<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879</id><updated>2012-02-07T11:12:27.288-06:00</updated><category term='Poster'/><category term='Merch'/><category term='Press'/><category term='Music'/><category term='Review'/><category term='Photos'/><category term='Album'/><category term='Lyrics'/><category term='Video'/><category term='Interview'/><category term='Blog'/><category term='News'/><category term='Show'/><title type='text'>The Surfactants</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>176</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4872876080522200407</id><published>2012-02-07T11:10:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T11:12:27.299-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Help us reach the First Ave Main Stage</title><content type='html'>We've been entered in to Vita.mn's 2012 "Are You Local?" contest! Please take 3 seconds to go here and vote us a 10 (highest). You do not need to log in to anything:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://startribune.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&amp;c=49505&amp;s=16674847"&gt;http://startribune.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&amp;c=49505&amp;s=16674847&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We could get the chance to play the First Ave mainroom! Then we can all die happy. (This is not an exaggeration.) Please spread the word. Thanks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4872876080522200407?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4872876080522200407/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4872876080522200407' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4872876080522200407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4872876080522200407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2012/02/help-us-reach-first-ave-main-stage.html' title='Help us reach the First Ave Main Stage'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3974425897783234007</id><published>2012-01-16T08:51:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T08:54:08.653-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>SONG: "Shake" by Bull Feathers</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height="81" width="100%"&gt; &lt;param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F33522176"&gt;&lt;/param&gt; &lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt; &lt;embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F33522176" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New track from new project by old Marcus and GCC.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3974425897783234007?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3974425897783234007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3974425897783234007' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3974425897783234007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3974425897783234007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2012/01/song-shake-by-bull-feathers.html' title='SONG: &quot;Shake&quot; by Bull Feathers'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4924027692816828723</id><published>2012-01-04T07:39:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T07:44:04.790-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press'/><title type='text'>PRESS: Five Local Bands to Watch in 2012</title><content type='html'>Check out the January issue of Duluth Superior Magazine. We were named one of Five Local Bands to Watch in 2012. (Step aside Low and Trampled By Turtles.) They also said some very nice things about &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/our-dead-bodies"&gt;the new album&lt;/a&gt;. Run, no, &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;sprint &lt;/span&gt;to your local newsstand now and get a copy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4924027692816828723?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4924027692816828723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4924027692816828723' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4924027692816828723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4924027692816828723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2012/01/press-five-local-bands-to-watch-in-2012.html' title='PRESS: Five Local Bands to Watch in 2012'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5870992912255230136</id><published>2011-12-19T08:36:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T08:42:07.657-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photos'/><title type='text'>PHOTOS: Lake Ave Cafe 12/17/11</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_04.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_04web.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_02.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_02web.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_01web.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_03.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_lakeave_03web.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5870992912255230136?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5870992912255230136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5870992912255230136' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5870992912255230136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5870992912255230136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/12/photos-lake-ave-121711.html' title='PHOTOS: Lake Ave Cafe 12/17/11'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8787978421589666666</id><published>2011-12-15T20:47:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T20:51:46.314-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Review'/><title type='text'>Duluth News Tribune "Best Bets"</title><content type='html'>The show listing for &lt;a href="http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/12/show-lave-ave-cafe-duluth-121711.html"&gt;our gig this Saturday&lt;/a&gt; made the Duluth News Tribune's "Best Bets" in the Wave section today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"How very 2011 to have an album release show without the physical presence of an album, CD or even cassette tape – opting instead for a sticker and download code." [&lt;a href="http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/217309/group/Life/"&gt;more&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8787978421589666666?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8787978421589666666/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8787978421589666666' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8787978421589666666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8787978421589666666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/12/duluth-news-tribune-best-bets.html' title='Duluth News Tribune &quot;Best Bets&quot;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7219753813177296887</id><published>2011-12-03T19:09:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-15T20:54:21.766-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Lake Ave. Cafe, Duluth 12/17/11</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/123661617747290/"&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/thesurfactants/show_lake_ave_121711_web540.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, December 17th&lt;br /&gt;Lake Ave. Cafe, Duluth&lt;br /&gt;9pm&lt;br /&gt;$5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Rebels/165960746761363"&gt;American Rebels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants"&gt;The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt; (New album release!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlas-Mts/199371509916"&gt;Atlas Mts.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.xeromusic.com/show_lake_ave_121711_web800.jpg"&gt;POSTER&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/123661617747290/"&gt;FACEBOOK EVENT INFO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7219753813177296887?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8453390011520731248</id><published>2011-12-02T11:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T11:31:36.584-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Album'/><title type='text'>REVIEW: The Reader Weekly</title><content type='html'>Here's the full page review of Our Dead Bodies from the Reader, if you want to read the whole damn thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_reader_11_17_2011_web.jpg"&gt;CLICK ME&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8453390011520731248?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8453390011520731248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8453390011520731248' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8453390011520731248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8453390011520731248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/12/review-reader-weekly.html' title='REVIEW: The Reader Weekly'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5244006046635050273</id><published>2011-11-20T14:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-20T14:22:16.432-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><title type='text'>VIDEO: Our Dead Bodies promo</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="540" height="396" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DEUGKF_-c6w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5244006046635050273?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5244006046635050273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' 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height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2750821684205225012</id><published>2011-11-14T10:24:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T10:25:43.303-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Merch'/><title type='text'>MERCH: New stickers and t-shirts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/zacbentz"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_merch_2011.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New stickers and t-shirts! &lt;a href="http://www.zazzle.com/zacbentz"&gt;Get 'em&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2750821684205225012?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2750821684205225012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2750821684205225012' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2750821684205225012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2750821684205225012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/merch-new-stickers-and-t-shirts.html' title='MERCH: New stickers and t-shirts'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6535935728480176438</id><published>2011-11-09T07:41:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:43:57.703-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: One Time</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2222174669/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f50006/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/one-time-2"&gt;One Time by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LET’S RAISE A GLASS NOW TO ONE TIME&lt;br /&gt;THEY KICKED MY ASS FOR ME ONE TIME&lt;br /&gt;PUT ME ON BLAST NOW&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I TRIED TO STAND UP FOR ONE TIME&lt;br /&gt;GOT MY ASS BEAT DOWN A FEW TIMES&lt;br /&gt;NOW THEY CAN SUCK IT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DRESS UP AND FUCK IT&lt;br /&gt;YOU BETRAYED YOUR PROMISE&lt;br /&gt;PRESERVED YOUR INTERESTS&lt;br /&gt;SO NOW OBSERVE THIS &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE FOR ME ONE TIME&lt;br /&gt;YOU NEVER SEE THAT FROM ONE TIME&lt;br /&gt;I’D PAY TO SEE THAT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THIS SHIT IS NOT LIKE THE MOVIES&lt;br /&gt;TAKE AIM AND BURN DOWN THE MALDIVES&lt;br /&gt;NO CONSEQUENCES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NO AGGRAVATIONS&lt;br /&gt;NO DEATH PROCESSIONS&lt;br /&gt;NAKED AGGRESSION&lt;br /&gt;NO CONSEQUENCES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NO AGGRAVATIONS&lt;br /&gt;NO DEATH PROCESSIONS&lt;br /&gt;NAKED AGGRESSION&lt;br /&gt;NO CONSEQUENCES&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6535935728480176438?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6535935728480176438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6535935728480176438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6535935728480176438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6535935728480176438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-one-time.html' title='LYRICS: One Time'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8395013435362662068</id><published>2011-11-09T07:39:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:41:19.297-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Pentagram</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1044922985/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=d60500/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/pentagram"&gt;Pentagram by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Greg Cougar Conley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You show me the pentagram. I supply the holy lamb.&lt;br /&gt;You concentrate your evil - I'll desecrate your soul.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Heaven is no reward - Sin is made in better places&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;You procure the holy lamb. I supply the pentagram.&lt;br /&gt;You concentrate your evil. I'll desecrate my own soul.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Heaven is no reward - Sin is made in better places&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8395013435362662068?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8395013435362662068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8395013435362662068' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8395013435362662068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8395013435362662068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-pentagram.html' title='LYRICS: Pentagram'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6679253178982990577</id><published>2011-11-09T07:35:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:38:53.257-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Why I Killed You</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=4263072281/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f00003/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/why-i-killed-you"&gt;Why I Killed You by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that boy&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that boy&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that boy&lt;br /&gt;Take you hands off that boy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's not here to amuse&lt;br /&gt;Nor is he to satisfy&lt;br /&gt;The need you're feeling&lt;br /&gt;He just wants to grow up&lt;br /&gt;Unspoiled and unharmed&lt;br /&gt;THAT'S why I killed you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that girl&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that girl&lt;br /&gt;She's not going anywhere with you&lt;br /&gt;Take your hands off that girl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She's not here to despoil&lt;br /&gt;To use up and discard&lt;br /&gt;She's more that you can know&lt;br /&gt;She'll grow and love someone&lt;br /&gt;But wont forget your face&lt;br /&gt;THAT'S why I killed you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So as I stand here with the gun&lt;br /&gt;Be sorry for the things you've done&lt;br /&gt;Just don't think that I care&lt;br /&gt;It's not about what's just&lt;br /&gt;It's all about what's right&lt;br /&gt;THAT'S why I killed you&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6679253178982990577?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6679253178982990577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6679253178982990577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6679253178982990577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6679253178982990577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-why-i-killed-you.html' title='LYRICS: Why I Killed You'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5352433714437425584</id><published>2011-11-09T07:31:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:33:50.636-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Safe Word</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1967105130/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f50000/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/safe-word"&gt;Safe Word by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IF YOU WANT ME&lt;br /&gt;SAY THE WORD&lt;br /&gt;AND I’LL RETREAT&lt;br /&gt;IF YOU WANT ME&lt;br /&gt;SAY THE WORD&lt;br /&gt;AND I WILL&lt;br /&gt;HOLD IN YOUR SCREAMS&lt;br /&gt;HOLD BACK YOUR TEARS&lt;br /&gt;I KNOW IT HURTS&lt;br /&gt;YOU KNEW THAT IT WOULD&lt;br /&gt;TAKE JUST A MOMENT&lt;br /&gt;IT’S ALL YOU GET&lt;br /&gt;WHISPER YOUR NEED&lt;br /&gt;I BELIEVE&lt;br /&gt;IF YOU WANT ME&lt;br /&gt;SAY THE WORD&lt;br /&gt;AND I’LL RETREAT&lt;br /&gt;JUST FOR A CHANCE&lt;br /&gt;JUST FOR A TIME&lt;br /&gt;JUST YOU AND ME&lt;br /&gt;SO THIS BECOMES YOUR GIFT&lt;br /&gt;SO THIS BECOMES YOUR NEED&lt;br /&gt;I BELIEVE&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5352433714437425584?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5352433714437425584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5352433714437425584' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5352433714437425584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5352433714437425584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-safe-word.html' title='LYRICS: Safe Word'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-419342005829414738</id><published>2011-11-09T07:30:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:31:42.890-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: The Coward</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=37567117/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=d60200/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/the-coward"&gt;The Coward by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHEN THE BRAVE RETURNED FROM WAR&lt;br /&gt;AND THEY GRASPED WHAT I HAD DONE&lt;br /&gt;THEY FELL UPON THEIR SWORDS&lt;br /&gt;IN THE STANDING POOLS OF BLOOD&lt;br /&gt;SO MY FAILURE NOW IS KNOWN&lt;br /&gt;AND MY SHAME CONFIRMED, COMPLETE&lt;br /&gt;SOON THE BONES WILL TELL THE TALE&lt;br /&gt;THAT MY LIPS CANNOT REPEAT&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-419342005829414738?