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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 1998
LOVE-CARS GUITARIST MATTHEW FOUST COURTS DEATH AS M.O.B.FEST APPROACHES
On the eve of the nationwide release of Chump Lessons, the delicious debut album from Minneapolis' own Love-cars, guitarist Matthew Foust found himself in the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital after a freak accident that has left him temporarily crippled. Shocked, angry and slightly amused, the band was forced to back out of a recent performance at the West Bank's esteemed 400 Bar in order to help ease their comrade's untimely downward spiral.
"He'll be fine in a week," says Dr. Ian Wrigglesby, a medical specialist and Love-cars confidante. "He f*cked up his elbow, but he ought to have regained full rocking capabilities in plenty of time for the band's upcoming MOBFEST performance in Chicago at Gunther Murphy's on June 18th. It should be righteous. I'm bringing my girlfriend."
Reports from Foust's roommate, Love-cars vocalist James Diers, indicate that Foust broke his arm during an amateur basketball match. But rumors from within the tightly-knit Minneapolis rock underground point to a more sinister chain of events. It has been alleged that Kim Randall, proprietor of the fast-rising No Alternative record label, may well have cracked Foust's precious left elbow with an aluminum bat when Foust failed to hang posters promoting a recent gig. Known widely for her loose-cannon temperament and thug tactics, Randall may or may not also be responsible for bassist Alex Gaddis' recent car trouble and drummer David King's persistent cough.
Meanwhile, Love-cars' much-buzzed Chump Lessons LP continues to earn raves. Released to American merchants on May 5th, the album was cited as "the debut disc of the year" in the recent music issue of City Pages; Star Tribune critic Vickie Gilmer went downright ga-ga over its "frantic punkish spirit with digestible and hummable, bubble-bursting choruses;" and A&E proclaimed, "a year from now, when you're hearing them on the only radio stations that matter, you'll wonder how you lived without this band; don't live without them now."
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