1st Place: A NEWLY DESIGNED Skullcrane t-shirt
2nd Place: A free Dime Bag
3rd Place: Free Admission via our guest list and a shot of Jameson (at a Skullcranes show of your choice)
Good luck!! Catch us at info@theskullcranes.com Deadline for submissions will be March 1, 2008.
We’re playing two nights of Round 13 Records Showcases this weekend, performing Friday night at Club Underground, and Saturday at The Rox in St Cloud. For more info, go here.
Cheers,
the skullcranes
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http://www.theskullcranes.com
5 Reasons to hate The Skullcranes?
Easy. 4 guys in the band? All of ‘em dicks. Thats four right there.
Number 5 is Johnsons moustache makes him look like a cop. I gotta bonus number 6 for you even, what e-mail am I suppose to send this list to? Nice job on making THAT clear. Dick.
Comment by johnson — February 13, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
you have to do something new every time don’t you…. i miss one show and i miss the freakin song debut…guess you learned me
Comment by jen b — February 14, 2008 @ 2:00 am
You know, if you’re special enough, you receive this kind of news delivered right to your InBox. That special email, for special people, had a special clickable link to email your 5 Things essay. I could forward you mine, because I’m, you know…
Comment by SPWoman — February 14, 2008 @ 8:08 am
Um, since the essay contest came out so close to Valentine’s Day, shouldn’t the contest be Five Things We LOVE The Skullcranes?
Comment by jennielee — February 14, 2008 @ 10:07 am
I hate things.
Comment by Shove-it — February 14, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
Nope. These 4 gents are definitely to be hated? Doubt me? Let me tell you a thing …
5 Things I hate about the Skullcranes
1. They stole my drummer. Once, a long, long time ago, in a valley not so very far away.
2. Every stinkin’ time they play inside a bar in Minneapolis the weather turns to shit. 2 feet of snow; -40 on the mercury; where the hell were you jokers when I lived in the mountains at a ski resort?
3. I bought a CD from ‘em once … it was blank. Well, it had their ugly mugs on one side but the foil on the other was virgin. OK, I felt ripped off when Wt. Trashmore was only 20 minutes of music but, blank!? ….Phuckers!
4. They’re all evil and have sold their souls to the devil for mystical musical powers. I heard they sacrificed a northern pike on an ice alter in an igloo on North Turtle Lake. They use this pact to cast evil musical spells on people. I mean, come on. Why would an otherwise sane person pay good money to go see a band that stole a drummer and sells blank CDs in -40 degree weather while it’s puking snow outside, have a great time, and wake up in the morning next to some hot chic with a splitting headache and no clue as to what actually transpired the night before night before? Black Magik I say! FISH KILLERS !!!
5. They have a kick ass band and I don’t.
Whiskey drinkin’ fish killin’ devil worshippin’ punk-ass rock-n-roll mutha-phuckers!
Comment by just another Altaholic — February 14, 2008 @ 9:11 pm
but altaholic, you woke up next to the hot chick and not the ugly chick so you should have no complaints
Comment by jen b — February 15, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
Hey now… let’s stop referring to MJ as a “hot chick”.
Comment by Amy — February 15, 2008 @ 6:36 pm
pfffft. I’m not complaining. Those are just the facts mam.
and I’ll stop referring to MJ as a “hot hick” when he stops wearing that silly g-string and training bra to bed! \../, (~_~ ) ,\../
Comment by altaholic — February 15, 2008 @ 8:02 pm
ch ch …chick
Comment by altaholic — February 15, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
Or when he stops wearing ill fitting dresses to work… or any dress at all…ever! Jesus man, at least match! (Someone insert the pic of him. Please.)
Comment by stacers — February 16, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Five things I hate about the skullcranes.
While the AWESOMENESS of the Skullcranes is truly undeniable, there’s plenty of gripes (i’ll bet five are possible).
Sure they rock hard, have cool mustaches and are so very close to being mega rockstars (and once they become mega rockstars, i’m penning a 10 things i hate about the skullcranes, but mostly because i’ll be bitter about the long lines for beer at the shows and the fact i won’t be able to get backstage for the cool rock star parties)…
where was I? and so that is why i should be president!
