Atom & His Package

[theodosia]

I've never heard his music, but this article makes me like this solo punk rocker very very much:

"This is Punk?"

(Better click this link now, I don't know how long the news site will have it up!)

Here are some sample lyrics:

All cool things are in metrics
For example here's just one
I've got my nine, well that's nine millimeters
Sounds cooler than .3-something-inches gun
The permanent-if-nonexistent "they" will call me communist
They'll call me scum
But it's worth it, Canadians will think we're smart
Well, at least they will think we are not as dumb.
You're drunk with your tradition that has no validity
While I'm intoxicated with smarts and metrics
Come drink a decaliter with me
We want metrics! We want 'em now!
We know we can win!
I weigh 170 pounds, that's 90 kilograms
See, metrics can even make you thin!
--from "(Lord It's Hard to be Happy When You're Not) Using the Metric System"

Other song titles include "I'm Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just a Hammer" and "Does Anyone Else in This Room Want to Marry His or Her Own Grandmother?"

(This was edited to update the link)

Comments

[rliz.livejournal.com]

<punchy> Hey! That's our Citypaper! I read that article on the train on Friday.