hey all
so i gotta say im a little bit mad. and im sorry, cause i love you all, but, frankly, we need to talk. so today we played a show in cambridge. during the set we played a song about how the US government/media fucked over the black population of new orleans post katrina (its called ursa major).
i thought, in light of the events of this week between cambridge police and african american members of the cambridge community, it would be a relevant song to play and discuss. im sad to say our efforts at discussing the subject were met with shoutings of "less talk more rock!"
im super glad that you not only know that line but also what the song is referencing, but what we were talking about today is not merely some self dick-sucking rant about how awesome we think we are (as ltmr is about) but something that needs to be discussed.
 despite the fact that we have a black president, racism is still a huge issue in this country and its repercussions hurt countless americans every day.
we are super stoked that you love listening to music as much as we do, but sometimes theres more about this whole thing than just the words and chords we play.
aren't you all a bit mad? you should be.
in the year 2009 a man was essentially arrested in his own home for his race.
with all due respect, that is completely disgusting.
completely.
i just wish yall were a little more concerned with what is going on LITERALLY 2 miles away from where you were standing than simply blank words and chords being blasted at you from speakers at the middle east.
maybe im just getting old, i dont know.
but if we all want to be active and progressive, i feel as though it is time that we start paying more attention to things that matter than simply our on personal level of entertainment.

i know this doesn't refer to all of you, but for those of you whom it does refer to...

i'd like to see some more rock

~rory