These Los Angeles freakniks made their name with blood-spattered live shows, propelled by wire-thin, straitjacketed singer Arrow De Wilde – described as what would’ve happened if Ozzy Osbourne and Patti Smith had a kid in ‘75. It was mad. Unpolished. Just what you want from a bunch of rock kids starting out and declaring themselves to the world. Now a little older and signed to a major label, they’ve swapped the shlock for a driving combustion of Go Gos, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and 70s punk-meets-90s indie tones.
Johnny Knoxville and crew just released an expanded version of the new Jackass film, titled Jackass 4.5, and the soundtrack features this new, appropriately titled cover of Roger Alan Wade’s “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” by Starcrawler.
Finally a new song! Excellent as always. Was great so see a real rocking band with great songs musicianship and a great stage presence. All we need now is a third album!.
“She Said” due September.
The Fat Angel Sings 