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The Unknown. Newsletter #48. May 8, 2004.

Hello and welcome to the The Unknown's official newsletter. This is Newsletter #48.

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On to the news:

Well here we are in 2004, and it's time for another trek across the pond. Yep the Unknown is heading back to the UK and Europe from May 13-May 29. This is our third tour to Europe. And we will be getting to see a lot of old friends and playing with some great bands too. Ken, Wayne, Brian, Pete, Rita and Lou will be joined by our very awesome Belgian tour masters Martine and Paolo this time around. Come and say hi! Here's the itinerary for the tour:

May 14th Free Butt, Brighton, UK w/Mihoen, Makiladoras
May 15th King Alfreds, Southampton, UK w/Mihoen, Makiladoras and Salt Union
May 16th Rockers, Glasgow, UK w/Barefoot, Cherrykicks, Bovine
May 17th Day Off
May 18th The Talbot, Stoke, UK w/Barefoot, Drag Cars Drive Way Too Fast, May 16
May 19th The Jockey, Wakefield, UK w/Dina, Drag Cars Drive Way Too Fast
May 20th The Portland Arms, Cambridge, UK w/K-Line
May 21st Community Centre, Guildford, UK w/K-Line, Pickled Dick, Blacklisted
May 22nd The Verge, London, UK w/ Blocko, Shortcut To Newark, Sedaced and Salt Union, Luna Suit
May 23rd De Engel, Den Helder, The Netherlands
May 24th Scandia Bar, Hamburg, Germany w/ CIS
May 25th JH Animor, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium w/ Innerface
May 26th La Mine, Beauvais, France
May 27th Backstage Club, Saint Saulve, France w/ Gingerbread (fr), Nothing for Free (fr), Hush Sever (b)
May 28th Le Caveau des 3 Maisons, Nancy, France
May 29th AJZ Bahndamm, Wermelskirchen, Germany w/ Schrottgrenze
There's more info on the shows as well as flyers on the website.

And when we get back home we have a couple things booked as well here in Cleveland:

Thursday, July 1 at Pat's In The Flats with Flat Stanley. Friday, July 30 at the Beachland Ballroom with The Broke, This Is Exploding and one other. This is a CD release show for This Is Exploding. HUGE!

www.patsintheflats.com

www.beachlandballroom.com

As always, check the website for updates and news while we are gone. We'll do our best to keep up with the messgage board and all of you.

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A few other things have been happening in Unknown land that you all should know about as well. First off we have signed a new licensing deal with a company called Rumblefish to get our music heard in all sorts of new and exciting places. They were the ones that got us on the Pabst Blue Ribbon Comp. We have been included on a video called Man Down from Frontier Films. You can check that out at http://www.frontierfilms.com/vitem.htm. It's a video of wipeouts and crashes in extreme sports. Also, Fusion TV, a show that is seen on Fox Sports Net has played The Real Thing and ?? as part of their show on skateboarding. Check local listings for the Fox show. Pretty cool eh? Who says you gotta be a huge band to get some love!

This is all on the verge of new record that will hopefully be recorded near the latter part of the year. Did you think we were done?? NO WAY!

Also, let me take this opportunity to announce that our guitarist Pete has just gotten married to his girl Rita. We all hope the best for them and wish them well as they take on the marriage brigade.

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Radio Lied to Me is now available all over the place in the US. If your local store doesn't have it, ASK! Amp Records from Canada has picked up some of our stock and Road To Ruin Distrobution has spread the record all over the States. There's no reason to not be able to get a copy of it. You can also always order from us online or take part in the 5 for 25 deal.

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Thanks again for supporting us and our music. It means the world to us. Look for newsletter 49 sometime in the Summer.
Ken, Wayne, Brian and Pete
www.theunknown.us
www.jiffipoprecords.com
po box 110361 Cleveland, OH 44111
theunknown@jiffipoprecords.com

UPDATED: Mar 13, 2004: What's new? -- Photos, Show Info for tour. There's a new online compilation out called Cleveland Ain't it Fun. It's has a track from us and other bands like the Fun Machine, This Is Exploding, Subtones, Coffinberry, Solo Flyer and more. Check it out at Cleveland, Ain't It Fun

Thanks for coming out to the Marky Ramone show. It was a blast and there was TONS of people there. Good to see the crappy weather didn't keep people away. The show in February is now confirmed at the Grog Shop. Check out the shows link for details. Also, for the third year in a row, er well 3 out of 4 years, that the Free Times has had the Music Awards, we made the ballot for Best Punk Band. Go to the Free Times website at The Free Times to VOTE! Do it. Help us win again!

Well we haven't heard from many of you recently so I decided to start one of those Yahoo group things to copy off of our good friends the Pavers. So if you want to join up, send an email to the-unknown-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. The name of the group is the-unknown if you want to search for it that way. Or,duh, go to this link The Unknown Yahoo Group.

UPDATED: October 4, 2003: Hey everyone. Not a lot going on these days, but that's how it goes sometimes. We have been laying low for a bit trying to regroup and get our shit togther for some new shows and new songs. Plans are to record a new batch of songs early next year for a new EP or whatever we can come up with. Brian is still recovering from his broken wrist, and we are really excited about the new songs that we have brewing. In the meantime, look for a few shows out of us in Clevo and maybe down in Pittsburgh in the next few months. Check out the site, got some new things up. The Pabst Blue Ribbon beer comp is out and details on that are on the compilations page. Its a new CD out with Cleveland bands and Kansas City bands on it. It came out really well. Look around town for us or one of the other Clevo bands and try and get a copy. The Cleveland bands on the comp are Coffinberry, This is Exploding, Dakota Floyd, Solo Flyer, Kiddo, 2nd Half, Cowslingers, and Viva Caramel. That's all for now.

UPDATED: July 13, 2003: We had an awesome time with the Pavers, Reno Divorce and the Fun Machine last Sunday at Superdan and Mary's basement. It was one of those nights where everything seemed to work out and we all had a great time. It was just about as hot as I have ever been performing, but it made it more fun in a way. Plus, everyone was just as sweaty from just being in the basement all night. Big props to all the out of towners that came in for the show. Especially Sara(h), Pineapple Face and Daysareblood. You guys need to read this and fill out the GuestMap. It waas great to meet you all. I've got some pics up on the photos page. Oh yeah I haven't gotten around to the Stockage pics yet. Sorry! If you are in Clevo come to the show this Saturday, it will kick your ass.-- Ken