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/419342005829414738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=419342005829414738' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/419342005829414738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/419342005829414738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-coward.html' title='LYRICS: The Coward'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1921024306848430856</id><published>2011-11-09T07:27:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:29:40.073-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Kill Scott Toole</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3774109832/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=ff150f/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/kill-scott-toole"&gt;Kill Scott Toole by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SCOTT SAYS BE CIVILIZED&lt;br /&gt;SCOTT SAYS BE SANE&lt;br /&gt;SMILE A DESPERATE SMILE&lt;br /&gt;FIND THE LIGHT WITHIN YOU&lt;br /&gt;SHUTTER YOUR ACHING HEART&lt;br /&gt;IT’S NOT GOING TO SAVE YOU NOW&lt;br /&gt;BUT WHAT IF IT’S ALL I HAVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WE KNOW WHAT TO DO&lt;br /&gt;WE’VE GOTTA KILL SCOTT TOOLE&lt;br /&gt;HE’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND US&lt;br /&gt;AND THAT’S NOT SO BAD&lt;br /&gt;WE KNOW WHAT TO DO&lt;br /&gt;WE GOTTA KILL SCOTT TOOLE&lt;br /&gt;THIS IS A MUSTER&lt;br /&gt;FOR THE ARMIES OF FOREVER SAD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HE DON’T SEE THIS SHIT IS OUT OF HAND&lt;br /&gt;HE WON’T BE MOVED WON’T UNDERSTAND&lt;br /&gt;HE SHUT HIS EYES HE’S LIKE A CHILD&lt;br /&gt;HE STANDS DIRECTLY IN OUR WAY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THIS IS NOT THE END IT STARTS AGAIN&lt;br /&gt;CONTINUES ON UNTIL WE WIN&lt;br /&gt;WE WON’T FEEL GAY&lt;br /&gt;YOU WON’T BE SAFE&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1921024306848430856?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1921024306848430856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1921024306848430856' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1921024306848430856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1921024306848430856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-kill-scott-toole.html' title='LYRICS: Kill Scott Toole'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4205330715250422361</id><published>2011-11-09T07:25:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-09T07:27:02.998-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: The Gift</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2681130769/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f00000/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/the-gift"&gt;The Gift by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAKE IT&lt;br /&gt;GIVE IT&lt;br /&gt;TAKE IT&lt;br /&gt;I DON’T WANT IT NOW&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME TAKE&lt;br /&gt;DID I MENTION I DON’T WANT IT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU ARE AN ALIEN&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4205330715250422361?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4205330715250422361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4205330715250422361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4205330715250422361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4205330715250422361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-gift.html' title='LYRICS: The Gift'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5742743498191690747</id><published>2011-11-08T07:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T07:34:56.492-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Aussenseiter</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=4075054561/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=e00500/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/aussenseiter"&gt;Aussenseiter by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND  &lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND  &lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND&lt;br /&gt;AUßENSEITER&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND  &lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN IHR FEIND&lt;br /&gt;AUßENSEITER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER&lt;br /&gt;AUßENSEITER&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER  &lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN EIN MÖRDER&lt;br /&gt;AUßENSEITER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;SURFACTANT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AUßENSEITER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ICH BIN TOT&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5742743498191690747?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5742743498191690747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5742743498191690747' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5742743498191690747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5742743498191690747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-aussenseiter.html' title='LYRICS: Aussenseiter'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4417982219279265911</id><published>2011-11-08T07:25:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T07:30:25.553-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: All That Burns Is Burning</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1139760936/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=db0002/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/all-that-burns-is-burning-3"&gt;All That Burns Is Burning by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PUT DOWN THE MEGAPHONE BOY&lt;br /&gt;NO ONE HEARS YOU, YOUR CADENCE IS STUNTED&lt;br /&gt;YOU CANNOT FIGHT WHAT YOU CANNOT FIND&lt;br /&gt;BUT IF YOU’VE GOT THE MONEY, I’VE GOT THE MIND&lt;br /&gt;ACCOUTREMENTS GO FIRST&lt;br /&gt;USE THEM UP, ALL THAT BURNS IS BURNING&lt;br /&gt;I’M CERTAIN THE BOTTOM WON’T HOLD&lt;br /&gt;BUT WHEN THE CZAR GETS BACK WE CAN START THIS ALL OVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU WILL TRY AND YOU WILL FAIL&lt;br /&gt;THIS ABANDONED BLOODY TRAIL&lt;br /&gt;LEADS YOU BACK TO WHEN YOU NEVER DID CARE&lt;br /&gt;BUT REVELRY CAME FAR TOO LATE&lt;br /&gt;TO SAVE US ALL FROM YOUR MISTAKE&lt;br /&gt;SAVE YOUR STRENGTH FOR STARTING OVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RETURNS THE VAGABOND BOY&lt;br /&gt;MOUNTED STEED RAPIER FULL RUSTED&lt;br /&gt;IN BODY BATTERED AND BRUISED&lt;br /&gt;BUT IF YOU’LL GUARD THE CHILDREN I’LL BREAK THE NEWS&lt;br /&gt;PRINCES MUSTER THEIR STRENGTH&lt;br /&gt;WHILE THE RANK LAYS ABUSED AND STARVING&lt;br /&gt;ON THE VANQUISHED SIDE WE CONCEDE THIS TRY&lt;br /&gt;WHEN THE WORLD EXPLODES WE CAN START THIS ALL OVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU WILL TRY AND YOU WILL FAIL&lt;br /&gt;THIS ABANDONED BLOODY TRAIL&lt;br /&gt;LEADS YOU BACK TO WHEN YOU NEVER DID CARE&lt;br /&gt;BUT REVELRY CAME FAR TOO LATE&lt;br /&gt;TO SAVE US ALL FROM YOUR MISTAKE&lt;br /&gt;SAVE YOUR STRENGTH FOR STARTING OVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE WEIGHT WILL BURY YOU&lt;br /&gt;THE COST WON’T MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’VE WON&lt;br /&gt;YOUR COMPENSATION FOR YOUR TIME&lt;br /&gt;WON’T COVER YOUR FUNERAL&lt;br /&gt;BUT FOR WHATEVER IT’S WORTH TO YOU&lt;br /&gt;WE WILL TRY AGAIN&lt;br /&gt;TRY AGAIN&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4417982219279265911?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4417982219279265911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4417982219279265911' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4417982219279265911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4417982219279265911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-all-that-burns-is-burning.html' title='LYRICS: All That Burns Is Burning'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3892174524973255808</id><published>2011-11-08T07:24:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T07:29:48.615-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Gun</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=780173939/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f00500/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/gun"&gt;Gun by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MOVING FORWARD I CAN SEE&lt;br /&gt;ATOP THE SWIRLING TIDE&lt;br /&gt;COMING ON INTO OUR HEARTH&lt;br /&gt;OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LONG SURVIVED BY CEASELESS RUNNING&lt;br /&gt;I CAN SEE THE END IS COMING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHEN THE DEBT COMES DUE WE CAN ALL JUST SAY GOODBYE TO YOU…FOREVER&lt;br /&gt;WHEN THE SHIT COMES TRUE WE CAN ALL SMILE SAY GOODBYE TO YOU…FOREVER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLACE THE VEIL UPON YOUR LAMP&lt;br /&gt;THEY CANNOT SEE YOUR FACE&lt;br /&gt;IF THEY KNEW WHAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR THEM&lt;br /&gt;WE ALL WOULD NOT SURVIVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LONG IGNORED THE SERVANT RISING&lt;br /&gt;I CAN SEE HIM ENERGIZING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONE MARTYR&lt;br /&gt;ONE SANCTIFIED&lt;br /&gt;ONE TO ACT FOR US&lt;br /&gt;ONE TO DO WHAT WE KNOW MUST BE DONE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU ARE THE ONE BUT I GOT THE GUN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SILENCE FILLS THE AIR AROUND YOUR FACE&lt;br /&gt;IT FILLS THIS POINT IN TIME&lt;br /&gt;I WILL FIND A PLACE FOR YOU&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3892174524973255808?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3892174524973255808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3892174524973255808' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3892174524973255808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3892174524973255808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-gun.html' title='LYRICS: Gun'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2055093835411966094</id><published>2011-11-08T07:15:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T07:23:29.476-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyrics'/><title type='text'>LYRICS: Violence</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=321644085/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=c20200/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/track/violence"&gt;Violence by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lyrics written by Marcus Matthews (ASCAP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIOLENCE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIOLENCE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I CAN FEEL THE STING OF BITTERNESS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FAILING ME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DRIVING OUTWARD TOWARD MY ENEMIES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SIMPLE SONGS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ARE NO DEFENSE FOR PARAGONS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STILL I FIGHT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STILL I EMPTY ALL THE REFUSE OUT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;STANDING STILL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IN THE DITCH DUG FOR MY OWN REMAINS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WAITING FOR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A SAVIOR THAT WILL NEVER COME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONE MORE VERSE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONE MORE ANECDOTAL TALE TO TELL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIOLENCE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TELL MY MOTHER HOW HER ELDEST FELL&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2055093835411966094?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2055093835411966094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2055093835411966094' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2055093835411966094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2055093835411966094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/11/lyrics-violence.html' title='LYRICS: Violence'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8170254467357180107</id><published>2011-10-30T15:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T16:58:12.264-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Album'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>!!NEW ALBUM RELEASE!! - Our Dead Bodies + more</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com"&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/thesurfactants/surfx3web.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The time has finally arrived.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After years of work (and of not working at all), The Surfactants are finally able to release our new album &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/our-dead-bodies"&gt;Our Dead Bodies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; unto the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only that, but we have two new singles. Both &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/all-that-burns-is-burning"&gt;All That Burns Is Burning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/one-time"&gt;One Time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; feature album tracks and two remixes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The full &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Our Dead Bodies&lt;/span&gt; download includes hi-res artwork as well as several wallpapers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can listen to everything in its entirety, for free, &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. The singles are $1. The album is $4. You can also pay more, if you'd like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are currently NO plans to release physical versions of anything. If you cannot use Bandcamp/PayPal to purchase the album, please email contact at thesurfactants dot com to work out other options.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Word of mouth and fan support is absolutely essential to us. Please tell everyone you know. "Like" the album pages. Post the free streaming player on your wall. Write a review. Send a link to your favorite music blog. Post it on Google+, Twitter etc. Please share everything. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special thanks to each and every one of our fans who have stuck with us despite our best efforts. We hope you enjoy the new material. We worked hard on it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe we will see you soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/thesurfactants"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8170254467357180107?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8170254467357180107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8170254467357180107' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8170254467357180107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8170254467357180107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/10/new-album-release-our-dead-bodies-more.html' title='!!NEW ALBUM RELEASE!! - Our Dead Bodies + more'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2629646703453865945</id><published>2011-09-13T14:11:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-13T14:13:07.563-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants</title><content type='html'>Join us:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New album will be revealed SOOOOON.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2629646703453865945?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2629646703453865945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2629646703453865945' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2629646703453865945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2629646703453865945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/09/httpwwwfacebookcomthesurfactants.html' title='http://www.facebook.com/TheSurfactants'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2028749919657916186</id><published>2011-05-05T13:41:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-05T13:51:27.296-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>NEW ALBUM: Live at Teatro Zuccone - Homegrown 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-teatro-zuccone-homegrown-2010"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_live_bc.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right! We just released &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-teatro-zuccone-homegrown-2010"&gt;the recording of our live set at Homegrown last year&lt;/a&gt;...just in time for THIS year's Homegrown! On top of that, it's totally FREE. Unless you feel like paying for it, in which case you can name your price. You can also stream the entire thing for free. Oh, and you can watch the video of our entire set &lt;a href="www.thesurfactants.com/2010/05/video-surfactants-live-at-homegrown.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the info for our Homegrown gig. &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-teatro-zuccone-homegrown-2010"&gt;Grab the new live album&lt;/a&gt; and get psyched for Friday night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday, May 6th&lt;br /&gt;Homegrown Music Festival&lt;br /&gt;Duluth, MN&lt;br /&gt;Pizza Luce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8:30 p.m. Batteries&lt;br /&gt;9:30 p.m. The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;10:30 p.m. Modern Gentlemen&lt;br /&gt;11:30 p.m. The Little Black Books&lt;br /&gt;12:30 a.m. The Keep Aways&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2041152547/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=ff0a0d/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-teatro-zuccone-homegrown-2010"&gt;Live at Teatro Zuccone - Homegrown 2010 by The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2028749919657916186?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2028749919657916186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2028749919657916186' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2028749919657916186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2028749919657916186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/05/new-album-live-at-teatro-zuccone.html' title='NEW ALBUM: Live at Teatro Zuccone - Homegrown 2010'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5280217564705411104</id><published>2011-04-21T08:55:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T09:02:03.250-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Homegrown 2011 - Pizza Luce</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_show.