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FIG MINTS

  • 05.19.11
    The Fig Mints COZY HOME, FIG MINTS, RELEASES | (1)
    So that's where he's been! Having suitably blown everyone away with last year's whirlwind 'Exercises In Futility', Bobby Rogan and THE Fig Mints are back with not one, but TWO records - 'Say Okay' and 'Songs For My Friends & Those Girls'. 'Say Okay' has been at the mastering stage for quite some time, so I've already had a sneak preview and a review will follow. Needless to say it is very good and a little bit different from previous Figs. 'Songs...' on the other hand has fallen from the sky as unexpectedly as a tiny meteor and is available for ...
  • 01.26.11
    It’s Official – Fig Mints (Still Alive) COZY HOME, FIG MINTS, UPDATES/NEWS | (3)
    Oooooooh - nice cover! Plucked fresh from thefigmints.com - Bobby updates on the new record and other undertakings: Don’t count the Fig Mints out! Say Okay has been hung up in tracking and mixing for the better part of 2010, but it’s finally done! Mastering and duplicating are the only tasks left at hand, and barring any cataclysmic event, release is slated for March of this year. Keep yr eyes on this space for further details. In other news, there are two more Figs albums in the works this year; one of which will probably see the light of day before the summer, ...
  • 08.19.10
    Motorpsychos Rocketships Fig-Mints and some Phantom Blues FIG MINTS, QUIXODELIC RECORDS, RELEASES, UBERFUZZ | (1)
    It's August and here's a bumper bonanza of records, all scratching different itches for the price of a mouse-click. You can download them for FREE over at Quixodelic.com THE MONDO-CITY MOTORPSYCHOS Variable Lag EP This little gem fell into my hands while I was putting Daydream Generation 9 together. Here's what I managed to dig up on these guys: "The MCMP hail from Las Vegas where they were chucked out of the casino circuit fore playing too sleazy. They now frequent bars at the less profitable end of the strip where their brand of garage'y 60's R&B is both appreciated and reviled." FIG MINTS (OF YOUR IMAGINATION) We ...
  • 03.30.10
    Fig Mints (of Your Imagination) – The Well Worn Road COZY HOME, FIG MINTS, VIDEOS | (4)
    A bored and drunk Bobby Rogan plays this timeless classic from his last record 'Exercises In Futility', and also good old Daydream Generation 1. Fig Mints have loads of good stuff on their site including a video for shiny new song 'What Happened To Holiday?' - go show some love to the little guy at: www.thefigmints.com (*never underestimate your own popularity, dig?)