From June 28...Stockage ruled. My experience at Stockage this year was fantastic. Unfortunatley Wayne and I couldn't be there for the whole event (Pete and Brian were able to), but it ruled. First of all, all the bands I got to see on Saturday were really good. I especially got into The Kowalskis, Philthy Sanchez, Spitfirerevolver (with the amazing Noah Smit on drums) and The Last. Our set was really fun. All of the Cleveland people made it a great time for us (the Fun Machine crew (Tom, Steve, Dan, Rick and Nikki) Rita, Mary, Noah, Tonia, Sebastian and Kate) as well as people like assassin32, Chuck Nasty, Andrew Reno Divorce, and the guys from Mine. Plus a couple of people that were singing along that I didn't know. Thanks for supporting us and making our time slot a good one. I think we had a nice crowd in there at 6pm. And from what I could tell, most of the people go into it. Our set of Never, Teenage, Merry, Seven, Sorry, Cyclone, Radio and Goodbye was short, but sweet because of all the peple I just mentioned, and I hope I didn't miss anyone.
As for ALL. Man their set kicked so much ass I still feel it. They opened with about 8 instramentals including Uranus and Birds and the other ones were fucked up. LIKE REALLY FUCKED UP but fucked up cool. They did some crazy ass shit they usually don't play and it rocked. What I can remember was the following: This World, Hate To Love, GnuTheme, Just Perfect, Sum, Nobody's, Carnage, Scary Sad, Breakin Up, The Skin, Fairweather Friend, Teresa, I'll Get There, Until I Say So, Can't Say, Dot, I Want Out, and I think thats it. As an encore they did some NEW Descendents songs with Karl and Bill singing and Ride The Wild too. Anchor Grill. Man that is a fucking great song even with Bill singing out of tune.

Got a couple shows booked for July and a biggie with DOWN BY LAW in August. I'm updating parts of the site this week, look for goodies all around. Check out the Features page, the showlist and the show diaries. The Stockage poster is up too. --Ken

The Unknown. Newsletter #45. May 18, 2003.
Hello and welcome to the The Unknown's official newsletter. This is Newsletter #45.
On to the news:
Well we are back from the European Tour and have settled back into life here in Cleveland. We had an amazing time while we were gone, and the tour was the best one we have ever been on. The people involved with our tour were the best people ever. There is a full tour diary with over 13,000 words and 500 pictures posted at our website. We can't thank everyone enough for their support at the shows.
And of course the whole reason we went on tour was to promote the new CD! yes RADIO LIED TO ME is now available! This is our fifth album, and it's our best one yet. This new CD has already brought in some great reviews. This was written in the Scene, a local Cleveland zine, this week:
"If Unknown frontman Ken Blaze feels cheated by the FM dial, he's earned that right. The songs on his band's sixth full-length album, Radio Lied to Me, were made for the airwaves, with unsinkable harmonies and heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics that easily one-up strong-selling, similar-minded national acts such as Simple Plan and Bowling for Soup.
And still Cleveland's longest-running pop-punk band gets no love from the broadcasting powers. On Radio Lied to Me, the band blasts through 12 affecting nuggets like a caffeine-free throwback to All. Blaze, backed by growling guitars and a nimble rhythm section, has never sounded better; he's one of the few vocalists of his ilk who understands the difference between pleading and whining. The only downside: Radio Lied to Me is the band's last album with guitarist Chris Roscoe, and it remains to be seen how they'll recover from the loss of their primary songwriter. Still, a better send-off could hardly be imagined. ---Jason Bracelin, Scene"
Don't you think its about time you got our new CD! Well go on over to the website or Interpunk.com or Bosstuneage.com and get yourself a new record. C'mon you want it.
Also the 5 for 25 deal is back. lots of people have been asking about it. Now with the new CD released we have brought it back.
The five CDs you will get are:
"Change" from 1993.
"Rocket Pop" from 1996.
"Pop Art" from 2000.
"The Real Thing" from 2002.
"Radio Lied To Me" from 2003.

To order, just send us the money at PO BOX 110361, Cleveland, OH, 44111. Don't write any checks or MOs to the Unknown, write them to Ken Blaze. Say 5 for 25 or something like that in the note. You can't beat this deal. Oh yeah, U.S. A. residents only please. We don't want to deal with all the postage crap. And if you feel so inclined to include postage costs go ahead, though we won't require it. Do it now before we come to my senses. This is for all those people who have never heard the band before or who only have one stinking song from a comp. Get off your lazy ass and do this now!

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Our next live show is at STOCKAGE 2003 in Ft. Collins Colorado at the Starlight. This is the annual festival put on by the guys in ALL and features 40+ bands from all over playing over three days from June 27-29. We play Saturday at 6pm. For a complete list of bands and schedules, go to allcentral.com
Other shows coming up:
Saunday July 6th in Superdan's Basement. (We have yet to find a nbame for this new underground establishment.) with the PAVERS, RENO DIVORCE and the Fun Machine.
Saturday July 12th at Pat's in the Flat's, more details later.
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UPDATED: April 15, 2003: We have returned from our European tour. I'm collecting my thoughts and getting the tour diary all set up for everyone to read and see all the pics. It's gonna take a week or so. Be patient. What I can say now is that this was the best tour we have ever been on, and we have met some of the most amazing people and bands. Big thanks to Martine, Paolo and Aston, for setting the tour up. There's tons more to thank, and I will. Don't worry. I have around 300 photos and 12,000 words already written and shot for the diary. The problem now is writing the code and getting the stuff up online. If anyone overseas has photos of us please email them. I will include everyting I can in the tour diary. Check the message board for some updates here and there. The daily scoop will have some tour stuff too. I wish I had the chance to get online more often in Europe to use the Daily Scoop but it was too difficlut.

NEW SONG TO HEAR!!!! Preview the new record NOW. Go to this link: MERRY GO ROUND to hear the first cut on "Radio Lied To Me."

Click NEWSLETTER 44 for the latest Newsletter, posted March 7.

Also new to the site is THE DAILY SCOOP. This is an online journal begun by Mark from the Story Changes and it includes writings and journals from various people and various bands. This is a good way to keep up with us and learn about new bands. The link will live in the INTERACTIVE section of the website for now. Go here for the direct link: DAILY SCOOP. Ken will be using the Daily Scoop to post writings from the tour in March.

Obviously the website has been re-designed. There's TONS of new things up. You gotta search around to find everything. Check out all the photos from the show on Jan. 11. Chris' last show photos for the link.

We are now recording our new CD, RADIO LIED TO ME! Read about it in our on-going Radio Lied To ME STUDIO DIARIES.

Yeah so i kept up with the diaries for MOST of the sessions. As it stands right now we are mixing the new CD and it is about half finished. We are waiting to get more studio time to go back in and mix the last 5 songs. So far we are very happy with what producer Tommy Rich has done. The artwork is being completed as we speak and the release date is set for mid-March to coincide with our tour of Europe and the UK! Yes if you didnt already know we are going over to the UK and Europe from march 20 until April 13th. All you people overseas will be the first to see a tour with the new lineup. Oh yeah guess I should tell you al labout that eh? Well since our beloved Chris has left us to Japan (he left on January 21) we have welcomed Pete Woodward into the band as our new guitar player. You all may know Pete from his stints in Dreyfus, Thumbtack and Sidecar. Don't worry kids, Pete will still be playing with Sidecar as well as the Unknown. So now you get a double dose of the blonde bomber in the Clevo scene. Ha.

