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be sure Skiploader won't be the last 90's Portland band that finds it's way onto this blog, as i remember those days fondly... what i remember, anyway.

somewhere around '93 bassist Craig Koozer and vox/guitarist Tom Ackerman formed the group with drummer Jeff Turner as a trio. at least a couple of raspy little demos were recorded and shows played, but they really didn't come into their full sound until the addition of Kevin Higgins on second guitar.

during the big major label push that came trouncing itself through the northwest post-Nevermind, they were picked up by Geffen and went on tour supporting the Foo Fighters.

unfortunately, the struggles of being young and full of shit in front of thousands of people proved to be too much for the guys and they went their separate ways shortly after the release of "From Can Through String".

Craig, Jeff and Kevin continued on for a short time under the moniker Jack Dempsey before being strong-armed into changing it to Contraption.

Tom moved back to SoCal and formed Neighborly, as well as moving behind the kit for future Polyvinyl Records superstars Sunday's Best, both of which having long since fallen apart, and later The Kite-Eating Tree.

they are survived by two full length LPs ("Sprainy (1994)", "From Can Through String (1996)") and an EP ("Anxious, Restless (1995)"), which you can still find here in Portland at record shops, but most likely nowhere else as they're long out of print.

i say check ebay/amazon.

King of the Hill
Trademark
King Regret
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"Near Dark (1987)"


probably my fave vampire movie ever, Near Dark was the cool, dark & gritty bloodsucker flick that nobody saw... because it came out in the wake of "Lost Boys".

and, stay with me here, i love "Lost Boys", i really do... but where that movie played on the melodrama and teen angst, "Near Dark" just kicked you in the teeth.

AND it never used the word "vampire".

anyway, i guess posting entire movies on Youtube is fairly common these days, cos this one's there too.

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