I mean, these are the five things I hate about the skullcranes.
1 – A skullcranes show guarantees inclimate weather (i wouldn’t be surprised if that’s #1 on everyone’s list).
What is up with that? Some ancient voodoo curse? If the skullcranes have a show it’s guaranteed there will be a tornado, or a blizzard or negative 30 degree temps or some gila monster will be waiting outside my door just waiting to chomp my leg off.
2 – No songs about Gila monsters.
Any rockband worth their weight in gear would right a tribute to one of natures largest, and most loved, reptiles. They can write a song about ugly pants from the 80s but not everyone’s favorite ginormus lizard? That’s so lame.
3 – No uniforms
remember when bands would wear matching outfits? That was so awesome. How come they don’t try to bring that back. it would really go with that whole goth-techno-folk vibe they have going.
4 – they never do a show that’s walking distance from my house!
sure i don’t live near any music venues but where’s the impromptu street jam? there’s plenty of rooftops. look what rooftop gigs did for U2 and the beatles! the fab four were barely on the charts until they played hey jude on the roof of apple studios!
5 – You are distracting me in class.
It’s bad enough I barely concentrate on the lecture with “Bein’ Cool (Math You Can’t Do)” running through my head. I login into my email and there’s an essay contest? How can I concentrate now?!?!?!?
in conclusion, i always hated writing essays, particularly about rockbands, because it’s so hard to figure out how to end the damn things. I like pie. All kinds.
Comment by Sammy — February 20, 2008 @ 7:31 pm
5 thing I hate about The Skullcranes…
1. Johnson is always too drunk to have a conversation with.
2. Dan is always too drunk to have a conversation with.
3. J is always too drunk to have a conversation with.
4. MJ is always too drunk to have a conversation with.
5. I’m too drunk too drunk to have a conversation with.
Comment by Stacers — February 21, 2008 @ 6:36 pm
Therefore, we don’t solve world hunger.
Comment by Stacers — February 21, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
5 reasons The Skullcranes can suck my balls
#1 They have not written a song about the “Taint”
#2 The bass player can’t remember the lyrics to his only song
#3 I have not gotten credit for all mustache inspirations
#4 They never play at bars with chicken wire.
#5 My girlfriend gets too drunk to have a conversation with.
Comment by The Touch — February 21, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
I ment “relations with” for #5
Comment by The Touch — February 21, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
5 reason I fuckin’ hate the Skullcranes
1. I’m so sick of them saying they suck or they sucked on last song or that the drummer thinks he missed that absolutely fucking crucial fill on that song that no one would know about unless they had hyperbolic hearing and a PHD in music theory. Fucking admit it. You ROCK! Oh yeah if I hear one more thing about how the last recording sucked……
2. They stole my guitarist, my bassist, and my FUCKING drummer! Jerks.
3. I hate how apologetic they are about the weather sucking at their shows. What fuckin’ state do you live in anyway? Suck it up and put on an extra pair of socks!
4. I hate the fact that I never get drunk enough at a Skullcrane show to be in the “I need Help Walking” video.
5. And I absolutely fuckin’ hate that fact that I can’t be that guy singing all the lyrics as loudly as he can in your fuckin’ ear at the show anymore.
Comment by OGRE — February 21, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
MY drummer … I seen him first .. .
lets make and band and get revenge!
Comment by altaholic — February 22, 2008 @ 7:05 pm
Um…none of the lists are actually in an ESSAY form. And you’re supposed to submit the essay, WIN, and THEN get your two cents posted. Of course since you can’t even read simple directions the likelihood of you actually winning is quite slim. Tru dat. However this does work nicely into my argument for hating the skullcranes based on their 83% stupid fan base.
Comment by Amy — February 24, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
Wait! Sammy made an essay format effort. My apologies.
Comment by Amy — February 24, 2008 @ 12:34 pm
I don’t need a prize. Being friends with The Skullcranes is rewarding enough…Ahem.
Comment by stacers — February 28, 2008 @ 8:09 pm