The Unknown. Newsletter #44. March 7, 2003.
Hello and welcome to the The Unknown's official newsletter. This is Newsletter #44.

On to the news:
I can't beleive it has been three months since I sent out a newsletter. Well A LOT has happened in that time.

When we last wrote to you, we were about to have a going away show/party for Chris our guitarist. Well it happened, and it was one of the best most enjoyable shows we ahve ever played. We were fortunate to welcome back old members Pete Ahn, Thom Janini and Mike Vaughn along with our newest member Pete Woodward in the big sendoff. We played over 30 songs from every era of the band and let everyone play a bucnh of songs from every record. Sidecar, Dreyfus and the Fun Machine and Scott and Josh from the Pavers helped out that night by playing as well and made it a great night. Chris and his wife arrived safely in Japan and we wish them well.

So as for us, we spent the rest of February finishing the new record entitled RADIO LIED TO ME. This new CD will be released on Boss Tuneage Records on March 24th. The CD is the last to feature Chris and it has the following 12 songs on it: Merry Go Round, Postcard, Radio Lied To Me, She's Sorry, Do You Know That Girl, Picture This, Little Green Shirt, Teenage Dream, Two Weeks, Seven, Things In Life and Say Goodbye. I think we did a good job on it. Why don't you buy one and tell us we didn't!

We put a lot of time and effort into the recording with Tommy Rich at CloserLook Studios in Cleveland. He did a fantastic job, and we can't thank him enough for his hard work.

Look for Radio Lied To Me at your local independent record store. If you don't see it ASK FOR IT.

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Pete Woodward has now been installed as permanent full-time guitarist. We have been practicing for the last month and things are starting to sound pretty good. We are leaving for tour on March 20th, and we will be covering the UK and Europe this time around! But before we go we have a warm up show at the Phantasy Nite Club in Cleveland on Saturday March 8th. We are appearing at the Imperial March Music Fest. with tons and tons of bands. This is the lineup:

Main Stage:
6:30 - This Island Earth
7:30 - Johnny Nobody
8:30 - Cypher
9:30 - The Fiends
10:30 - Redline
11:30 - Sidecar
12:30 - The Unknown
1:30 - Johnnie 3

Second Stage:

7:00 - The White Van Scam
8:00 - The Vermin
9:00 - The Fun Machine
10:00 - The Interns
11:00 - Jacknife Powerbombs
12:00 - Cleft
1:00 - The Party Wreckers

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and the dates for our EUROPEAN/UK TOUR are as follows:
Saturday March 22, 2003 @ JC Muuzaaike, Sportlaan 9 3980 Tessenderlo in Belgium
ith Against Time, Easy Way Out, Forty Winks, Plan 9.
Sunday March 23, 2003 @ TBA in EUROPE
Monday March 24, 2003 @ TBA in EUROPE
Tuesday March 25, 2003 @ TBA in EUROPE
Wednesday March 26, 2003 @ TBA in EUROPE
Thursday March 27, 2003 @ TBA in EUROPE
Friday March 28, 2003 @ TBA in Lyon, FRANCE
Saturday March 29, 2003 @ Tremplin Rock regional de Mouy, FRANCE with Lagony and
ore.
Sunday March 30, 2003 @ The Star in Guldford, U.K with K-Line and more
Monday March 31, 2003 @ The Peel in Kingston, UK with K-Line and The New
dventures of Us
Tuesday April 1, 2003 @ The Verge in London, UK with K LINE and Blocko
Wednesday April 2, 2003 @ King Alfreds in Southampton, UK with Pilger and No
ubstance
Thursday April 3, 2003 @ Cavern Club in Exeter, UK with Farse
Friday April 4, 2003 @ Oz Bar in Cardiff, UK with Nozzle
Saturday April 5, 2003 @ Market Tavern in Birmingham, UK with Benny, Eastfield,
tuntface and 2 More
Sunday April 6, 2003 @ TBA in Manchester, UK with TBA
Tuesday April 8, 2003 @ Stereo Bar in Glasgow, UK with Barefoot
Wednesday April 9, 2003 @ Drouthie Neighbors in Dundee, UK with Barefoot
Thursday April 10, 2003 @ The Jockey in Wakefield, UK with Pylon and Dugong
Friday April 11, 2003 @ TBA in Dover, UK with TBA
Saturday April 12, 2003 in Luxemburg.

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Also new to the website is the DAILY SCOOP. This is an internet journal of writings by a collective of people in bands started by Mark from the Story Changes. Ken is included in the mix and will be using the scoop as a forum for tour diaries and other updates. Check it out on the Unknown site at www.theunknown.us

Ken, Wayne, Brian and Pete
www.theunknown.us
www.jiffipoprecords.com
po box 110361 Cleveland, OH 44111 theunknown@jiffipoprecords.com

UPDATED: December 18, 2003: We are now recording our new CD, RADIO LIED TO ME! Read about it in our on-going Radio Lied To ME STUDIO DIARIES.

NEW FOR CHRISTMAS! The Unknown's version of BLUE CHRISTMAS is now available! That's right kids, Brian takes the mic and Ken moves to bass for this kick in the ass version of the Elvis classic. We have released it as a special one song CD EP on Jiffi Pop records, JPR 012. Order directly from us for a measley 3 bucks! That's right 3 stinking dollars. Hell if you see us around we might even just give you one. THE 5 FOR 25 deal is still going on. This is the best chance in the world to get all of or CDs for cheap! Check the NEWS link for Newsleter 42. THE PARTY FOR CHRIS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. JANUARY 11, 2003! MORE INFO LATTER ...... NEW MERCH!!!!! We have ton, A TON of new merchandise available to you. From now until Christmas we are offering a deal on music CDs. For a measley 25 bucks you get 5 cds. This offer is only good through us on the website or in person. Check the news link for more details.

The Unknown. Newsletter #42. October 21, 2002.
Hello and welcome to the The Unknown's official newsletter. This is Newsletter #42. Internet version.

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It's been a while since we've written to all of you. Here's what's happening.
We've gotten a few emails on this subject since the posts came up on the message board about the 5 for 25 deal. Let's make it official. From now til Christmas we are offering 5 CDs for 25 bucks. That's right, you heard us, 5 for 25. What a DEAL!

As you all know, we are recording a new CD. The recording begins on December 2nd. We will be needing a ton of money to cover costs and every bit of cash we can come up with to help pay for the new CD costs will help. So this 5 for 25 deal isn't really a bad idea for you or for us. 25 bucks gets us a half hour of recording time. So if we can get a handful of people to take this deal, we will essentially raise a few hours of time.