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday, May 6th&lt;br /&gt;Homegrown Music Festival&lt;br /&gt;Duluth, MN&lt;br /&gt;Pizza Luce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8:30 p.m. Batteries&lt;br /&gt;9:30 p.m. The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;10:30 p.m. Modern Gentlemen&lt;br /&gt;11:30 p.m. The Little Black Books&lt;br /&gt;12:30 a.m. The Keep Aways&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best show of the entire festival!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For tickets and more info: &lt;a href="http://duluthhomegrown.com"&gt;duluthhomegrown.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5280217564705411104?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5280217564705411104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5280217564705411104' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5280217564705411104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5280217564705411104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/04/show-homegrown-2011-pizza-luce.html' title='SHOW: Homegrown 2011 - Pizza Luce'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7178516083541640725</id><published>2011-03-07T11:59:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T12:04:05.129-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Club Underground 3/12/2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_show.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, March 12th&lt;br /&gt;Club Underground, Minneapolis, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jettison Never&lt;br /&gt;Porcupine&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;The Trendy Trendy Space Vegans&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9pm doors - 9:30 showtime - $6 cover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clubunderground.us/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=3&amp;Itemid=2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DIRECTIONS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=195156633828568"&gt;FACEBOOK EVENT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7178516083541640725?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7178516083541640725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7178516083541640725' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7178516083541640725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7178516083541640725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/03/show-club-underground-3122011.html' title='SHOW: Club Underground 3/12/2011'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5097447440028797114</id><published>2011-02-11T18:40:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T18:48:17.357-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News'/><title type='text'>Zac's new solo album Field Recordings from the Edge of Hell</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/field-recordings-from-the-edge-of-hell"&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/thesurfactants/dk_field_surf.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zac has just released a new solo album under the name Dirty Knobs. It's an 8 hour (yes, you heard that right) electronic/drone/doom album called &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/field-recordings-from-the-edge-of-hell"&gt;Field Recordings from the Edge of Hell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can stream the entire album for free, download a couple tracks for free (that total almost 60 minutes!) or purchase the entire 8 hour, 13 track album for only $1 (or more, if you'd like.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One other thing that's free: telling everyone you know about it. Word of mouth is likely to be the only way people hear about this massive beast. So please take a second to "like" the album page, tweet the link or otherwise &lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/field-recordings-from-the-edge-of-hell"&gt;share the news&lt;/a&gt; with your friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2130916515/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f40104//" type="text/html" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2130916515/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f40104//"&gt;&lt;param name="quality" value="high"&gt;&lt;param name="allowNetworking" value="always"&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"&gt;&lt;object data="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2130916515/size=venti/bgcol=000000/linkcol=f40104//" type="text/html" width="400" height="100"&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some early reviews:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“...I have little more to add...I swear I can hear organs playing from inside a pit...Wonderful.” - Warren Ellis (http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=11908)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This is the music of Ry’leth. The songs sung by choirs of fallen angels, the inverse music of the spheres. Qlippothic music...Damn, this stuff EVOKES." - MG Farrelly (www.mgfarrelly.com?p=3341)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I Think We May Have Just Received Tr00′s Album Of The Year In Our Email“ -Number of the Blog (http://thenumberoftheblog.com/2011/02/05/i-think-we-may-have-just-recieved-tr00s-album-of-the-year-in-our-email/)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“...something amazing...I get all sorts of ideas for really weird games.” - Krystian Majewski(http://gamedesignreviews.com/scrapbook/field-recordings-from-the-edge-of-hell/)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“...ponad 480 minut drone/ambient/noisu tylko dla twardzieli.” - Neiz nas tego (http://nieznasztego.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/presspack-29/)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter:&lt;br /&gt;“Can't recommend this enough...Stunning ambient drone, 8 hours of dread-grooves” @mgfarrelly&lt;br /&gt;“I can see this driving me crazy after a while. Well, crazier.” @aspeed&lt;br /&gt;“What a bargain: one dollar for eight hours of beautiful noise...” @_allroy&lt;br /&gt;“Ok, this is Music I want to make games to.” @krystman&lt;br /&gt;“Best background music for concentrating on work so far” @davidjbarton&lt;br /&gt;“I dare you to listen to this whole album in one sitting” @syphoon&lt;br /&gt;“Hämmentävää kamaa.” @mandrl&lt;br /&gt;“AWESUM DRONE DOOM” @agpublic&lt;br /&gt;“Perfect for work” @karohemd&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email:&lt;br /&gt;"It's sort of put me in this state where everything else in my playlists sounds annoyingly short."&lt;br /&gt;"...conjured up all sorts of images from some eternal nether world like a Beksinski painting, or the space and solitude of Dante or Milton's depictions of Hell, or real life wastelands like an Antarctic plain..."&lt;br /&gt;"The fire horns is amazing."&lt;br /&gt;"Keep me informed of further episodes of insanity."&lt;br /&gt;"Big."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5097447440028797114?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5097447440028797114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5097447440028797114' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5097447440028797114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5097447440028797114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/02/zacs-new-solo-album-field-recordings.html' title='Zac&apos;s new solo album Field Recordings from the Edge of Hell'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2298759133809702043</id><published>2011-01-16T15:30:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T15:36:30.720-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: The Rex, February 19th - Duluth, MN</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160894607292252"&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/thesurfactants/rex_feb_web540.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Saturday, February 19 at 10:00pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Rex Bar&lt;br /&gt;E. Superior St, Fitger's complex&lt;br /&gt;Duluth, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cars &amp; Trucks&lt;br /&gt;American Rebels&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160894607292252"&gt;FACEBOOK EVENT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2298759133809702043?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2298759133809702043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2298759133809702043' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2298759133809702043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2298759133809702043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/01/show-rex-february-19th-duluth-mn.html' title='SHOW: The Rex, February 19th - Duluth, MN'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2013673448824849106</id><published>2011-01-05T08:52:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-05T08:56:47.487-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>The Surfactants on Viinyl.com</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://the-surfactants-you-can-say-no.viinyl.com/"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_viinyl.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We recently signed up for a very very new music streaming/downloading site called &lt;a href="http://www.viinyl.com"&gt;Viinyl&lt;/a&gt;. It's a pretty cool little thing where you can upload a single song and link to images, video, a bio and other stuff. Not &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;exactly&lt;/span&gt; sure what we'll be doing with it, but for now you can &lt;a href="http://the-surfactants-you-can-say-no.viinyl.com/"&gt;check it out here&lt;/a&gt;. You can listen to and download "You Can Say No," as well as watch a live video of the song. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you think? Cool, not cool? I think it's pretty cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-zb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2013673448824849106?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2013673448824849106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2013673448824849106' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2013673448824849106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2013673448824849106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2011/01/surfactants-on-viinylcom.html' title='The Surfactants on Viinyl.com'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-78716149372716040</id><published>2010-11-04T08:49:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-04T08:53:22.270-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Pizza Luce - November 13th</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139540862764092"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_luce_11-13_540.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, November 13th&lt;br /&gt;Pizza Luce Duluth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grey Matador&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;American Rebels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wow. That's a whole mess of rock and roll right there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139540862764092"&gt;FACEBOOK EVENT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-78716149372716040?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/78716149372716040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=78716149372716040' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/78716149372716040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/78716149372716040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/11/show-pizza-luce-november-13th.html' title='SHOW: Pizza Luce - November 13th'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1864729109977441792</id><published>2010-10-22T10:15:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-22T10:29:44.511-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Halloween - Oct. 30th - RT Quinlan's - Duluth</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118690611524160&amp;ref=mf"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_rts_halloween_2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SHOW!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Halloween show!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, October 30th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/RT-Quinlans-Saloon/355657984893?ref=ts&amp;v=wall#!/pages/RT-Quinlans-Saloon/355657984893?v=wall"&gt;RT Quinlan's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;220 West Superior St.&lt;br /&gt;Duluth, MN 55802&lt;br /&gt;218-722-3573&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With Rock Brigade and "special guests!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Costumes! Rock! Booze!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118690611524160&amp;ref=mf"&gt;FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1864729109977441792?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1864729109977441792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1864729109977441792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1864729109977441792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1864729109977441792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/10/show-halloween-oct-30th-rt-quinlans.html' title='SHOW: Halloween - Oct. 30th - RT Quinlan&apos;s - Duluth'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5374332701686074038</id><published>2010-07-29T07:30:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-29T07:52:19.077-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Get our album for $1 on Bandcamp</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/band_surf.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good news everyone! You can now get our first full album &lt;i&gt;Diminishing Returns&lt;/i&gt; for only ONE DOLLAR &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/"&gt;on Bandcamp&lt;/a&gt;! You can also listen to it for free. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a special incentive for those of you who might have already picked it up on iTunes or Amazon, consider these two facts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1: &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/"&gt;Bandcamp&lt;/a&gt; allows you to get the album in a wide variety of formats, including several that are of a much higher quality than the MP3s offered by iTunes and Amazon. At the highest quality it will be just like hearing the master recordings! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2: &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/"&gt;The Bandcamp album&lt;/a&gt; comes with a bonus track! We've included a remix of "The One, The Wayward" that is not available anywhere else. That has to be worth a dollar, right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I should also point out that you can pay &lt;i&gt;more&lt;/i&gt; than one dollar if you want, but that's entirely up to you. We really just hope you &lt;a href="http://thesurfactants.bandcamp.com/"&gt;check out this new home for our music&lt;/a&gt; and we &lt;i&gt;really&lt;/i&gt; hope you can spread the word to all of your friends and enemies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that's not all...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thevirginmarcus.bandcamp.com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/band_tvm.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thevirginmarcus.bandcamp.com/"&gt;Marcus has a new solo album out&lt;/a&gt;! That's right. After years of speculation, trails, epic battles and trips into the deepest depths, Marcus has emerged victorious, holding &lt;a href="http://thevirginmarcus.bandcamp.com/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;With Endless Love, We Left You Sleeping&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; aloft with bloody hands. He has also made it available on Bandcamp, so you can listen and purchase to your heart's content. Oh, and the cover photos is &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;awesome&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's that? That's &lt;i&gt;still&lt;/i&gt; not all? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/band_zb.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right! I, Zac, have slapped &lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com"&gt;three of my latest solo albums&lt;/a&gt; up on Bandcamp too! Huzzah! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are two Dirty Knobs albums there. The last regular album &lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/shobute"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Shobute&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the extra special remix compilation &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-knobs-vs-duluth-minnesota"&gt;Dirty Knobs vs. Duluth, Minnesota&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; that features other local bands like Low, Haley Bonar, Amy Abts, The Dames and many more. I've even included &lt;i&gt;three&lt;/i&gt; bonus tracks not on the CD! There's also my last album as Xero Products called &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://bandcamp.com/files/20/58/2058795607-1.jpg"&gt;Nothing As It Isn't&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. This is a straight up trance, dance, melodic electro album from 2000. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am still very proud of all of these albums, so I sincerely hope you take some time and listen to them. Perfect for sitting around at work, pretending to work!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, &lt;i&gt;that's&lt;/i&gt; all. For now. Keep an eye out for new updates to all of these sites. Again, you can listen to all of these albums in their entirety for free, so please spread the word. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-zb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5374332701686074038?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5374332701686074038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5374332701686074038' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5374332701686074038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5374332701686074038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/07/get-our-album-for-1-on-bandcamp.html' title='Get our album for $1 on Bandcamp'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2552311148305202952</id><published>2010-07-19T13:02:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-07-19T13:04:01.027-05:00</updated><title type='text'>July 24th Zuccone Show Canceled</title><content type='html'>See above.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2552311148305202952?