Site News

05-30-05
Happy Memorial Day!  All kinds of new stuff is now available: "Little Bastard" cassette single, an album by a band called Out Back who covered "Mr. Superlove," an alternate cover for The Known Universe, the Mr. Superlove cassette, an advance cassette copy of Electric Rock Music, the flyers for the May 21, 2005 show, an updated APpearance page, a photo autographed by the band, Rodney's setlist collection, and the new t-shirt.  Removed the "Fatty the Pirate" and "Cannon Fodder" MP3s due to server limitations.

05-26-05
Thanks to the gracious courtesy of Cincy area photographer Jason Bechtel, we now have photos from the Sound Off! for Kerry benefit, Southgate House, October 21, 2004.  Click here to see the Ass Ponys photo page.  Click here to visit the fine works of Jason Bechtel.

05-15-05
Some new stuff added: review of SSWAFG in No Depression #28, Barrelhouse ad featuring the Ass Ponys show that didn't happen, tour poster proofs that never made production, the famous "I Love Bob" button, CMJ CD compilation #5 from 1993, Spin magazine's "Spin Radio" distribution disk #15 from 1994, and you can listen to that segment here.  Added a link to a Randy Cheek Q&A from 2004 (go to Links - Articles and Reviews, then scroll to August 4, 2004).Removed the "Woodshed" and "Rhiannon" MP3s due to server limitations.  Made other minor corrections in places where you've seen errors but you're too polite to tell us.

05-11-05
New site feature!  You can NOW purchase cool Ass Ponys artifacts right here on assponys.org!  A new t-shirt, stickers, posters, and eventually more... stop in and browse around!  Click here to head over to Merch@assponys.org, or click the "Store" link on the left side of this page.

05-02-05
Continuing with items seldom seen, here are some tee shirts you may have never seen: the first one, the naked one, and the festival one.   There's also a new color of the A&M shirt.  Added a link to CMJ; scroll down to the "0000 General Articles" section on the Media Links page.

04-15-05
Here's something that purist Ass Ponys fans may really appreciate.  This is the first flyer for the band created for their first public performance on November 18, 1988.  It's... it's... it's something you just have to see!  View it here.  This article is the first in a long list of older and rarely if ever seen before Ass Ponys memorabilia.  Stay tuned.

04-13-05
Hey, hi, hello!   Yeah, it's been a while, but here's a pile of new stuff for you to check out.  Added an indie compilation, a Magnet Magazine compilation, and a German compilation.  Added the Rivertown Breakdown MP3 compilation and show poster.  Here are descriptions of the Hard Rock Cafe videos.  Now find articles from a 1993 CMJ and Rolling Stone's first acknowledgement of the Ass Ponys.  The cassette version of Electric Rock Music is now on board.  Two syndicated radio shows are now on the site, "Radio Asylm" and Westwood One's "On the Edge."  Also, added a couple new links and made some miscellaneous corrections and additions.  Enjoy, and keep stopping by, because we've been blessed with a lot of old stuff that will hit the site very very soon!

02-21-05
Here's a rare promotional item we found, a postcard sticker promoting ERM. Added another compilation, this one from 1995.  Made some minor site corrections.

02-14-05
Happy Valentine's Day!  Here's the scoop: Ass Ponys record in studio, their first original studio release since Lohio, and we have it right here!  Special thanks to Dave Morrison for making this possible, and special thanks to Ass Ponys for making it... period.  Ass Ponys delivered this great slow sad song at the February 12 iLove Benefit Show at Southgate House and here it is.  Take a gander at the great poster from this show!  Last but not smallest, here's the photo page for the iLove show.  Also, we added updates to the news boxes above this one, updated the APpearance page, and made some minor cosmetic changes.

01-22-05
New music time again!  Break out the hats and hooters, here's Some Stupid With A Flare Gun live!  You'll find the songs (sorry, we're missing three of them) on the "Listen" page, in the "Spotlight."  Enjoy, and please contact us if you have any of the three missing songs in non-album form.

01-18-05
Thanks to Lisa Walker, we are able to add the show flyer for the May 15, 2004 Northside Tavern show.

01-10-05
Say buh-bye to "It's Not Christmas," because... it's not Christmas.  To ease your pain, we added an "older" unreleased tune.  Find "Rose of Sharon" on the Listen page, under "New Tunes."

