Bad Case of The Monday's

Hey fuckheads, friuitcakes, laplovers, hair farmers, bible pushers, ass munchers, monkey lickers, crybabies….it’s Monday, fucking Monday, Monday again. Well, we here at the Dagger are here to make your week start off smoothly and of course with a smile.


First up is a little comedy from the great David Cross. This MP3 comes of his latest CD, “It’s Not Funny”. I saw David Cross a few years back at the House of Blues Hollywood. David was fucking hilarious, but there were no seats. So after about 2 hours of laughing, my back was killing me and it was totally worth it. Download the MP3, buy the CD, and try not to tinkle from laughing so hard.

David Cross- “Certain Leaders in Government Look or Act like Certain Pop Culture References!” mp3


This looks like an awesome new DVD from your friends at Thrill Jockey Records. It’s called “Looking for a Thrill” and it contains “a collection of personal stories about defining musical moments of inspiration”. Basically it has a bunch artists talking about their first show, record, etc. From “Mike Watt, Thurston Moore, Hamid Drake, Bjork, Yo La Tengo, Tortoise, the Butchies, Jon Spencer, Vic Chesnutt, Kurt Wagner, Fred Anderson, and Giant Sand - as well as members of the Urinals, Califone, Jesus Lizard, the Boredoms, Mekons, Slint, the Sea and Cake, and Calexico (just to name a few)”.

Here’s an MP3 of the interview with Ian Mackaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat, Embrace, The Evens). It’s funny and incredibly interesting to hear how this legendary person discovered punk. You can BUY THIS HERE.

So speaking of first encounters with punk rock, the Dagger is gonna share his experience with you kids. So grab a juice box, a pillow, and shut the fuck up….It was November 1993 and I was 16. After being into Death Metal for 2 years, I had finally discovered punk rock. The first show I went to was at the Hollywood Auditorium, which is now long gone. It was me, my friend Neil, and our older friend Mike. After telling my parents I was going to Six Flags Magic Mountain, I was out the door and on my way to see Youth Brigade, The Vandals, Padded Cell, and Rosemary’s Billygoat. This was a few months before the huge mid-90’s punk explosion, so bands like Green Day and the Offspring weren’t on MTV yet. Punk was still somewhat of an underground thing.

I remember the following: Rosemary’s Billygoat brought a “pentagram pizza” onstage and threw slices into the crowd. I lost my Black Flag hat while slam dancing to the Padded Cell. The Vandals played all the old school favorites and didn’t suck nearly as much as they do now. And Youth Brigade didn’t play for some reason resulting in a riot. When we got out of the club, the LAPD were there in full riot gear. We managed to get to Mike’s car, but the pigs blocked us in. After a few minutes of begging and blowing kisses, the “man” finally let us go.
I’ll never forget the intensity of that show. I really didn’t know what to expect. I had only previously been to big metal concerts. Punk rock was so intimate and exhilarating. I was hooked when I first got a Misfits record and I was sold when I went to this show. That was 12 years ago and I’m still here. I have finished college, gotten a job, and even got married, but I’m still a punk. It’s as much a part of my life as eating and breathing….end of fucking story.