The five CDs you will get are:
"Change" from 1993.
"Rocket Pop" from 1996.
"Still Unknown" from 1999.
"Pop Art" from 2000.
"The Real Thing" from 2002.

That's 56 songs for 25 bucks. That's 44 cents a piece. How the hell can you go wrong?????? Plus, its even cheaper when you think it will cost us like 5 bucks to send them via first class mail ... so if you can see me in person, do that!

There aren't many Still Unknown CDs left however. If they are all gone when you order you will get Seems So Live instead. The Seems So Live CDs were a limited time CDR release in 1999. I'll offer them again if the Still Unknown CD sells out. Once Still is sold out it looks like it will be a long time before it's re-released, if ever. The same goes for Rocket Pop, although I have recently gotten a hold of some backlogged copies, so they are here for now too.

To order, just send us the money at PO BOX 110361, Cleveland, OH, 44111. Don't write any checks or MOs to the Unknown, write them to Ken Blaze. Say 5 for 25 or something like that in the note. You can't beat this deal. Oh yeah, U.S. A. residents only please. We don't want to deal with all the postage crap. And if you feel so inclined to include postage costs go ahead, though we won't require it. Do it now before we come to my senses. This is for all those people who have never heard the band before or who only have one stinking song from a comp. Get off your lazy ass and do this now!

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Right now we have no shows booked because we are preparing for the studio and the recording of our 6th CD. This CD will be the last CD that long time guitarist Chris Roscoe will be appearing on as he will be moving to Japan with his wife in January. Which brings us to our next show. Our next show (barring any unforseen circumstances) will be a going away party for Chris in the early part of January. This will be a huge extravaganza featuring our friend's bands and tons of food, drink and just plain fun! It will most likely be at a hall here in Cleveland. For now the date is tentatively set for Saturday January 11. Mark your calendars. This will be an event you will not want to miss. Anyone who is out of town and wants to be at this event needs to contact us about the details. There will be many surprises, and things you do not want to miss.

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Also, we have a TON, and I mean A TON, of new merch for sale. We now have everything imagineable for sale online at our new webstore. We have new keychains, buttons and music for sale through INTERPUNK and we have new shirts, mugs, mousepads, frisbees, license plate holders, lunchboxes and all kinds of crazy crap for sale through Cafepress. Go to our website now and get a new Christmas ornament for your loved one for the holiday season! How can you not? I mean how else can you get a pair of Unknown boxers or panties???

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Speaking of the studio, we are going to finish up our version of Blue Christmas to be available this Christmas as well. This will be available as soon as possible for a very very cheap price. Just think of Christmas with the Unknown. How nice.

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Thanks again for supporting us and our music. It means the world to us. Look for newsletter 43 sometime in the new year.

Ken, Wayne, Chris and Brian
www.theunknown.us
www.jiffipoprecords.com
po box 110361 Cleveland, OH 44111
theunknown@jiffipoprecords.com

The Unknown. Newsletter #41. August 27, 2002.
Hello and welcome to the The Unknown's official newsletter. This is Newsletter #41, Internet Version.

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WEDNESDAY August 28th (That's today!!) we will be appearing at the SPOT in Cleveland, OH. on the campus of Case Western Reserve University (www.cwru.edu for more details) from 10pm til 11:30pm. We are playing a full one and a half hours. Come and check out some of the old songs we are gonna HAVE to play ... For direction sto the spot check out our website for a MAP. (www.theunknown.us)

Other Shows Lined Up Include:

Thursday September 12
HI FI CLUB, Lakewood, OH
With Flatus and Coffinberry
More info: www.hificlub.info

Friday September 13
RISE, Springfield, IL
With Gunga Dins (www.thegungadins.com)
More info: http://rise---.cjb.net

Saturday September 14
Solidarity Books, Indianapolis, IN
with TBA

Thursday September 19
Peabodys, Cleveland, OH
With Vibrators, Vacancies, Narcoleptics
More info: www.peabodys.com

Thursday September 27
AGORA, Cleveland, OH
With Suicide Machines and Coffinberry
More info: www.clevelandagora.com

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Not much else to report this time around. We are working hard on the new album that will be recorded in November/December for Boss Tuneage Records. This will be our 6th CD release. All plans are to have it released by the February in time for our tour. More info on that later.

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THE REAL THING our latest release is out now! Boss Tuneage Records in London put it out. This is the long awaited follow up to POP ART. Its a 5 song EP with a few new songs and a cover tune. ITS ONLY 5 BUCKS! Check the website for more details on getting the new Unknown release. (Or if you'd like, check out the Boss Tuneage website at www.bosstuneage.com or even www.interpunk.com for quick mailorder.) We are currently in the process of getting new material together for a new full length by the end of the year. A UK/Europe tour is also in the works for early 2003. Details to come!

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So we have a new URL for the wesbite too. WWW.THEUNKNOWN.US. The poppunk.com site works too, but now theunknown.us is easy to remember. I finally fixed the POLLS on the site. Check it out. NEW AND IMPROVED!. Come and share your thoughts on tough questions like favorite songs, favorite albums, ugliest band member and other stupid stuff. We have been getting a decent response about it.

Thanks again for supporting us and our music. It means the world to us. Look for newsletter 42 sometime in the fall.

Ken, Wayne, Chris and Brian
www.theunknown.us
www.jiffipoprecords.com
po box 110361 Cleveland, OH 44111
theunknown@jiffipoprecords.com

Newsletter #40. July 1, 2002.
First of all, this is the website version. If you want the full newsletter, sign up on the mailing list, and it will be emailed to you. As you can see we are on #40. I haven't posted them before. I figured why not.

THE REAL THING our latest release is out now! Boss Tuneage Records in London put it out. This is the long awaited follow up to POP ART. Its a 5 song EP with a few new songs and a cover tune. ITS ONLY 5 BUCKS! Check the website for more details on getting the new Unknown release. (Or if you'd like, check out Boss Tuneage! or even Interpunk for quick mailorder.) We are currently in the process of getting new material together for a new full length by the end of the year. A UK/Europe tour is also in the works for early 2003. Details to come!

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This SATURDAY July 6th we will be appearing at the Hi Fi Club in Lakewood with the Travoltas, Sewing With Nancie and Nuclear Saturday. The Travoltas are coming all the way from Holland. This will be a great show. Don't miss out if you are in the area!

Other Shows Lined Up Include:
Monday July 22
Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio
With Dick Dastardlys and Broken Society

Friday August 2
Phantasy Nite Club, Cleveland Ohio
2002 Punk Fest
with many many many bands

Wednesday August 28
The Spot at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
We play from 10-11:30
A nice full hour and a half. We will be showcasing tons of new material!

Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14
Shows in Indiana and Illinois

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We also have some sad news to report this time around. Our longtime guitarst Chris Roscoe will be leaving us at the end of the year. Chris will be moving to Japan. That's right I said Japan. The commute back and forth is going to be too much so we have to say goodbye. It is going to be a hard thing for all of us as Chris has played in the Unknown since 1994. But this is something he has always wanted to do, and now he is going to do it. But the good news is that we are writing one more album with Chris playing the guitar. We are trying to make it our best yet. So don't fret! Also, look for some kind of going away party/show sometime near the end of the year here in Cleveland. It will be a one of a kind bash. And this is NOT the end of the Unknown. We have the next guitarist waiting in the wings to continue the Unknown tradition. Some if you know who it is...........

So this leads me to another contest question. The first 3 people to email me with the correct answer will get the new Unknown EP the Real Thing. Ok kids, what was the first song that the Unknown recorded that featured Chris on guitar. The FIRST one. It's an easy question if ya know your history. First three emails win. And remember, no former roadies, groupies, band members or family can answer. Besides you should all have the EP by now anyways......
I finally fixed the POLLS on the site. Check it out. NEW AND IMPROVED!. Come and share your thoughts on tough questions like favorite songs, favorite albums, ugliest band member and other stupid stuff.

NEWS: January 29, 2002. Well this is just an update to let you all know that we are working hard on the new CDEP which will be called "The Real Thing." You can see some pics from the layout on this page now. All we have to do is mix the songs and send it off to Aston at Boss Tuneage and it will be released. I'm thinking maybe around the middle of March for a release date. Until then keep checking back for more updates!

NEWS: December 28, 2001 This is a sad sad sad day in Cleveland. I was informed by Danny at Speak In Tongues that the owners of Pit Cleveland decided to get their rich daddy to buy the building and evict Danny and the people who run Speak In Tongues, which includes Ken. He was told via a note on the door to leave by Jan 3rd. We just lost the best place in the whole country for underground shows. Apparently they want to make the space into rehearsal spots. That sucks ASS. For the last 7 years the Unknown has played at SIT and has considered it home. Now it's gone. Just like that. This place, whether you like it or not, has been the ONLY place to independently promote and put on shows of bands and performers that would otherwise be totally ignored. This will be a day i always remember as a day that a part of me died. Nothing we ever replace what SIT is and was to me. I hope the people at the PIT have a nice time ruining what little bit of a scene we have. DO NOT go to the PIT, DO NOT give them your money. If they gave a shit at all about the music scene they would let SIT operate as it has over the last 7 years. The two places have existed together for a while now, why not let it go on? I could rant all day on this. But that s all for now. DECEMBER 31 will be the last show at SIT and we will be a part of it. We will play as will some other bands of members of the collective who run SIT. If you are in Cleveland come down and support the last great bastian of underground music. This is a shitty way to bring in the year, but it is only fitting to have one last show.

NEWS: September 18, 2001 Well here we are a week after the events in New York, Washington and Pittsburgh. We'd like to express our deepest sympathy to all those affected by the attacks, and our thanks go out to all the people involved with the search and rescue. There has been news on the internet that a New York punk band called the Bullys had a firefighter in their band, and he is missing because of the tragedy. This hits home for us because as most of you know Brian, our bass player, is a firefighter as well. We all hope for the best and hope that he will be found soon. If you want to help out with al of this craziness, go to your local red cross and give blood. A lot of people need the help right now.
In other news, we have put up our 2001 tour diary and updated a bunch of the pages. Updates are on the merch page (NEW SHIRTS), the bands and flyer pages, and of course the tour diary. See you on the 6th.

NEWS: AUGUST 31, 2001 Hey everyone! We are back from tour and ready to do one last show this summer, tonight at the Lemon in Lakewood. We had a great time out on the road and a new tour diary will be posted soon. In the meantime check out some of the new things in the site and come on down to the show tonight if you are in Cleveland. Also, see that new graphic at the right of the page? That is our new Tshirt design. Pretty cool eh? You can get one in White or Khaki and they are only ten bucks. So come on down to the show and get a new shirt! See ya.

NEWS: JUNE, 2001 Some more good news. We just got the new FRACTURE magazine from our friends in the UK and THE UNKNOWN was voted as #10 in the Best Live Band Category in a poll voted by the readers. Once we get it scanned we'll post it on the website as well. Fracture is one of the biggest indie/punk zines in the UK, similar to MRR in the states, and to have been voted as one of the best live bands for 2000 was a great honor. THANKS to all the brits who voted and came to see us play last year. We had a great time and we're glad it went over well. Now we've got some proof. We also just finished a short recording stint in the new Magnetic North Studios now located in Ohio City in Cleveland. We went in and recorded a new track called "Cyclone" for a compilation by poppunk.com. The comp is due out in July. Its called POP PUNK FEVER and will be available in your town wherever you are. Check out one of the upcoming shows and you can hear "Cyclone" and a couple other new songs that will most likely end up on a new cd single later this year. We think they are pretty cool....go to poppunk.com for more info. Also, a blast from the past, an old friend of ours, Chris from the band the Others, sent us an old ticket to one of our early shows way back from 1991. Check it out on the past shows/flyers page under 4-28-91. See ya!

News, April 20, 2001: Hey guys we got another Interview online! This one is really rad. Its from the Honey I Punk the Kids Radio show in Canada. Check it out! at Honey I Punk The Kids. They asked some really great questions. Read it now! Shows updated, and we are finally goin on tour again! Dates soon! Also check out the features page for some new stuff, like pictures of some of you guys! Yep thats right, we are gonna start uploading pictures of you crazy fans. Click on the picture of Kyle to see more pics of the "fans".

BEST PUNK BAND! News, March 16, 2001. Guess who is the best punk Band in Cleveland Ohio. Yep you guessed it, US! On march 1, 2001. The Unknown was voted best Punk band of 2000 by the readers of the Free Times. We appreciate all the suport of everyone here in Cleveland and all over the country. We want to say thanks to the other bands in our category as well. The Signoffs, SpareChange00, The Chargers and The GC5. The Cleveland Punk scene is a thriving and diverse scene and thats why this is a great town to be a part of. Thanks for voting us the best! Click FREE TIMES AWARDS to see photos and an article from the awards ceremony.

News 2-23-01: Hello again! Well you can see that the site has been updated and is completely overhauled, well almost. The Unknown site is now permanently on the poppunk.com server thanks to the wonderful folks over there at poppunk.com. Go and visit the site and support them. You can still access the site from www.jiffipoprecords.com, but if you want to access the Unknown site, please reset your links and bookmarks to www.poppunk.com/theunknown.

