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August 16, 2006

Name Chris Walla's Band!

DCFC guitarist and Barsuk go-to-producer Chris Walla has announced his first solo effort since Martin Youth Auxiliary.

  • A new song is up. It's a cover of an excellent Clinic song called 'Distortions'.

  • Barsuk has agreed to release my as-yet-unrecorded album in March of 2007. I may end up with a band name after all. Please send ideas along if you have them; I'm undecided about the whole thing.

  • The band that will tour with me behind this record is starting to come together also. Shaking with excitement!

  • Buy 'Oh No' by OK Go here if you haven't already.

    Out swiftly, Jack!

    - Christopher Walla

  • Here's that Clinic song:

    Christopher Walla - "Distortions" (MP3)

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    35 Comments

    Wallamart

    Posted by: Ryan Catbird at 08/16/06 1:27 PM  | Reply
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    How about something not named after animal parts like Walla and the Grave Rollers or Wolf Bladder?

    Maybe not the last one.

    Posted by: gorilla at 08/16/06 1:35 PM  | Reply
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    Walla C's

    Posted by: adam at 08/16/06 1:39 PM  | Reply
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    P.S. Why did he cover this song? Leave Clinic alone with your synth strings. At least change the lyrics or something!

    Posted by: adam at 08/16/06 1:41 PM  | Reply
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    DJ Extra Crispy and the Fresh Nut Booty Crew. Wait, is that taken?

    Posted by: downwithmandatoryfields at 08/16/06 1:42 PM  | Reply
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    DJ Extra Crispy and the Fresh Nut Booty Crew. Wait, is that taken?

    Posted by: downwithmandatoryfields at 08/16/06 1:42 PM  | Reply
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    walla of sound

    Posted by: ryan mercer at 08/16/06 1:44 PM  | Reply
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    "The Annoying Music For Douchebags"

    Posted by: white man at 08/16/06 1:48 PM  | Reply
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    come on... no one's said Dishwalla yet?

    Posted by: robot mark at 08/16/06 1:52 PM  | Reply
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    How about Walla Walla? You know, like Chicago, or Boston. And it's in his home state too!

    Posted by: Jeff at 08/16/06 1:54 PM  | Reply
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    How about Walla Walla?

    Posted by: Royal at 08/16/06 1:57 PM  | Reply
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    the sunfrogs. i'll let him use the name.

    Posted by: balumpus at 08/16/06 1:57 PM  | Reply
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    why has no one suggested Dishwalla?
    has it been done?

    Posted by: my first comment at 08/16/06 1:59 PM  | Reply
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    i see that as i typed "Dishwalla" comment, my brain waves hit robot-mark. we had a moment, and i was left looking a fool.

    apologies all around for (now) too much dishwalla discussion.

    Posted by: my first comment at 08/16/06 2:02 PM  | Reply
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    i suggest richard marx. does this guy completely neuter distortions or wha? or wha?

    Posted by: will at 08/16/06 2:03 PM  | Reply
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    The 700 Hoboes.

    Posted by: LL Cool J at 08/16/06 2:09 PM  | Reply
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    Wow, this is a totally atrocious cover of an excellent song! It's like he surgically removed everything wonderful about it and turned it into (B)Ryan Adams or something.

    Posted by: Matthew at 08/16/06 2:21 PM  | Reply
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    Walltalica

    Posted by: mandorf at 08/16/06 2:27 PM  | Reply
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    Counting Blue Cars

    Posted by: oh. at 08/16/06 2:31 PM  | Reply
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    Wolf Fucker
    Wolf Cab for Wolfie
    Band of Wolves
    My Lable Requires Wolf/ Wolves
    Wolf Machine
    Wolfset Rubdown
    Tapes and Wolves
    And you'll know us by the trail of Wolves

    Posted by: Jack at 08/16/06 2:34 PM  | Reply
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    He should take the name from that Cartoons track that went, "Oooh ee ooh ah ah bing bang walla walla bing bang". I think it was the Cartoons anyway. 'Walla Walla Bing Bang' is my suggestion.

    Posted by: Andrew at 08/16/06 3:01 PM  | Reply
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    Chipmunks you mean?

    Posted by: Jeff at 08/16/06 3:06 PM  | Reply
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    Who the heck are the Cartoons?

    I suggest: Dishwalla!

    Or how about: Walla Walla!

    Posted by: Darwin at 08/16/06 3:56 PM  | Reply
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    no more walla

    Posted by: a at 08/16/06 4:36 PM  | Reply
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    that cover does blow.

    Posted by: crtiz at 08/16/06 5:11 PM  | Reply
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    Internal Wrangler must not be messed with, asshole.

    Posted by: peabody at 08/16/06 6:27 PM  | Reply
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    I Am The Wallarus

    Posted by: the billionaire at 08/16/06 6:37 PM  | Reply
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    -Broken Trojan Bastard Kit
    -Refund

    Posted by: J at 08/17/06 12:10 AM  | Reply
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    now is the time : the killers (of wolves)

    Posted by: josh at 08/17/06 12:58 AM  | Reply
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    His voice isn't too good. It sounds a bit like
    a weaker Bernard Butler.

    Posted by: Ginz. at 08/17/06 5:49 AM  | Reply
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    Be nice to Walla. He's a good guy.

    Posted by: Carol at 08/17/06 9:31 AM  | Reply
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    depeche load.

    Posted by: :: satan at 08/17/06 11:01 AM  | Reply
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    This cover sucks. But funny that I just posted Clinic:

    http://blank-crisis.blogspot.com/2006/08/clinic.html

    and found this.

    Posted by: Neal at 08/18/06 2:13 PM  | Reply
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    i think just WALLA would be the best.

    ps...awesome song.

    Posted by: Mary at 01/14/07 10:53 PM  | Reply
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    i think just WALLA would be the best.
    and the album cover could have you on the cover with WALLA over your eyes. or you could be brushing your teeth like Ben Kweller and have WALLA written on the toothbrush. or you could be covering your eyes with your hands and have WA written on one and L on your nose and LA on the other hand. or you could look like you are shouting and have WALLA coming out of your mouth.

    just shooting out ideas.

    ps...awesome song. it is of equal coolness of the original.

    sorry, i posted the other one too soon and by the time i could stop it, it had posted already.

    Posted by: mary at 01/14/07 11:04 PM  | Reply
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