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2552311148305202952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2552311148305202952' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2552311148305202952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2552311148305202952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/07/july-24th-zuccone-show-cancelled.html' title='July 24th Zuccone Show Canceled'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8714540425363012343</id><published>2010-06-15T09:16:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-15T09:16:00.444-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Teatro Zuccone - July 10th</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/zuccone2web.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://teatrozuccone.com/"&gt;Teatro Zuccone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10th&lt;br /&gt;7pm - $5 - All Ages&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/bnlxmusic"&gt;BNLX&lt;/a&gt; (Twin Cities - Electro-Rock duo)&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants (Twin Cities/Duluth - New-Wave Rock)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/AlbinoGhostMonkey"&gt;Albino Ghost Monkey&lt;/a&gt; (Rice Lake - Solo 8bit/chiptunes)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8714540425363012343?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8714540425363012343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8714540425363012343' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8714540425363012343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8714540425363012343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/06/show-teatro-zuccone-july-10th.html' title='SHOW: Teatro Zuccone - July 10th'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4809015601375488310</id><published>2010-06-04T07:25:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-04T07:25:26.543-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>JOB!</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UUnT78ut9-k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UUnT78ut9-k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4809015601375488310?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4809015601375488310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4809015601375488310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4809015601375488310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4809015601375488310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/06/job.html' title='JOB!'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3783641409674878818</id><published>2010-06-03T09:00:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T09:00:03.859-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Some Contest Thing</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="350" height="460"&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"/&gt;&lt;param name="align" value="middle"/&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/&gt;&lt;param name="quality" value="best"/&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/lQC1_rQGMWOmxrNj.swf"/&gt;&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/lQC1_rQGMWOmxrNj.swf" width="350" height="460" wmode="transparent" align="middle" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" quality="best"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yeah yeah. MySpace "contest." What can we say? We just want people to hear our music. Check it out, add the player to your page/blog/twitterbook/whatever. If we win we'll shoot a video of us smashing the guitars or something. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3783641409674878818?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3783641409674878818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3783641409674878818' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3783641409674878818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3783641409674878818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/06/some-contest-thing.html' title='Some Contest Thing'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6771533876422968666</id><published>2010-05-22T09:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-05-22T09:00:03.113-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press'/><title type='text'>A review on Stereotoid</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/stereotoid.gif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The handsome gentleman over at Stereotoid have posted &lt;a href="http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Stereotoid/the-national-nine-inch-nails-the-black-keys-the-surfactants-174270.phtml"&gt;a review&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;i&gt;Diminishing Returns&lt;/i&gt;. Not only do they think that Marcus "does not suck at all," and that "the album seems to progressively mature as each track plays and by the time the time track 'Us Against All' played I was completely floored at how good it was," but they also compare it to the &lt;i&gt;Earthbound&lt;/i&gt; soundtrack! I think we have found our target audience. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go &lt;a href="http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Stereotoid/the-national-nine-inch-nails-the-black-keys-the-surfactants-174270.phtml"&gt;read it&lt;/a&gt;. Oh, and who is this Nine Inch Nails band we're listed alongside? Never heard of 'em.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6771533876422968666?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6771533876422968666/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6771533876422968666' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6771533876422968666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6771533876422968666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/05/review-on-stereotoid.html' title='A review on Stereotoid'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4974783474585633153</id><published>2010-05-15T22:50:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-05-15T22:55:45.245-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video'/><title type='text'>VIDEO: The Surfactants Live at Homegrown 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/2F8BF8D5F009EF3E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/2F8BF8D5F009EF3E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550" height="452" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can watch our entire Homegrown 2010 set above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special thanks to Mic Wicked of the Roller Dames for shooting the video and to everyone who came out to Zuccone and made it an awesome night! We hope to be back soon.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4974783474585633153?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4974783474585633153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4974783474585633153' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4974783474585633153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4974783474585633153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/05/video-surfactants-live-at-homegrown.html' title='VIDEO: The Surfactants Live at Homegrown 2010'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6467660790125122589</id><published>2010-05-08T09:44:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-05-15T23:01:39.669-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interview'/><title type='text'>Marcus talks with MODE</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/marcus_mode.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out &lt;a href="http://modespotter.blogspot.com/2010/05/musician-of-note-marcus-matthews.html"&gt;this interview&lt;/a&gt; Marcus did with Lynzie/MODE. Hope to see you tonight at Zuccone!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6467660790125122589?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6467660790125122589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6467660790125122589' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6467660790125122589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6467660790125122589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/05/marcus-talks-with-mode.html' title='Marcus talks with MODE'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8901729394452894471</id><published>2010-04-19T12:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T12:02:00.588-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Homegrown 2010 - Saturday May 8th</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/homegrown2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, May 8th&lt;br /&gt;Duluth, Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teatro Zuccone&lt;br /&gt;6:45 p.m. Tim Kaiser&lt;br /&gt;7:45 p.m. Batteries&lt;br /&gt;8:45 p.m. Blue Water Dance&lt;br /&gt;9:45 p.m. The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before our set, go see Duck Duck Punch at The Playground at 8:30.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8901729394452894471?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8901729394452894471/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8901729394452894471' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8901729394452894471'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8901729394452894471'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/04/show-homegrown-2010-saturday-may-8th.html' title='SHOW: Homegrown 2010 - Saturday May 8th'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7708254333326993702</id><published>2010-04-19T12:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T12:00:03.253-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Hoolie Fest</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/hooliefest.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoolie Fest&lt;br /&gt;May 14-16&lt;br /&gt;Minneapolis, Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;Shuga Records&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SATURDAY MAY 15th INDOORS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unicorn Love Child 11:00 a.m.&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants 12:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Whitesand / Badlands 1:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Jazari 2:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Disasteratti 3:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;8-Ball Deluxe 4:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Torch The Spires 5:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Teddy And The Turks 6:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Pony Skirt 7:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Claw Like Things 8:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Dug Mackabee &amp; Kai Swivel 9:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;Fever and the Ox 10:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;The Word Party 11:00 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Full three day line-up and more info &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=172344821058&amp;ref=nf#!/event.php?eid=110883735608575&amp;ref=mf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7708254333326993702?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7708254333326993702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7708254333326993702' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7708254333326993702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7708254333326993702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/04/show-hoolie-fest.html' title='SHOW: Hoolie Fest'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-208010577803413460</id><published>2010-04-12T09:43:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-12T09:47:56.844-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photos'/><title type='text'>Photos from Big V's 4/10/10</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_big_vs_2010_1.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_big_vs_2010_2.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Photos by Gloria&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-208010577803413460?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/208010577803413460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=208010577803413460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/208010577803413460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/208010577803413460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/04/photos-from-big-vs-41010.html' title='Photos from Big V&apos;s 4/10/10'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2499431345848451366</id><published>2010-03-14T19:21:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T19:26:47.049-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Surfact Report 03</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_recording_07.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi everyone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recording is advancing, albeit at a slower pace than originally hoped for. It's a combination of crazy schedules and a bit of a halt in song writing while said crazy schedules get worked out. BUT! Things are moving forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may have heard some of the new songs at our last live show a Luce, and you'll get to hear new stuff at the upcoming shows in Minneapolis and St. Paul. In fact, we have a large number of new songs in various states of completion. It's just getting them all the way to done that's taking some time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, hang in there! We've got more surprises on the way, and I think you'll really like the final product. We really want to make it worth the wait. For now, check out the sample of the new "The One, The Wayward" remix in the previous post. We think it's pretty OK.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-zb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2499431345848451366?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2499431345848451366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2499431345848451366' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2499431345848451366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2499431345848451366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/03/surfact-report-03.html' title='Surfact Report 03'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1930183129615826474</id><published>2010-03-06T16:41:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-06T16:45:51.126-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>The One, The Wayward (Remix) (Sample)</title><content type='html'>&lt;object height="81" width="100%"&gt;  &lt;param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fthe-surfactants%2Fthe-one-the-wayward-remix-sample&amp;amp;show_comments=true&amp;amp;auto_play=false&amp;amp;color=ff0000"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;  &lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;  &lt;embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fthe-surfactants%2Fthe-one-the-wayward-remix-sample&amp;amp;show_comments=true&amp;amp;auto_play=false&amp;amp;color=ff0000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt; &lt;/object&gt;  &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-surfactants/the-one-the-wayward-remix-sample"&gt;The One, The Wayward (Remix) (Sample)&lt;/a&gt;  by  &lt;a href="http://soundcloud.com/the-surfactants"&gt;The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something for you from the forthcoming new album.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1930183129615826474?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1930183129615826474/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1930183129615826474' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1930183129615826474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1930183129615826474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/03/one-wayward-remix-sample.html' title='The One, The Wayward (Remix) (Sample)'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8956466800550859258</id><published>2010-02-21T09:37:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-21T09:46:12.459-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photos'/><title type='text'>Show Report: Anti-Valentine's Day at Luce</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_anti_vd_01.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;[Ginger Suicide, Surfactants' superfan]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So it's been a week, but better late than never? Huge wet, sloppy thanks to Duck Duck Punch and International Espionage! for playing. I know that I was personally very excited to see both bands and they did not disappoint. I'm really happy to see a band like Duck Duck Punch come out of Duluth. We really need more adventurous bands like them to shake up this complacent, all-too-safe scene. And of course IE! was fantastic, not to mention resplendent in their covert-ops body suits and twirly red lights. They really are a band you need to see live, so if you get the chance, do not miss them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, big thanks to everyone who came out and had a good time with us. I was really proud of the show. It's only with your help and support that we'll be able to do things like this more often. Please let your local venue of choice know that you want to see more of us! You have the power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some more photos. See you again soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_anti_vd_02.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;[Duck Duck Punch]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_anti_vd_03.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;[The Surfactants]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_anti_vd_04.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;[International Espionage!]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8956466800550859258?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8956466800550859258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8956466800550859258' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8956466800550859258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8956466800550859258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/02/show-report-anti-valentines-day-at-luce.html' title='Show Report: Anti-Valentine&apos;s Day at Luce'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8542371759341559536</id><published>2010-02-02T09:46:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-02T09:59:15.575-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Anti-Valentine's Day at Pizza Luce</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374734795460&amp;index=1"&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_valentines_poster_medium.