radio birdman

in the "stuff-you-don't-think-can-happen, _can_ happen" department, not only are the stooges and rocket from the tombs back on the boards this yr, so are radio birdman, the band led by expat ann arborite deniz tek that just about single-handedly invented punk in orstralia (yeah, yeah, i know -- the saints were doin' it around the same time, but whatevah). they've got a new alb, zeno beach, and are touring the world this summer, including a handful of 'meercun dates (none, regrettably, below the mason-dixon line). seeing deniz and 'riginal stooge ron asheton with scott morgan's powertrane in ann arbor back in '02 remains a peak experience of mine, and i'm haunted by d.t.'s words to me before that run of shows: "how many 'next times' do you think there are gonna be?"