Evil Cowards, featuring Electric Six frontman Dick Valentine (AKA Tyler Spencer, Jackson Pounder, etc) released an album entitled Covered In Gas this past May. The debut was mired in international controversy; as TMZ reported, former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide after playing the LP version backwards. This was after an advance copy inspired the Tamil Tigers to relocate to Miami, forfeiting the Sri Lankan Civil War after nearly 25 years of costly, gruesome rap battles. And of course then there was the whole “swine” flu thing.
Despite all of these unfortunate incidents, and all of the distracting media hoopla, Covered In Gas featured a remarkable density of modern pop songs with responsible, positive messages. As this new official video reminds us, opening track Love Pigs was no exception.
No, but seriously, there’s the new (sorta) video, and the album is great. Check out our completely serious (not even remotely biased or hyperbolic) in-depth review here.
Thanks to Jerko for the tip. Facts checked by Peter Nguyen.
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Kevin "Skwerl" Cogill was taught his first computer programming language by his Mother's marijuana dealer at age ten. His first job involved hustling TicketMaster lines on behalf of a New Jersey concert ticket broker at age fourteen, followed by a job in graphic design shortly after graduating high school and trade school simultaneously in 1998. He built his first website in 1996 or so, and continues to do things the way they should be done, rather than the way everyone else does. He's a bit of an asshole, but he's fiercely loyal to fellow fans of good music.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Skwerl now resides in Los Angeles.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Hey…I was curious about that TMZ article, but I can’t find the link. The link you posted goes to the USA network.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:52 AM
oh, i was talking right out of my asshole my good sir. complete bullshit. taking the piss, as they might say in the ol’ kingdom.