Dispatches from the chaos. Stories, rants, and the occasional coherent thought.
Researchers have discovered that the average chicken has three unfinished novels and one screenplay. The evidence is highly questionable but extremely entertaining.
Scientists aren’t talking about it, but chickens can smell fear and ranch dressing from remarkable distances. Coincidence? We think not. Researchers have never officially confirmed this ability, mostly because every time they get close to proving it, the chickens become suspicious and wander off toward a hidden source of ranch dressing. Observations suggest that chickens can detect: While mainstream science remains skeptical, the evidence continues to pile up in barnyards across the globe. If you’ve ever wondered why a chicken suddenly appeared beside you at lunchtime, now you know. Or maybe they just wanted the ranch. Chicken Fact Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Some bands spend months in the studio. Some spend years. We spent one night. The recording of Deep Fried Society started at 11:47 PM on a Friday and ended at 6:12 AM on Saturday. Here’s how it went down. The Setup We booked the cheapest studio we could find—a converted garage owned by a guy named Dave who insisted we call him “Sound Dave.” Sound Dave had three rules: Track by Track “Too Loud Too Stupid” was the first take. Literally the first thing we played. Rex walked up to the mic, screamed the opening line, and Sound Dave said, “That’s a take.” It
We’re hitting the road again, and this time we’re bringing more feathers than ever. The Chaos Punk Tour 2026 kicks off March 15 in Austin, TX at The Coop—a venue so small that the mosh pit basically IS the venue. The Cities We’re rolling through ten cities across the United States, from Austin to Detroit. Each show will feature the full setlist from both Feathers & Feedback and Deep Fried Society, plus a few surprises from the upcoming Eat the System. What to Expect Ticket Info Tickets are on sale NOW. Most venues are small and intimate (read: sweaty and loud), so they’ll sell out fast. Don’t be
Let me set the scene: it’s 2009, the warehouse smells like week-old fried chicken, and Rex is screaming into a microphone that’s held together with electrical tape. Tommy “Fried” Kowalski—and yes, the nickname came later for exactly the reason you think—decided that his drum kit needed more energy. His solution? A can of hairspray and a lighter, positioned behind the crash cymbal. The Moment Everything Changed The first spark caught the edge of a cardboard box filled with old newspapers someone had been meaning to recycle since approximately 1997. Within thirty seconds, we had what Rex would later describe as “an