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day with &lt;a href="http://www.duckduckpunch.com/"&gt;Duck Duck Punch&lt;/a&gt; (Duluth), The Surfactants (Duluth, Superior, St. Paul) and &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/espionagempls"&gt;International Espionage!&lt;/a&gt; (Mpls.) From synth pop to electro-rock, this will be the most electric and eclectic Anti-Valentine's Day celebration anywhere. Come commiserate with us at Pizza Luce, Saturday, February 13th, 2010. $5. All ages. Bring (just) a friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374734795460&amp;index=1"&gt;Facebook Event&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, please feel free to post the poster on your site/page/blog etc: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_valentines_poster_big.jpg&lt;br /&gt;https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_valentines_poster_medium.jpg&lt;br /&gt;https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_valentines_poster_small.jpg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Original poster illustration by Becky of &lt;a href="http://www.tinykittenteeth.com/"&gt;Tiny Kitten Teeth&lt;/a&gt;! ZOMG! (Remixed/ruined by GO! Laboratories)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8542371759341559536?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8542371759341559536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8542371759341559536' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8542371759341559536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8542371759341559536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/02/show-anti-valentines-day-at-pizza-luce.html' title='SHOW: Anti-Valentine&apos;s Day at Pizza Luce'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6448396658636153469</id><published>2010-01-15T15:52:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-15T15:52:00.126-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Eric): Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_nin.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remember hearing "Mr. Self Destruct" in a ethics class (yes, I went to Catholic school as a kid... which explains how fucked up I am) and also watching the video for "Closer" on MTV. Thanks to JMac, I am a NIN fan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTFwQP86BRs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTFwQP86BRs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6448396658636153469?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6448396658636153469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6448396658636153469' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6448396658636153469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6448396658636153469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-eric-nine-inch-nails.html' title='My First Five (Eric): Nine Inch Nails - &lt;i&gt;The Downward Spiral&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3964945351408323480</id><published>2010-01-14T15:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-14T15:51:00.285-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Eric): Weezer - The Blue Album</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_weezer.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of my favorite albums of all time. "Only In Dreams" still almost brings tears to my eyes. I can thank my brother for the suggestion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrZ1NaOhxLk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FrZ1NaOhxLk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3964945351408323480?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3964945351408323480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3964945351408323480' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3964945351408323480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3964945351408323480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-eric-weezer-blue-album_14.html' title='My First Five (Eric): Weezer - &lt;i&gt;The Blue Album&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5724599689989950747</id><published>2010-01-13T15:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T15:33:00.189-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Eric): Weird Al - Permanent Record: Al in the Box</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_weird_box.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weird Al is awesome on so many levels... if it weren't for him, I'd be a totally different person.  I can't remember shit for my final exams, but I still remember 99% of the words from every Weird Al album from his self-titled album to "Even Worse".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C4_G7HHJ0GE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C4_G7HHJ0GE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5724599689989950747?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5724599689989950747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5724599689989950747' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5724599689989950747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5724599689989950747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-eric-weird-al-permanent.html' title='My First Five (Eric): Weird Al - &lt;i&gt;Permanent Record: Al in the Box&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5857357159937572949</id><published>2010-01-12T15:28:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T15:28:00.252-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Eric): Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_snoop.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm still amazed I bought this without the guy at On Cue asking for my ID. Epitome of gansta rap...everything else after this is pretty much lame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o6TUhx2wX0M&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o6TUhx2wX0M&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5857357159937572949?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5857357159937572949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5857357159937572949' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5857357159937572949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5857357159937572949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-eric-snoop-dogg.html' title='My First Five (Eric): Snoop Dogg - &lt;i&gt;Doggystyle&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-452490376664351801</id><published>2010-01-11T08:00:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T08:00:08.954-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Eric): Billy Joel - River of Dreams</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/billyjoel.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was young. What do you expect? It was popular and on the radio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nu0xVQkE1Rg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nu0xVQkE1Rg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-452490376664351801?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/452490376664351801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=452490376664351801' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/452490376664351801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/452490376664351801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-eric-billy-joel-river-of.html' title='My First Five (Eric): Billy Joel - &lt;i&gt;River of Dreams&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5899035880825302608</id><published>2010-01-08T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-08T08:00:00.823-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Brett): Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_cyndi.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have no comment about this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6AtdRZtpYdY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6AtdRZtpYdY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5899035880825302608?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5899035880825302608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5899035880825302608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5899035880825302608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5899035880825302608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-brett-cyndi-lauper-shes.html' title='My First Five (Brett): Cyndi Lauper - &lt;i&gt;She&apos;s So Unusual&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3717330852117203898</id><published>2010-01-07T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-07T08:00:04.985-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Brett): The Police - Synchronicity</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_police.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I STILL like this and the other Police stuff...and not just for nostalgic reasons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0A154OavghI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0A154OavghI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3717330852117203898?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3717330852117203898/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3717330852117203898' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3717330852117203898'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3717330852117203898'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-brett-police.html' title='My First Five (Brett): The Police - &lt;i&gt;Synchronicity&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1378480339928499037</id><published>2010-01-06T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T08:00:04.647-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Brett): Quiet Riot - Metal Health</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_quiet.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This cover spooked me out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vJChh7ghGnE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vJChh7ghGnE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1378480339928499037?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1378480339928499037/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1378480339928499037' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1378480339928499037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1378480339928499037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-brett-quiet-riot-metal.html' title='My First Five (Brett): Quiet Riot - &lt;i&gt;Metal Health&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5203140677793960688</id><published>2010-01-05T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-05T08:00:06.975-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Brett): "Weird Al" Yankovic - In 3d</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_al.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, when I was 6 or 7 this was my favorite album of all time up 'til then. I wore out the tape. I learned how to fix tapes with this. I think "Midnight Star" had a huge piece missing as a result.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gVR1dxxKc4Y&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gVR1dxxKc4Y&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5203140677793960688?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5203140677793960688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5203140677793960688' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5203140677793960688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5203140677793960688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-brett-weird-al-yankovic.html' title='My First Five (Brett): &quot;Weird Al&quot; Yankovic - &lt;i&gt;In 3d&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3112304574817703853</id><published>2010-01-04T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T08:00:04.068-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Brett): Men Without Hats Rhythm Of Youth</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_menhats.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This had "The Safety Dance" on it. I was 4 when it came out. I think Weird Al got me into to this one later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcOZ6xFxJqg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcOZ6xFxJqg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3112304574817703853?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3112304574817703853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3112304574817703853' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3112304574817703853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3112304574817703853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-brett-men-without-hats.html' title='My First Five (Brett): Men Without Hats &lt;i&gt;Rhythm Of Youth&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-9197753618395844976</id><published>2010-01-01T21:37:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T21:39:24.187-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Photos'/><title type='text'>Happy New Year</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_new_year.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to everyone who came out to RT's for the huge New Year's show. It was &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;insane&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next time you see us live, we should have an entirely new set of music for you. Get excited for 2010!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-9197753618395844976?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/9197753618395844976/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=9197753618395844976' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/9197753618395844976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/9197753618395844976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4403493356915621512</id><published>2010-01-01T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T08:00:01.547-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Marcus): Tears for Fears - Sowing The Seeds of Love</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_tears.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the first secular record I ever bought, and the first to get me into a lot of trouble. I was sixteen and I already had one foot out the church door. I had gone to visit my father in Florida, where I discovered “Songs From the Big Chair”, which I blasted over and over again until my head hurt. By the time I got back, the new record had come out, so I went and bought it. It didn’t give me the rush that songs like “Shout” and “Head Over Heals” had, but it WASN’T Christian and it was ALL MINE. It was quickly found and taken away (and eventually returned). I still dig this record.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dbvxALFWvHs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dbvxALFWvHs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there you have it. I was weaned on Christian rock. And yeah, it was fucking horrible sometimes, but not always. These days it’s more of a mind-fuck than anything, because I still love some of this music, but I deeply hate what it represents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ultimately, I don’t give a shit. I do what I do.  I say what I say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now go burn down a church or something.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4403493356915621512?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4403493356915621512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4403493356915621512' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4403493356915621512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4403493356915621512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2010/01/my-first-five-marcus-tears-for-fears.html' title='My First Five (Marcus): Tears for Fears - &lt;i&gt;Sowing The Seeds of Love&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5544430165881816822</id><published>2009-12-31T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T08:00:00.513-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Marcus): Russ Taff - Medals</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_russ.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I once sat in the front row at a Russ Taff concert. When he started playing the wonderful “Believe In Love” (from his excellent self-titled record), I raised my hands into the air. Taff came over, took my hand, and didn’t let go until the song was over. In later years he would go on to embarrass himself with country records, praise records and many televangelist show appearances, but the fucker did teach me about the importance of connecting with an audience, and the impact it can have when accomplished.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S7qTx64dhRM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S7qTx64dhRM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5544430165881816822?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5544430165881816822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5544430165881816822' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5544430165881816822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5544430165881816822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-marcus-russ-taff-medals.html' title='My First Five (Marcus): Russ Taff - &lt;i&gt;Medals&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4747040279215662533</id><published>2009-12-30T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T08:00:08.346-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Marcus): Petra - Beat The System</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_petra.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Petra was one of the great bands of rock and roll, not just of Christian rock and roll. If I could sing like one person in the history of music, it might be Greg X. Volz of Petra. Beat The System, while certainly their trendiest record, also had some of their greatest songs. “Adoni” will blow the top of your fucking head off if you are a person who digs good singing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/St8B99hfKHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/St8B99hfKHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4747040279215662533?