We play Raleigh tomorrow, and there's like the worst snow storm they've ever had. I don't know how well-attended these shows will be. In the business of show, the American Flag is a different breed of pop group. It has taken the slow boat to superstardom, eschewing big-money offers from major labels to hone its members' abilities as a performers. Theirs is a unique vision of pop without pomp.
Most bands try to sell their sound as unique or special.
Kirk McLeod, frontman of Seven Nations, instead tries to be convincing of the band's normalcy. Musical Montage Stereolab defies definition. The group's CDs may sit in the rock section of Wuxtry Records in downtown Athens but a listening to the music can leave you guessing. King of the Surf Guitar Dick Dale said that he tries to evoke Gene Krupa's drums with his guitar the same way Krupa evoked primitive jungle dancing with his drums. The 1970s were a decade that spawned a wide array of musical genres and subgenres, ranging from punk to new wave to disco.