Ben Spangler, AKA Bi Polar Ben, AKA Ben Brizini, left this, our world, on June 21st, 2007. He was 32 years old... we dearly loved him and will surly miss him, as everyone will. The Touchers last album "Blithe" was recorded right when they got home from their west coast summer tour, and was wrapped up just days before Ben pasted away... "Blithe" should be out in Sept 07. Ben was very proud of it, so... we'll all get one last chance to hear it from Ben himself. R.I.P Ben. Your music will fill our souls forever. BIO}}}}}in the banal,bloated and completely corporate modern (rock) horse shit that is supposedly
alternative or indie, one finds little hope for
anything original and full of hate for the mainstream
and its culture of doom and class warfare.
Rising from the voluptuos mountains of montana
comes the touchers,carrying the ethics and ideals
of the late seventies early eighties punk scene.
FUGAZI, NATION OF ULYSSES, MINUTEMEN, FLipper--minor threat
BLACK FLAG, DEAD KENNEDYS the Stooges and X. ramones, heartbreakers,daniel johnston,tom waits
and the butthole surfers, Frank Black, etc
so we have a twang and a taste of johnny cash and willie nelson
but the Fury of THE jesus lizard or the melvins
so keep being spoon fed the corporate whores
excrement and take a flying fuck at the moon
