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Pub date unknown, likely early- to mid-February 2004.

“sign.comets” is in the final stage of production in the warehouse. An on sight inspestion of the project will be given by Shannon and Scott in Minneapolis in the next few days and we may possibly have a disc in hand. Howie will be arriving home from his journey to Ghana upon the new year, and HOWIEANDSCOTT will then be fully operational. Shows and dates will are TBA and will be posted. On a side note we would like to pay tribute to our friends and one of our favorite bands BLACKLIGHT SUNSHINE as they are playing thier last show, as we currently know them, Dec. 27th. The music and shows have been nothing, but ROCK! and as for everyone else Happy New Year! It is excitng to puncuate this year with all of these paths winding to their destination, but as it “feels like an end”… “it’s only the beginning!” -s!

Brook: Do you feel that music is a good way to express political feelings or statements?

howie: Absolutely. Music is a good way to express everything! But we humans are all political creatures – an artist’s politics are always in their music, whether they are explicit or implicit. Sometimes by saying nothing, you say something. A song is a great way to ask a question or point out something in a medium that can potentially reach many people, and help them see a new point of view or encourage them to hold their position, and know why they hold it. I express myself politically in the music I write – sometimes very clearly, sometimes in vague or disguised language.

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