It has become quite clear that life is wayyy too short for bullshit. A long time ago, I was at a PDX record store called 'Q is For Choir'. The person working there (wish I could remember his name) and I were discussing music scenes, and he said these words to me. I have never forgotten them. -chair

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our one & only MANDY MORGAN! Get it! We fuckin love you to pieces!!💜 We have a new 7" record in the works, and it's gonna be w/one of our ALL TIME favorite record labels...more on that soon! We'll finally be back to playing shows next weekend as well! See Nasalrod.com for details!

We've been workin hard on our very own, new version of the classic '80's song God Is A Bullet (originally by the brilliant Concrete Blonde). Here's a little taste...from our practice last night. We'll be debuting this on Sat Aug 22 in PDX at Volume Bomb fest! It feels appropriate to post this today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our one & only MANDY MORGAN! Get it! We fuckin love you to pieces!!💜 We have a new 7" record in the works, and it's gonna be w/one of our ALL TIME favorite record labels...more on that soon! We'll finally be back to playing shows next weekend as well! See Nasalrod.com for details!

It has become quite clear that life is wayyy too short for bullshit. A long time ago, I was at a PDX record store called 'Q is For Choir'. The person working there (wish I could remember his name) and I were discussing music scenes, and he said these words to me. I have never forgotten them. -chair

PDX!!! We are FINALLY playing Volume Bomb's insanely epic annual block party this year! Honored to be a part of it...on SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd!! Tons of kickass bands!!! We'll hit the SPACE ROOM patio stage at 9:15 pm. SE 49th and Hawthorne. We've missed ya, and we look forward to seeing you there.💯

We've been workin hard on our very own, new version of the classic '80's song God Is A Bullet (originally by the brilliant Concrete Blonde). Here's a little taste...from our practice last night. We'll be debuting this on Sat Aug 22 in PDX at Volume Bomb fest! It feels appropriate to post this today.

PDX!!! We are FINALLY playing Volume Bomb's insanely epic annual block party this year! Honored to be a part of it...on SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd!! Tons of kickass bands!!! We'll hit the SPACE ROOM patio stage at 9:15 pm. SE 49th and Hawthorne. We've missed ya, and we look forward to seeing you there.💯

PDX! We're FINALLY playing Volume Bomb's insanely epic annual block party this year!! Honored to be a part of it...on Sat Aug 22nd!!! Save the date💯

PDX! We're FINALLY playing Volume Bomb's insanely epic annual block party this year!! Honored to be a part of it...on Sat Aug 22nd!!! Save the date💯

Our beloved @portlandmercury.com just released their music issue...can ya spot us?? By the way, we've just completed the mixing stage for our upcoming 7" record. Currently putting the art together. LUV, Nasalrod

Our beloved @portlandmercury.com just released their music issue...can ya spot us?? By the way, we've just completed the mixing stage for our upcoming 7" record. Currently putting the art together. LUV, Nasalrod

'Blue Collar'. 1978. Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto. Best movie ever made about the struggles of the working class. From the screenwriter of Taxi Driver, who also directed it. This flick is simply not to be fucked with.

'Blue Collar'. 1978. Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto. Best movie ever made about the struggles of the working class. From the screenwriter of Taxi Driver, who also directed it. This flick is simply not to be fucked with.

Holy shit. Met one of my all time biggest heroes last night...legendary guitarist VERNON REID of LIVING COLOUR! He has seriously inspired me (both musically and personally) forever now. He fucking rules. -chairman @vurnt22.bsky.social @livingcolour.com

With Mike Scheidt of YOB. This guy is super refreshing to talk to. He has great insight, as this world continues to fall apart. We clearly need more love in this world. YOB is LOVE. By the way, we are now in the mixing stages for an upcoming 7" record. Sending LUV to all reading this. xoxo, Nasalrod

With Mike Scheidt of YOB. This guy is super refreshing to talk to. He has great insight, as this world continues to fall apart. We clearly need more love in this world. YOB is LOVE. By the way, we are now in the mixing stages for an upcoming 7" record. Sending LUV to all reading this. xoxo, Nasalrod

Some pics from our triumphant performance at the Project Pabst Festival last year. PDX: We'll be returning to HIGH WATER MARK...NEXT THURSDAY April 16th! We'll be playing w/the one & only TSUNAMI BOMB, and the amazing ALTAR GIRL! Tix are available NOW, get 'em here: www.treetix.com/204621/highw...

