Totally upfront: The Muslims clatter and clang.It's just before noon and three of the four members of The Muslims are sitting down for a hearty breakfast of eggs and potatoes, freshly cooked by bassist Dave Lantzman. While lead singer Matt Lamkin resides in East Hollywood and drummer Brian Hill is still down in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. where the band got its start, Lantzman and guitarist Matty McLoughlin live here in Echo Park--walking distance from the infamous Burrito King Mexicatessen on the corner of Sunset and Alvarado. Five days ago, a man was shot and killed at the foot of their driveway. His friend, after banging on their unlocked front door to no avail, managed to jump the fence behind their house and get away from the gunman. But the rent is affordable and they can come home at 2AM with a full-blown buzz to rehearse at peak volume with no complaints. A solid showing at South by Southwest earlier this year has enabled The Muslims to spend more time on the road and less time at home anyway, though they're quickly warming to their new Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. locale and the city is similarly smitten with them. They recorded a new 7-inch for their song "Parasites" (with a cover of Spacemen 3's "Walking With Jesus" on the flip) at a proper studio just over the hill in Lincoln Heights Lincoln Heights may refer to:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yet as Lamkin fronts The Muslims and their unaffected strut, he doesn't try to out-pout anyone. His mild-mannered vocals stand up nice and straight as they bang off McLoughlin's rickety rick·et·y adj. rick·et·i·er, rick·et·i·est 1. Likely to break or fall apart; shaky. 2. Feeble with age; infirm. 3. Of, having, or resembling rickets. guitar strums and two-finger solos. "I've always been into people like Johnny Cash Noun 1. Johnny Cash - United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) John Cash, Cash and Jonathan Richman Jonathan Richman (born 16 May 1951) is an American proto-punk musician. He is known for his wide-eyed, near-childlike lyrical outlook, and music that, while rooted in 1950s rock and roll structures, can be wildly eclectic. who don't adopt a persona that seems too far from how they'd be in real life," says Lamkin. "Me personally, I get excited when I think I'm hearing someone's honest opinion. If music is too dolled up or contrived, it loses that sincerity." The Muslims' honesty is reminiscent of the time before total fuzz and noise was common in rock, and when you listen to their thump you realize they're not that grizzly, just forceful and loose. RICHARD THOMAS Richard Thomas is the name of:
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