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4747040279215662533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4747040279215662533' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4747040279215662533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4747040279215662533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-marcus-petra-beat-system.html' title='My First Five (Marcus): Petra - &lt;i&gt;Beat The System&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5583146898539782434</id><published>2009-12-29T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-29T08:00:04.357-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Marcus): Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart - Crack The Sky</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_mylon.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A sometime member of Atlanta Rhythm Section, LeFevre was more of a preacher who liked to sing than a singer. This record is only significant to me in that it was the first compact disc I ever bought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.tangle.com/flash/swf/flvplayer.swf" FlashVars="viewkey=4f007223fc106a1a2f93" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="550" height="452" name="tangle" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5583146898539782434?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5583146898539782434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5583146898539782434' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5583146898539782434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5583146898539782434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-marcus-mylon-lefevre-and.html' title='My First Five (Marcus): Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart - &lt;i&gt;Crack The Sky&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2162074623914342691</id><published>2009-12-28T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T08:00:05.278-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Marcus): Michael W. Smith - The Big Picture</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;The story is very long, and will be detailed in a short book I intend to write at some point, but the short version is that I was raised in a Christian cult. They controlled most aspects of my life, including my taste in music. I wasn’t allowed to listen to secular music of any kind, and was also barred from listening to Christian music that the church found to be ‘worldly’. Thankfully, I had a rock and roll loving ex-hippie for a stepfather, and the ban of Christian rock was not enforced in our house. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite my evolution into a militant atheist, I still look on this time as crucial to my overall development as a musician and songwriter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following is a list of the first five records that I bought with my own money.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_smith.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It pains me more deeply than I can possibly express to give this cocksucker any credit for anything whatsoever, given that he is now a Hannity puppet and a close personal friend of George W. Bush, but the truth is that in the 80’s I learned a lot about melodic construction from Mr. Smith’s music. This particular record taught me about production and execution. Still a very listenable pop record. Too bad I can’t listen to it without seeing Sean Hannity’s fat fucking face staring right at me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRtorTe0F24&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRtorTe0F24&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2162074623914342691?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2162074623914342691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2162074623914342691' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2162074623914342691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2162074623914342691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-marcus-michael-w-smith.html' title='My First Five (Marcus): Michael W. Smith - &lt;i&gt;The Big Picture&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-757148386488073641</id><published>2009-12-25T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-25T08:00:03.458-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Greg): Metallica - ...and Justice For All</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_metallica.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i bought this at dj's music in the (guess where?) mariner mall as soon as it came out. i know i liked it, but i knew right away that master of puppets must have been their masterpiece. that was like losing a piece of my innocence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9d5fgDHEQA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B9d5fgDHEQA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-757148386488073641?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/757148386488073641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=757148386488073641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/757148386488073641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/757148386488073641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-greg-metallica-and.html' title='My First Five (Greg): Metallica - &lt;i&gt;...and Justice For All&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-508272491763160930</id><published>2009-12-24T10:50:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-24T10:50:00.240-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Greg): W.A.S.P. - Fuck Like A Beast</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_wasp.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a kid on the bus in junior high sold me this cassette, which was actually a 'new york city breakers' tape that he dubbed over using the old scotch-tape-over-the-recording-tabs technique. that kid totally scammed me but then again i did say something really mean to him once in grade-school that i've never forgotten. but still, that kid was an asshole and probably deserved it so, no bad karma there?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pxHl3gr-WMM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pxHl3gr-WMM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-508272491763160930?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/508272491763160930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=508272491763160930' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/508272491763160930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/508272491763160930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-greg-wasp-fuck-like-beast.html' title='My First Five (Greg): W.A.S.P. - &lt;i&gt;Fuck Like A Beast&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4119146659035248515</id><published>2009-12-23T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T08:00:03.840-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Greg): Aerosmith - Greatest Hits Led Zeppelin - IV</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_aerozep.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i'm remembering asking for these two cassettes for xmas when i was a kid. by far aerosmith's greatest "work." lz IV was a great album for the kid at your grade-school who read the hobbit 8 times. that was me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cja8dzQI-Q8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cja8dzQI-Q8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/74I_NcpWprk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/74I_NcpWprk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4119146659035248515?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4119146659035248515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4119146659035248515' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4119146659035248515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4119146659035248515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-greg-aerosmith-greatest.html' title='My First Five (Greg): Aerosmith - &lt;I&gt;Greatest Hits&lt;/i&gt; Led Zeppelin - &lt;i&gt;IV&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7224466316497041613</id><published>2009-12-22T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-22T08:00:04.422-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Greg): "Weird Al" Yankovic - In 3D</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_al.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yeah, i pretty much thought brilliance was 'eat it' when i was a kid. weird al was also into songcraft in a weird way. like he would do funny songs that were in the style of some band (like 'dare to be stupid' apes devo) but they were an original composition. Also, his parodies were spot-on musical replications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K_JIg9NB47M&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K_JIg9NB47M&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7224466316497041613?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7224466316497041613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7224466316497041613' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7224466316497041613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7224466316497041613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-greg-weird-al-yankovic-in.html' title='My First Five (Greg): &quot;Weird Al&quot; Yankovic - &lt;i&gt;In 3D&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6670830536969544237</id><published>2009-12-21T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T08:00:06.547-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Greg): The Cars - Heartbeat City</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_cars.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i believe i bought this at the former 'prange's' in mariner mall. the cars were really cutting edge to me as a kid because they used electronic drums and all the latest synth technology. they also crafted really great songs and arrangements. everyone in that band is a really good musician, but the guitar playing is elevated. nice hooky synth parts, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4yf2WP6K1gQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4yf2WP6K1gQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6670830536969544237?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6670830536969544237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6670830536969544237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6670830536969544237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6670830536969544237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-greg-cars-heartbeat-city.html' title='My First Five (Greg): The Cars - &lt;i&gt;Heartbeat City&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5716355440994901844</id><published>2009-12-18T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T19:57:50.318-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Zac): Europe - The Final Countdown</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_europe.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much like "Jump" on Van Halen's 1984, I really really loved the opening synth part on "The Final Countdown." I suppose that explains my life-long love of awesome synth sounds. This is another album that I can't really remember past a couple songs. "Carrie" was another single, a massive power ballad type thing. And yeah, I liked that one too. It's easy to look back and scoff at these guys, but hey, good songs are good songs, you know. It's easy to get caught up on a band's image or style and instantly dismiss them. That's something I keep trying to overcome. But man, I really do still hate hip-hop and hippies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_IKcMl_a9A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_IKcMl_a9A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5716355440994901844?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5716355440994901844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5716355440994901844' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5716355440994901844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5716355440994901844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-zac-europe-final.html' title='My First Five (Zac): Europe - &lt;i&gt;The Final Countdown&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8609866102783158718</id><published>2009-12-17T22:09:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T22:13:20.791-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: New Year's Eve at RT Quinlan's</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_new_years_2009_sm.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Year's Eve&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, December 31st&lt;br /&gt;RT Quinlan's, Duluth, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BLACK EYED SNAKES&lt;br /&gt;The Acceleratii&lt;br /&gt;The Surfactants&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10PM&lt;br /&gt;$5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is going to be a very, very cool show. The Black Eyed Snakes bring some of the most infectious rock and roll to the stage that you'll ever see. Do not miss this one!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8609866102783158718?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8609866102783158718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8609866102783158718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8609866102783158718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8609866102783158718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/show-new-years-eve-at-rt-quinlans.html' title='SHOW: New Year&apos;s Eve at RT Quinlan&apos;s'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-4585142166086489399</id><published>2009-12-17T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T19:55:45.601-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Zac): Sammy Hagar - VOA</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_sammy.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was always a really weird album to me, even at the time I got it. Obviously I picked it up for "I Can't Drive 55," and I had no idea who Sammy Hagar was. I remember nothing else from the album, aside from a bit of "VOA," and, of course, "Dick in the Dirt." I can remember being really nervous that my mom would hear that one. I didn't know what it was about, but I  knew it couldn't be good. I suppose that made the album all the more special, but even back then I felt weird about it. Still do. I mean, what the hell? "Dick in the dirt?" I think I get it now, but...seriously, Sammy?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CfNATuw1DRs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CfNATuw1DRs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-4585142166086489399?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/4585142166086489399/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=4585142166086489399' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4585142166086489399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/4585142166086489399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-zac-sammy-hagar-voa.html' title='My First Five (Zac): Sammy Hagar - &lt;i&gt;VOA&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7559715055361923154</id><published>2009-12-16T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T19:53:12.426-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Zac): Van Halen - 1984</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_halen.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cousin Karen was a major influence in my early musical development. She was into all kinds of metal and hair metal bands. While I never got into Cinderella or Mötley Crüe, I instantly fell in love with Metallica and Van Halen. Her family lived near Chicago, so it was always fun to visit. I once went to visit them by myself (I would have been about 8 or 9 at the time) and it was a blast. I spent each night laying in their guest room, in the unfamiliar darkness, blasting &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;1984 &lt;/span&gt;in my headphones. I got to hang out with this rockin' teenage girl, drive around the suburbs, go to any arcade I wanted, listen to anything. It was a different planet entirely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g0XLKcMoXRE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g0XLKcMoXRE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7559715055361923154?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7559715055361923154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7559715055361923154' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7559715055361923154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7559715055361923154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-zac-van-halen-1984.html' title='My First Five (Zac): Van Halen - &lt;i&gt;1984&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1293610929237324358</id><published>2009-12-15T21:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T21:39:00.311-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Zac): Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/twistedsister.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the second album I ever owned, right after Thriller. Those two albums pretty much summed up my childhood. A sort of innocent fascination with darkness. Stay Hungry is still a great album, especially for a kid in second or third grade. I mean, it doesn't get much better that "We're Not Gonna take It" and "I Wanna Rock," two of the best stupidly rebellious songs ever. Plus the bright colors went a long way with me back then. I suppose now I'd call them a vis-kei band (look it up). By this time I had an awesome dual cassette player. It was silver and black. Just like my silver parachute pants and matching jacket. Yep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/25pS3bx4S8A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/25pS3bx4S8A&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1293610929237324358?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1293610929237324358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1293610929237324358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1293610929237324358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1293610929237324358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-zac-twisted-sister-stay.html' title='My First Five (Zac): Twisted Sister - &lt;i&gt;Stay Hungry&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-2552210329999567431</id><published>2009-12-14T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-14T08:00:00.684-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>My First Five (Zac): Michael Jackson - Thriller</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;[This week we start up a new daily series featuring the first five albums that we each bought (more or less) as kids. Let us know your own list in the comments.]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_mj_thriller.