PDX: This EPIC show is happening NEXT THURS, April 16th, at High Water Mark! It's the return of Petaluma's legendary Tsunami Bomb (Alternative Tentacles), w/ours truly...AND the phenomenal Altar Girl!! Honored to be playing with both. Tix available NOW, get 'em here: www.treetix.com/204621/highw...

Some pics from our triumphant performance at the Project Pabst Festival last year. PDX: We'll be returning to HIGH WATER MARK...NEXT THURSDAY April 16th! We'll be playing w/the one & only TSUNAMI BOMB, and the amazing ALTAR GIRL! Tix are available NOW, get 'em here: www.treetix.com/204621/highw...

PDX: This EPIC show is happening NEXT THURS, April 16th, at High Water Mark! It's the return of Petaluma's legendary Tsunami Bomb (Alternative Tentacles), w/ours truly...AND the phenomenal Altar Girl!! Honored to be playing with both. Tix available NOW, get 'em here: www.treetix.com/204621/highw...

PDX! This'll be EPIC. Petaluma's one & only awesome @tsunamibomb.bsky.social returns to Portland, and we have the honor of joining them - along w/the amazing Altar Girl! The world's on fire, so we're gonna rock out...while we still have music!! Tix are available here: www.treetix.com/4dvx-/highwa...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to THE Steve Turner of MUDHONEY! Here's a frame (feat Steve himself) from our video 'The Maker' (directed by James Rexroad). Perhaps we'll finally get him some Vans as a bday gift this year. See our vid (which also features Jello Biafra, Al Jourgensen +more) here: youtu.be/8463dR62j6c

Whoa! We got a full page dedicated to us in the 25th Anniversary issue of the AWESOME @razorcake.bsky.social zine! Big THANKS to the ultra talented @maritamura.bsky.social for featuring us on her photo page in this issue, and also for the high praise! We hit High Water Mark in PDX on THURS APRIL 16!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to THE Steve Turner of MUDHONEY! Here's a frame (feat Steve himself) from our video 'The Maker' (directed by James Rexroad). Perhaps we'll finally get him some Vans as a bday gift this year. See our vid (which also features Jello Biafra, Al Jourgensen +more) here: youtu.be/8463dR62j6c

Whoa! We got a full page dedicated to us in the 25th Anniversary issue of the AWESOME @razorcake.bsky.social zine! Big THANKS to the ultra talented @maritamura.bsky.social for featuring us on her photo page in this issue, and also for the high praise! We hit High Water Mark in PDX on THURS APRIL 16!

One of the most exciting things we did last year was release our vid for The Maker, feat Jello Biafra, Al Jourgensen, Toody Cole, Janet Weiss & many more! Check it out if ya haven't! Alternative Tentacles aka @alternativetent.bsky.social has it on their YouTube channel here: youtu.be/8463dR62j6c?...

Sending LOVE to our friend & hero Jello Biafra, pictured here w/our own Spit Stix. This was taken in SF in April of 2018, @ Orphan Andy's restaurant. Last year, Biafra appeared in the video for our song 'The Maker' (which is on his Alternative Tentacles YouTube channel). @alternativetent.bsky.social

This scene from 1978's Blue Collar makes lotsa sense right now (and then). A Marxist, radical, political movie...ahead of its time, too angry for the mainstream at the time of its release. It only feels more important with every year that goes by. Yaphet Kotto's words here ring very true right now.

*If you thought a stroke would silence Jello Biafra, I'm afraid you are sorely mistaken. Jello has sent us this while he is in the hospital, and while the news sucks we are happy he's able to comment on it. -Alternative Tentacles Staff