01:50 AM - Tiny Masters of Today

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At the record shop today a fresh new 7" from some band called Tiny Masters of Today greeted me out of nowhere, adorned with a cute drawing on the cover and that fresh glean of new vinyl, so I threw it on to check out. The music was playful punk, childish even. Fuzzy guitars and clicky clack drum machines. Small voices squeaked and squawked songs about "Stickin' it to the man" and rants about the president (the worst Bushy, for sure!) But hold on - this isn't some hipster silliness 80's revival twee finding the inner child such nonsense - these are real kids. As in they're a brother and sister duo aged 12 and 10, respectively. No joke. And they're from right here in Brooklyn, though the record, Big Noise, comes from Tigertrap Records, all the way across the ocean. This was a nice surprise and certainly made a long day in the summer heat a little more bearable. Do yourself a favor and go grab this record. For the digital minded, well you can go ahead and stream the three songs from it (as well as "Cell Phone" in which a guitar solo imitates a cell phone ringtone - I'm pretty sure that's a first) on the Tiny Masters of Today's Myspace page.

Bonus: Don't miss this video, in which somebody mistakenly assumes that Russell Simmons (of Def Jam Records) is interested in recording the band, as opposed to Russel Simins (drummer from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.) Oops.

Double bonus: MSNB did a piece on the band last month. I'm so behind!

Tiny Masters of Today are playing a rare all ages version of the Death Disco party at the Annex on July 30th and Mcarren Pool with the Detroit Cobras on August 6th. Awesome.

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