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was the very first album that I picked out myself. I can still vaguely remember the trip to Kmart with my mom. That Kmart (long gone) is still legendary in my mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I played the cassette on an ancient portable tape player that belonged to my mom when she was younger. It was about the size of a shoebox, half as tall, brown and white with a handle on the end that slid out so you could carry it around. There was also an earphone jack. They only earphones we had were also vintage. It was just a single, huge, earbud-style thing. Stereo wasn't a concern back when this thing was made, I guess. I spent just about every waking hour listening to that cassette over and over. It's not like I had anything else to do or listen to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I no longer remember much from Thriller, but I'm sure I could still sing along to it, with all my childishly misunderstood lyrics completely intact. "Mama say, mama saw, ma ma koo saw!" indeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ym0hZG-zNOk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ym0hZG-zNOk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-2552210329999567431?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/2552210329999567431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=2552210329999567431' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2552210329999567431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/2552210329999567431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/my-first-five-zac-michael-jackson.html' title='My First Five (Zac): Michael Jackson - &lt;i&gt;Thriller&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-155102844301106596</id><published>2009-12-13T21:42:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T21:50:52.904-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Rock for the Tots Debriefing</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_show.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First off, a huge thanks to everyone who came out to Norm's for an ass-load of rock and roll last night! The show we really well all around, mostly because the crowd was so great. It always makes the bands step-up their game when the crowd it in full force. A lot of people seems to genuinely like us, something we insecure emo douche-bags need to hear more often.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to the Roller Dames for representing and for being HOT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to all the bands for bringing their A-games. Special thanks to Grey Matador for coming up from the Cities and really dominating the stage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And of course thanks to Craig for making it all possible once again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a lot of new activity in the Surfactants' future. We've got a huge New Years Eve show coming up at RT Quinlan's, and the Anti Valentines Day show at Pizza Luce in Duluth is really going to be something special. The people of Duluth aren't going to know what hit 'em! But that's not all! Stay tuned to yea' olde blog for new development as they, er, develop.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-155102844301106596?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/155102844301106596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=155102844301106596' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/155102844301106596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/155102844301106596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/rock-for-tots-debriefing.html' title='Rock for the Tots Debriefing'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-224621986916224613</id><published>2009-12-11T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T08:00:05.851-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Eastern Influence - Polysics</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_polysics.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Polysics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Eno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without Polysics, The Surfactants wouldn't exist. End of story. They took Devo and mixed it with raw punk and created something brand new. But the key is that they pulled it off without becoming some sort of trendy mess like just about ever other "new-wave" pop band out there. The Surfactants basically took their rhythmic, stuttering, staccato format and substituted metal for punk, more or less. Also, where Polysics are purely fun, The Surfactants try to be just a wee bit more serious. &lt;i&gt;Eno&lt;/i&gt; is my personal favorite album, but they are all good. I like the huge amount of noise and distortion on &lt;i&gt;Eno&lt;/i&gt;, coupled with the super catchy songs. It can do no wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bxr87GMtYNk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bxr87GMtYNk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dHwRndeZUy4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dHwRndeZUy4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-224621986916224613?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/224621986916224613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=224621986916224613' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/224621986916224613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/224621986916224613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/eastern-influence-polysics.html' title='Eastern Influence - Polysics'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3933197502726419181</id><published>2009-12-10T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T08:34:15.061-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Eastern Influence Week - Vola &amp; the Oriental Machine</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_vola.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Vola &amp; the Oriental Machine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Sa-Ka-Na Electric Device&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vola &amp; the Oriental Machine have always been a furiously frantic band, but their 2009 album &lt;i&gt;Sa-Ka-Na Electric Device&lt;/i&gt; took their break-neck post-punk to new heights, and lows. The album adds in an electronic element not really found on their previous work, and to great effect. Sometimes subtle, sometimes overt, the addition of synths and drum machines allows the band to add a bit of experimentation to the mix, providing straight up dance rock and some really dark stuff too. &lt;i&gt;Sa-Ka-Na Electric Device&lt;/i&gt; has just enough pop to draw in some of the more timid listeners, and also provides something to expand their pallets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2liDrVSx0U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2liDrVSx0U&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="335"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cBHOq55h4LI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cBHOq55h4LI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3933197502726419181?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3933197502726419181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3933197502726419181' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3933197502726419181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3933197502726419181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/eastern-influance-week-vola-oriental.html' title='Eastern Influence Week - Vola &amp; the Oriental Machine'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7075881593341862940</id><published>2009-12-09T08:00:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T08:00:00.215-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Eastern Influence Week - Ling Tosite Sigure</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_ling.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Ling Tosite Sigure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Just A Moment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Album of the year, hands down. From the obsessively intricate production to the roller-coaster song structure, &lt;i&gt;Just A Moment&lt;/i&gt; is a true masterpiece. The best thing is that it doesn't have any of that self-conscious bullshit you get with the arrogant types who usually try something this monumental. Even with the crazy production techniques the songs remain raw and screaming, much like the dual male/female vocal style. That's the one thing the might turn off most first-time listeners. But if you can get used to it (and you will) you'll be treated to some of the best post-whatever rock anywhere. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQHM2dTQX8E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQHM2dTQX8E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Lh76RiaQ6c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Lh76RiaQ6c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7075881593341862940?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7075881593341862940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7075881593341862940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7075881593341862940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7075881593341862940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/eastern-influence-week-ling-tosite.html' title='Eastern Influence Week - Ling Tosite Sigure'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-511273288698100896</id><published>2009-12-08T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T08:00:02.886-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Eastern Influence Week - Lillies and Remains</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://zbsatozofjmusic.s3.amazonaws.com/azimages/lillies_and_remains_part_of_grace.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lillies and Remains&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Part of Grace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lillies and Remains are a very new band, releasing their first EP in 2008 and their first album, &lt;i&gt;Part of Grace&lt;/i&gt;, in 2009. They're a dark, gothic/post-punk band that sound a bit like Bauhaus crossed with Bloc Party. They are dark, but also energizing  in an un-ironic way. They actually have a very positive side to their sound at times and make some really catchy songs. They also sing entirely in English, so they're a good band for those of you who might have a chip on your shoulder over Japanese lyrics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X6aE6qjYNM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X6aE6qjYNM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LO0FFKVtOUI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LO0FFKVtOUI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-511273288698100896?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/511273288698100896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=511273288698100896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/511273288698100896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/511273288698100896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/eastern-influence-week-lillies-and.html' title='Eastern Influence Week - Lillies and Remains'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8391724498705739120</id><published>2009-12-07T21:26:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T21:44:34.719-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Eastern Influence Week - Coaltar of the Deepers</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;As you may or may not know, I am a massive fan of &lt;a href="http://www.zbsatozofjmusic.com"&gt;the modern Japanese music scene&lt;/a&gt;. Not all of that J-pop and vis-kei crap you might have seen spoofed (and often rightly so) in mainstream media. I'm talking about the real music scene. This week, I thought I'd point out some of the bands and albums that have had a major influence on The Surfactants. -zb&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_coaltar.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Coaltar of the Deepers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Yukari Telepath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coaltar of the Deepers has been around since 1991 and have released a massive amount of music. They've gone from grunge to metal to shoegaze and many things in-between. Their 2007 &lt;i&gt;Yukari Telepath&lt;/i&gt; album combines all of this and adds a large electronic element. Still, they are extremely melodic, heavy and relentless. They haven't released anything new since 2007, so I'm really hoping they are still together and working on something new. I really wish there were more sound clips of this album to share. It's very high on my best-ever list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5BFq_1wbpg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5BFq_1wbpg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QMWhuJgDLj8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QMWhuJgDLj8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="452"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8391724498705739120?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8391724498705739120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8391724498705739120' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8391724498705739120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8391724498705739120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/eastern-influence-week-coaltar-of.html' title='Eastern Influence Week - Coaltar of the Deepers'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8139323987302109856</id><published>2009-12-07T07:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-07T07:40:13.669-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Surfact Report 02</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_recording_01.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's been a little slower this week in the new music department, but also busy, in a way. New music went out and new foundations were laid with some other stuff like the cover song that'll be on the album, and my own ideas on how the album will flow. At least, what I think it will do now. It's something that can always change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outside of the album, we've picked up a new live gig! We'll be playing New Years Eve at RT Quinlan's in Duluth. Our friends The Acceleratti will also be there, and we're still waiting to hear about one more band. Could be pretty exciting if it all pans out. Well, that is if you don't think &lt;i&gt;we're&lt;/i&gt; enough to get excited about. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And of course this week is a busy one too. We've got the big &lt;a href="http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/show-rock-for-tots-december-12th.html"&gt;Rock for the Tots&lt;/a&gt; show on Saturday, and an appearance on KUWS on Thursday. Make sure to listen in. I'm sure we'll have some really profound things to say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you Saturday!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8139323987302109856?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8139323987302109856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8139323987302109856' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8139323987302109856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8139323987302109856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/surfact-report-02.html' title='Surfact Report 02'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5536402114880905053</id><published>2009-12-04T08:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T08:34:33.199-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Show'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Poster'/><title type='text'>SHOW: Rock for The Tots - December 12th [update 2]</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="https://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_rock_flyer_09.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rock for The Tots&lt;br /&gt;Norm’s Beer at Brats, Superior WI&lt;br /&gt;9:00pm&lt;br /&gt;$5 or a toy (toys for kids 12 and under preferred)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;with:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/circaam"&gt;Circa A.M.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/greymatador"&gt;Grey Matador&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thesurfactants.com/"&gt;The Surfactants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/500millionsociety"&gt;550 Million Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=" http://www.myspace.com/networkeffectband"&gt;Network Effect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188181691470&lt;br /&gt;http://twitter.com/rockforthetots&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5536402114880905053?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5536402114880905053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5536402114880905053' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5536402114880905053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5536402114880905053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/show-rock-for-tots-december-12th.html' title='SHOW: Rock for The Tots - December 12th [update 2]'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3357746215445043615</id><published>2009-12-04T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T08:00:04.389-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 2 - Miley Cyrus - "The Climb"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0024QS7WQ?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B0024QS7WQ&amp;adid=1NGGN030E182TBBTMTZ7&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross10.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Miley Cyrus - "The Climb" - If you've never heard the song "The Climb," beware! Don't think about it too much. This song grosses me out for many reasons. It's by Miley Cyrus, who is a child star certainly doomed to being a coke whore by her 25th birthday. She is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, who apparently sees nothing wrong in pimpin' out his child to Walt Disney. Plus, he sucks goat balls. The "climb" in the song basically refers to the (hackneyed) theme of "it's not where you end up in life, but how you got there." Really? I'm sure it was a really tough journey, what with the backing of your quasi-celebrity dad and Walt fucking Disney to carve out a career for your down home skank self. And to me, there's just nothing quite like a sexy child to placate the slavering hoardes of psuedo pedophiles out there. So gross!