12-6-00
Hey there! Time for a bit of news in Unknown land.
   First off there's a ton of shows coming up but these are the most recent ones. Wednesday, December 20th at Speak in Tongues in Cleveland. We are playing with ROD, THE SCRUBS and Bullshit. Come and support Rod on their tour for their new album. The Scrubs are a cool band from Cincinnati and Bullshit features local punk heroes Matt Kuchna, Stephe Kuchna and Jake Kelly. Check it out!
   Saturday, December 30th we will be making our debut at the Bottom Line Saloon in Cleveland. This show is being sponsored by Joe from Cleveland Metal. He has wanted to do punk bands at this bar and we are more than happy to help him out. We are playing first with Fed Up and Hostile Omish. This place is known for its great sound and its our first time there, so come over and check it out! Check their website for details on directions and what not. I do know its on Fulton Ave in Cleveland. Bottom Line
   Check out the website for more show dates that are being confirmed daily. POP ART is getting stellar reviews, check them out in the reviews section. Also, for those of you that are tryng to get a hold of POP ART in your area, tell your local record store to order it through CARGO or DUTCH EAST INDIA. They both have the means to get it to you.
   Tomorrow, Thursday the 7th is chat night!. Last months chat was a bit of a flop seeing as the service went down, so lets try it again. Ken will be in the chat starting about 11. see yo there. go to the Jiffipop page and access the chat there.
   Last thing. We have started a new Ezine that you can get from the Jiffipop homepage. Its a rant/rave column sort of thing starring a few of your favorite people. Its called In My Head and its in its early stages, but so far we have gottten some good responses. Check it out and see if you are interested in joining the staff for next month's installment. IN MY HEAD Hell even Russell Remains likes it!
   Oh I bet you didn't know of our December sale did you? Yeah that's right, buy any Unknown CD or 7" and you get one free until X-mas. Why not buy that old Unknown disc that you have been waiting to get and then get a new one for your friend?? sounds good to us!

11-24-00
Hello to all of you in Unknown land! Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving. We are all recovering from a day full of gorging. Hope yours went as well. We;'ve added a few thngs to the site. We posted more info on the shows page and more reviews. Pop Art is getting some great responses so far and hopefully that will transfer into more shows and more exposure in the near future. Cargo records has picked up all Boss Tuneage releases so now there are 2 major distributors that have POP ART for distro. If you want the CD it is now easier than ever to get it in your hometown. You just have to tell your local store to get it. Its that easy!

Also this marks the beginning of the holiday season so we figured we would join in on the fun. From now until X-mas, if you order an Unknown CD from us you get a second CD free! Yep is true. You wanna buy your girlfriend POP ART? Well go ahead and you can also get STILL UNKNOWN for free! Yep. Same goes for any other mech we have in stock. Check out the Merch page and you get all the details. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

See you at the shows.

8-19-00:
Hey hey hey update time. How is everyone on this fine August afternoon? Well I am just fine, and the Unknown is doing better than ever. First off thanks to everyone who came down to the CD release show on the 11th. It was a great time, and it went well. Thanks to ROD, KOWALSKIS AND MANGES for playing and being cool. So now since all of you have the new CD, POP ART, you can come on down to Speak In Tongues this SUNDAY AUGUST 20th to sing along! Yep show this Sunday, heres the lineup: THE UNKNOWN-you know, us. DIRT BIKE ANNIE-from NYC on mutant pop, very cool THE ERGS-poppunk PROMS-mutant pop from ohio Show starts at 10pm, all ages as always. Come on down to Speak in Tongues (4311 Lorain ave, cleveland, oh....216-631-8790) and see the new paint job and all of the fixing up they did. It looks great. In fact make your whole day a punk rock day. Duing the day go on over to the Madison Village street fair in Lakewood and hang out before hitting the Unknown show. The Madison fair is from 12-5pm and on Madison Ave near the 135th or so block. Check it out. Also new to the website (jiffipoprecords.com) is the UK TOUR DIARY. We have over 315 pictures up online from our tour and the beginnings of 9000 words in the diary. Pages will be posted every couple of days as more are finished. Check it out. Also check out the polls and vote. Also we have finally gotten some distro! Thanks of course to Aston at Boss Tuneage. If you are in a city far from us, and you want the new cd in your local record store, just tell them to order it from DUTCH EAST INDIA. They are distibutors that carry the Boss Tuneage catalog. This is the easiest way to get the Unknown CD into your hometown. You can always order from us of course, but now you can do that too. And please do it. We want to take over the world as you know. Thank for your support. Ken and the Unknown

8-15-00:
The tour photos are all up! The diary is on its way. POP ART is now available! The release show was a great success! IF YOU WANT POP ART IN YOU AREA, ask your local store to ORDER it through DUTCH EAST INDIA. They have it.

8-7-00:
Well since everyone has been buggng me abou the tour diary, I posted som estuff up from the tour. I havent put up all the writing yet, but I put up about half of the photos. Take a look!

7-29-00:
Hello! Well we did it. We toured England and Scotland and we had an amazing time! The two weeks we spent overseas with our buddies SCARPER and our label guy ASTON were the best times we have ever spent in our lives. We hope to go back again next year! In the meantime there is much happeneing in the Unknown camp as usual. In about two weeks there will be a massive tour diary and you can read all about what happened on the trip. We've got the new CD POP ART! We will be releasing it on August 11 at the CD Release party at the Blind Lemon in Lakewood, OHIO. If you cant wait til then well order it from us direct! Send us 10 bucks and you'll get it in time to learn all the songs for the show. If you arent in the Cleveland area you can order the CD at any time! We feel and so do a lot of others that this is the best one yet and we think that you will be very happy! So take the time to drop us a line and order the CD you wont be disappointed. We still dont have national distro to the big shops, so this is your chance to really hear the good stuff that is out there. Take the chance, its ten bucks.

6-17-00:
Well I've done so more work. You can now read the lyrics for the new CD! check out the Lyrics page.Also, I have added a new page called "THE MAKING OF POP ART!" check it out to learn about how we made our new CD! I also added a merchandise page. Check it out on how to order some new stuff!

6-13-00:
Hey I added a new Chatroom!!!!!! thanks to our bud Gimpie! we'll try it out soon! Also, the shows are updated!

5-22-00:
Well the site has been redesigned a little bit...what do you all think????? We have mde some changes to try and make things more interesting and to reflect the new artwork for the new CD! First off. We moved the POLLS to a page of their own. Plus we redid them and now everyone has to vote again!!!! Go to the POLLS page with the link at the left and you can take the new polls and see the results from the other ones. Of course you can't vote on the new CD yet, but soon you will be able to!

4-5-00:
Check out the new updates. The Discography page and the shows page have been updated. We just got in two new comps that we are on. The first is Big Mosh form Cincinnati. The other is the SKRATCH Magazine Cd comp. A brand new song appears on that! Switch is included in the 32 tracks released by this California zine. EMAIL US FOR A COPY! We will ask you for some postage. I only have a handful of these so if you want one get in touch! Also, the UK tour is shaping up as well as the new cd. It looks like we wil have 11 songs on the new disk all ready for the July release date!.....go and check out the Boss Tuneage Website. Learn about our new label! Boss Tuneage!....more updates in the next couple weeks!

