Also in the current Flagpole, of particular interest to Randy:

_In related news,The Minus 5 is preparing to embark on a brief tour of the United States in support of a split release with the Young Fresh Fellows entitled _Let The War Against Music Begin… Because We Hate You _, due out this spring on Mammoth Records. The Minus 5 is fronted by guitarist-keyboardist-songwriterScott McCaughey who led Seattle·s Young Fresh Fellows to greatness in the ’80s and ’90s and currently performs live with R.E.M. The group - comprised of McCaughey, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck , The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow , John Bamberg and Bill Rieflin - is scheduled to appear on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” on March 13.