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-gcc&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3357746215445043615?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3357746215445043615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3357746215445043615' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3357746215445043615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3357746215445043615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/gross-week-2-miley-cyrus-climb.html' title='Gross Week 2 - Miley Cyrus - &quot;The Climb&quot;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3160557633870833971</id><published>2009-12-03T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T08:00:10.763-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 2 - Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006358J?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00006358J&amp;adid=19DTNGPKBW3RGZZCWE70&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross9.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca" - "She'll never drink the water - makes you order french champagne. And once you live her crazy life you'll never be the same. Like a bullet through your brain." If only, senor martin. If only. Growuss!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-gcc&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3160557633870833971?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3160557633870833971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3160557633870833971' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3160557633870833971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3160557633870833971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/gross-week-2-ricky-martin-livin-la-vida.html' title='Gross Week 2 - Ricky Martin - &quot;Livin&apos; La Vida Loca&quot;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3517754967736474678</id><published>2009-12-02T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T08:00:08.791-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 2 - Dirty Dancing soundtrack</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002W9Q?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000002W9Q&amp;adid=0B19ABH0ZW1NQQSXA66P&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross8.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Dirty Dancing&lt;/span&gt; soundtrack - It features the slop-fest "I've Had the Time of My Life" along with the almost unlistenable track "She's Like the Wind' by Patrick Swayze and some rotten bamboozled whore. That movie and those songs make me sick. Especially when filtered through the lens of their vast and undeniable popularity. Grossss!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-gcc&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3517754967736474678?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3517754967736474678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3517754967736474678' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3517754967736474678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3517754967736474678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/gross-week-2-dirty-dancing-soundtrack.html' title='Gross Week 2 - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Dirty Dancing&lt;/span&gt; soundtrack'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8770407103163367176</id><published>2009-12-01T08:00:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T08:00:02.224-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 2 - Natalie Cole and Nat 'King' Cole - Unforgettable </title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002H8X?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000002H8X&amp;adid=1FY7SYB00A511BSWR6WT&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross7.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Natalie Cole and Nat 'King' Cole - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Unforgettable &lt;/span&gt;- That "Unforgettable" duet between Natalie Cole and her corpse daddy Nat 'King' Cole is disgusting!  And any duet that features a dead person and an alive person skeeves me out. Gross!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-gcc&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8770407103163367176?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8770407103163367176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8770407103163367176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8770407103163367176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8770407103163367176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/12/gross-week-2-natalie-cole-and-nat-king.html' title='Gross Week 2 - Natalie Cole and Nat &apos;King&apos; Cole - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Unforgettable &lt;/span'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8278404339849505720</id><published>2009-11-30T08:00:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T08:00:01.475-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 2 - Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000261L9?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B0000261L9&amp;adid=0FP76ZSCKNHFM3Z8HMNX&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross6.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pat Metheny - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Bright Size Life&lt;/span&gt; - This features the smooth as runny diarrhea guitar work of Pat Metheny, along with Jaco Pastorious on bass. Two guys that can play the hell out of their instruments with bland, Vaseline on the fretboard results. Gross!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-gcc&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8278404339849505720?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8278404339849505720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8278404339849505720' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8278404339849505720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8278404339849505720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-2-pat-metheny-bright-size.html' title='Gross Week 2 - Pat Metheny - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Bright Size Life&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-5398851827266019531</id><published>2009-11-28T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-28T08:00:02.641-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Surfact Report 01</title><content type='html'>&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/surf_recording_02.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Surf Studio 1&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new Surfactants album is underway! I thought it might be interesting to keep a very brief continuing commentary on how it's going.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of today, there are three new songs floating around. We're hoping to do a proper full album right out of the gate this time instead of doing the short EP thing, but we'll just have to see how things go. We want to get you new material as soon as possible, but we also want to make it worth the wait.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Getting the gears back in motion has been a trial, but now that they have been greased with the requisite amount of blood and tears, things seem to be humming along nicely. We are very optimistically looking to January 2010 to get this thing out to you. Realistically may be another story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, we're casting a wide net for live shows. We really hope all of our northern MN and WI brothers and sisters can make it out to &lt;a href="http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/show-rock-for-tots-december-12th.html"&gt;the show December 12th&lt;/a&gt;. We might even be able to primer some of these new ideas. Oh, including a new uniform as well...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reminder: You can join in &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=172344821058&amp;ref=ts"&gt;our little Facebook group&lt;/a&gt; and talk about anything that's on your mind. Yeah, it's a group, not a page, because I don't know anything about Facebook. But I think that this way the fans have much more control over what goes on, something we greatly prefer. So go nuts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-zb&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-5398851827266019531?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/5398851827266019531/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=5398851827266019531' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5398851827266019531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/5398851827266019531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/surfact-report-01.html' title='Surfact Report 01'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7150809597931309194</id><published>2009-11-27T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T08:00:07.280-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 1 - Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005RY7X?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00005RY7X&amp;adid=07DH8SBWAKKXWT8RKFXZ&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross5.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Andrew W.K. - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;I Get Wet&lt;/span&gt; - I know, I know, gross is an understatement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-bm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7150809597931309194?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7150809597931309194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7150809597931309194' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7150809597931309194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7150809597931309194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-1-andrew-wk-i-get-wet.html' title='Gross Week 1 - Andrew W.K. - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;I Get Wet&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-7004742721094152960</id><published>2009-11-26T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T08:00:07.686-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 1 - John Frusciante - Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H309BU?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000H309BU&amp;adid=0B9KATJR3JBMJ3RE25CR&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Frusciante - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt&lt;/span&gt; - This one might be better served with the word "unnerving," but it still fits under the umbrella-theme, gross. Less visually gross and more just sonically gross. With a song titled "Your Pussy's Glued to a Building on Fire," what else can one say?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-bm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-7004742721094152960?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/7004742721094152960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=7004742721094152960' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7004742721094152960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/7004742721094152960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-1-john-frusciante-niandra.html' title='Gross Week 1 - John Frusciante - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-1442482069358589153</id><published>2009-11-25T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-25T08:00:00.302-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 1 - Mayhem - Dawn Of The Black Hearts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001C5ZVC4?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B001C5ZVC4&amp;adid=1C9XMFS2EGWS448YP2WE&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross3.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mayhem - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Dawn Of The Black Hearts&lt;/span&gt; - An album cover bearing a photograph of Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem's vocalist, Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin), after his suicide. This photograph was allegedly taken by Mayhem's guitarist, Euronymous (Øystein Aarseth), upon discovering Dead's body. Eventually, rumours surfaced that Aarseth made a stew with pieces of Ohlin's brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Ohlin's skull. This one probably takes the cake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gross.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-bm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-1442482069358589153?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/1442482069358589153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=1442482069358589153' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1442482069358589153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/1442482069358589153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-1-mayhem-dawn-of-black.html' title='Gross Week 1 - Mayhem - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Dawn Of The Black Hearts&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-6651161337718757806</id><published>2009-11-24T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-24T08:00:00.840-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 1 - Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FBSLQS?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B001FBSLQS&amp;adid=1DS7FZMGSBZQKKBDC5CC&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross2.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carcass - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Symphonies of Sickness&lt;/span&gt; - Not the grossest of all those lame-ass goregrind album's out there. Not by any means; but if you look at this for a moment or study it for a while (without gagging), you will always say - gross. (Cannibal Corpse was just too obvious to mention - oh wait, I just mentioned them.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-bm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-6651161337718757806?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/6651161337718757806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=6651161337718757806' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6651161337718757806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/6651161337718757806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-1-carcass-symphonies-of.html' title='Gross Week 1 - Carcass - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Symphonies of Sickness&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-245552041420818406</id><published>2009-11-23T08:00:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T08:00:01.935-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Gross Week 1 - Billy Joel - Piano Man</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000DCH9?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00000DCH9&amp;adid=1EZW4BQYTTG4Z7P3RV6Q&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/gross1.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Billy Joel - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Piano Man&lt;/span&gt; - The visual speaks for itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-bm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-245552041420818406?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/245552041420818406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=245552041420818406' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/245552041420818406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/245552041420818406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/gross-week-1-billy-joel-piano-man.html' title='Gross Week 1 - Billy Joel - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Piano Man&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-3212173241625951850</id><published>2009-11-20T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T08:00:00.811-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Most Best Week - Alestorm - Black Sails at Midnight</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0021UDJM8?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B0021UDJM8&amp;adid=14MFZXW32YYEWMYDMQM6&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/mostbest5.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alestorm - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Black Sails at Midnight&lt;/span&gt; - Awesome pirate metal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-ea&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-3212173241625951850?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/3212173241625951850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=3212173241625951850' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3212173241625951850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/3212173241625951850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/most-best-week-alestorm-black-sails-at.html' title='Most Best Week - Alestorm - &lt;span style=&quot;font-style:italic;&quot;&gt;Black Sails at Midnight&lt;/span&gt;'/><author><name>Zac Bentz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07271461489533301663</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBHrFP6LiMY/SYZofct8byI/AAAAAAAAAGk/j1nT2CSeZOc/S220/zb_avatar_09.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214084617240264879.post-8670197366675799363</id><published>2009-11-19T08:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T08:00:09.246-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog'/><title type='text'>Most Best Week - KMFDM - XTORT </title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000003RHH?tag=zsazojm-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000003RHH&amp;adid=1ACNMWPYPM20V72C7FWE&amp;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://thesurfactants.s3.amazonaws.com/mostbest4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KMFDM - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;XTORT &lt;/span&gt;- Album long since forgotten and recently found again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-ea&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4214084617240264879-8670197366675799363?l=www.thesurfactants.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/feeds/8670197366675799363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4214084617240264879&amp;postID=8670197366675799363' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8670197366675799363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4214084617240264879/posts/default/8670197366675799363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thesurfactants.com/2009/11/most-best-week-kmfdm-xtort.html' title='Most Best Week - 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