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the specifics of the formation of For Love Not Lisa are vague at best, but one thing's for sure: if Miles hadn't hit on Mike Lewis' girlfriend, there probably wouldn't be anything to talk about.

seriously, that was how one pivotal member of this Oklahoma/Los Angeles group first met the other, translating into a relationship between these men that would span two bands and produce a few outstanding, if overlooked, albums.

their closest brush with fame, and the break which financed a home studio, would be with their single "Slip Slide Melting" appearing on the soundtrack to "The Crow".

eventually, after two proper albums "Merge (1993)", "Information Superdriveway (1995)", the posthumous collection "The Lost Elephant (1999)", and too many shows to count, FLNL wound down.

barely a year later, Lewis got right back up on that horse and rebooted with Puller. continuing on with the heavier sound displayed on FLNL's final record, and with a little added mathrock to boot, the first record "Sugarless (1996)" went mostly unnoticed, partially due to a lack of press, mostly to the "colder" feel of the tunes... folks were used to the Mike Lewis who sung his heart out AND brought the rawk.

with their second effort "Closer Than You Think (1998)", that's what they got.

unfortunately, line-up and location changes, as well as new families and an overall exhaustion with the music biz, led to the dissolution of this band as well shortly after the release of "What's Mine at Twilight (2001)".

Miles is still in LA, playing with The Echo Division, Lewis moved to Nashville and set up a merchandising company Zambooie and a shop called Nashville Clothing Co. to sell it in.

FLNL - "Slip Slide Melting"
FLNL - "Daydream"
Puller - "Bring Me In"
Puller - "Man On the Move"

FLNL Mypace
Puller Myspace


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"Dedication (2007)"



what impresses you about a movie?

a great soundtrack? Cat Power, Lightning Bolt, Deerhoof

oustanding cast? Tom Wilkinson, Billy Crudup, Amy Sedaris, Dianne Wiest

indierock street cred? directed by one time Fugazi roadie Justin Theroux

seen and heard enough?


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two big birthdays today... Steven "fucking" McQueen (RIP) & Robert "yes, i was in 'Revenge of the Nerds', would you go to hell already" Carradine.

turns out Star Jones was also born March 24th, but fuck her.