2-16-99:
We added some links and some shows....go and check out the Boss Tuneage Website. Learn about our new label!
Boss Tuneage!

1-5-99:
Tour Diary updated, new pix everywhere check it out! New chat times listed!

12-14-99:
Hello in Unknown land!
We just got back from three days of AWESOME shows in Indiana and Illinois!!!! Thanx to everyone who came out and supported us and ROD on these shows. We had such a blast we were bummed that we had to come home...but never fear, another show is here!! on Wednesday!!!! at the BLIND LEMON!!!
We finally got a clip up from one of our new songs!!!! the song is called SWITCH and if you click here: SWITCH you can download a bit of one of our new songs!.
Soon we will update the tour diary to chronicle the last three days of shows. It will have photos of us and ROD and all the people we met in Illinois and Indiana!
Thats all for now!

11-15-99:
Hello in Unknown land!
Time for news from the Unknown camp. Its Monday Novemeber 15th and Ken and Wayne were just updating the site for the pleasure of all the fans! How so you ask? Well we decided to put up a picture of Wayne from Halloween...dressed as....welll, I think you guys will be able to guess! If you'd like to see Click Here to See the Halloween Wayne . We Think you'll get a kick out of him...and oh yeah, thats his real hair and clothes!
In other more important band related news. Tomorrow we go into the studio to finish up a couple songs for the new CD! Hopefully if all goes well, we will finish up SWITCH and INCREDIBLE. I just might be nice enough to upload a sample tomorrow night!!!! Bet you cant wait!
Also, check out the shows page for new show info! Thats all for now. Ken and Wayne.

10-20-99: Hello in Unknown land!
Its been a while since I sent out an email to everyone so I figured I would update you all with what is going on. So far we have had a month's worth of great chatnights. If you dont know what its all about c'mon down this thursday, (and everythursday) at midnight (thats technically friday morning...but what the hell...EST of course) and talk with the band and fellow computer punks. Its been a great time so far. Follow the links from the Jiffi Pop page to the Unknown to the chat link. Its easy and fun so do it and be cool!
The new Puzzles 7" has been selling well in both the USA and in the UK. Aston and his label Boss Tuneage has been busting his ass to promote and sell the record and we really appreciate it!! This is all leading to what will hopefully be a UK tour next summer ! WOW! We are still yet to finalize anything, but the details should be worked out by the beginning of the year. Also, Fracture has given us another amazingly cool review..check it out on the reviews page. We also have plenty of Still Unknown CDS left as well as the Change CD and Seems So lIve...there's even a couple Rocket Pop CDs floating around...
Also, we have started work on the next Unknown cd. "What? Are they nuts?" You say, but yes tis true. We hope to have a whole new cd ready by next summer for the possible UK tour. So far we have laid down some basic trax. The first of those released will be the song "Switch." That song will be the Unknown's inclusion on the Jiffi Pop Rock Comp CD that will be out sometime after the first of the year. The comp is ALL OHIO bands. So far bands confirmed for the CD are: The Unknown, duh...ROD, Sidecar, The Scrubs, Sparechange, 57 Defective, Thumbtack, Dreyfus, Cripplekid. There will be more im told, they just havent confirmed yet....Any bands in OHIO that have some GOOD songs recorded WELL, drop me a line and we'll see if there is any more room for you..Remember, its a Jiffi POP comp, so its got to be poppy in some way...
As for shows, there are a bunch in the works. Right now we are working on a local show in November and 5-7 out of town shows with our buds ROD in December. It will be a busy end of the year with shows and recording, but it should be a blast. Keep checking our shows page and you will know where to see us....
Thats all for now
And maybe someday soon...I'll see you on the moon.
Ken and the Unknown.

9-24-99 Hello. Some news to report. We are going into the studio on Saturday afternoon to record some basic tracks and begin the massive construction of our new CD! Yes, it is true we are recording more damn songs. Chris from Magnetic North Studio had a cancellation this weekend and offered us the chance to take the time that was booked. We couldn't refuse. This will be the first time in the studio in 2 years! But its about time. We will see what we come up with in days work. Odds are we will get basic tracks done for about five or six songs. If things arent going that well we may just record one or two full songs to use on the upcoming Jiffi Pop comp and the Get Happy comp. In other news... The chatroom nights have gone pretty well recently. But I want to see more of you there this thursday! Its fun. Come check it out. Look for a bunch of shows in November. we are gonna take it easy in Oct. with only one or two shows. See you all soon!

8-11-99
Welcome to the new and improved Unknown website. I hope you enjoy the new sections and I will never have to bother anyone about what our address is again. Please remember to update your link to www.jiffipoprecords.com. If you have any trouble or find any dead links on the new site, please drop me a line and let me know. I moved the whole site off of the AOL server so they can't screw me up any longer. In other news, we have a new 7" out on Boss Tuneage records entitled "Puzzles" Aston from BT picked the songs he wanted to release, and he did it. We'll have those available at the next show. Which reminds me, we are playing a bunch in the next few weeks. C'mon down. The shows page is updated for more info on that. We also have the change CDS available as you know. See you all soon.

7-31-99
Hey everyone! Time to let you know whats happening. FINALLY the Change CD is out!!! Woohoo. You can order it direct from us ... you know the address ... for only $8ppd. The CD version has 4 live tracks and an extra studio track. All you die hard Change fans take note! All the LIVE songs are unreleased songs we never recorded...Its definately a nostalgic thing for us....at least me and Wayne...now you can hear too. There's a few new shows coming up for us in August and September, check the shows link often...See ya.

6-17-99
Hello. Just thought I'd update everyone on whats going on. First of all, the new cd "Still Unknown" is selling well and we would all like to thank everyone who has picked up a copy. Second, the Change CD is closer and closer to becoming a reality. All the artwork is done, and now its a matter of remastering the original DATS and compiling the LIVE songs that we want. The delay has been getting back into Magnetic North Studio to get everything done. Chris has moved to a new studio and right now things are a little hectic for him. Not to worry we'll be getting in there soon enough. Also, Chris will probably be recording our next CD in late fall. But more on that later. Thirdly, I am proud to announce that the Unknown will be on a few more releases coming out this summer. First, BOSS TUNEAGE in England has agreed to put out a 7" with "Puzzles" as the main track and a bunch of LIVE songs as the extras. That should be out real soon. Second, MP3.com has released a FREE CD that includes the MP3 version of "Self Control." MP3.COM released 250,000 of these suckers entitled "the best 103 songs you've never heard" It has 103 songs, an Austin Powers preview and a ton of other cool shit. And its great exposure for us. Go visit the MP3.com site and check out some new music. Thanks for reading and check out the shows coming up in July, they should be a blast!

