Constantly floating just outside the mainstream as usual, the Melvins manage to cook up yet another fabulous show. Buzz Osborne, lead singer and original founding member is still delivering that same exotic clash of instruments we've all come to love. Coming out of the same mold as Flipper and Nirvana, and as an originator of early grunge music, and despite the fact that The Melvins might not be exactly relevant to Batwave, they never fail to entertain anyone with an open mind and ear.

We arrived at the historic Wiltern which is located on the corner of Wilshire and Western. The venue is a beautiful location, featuring a classic hollywood era art deco theme inside and out, blah blah... While walking a few blocks from our free parking spot to the venue, we encountered a variety of characters, from a joint smoking metal head offering discounted tickets, to a large group of skateboarding kids showing off there tricks to anyone willing to watch.

You might be getting tired of the typical older band review formula, where a cliche question is posed, something like "..But can they still rock?" Thats insulting to the artist, and insulting to middle aged people everywhere, yes its been proven, you can still rock at at 50, or even 60. We know this, we know that if a band is willing to still perform chances are they won't let us down with there geriatric needs. How many reviews like this are answered, "..yeah turns out they no longer rock they are just too old and should retire..." Elvis would still be rocking if he was alive, Paul Mcartney still performs just fine, why even pose the question that the Melvins might just not be able to pull it off anymore? So this goes without saying, the Melvins came and performed there show exactly how they intended. Buzz was modest on stage, not trying to be a celebrity, just basically delivering to there fan base what they come to expect. If you wanted to see the Melvins thats exactly what you got.

I wouldn't say that the Melvins necessarily opened up for "Down" as indicated on the ticket stub. The set played by the Melvins was equal intensity to that of Down, and ran about the same amount of time. Prior to this we sat through Weedeater, which wasn't the same band from Santa Clarita we assumed. Instead it was a metal act from Michigan which featured a really energized 60 year old drummer who made Buzz look like jailbait in comparison. Any band who releases an album on 8-Track is just fine by me. All in all we were very pleased with the Melvins, would I see them again? Certainly I think I'm good for another two years.

Hey everyone this is Sid from Batwave, I want to tell you about our trip to Comic-Con on Sunday. It's funny I didn't know what to expect when I walked through the door, but I knew something; among all the comic books, action figures, pretty girls dressed as various video game characters, Celebrities and Nerds, I was at home. The day didn't start out too well, Adam and I stayed up most of the night making flyer's for Batwave. 50 of those were limited edition, hand numbered sheets that also act as free admission to any Batwave event.

We ended up arriving at about 12:00 ready for anything. After a short jaunt around Old Town San Diego, we parked and made our way to the convention center via the trolley. We were having some slight problems obtaining our press credentials at first. Already we could see the thick mist of change overlaying the town. Children to adults dressed up in cosplay. From anime characters to independent comic book characters, they were all there.

Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Films treated me with great respect, was very friendly and down to earth. I must also say, Mike and Jerry from Penny Arcade were the coolest guys ever! I was in dork heaven, Israel is to Jewish people as San Diego Comic Con was to me.

Adam was delighted at the large turnout for a Sunday afternoon however. He was also pleased to snap a picture of a modernized version of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, just a small bit of the overall Ghostbusters enthusiasm noticed at the event. A strange amount of people were also wearing "Free Hugs" shirts as well.

Darting from here to there i had to see everything that I could while promoting Batwave at the same time. To me that was the greatest day I have ever lived. Leaving, I felt great, I had accomplished something. I will definitely be coming back next year, I hope San Diego remains the official venue for such a glorious event for all eternity.

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Some music is timeless. Several Generations have been lucky enough to have seen or heard of 45 Grave, whether it was from watching Return of the Living Dead or just having a love for great deathrock. Dinah Cancer, the bands frontrunner not only still knows how to please a crowd, but also takes us with her into the dark world of the horror punk genre that she helped define years ago. She fills the venue with it better than ever and with fierce determination.

Batwave Will be playing several 45 Grave songs including the classic “Evil.” In fact when she played it, everyone lit up and became possessed by Satan in some type of mass hysteria. Music like this is what Batwave is all about, and its a pleasure to see them still going strong.

We arrived at the Knitting Factory, a true Hollywood rock venue. It was a wonderful place to see them, due to a fantastic sound system and great atmosphere. I was laughing at all the goths leaving the place before Green Jelly took the stage.

Batwave went out to the Key Club on a warm Hollywood night. That venue radiates its brilliant history to its lucky visitors, featuring an easy to access bar, and allowing a perfect view of the stage from virtually any location. It might have been 2009, but the vibe was definitely '79. This is were the legacy of punk music still lived, if only for the night. Vice Squad came from Bristol in the late 70's, and continues to have its original iconic and legendary front woman Beki Bondage. This was street punk, trashy and loud.

Rowdy just begins to describe what happened and completely proves that Beki's energy spread anarchy across the venue. After several fights broke out the police had permanently parked two squad cars in front of the club and stood like guards waiting for the worst. Out on the smoking patio I was casually talking to a member from the opening band, with the police as our backdrop he was explaining his disillusionment about how nothing shocks anyone anymore.