KUNG
FU MONKEYS - Christmas for Breakfast
(www.whoaohrecords.com)
For those in the know, this is like the Chinese
Democracy of pop punk records. A 41 song
collection of the Kung Fu Monkeys' singles
and B-sides that's been in the works easily
since the dawn of the millennium. For a band
that was only 'technically' active for a short
period of time, the amount of releases, record
labels and members it ran through was just
short of astonishing. Much respect is due
to Whoa Oh Records president Jonnie for donning
his Indiana Jones hat and tracking down their
numerous releases, procuring the rights, and
even tapping all current and past members
for hilarious liner note commentaries. For
those not in the know, the Kung Fu Monkeys
are "America's favorite band." Imagine
if Jonathan Richman was backed by Herman's
Hermits and they all moved to Hawaii together
to write songs about candy. There's very few
bands I'd consider you an asshole for not
liking but the Kung Fu Monkeys are one of
those bands. If you don't like them it's probably
because you're too busy working on your mass
baby grave to really pay attention. Christmas
for Breakfast is the perfect place to
start if you're just getting acquainted with
the band and the perfect early Christmas present
for us longtime fans. While KFM may only reunite
for a show once every blue moon, Christmas
for Breakfast is jam packed with enough
toe-tapping, hula-dancing, bug-music to whet
your appetite for a long, long time. - Oliver
Lyons
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