4-25-99
Hello again everybody. Hope all is well. We've got a couple shows next month on the 1sy and the 15th to promote the new cds a little bit. If you havent picked it up yet come on down to one of the shows and check us out. Or if you need to order through the website. Also, we sent out some snail mail this week promoting the shows and the cds. If you got one of these flyers and are new to visiting the site, drop me an email and I'll add you to the email list. The email list is sent out a lot more that the snail mail flyers because its so expensive to send out a few hundred postcards. The third poll will be up in the next month or so. I know its a bit late, but ive been busy with other Unknown projects (including the change cd!)... its on the way...

2-20-99
February 1999. This marks the first time we have ever released two things at once. We will unvail two CDs at our show tonight. "Still Unknown" is already selling well and the new LIVE CD "Seems So Live" will also be available tonight for the first time!!! This has been in the making for the lst year and we finally got our shit together and got it done in time to have a joint release date. The live cd has a mix of songs on it, 16 total, that were taken from board tapes from various shows over the course of four years at the Phantasy Nite Club in Cleveland. The overall sound quality is great. We're very hapy with it. Also new to the page is the Lyrics section. Ever wondered what the hell we're saying in Annie Mae? Now you know. The lyrics to the album "Rocket Pop" arre now posted. Soon the rest of the songs will be up as well. See ya.

2-6-99
Well here we are on the verge of the release of the new CD!!!!!!! "Still Unknown" will be in our grubby little hands on FEBRUARY 9th!!!!!!!! As soon as that day comes they will be available through mail order for only $8ppd!!!!!! Just send the cash to Jiffi Pop Records, POBox 110361, Cleveland OH 44111. Every order will get the new CD, a new button! and a special gift. We want to get rid of all of these things right away so send in the dough!!!! But seriously, Wayne is back from Japan and we're getting ready for a show at the Phantasy on Feb. 20th. It was originally booked as a benefit for the Cleveland Fire Dept., but now it looks like its the unofficial release party for the CD. Hope everyone in the Clevo are can make it down! ...As of right now 1000 people (officially) have visited the site. It only took 5 months to hit that milestone. Thanks for visiting us. We appreciate it.

1-8-99
Happy New Year! everyone. As I write this, Wayne is strutting around in Japan with all of his Asian friends. Hope all is well. He'll be back in time for some February shows. Well to start off the new year we've added a new poll to the site to find out just where all of these hits are coming from....So please enter your region. We're curious. Also check out the discography for info on two new releases for 1999. One of which, the "got a minute?" comp CD, is already out. "Still Unknown" is slated for a late February release date...Check out the Disco page for the CD artwork.

12-28-98
Hi again everyone. Well the page has undergone some drastic changes. Hope everyone likes the new frames version of the site. There's also some new links and reviews...hey check out Inside Out e-zine and see an interview with us! thanks Finn! Also if you haven't signed the message board...why not? are you nuts? this is your chance to speak your mind about us! get moving!

11-24-98
Well, no news is good news right? Hmmm. Well I've done a few things like add some links ,beefed up the Jiffi Pop page and tweaked some of the files for some better downloads. I also added a message board so go and leave us a message or you're not cool. Look for the new CD to be done by February. And everyone wish Wayne good luck as he takes his yearly trip to Japan in January.

11-2-98
Hi kiddies. not much new to report. We've got a couple of shows booked for the fall. Two in Cleveland and one in Dayton with our pals Rod and Boy Genius and Midway. We'll probably be just hanging out this winter preparing the new cd to be out hopefully by Feb. 1st. So catch us while you can! Check out the links page and see Pete Dreyfus' new band's page, and i've added a review we got of our current demo tape.

10-20-98
Yet another update for the page...I know, I know, enough already! I just can't get enough of this computer thing. Well, look for the reviews and a few links from this update. I'm running out of things (and Space) to put up..So if you have any ideas on what you want to see on the Unknown site e-mail me and let me know. Also, if you are in a band or have a zine let me know and I'll link up. Later.

9-25-98
Tour diary is posted! sorry if it takes too long to load, I tried to put up a lot of info. Congratulations to our 7" winners: Kelly K. from Cleveland, Jason T. from Akron and Kevin R. from Henderson KY. Thanks for playin'!

9-22-98
We just got back from tour and we had a great time. I've added a counter and a few more links for the time being. Come back in a few days for the complete Tour Diary and hear about everyone we met and how the shows went. Alos, results of the contest will be posted...

9-4-98
Thanks for coming back... Well the tour is all firmed up, See the shows page for complete details. This wednesday, the 9th, has the Fiendz from New Jersey coming in to play with us at Speak In Tongues. We should, 90% sure, have the new 7" out then. Also, it looks like the new CD will be a Jiffi Pop release after all. We are shooting for the first of the year as the release date.

We also have a contest this month...Starting on SEPTEMBER 20th (thats when we come back from tour) Be one of the first three people to email me with the name fo the first song on the "Change" tape, and I'll send you our new Who Are We? 7" for FREE. Thats right kiddies FREE. This aint that hard, so if ya want the record just do it. Thats all for now. See you at the shows

8-1-98
Hello hopefully more and more of you have seen the new page. Thanks for all the email! Well there is no news on the cd as of yet, but we have decided to put out a new 5-song seven inch in time for the tour in early September. (See the SHOWS link for all the dates) We will be releasing one song from the Big Blue Meenie sessions (SELF CONTROL) two songs from demos we recorded last year (PUZZLES & INCREDIBLE) and two older songs that have come out in obscure places (MY KIND & BIFF) all of these will be the new Who Are We single JPR009 due out in September. Watch Out for more details.

7-12-98
Well a lot has happened to us over the last year. If you are at this page then you know that this is a new site. I (ken) will now take over the webpage from our old webmaster Dave. I finally got myself a computer and its much easier for me to this and to update it regularly. So bookmark this new page and keep coming back. As I learn how to do more things more will turn up on the site.

As for news..well, its July and the new album is finally finished. Right now we are waiting to see who, if anybody, will be releasing the 14 songs we recorded out at Big Blue Meenie Studios in NJ/NY. Soon there will be some samples of the new stuff on the discocraphy/sounds page when i can figure that out as well. These are the songs on the new CD:

Puzzles

Whether

So Like Mine

Self Control

Stare

Biff the Cat

Different Eyes

Tilt

Spin

No Chance At All

Still Unknown

Incredible

If You Want To.

Also coming soon is a 40 minute LIVE CD of Unknown songs from five different shows in four different years at the Phantasy Nite Club in Lakewood. Dan Noonan's Little Monkey records will be putting that out. It should be done by the end of the summer. The songs on that are:

Seems So Real

Loose Truks

Stay

At 705

Help!

Annie Mae

Nothin To Do

Mascara

My Kind

Green

Find It

Biff

Here Comes The Summer

Never Be The Same

You Might Think

My Friends

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