01-08-05
Time to look at the APpearance Page.

01-07-05
Standardized layout and fonts of all archival article text copy pages.

01-06-05
Added a March 1995 article from Illinois Entertainer Music Monthly.  Worth the read.

01-01-05
Pony New Year!  Added a couple posters: a flyer for the June 9, 1996 Portland, Oregon show, and the promotional flat for The Known Universe.

12-30-04
OK, one more upload before 2005.  Added multiple images from both the Safe House and original Okra releases of Grim, so that you, too, can now tell the difference between these two species in the wild.

12-22-04
Santa Claus is happy with the hand he's dealt.  Hey, pictures from the December 3, 2004 show!  New stuff on the Discography : on the singles' page, we added back cover graphics for the Under Cedars and Stars and Little Bastard EPs, and added new CD singles for "Under Cedars and Stars" and "Little Bastard."  Yup, they're different.  Also, corrected the omission of a passage of Mark Stewart's 2001 article (with apologies to Mark). Added a link to one of the worst "rock" columns ever and corrected some other links that were messed up that y'all probably didn't notice.

12-13-04
Here's a 1995 Ass Ponys article from Spin, a 2001 band overview from Cleveland Free Times, and a 2001 Goldmine review of Lohio.

12-12-04
Mark D. Stewart's great article from 2001 is finally on ap.o!

12-11-04
Added a photos page for the July 11, 2004 Madison Theater show.

12-08-04
Added the flyer from the December 3, 2004 Barrelhouse show.  Added a picture of the cassette cover with promo label for The Known Universe.

12-06-04
More sound bites to chew.  There's a quick spoken message on the APpearance Page, a great rendition of "Ride Ramona," and a "New Tune" in dire need of an accurate title, all recorded December 3, 2004 at Barrelhouse Brewing Company, Cincinnati.

11-30-04
As the Star of Bethlehem sinks into the west, rest assured that "It's Not Christmas."  MP3 for you.  Happy holidays.

11-24-04
NOW AVAILABLE: Limited time only, a live Ass Ponys show from July 11 2004, Madison Theater, Covington, KY.  Cheap!  Just in time for Christmas!  Email playsomegood@yahoo.com for purchase information, and see all the details here or on the message board.  And a few new things: A 1996 CMJ compilation, and an "Earth to Grandma" relic,

11-15-04
Yes!  Celebrate!  Wedding pictures here! 

11-02-2004
Updated designer information on the poster page thanks to Lisa Walker.

10-27-2004
Uploaded the poster from the October 21st show.

10-24-04
Rapture and joy, it's NEW MP3 time again!  Go to the Listen page to catch The Known Universe Live in the Spotlight,   You'll also find a rare recording of "Ballpeen" live in the Singles section.

10-21-04
Happy Early Halloween!  We're proud to present the new VIDEOS section of assponys.org!  Thanks to the gracious provision of video director Phil Paternite, we are able to provide you with two classic Ass Ponys videos.  There are links for both broadband and dial-up connections.  Enjoy!

10-17-04
Added an album by Sonic Elf to the "Discography-Other-Almost Pony Stuff" page.  Added a non-comm VHS cover for the "Little Bastard" video.

10-16-2004
Added an April 2000 cover story from CityBeat.  Cover courtesy Jeff Stout.  The article is still on the web.

10-12-2004
Uploaded new photo page from the 2003 A.M. Holiday Benefit show at Southgate, June 7, 2003.  Photos courtesy Donna Lind, Cincinnati.  Added a guest book at the Communicate page.  Sign in; take a peek, enjoy.

10-05-2004
They are here!  The MPMF photos are here!  Also, Dominic Bucci found another credit to Randy Cheek's name with the Chrome Cranks and a credit to Bill Alletzhauser with The Irritants.

10-01-2004
Added five compilations from the collection of Dominic Bucci and two new additions to the assponys.org collection.  We now have so many compilations that we split the page into two pages for faster viewing.  Bigger is better!  Check it out here.

Added a poster to the archival page from the Barrelhouse show on October 02, 1999; the picture of the poster is from Gary (Ford Madox Ford) from Dayton.  We plan on adding quite a few new posters as we attend upcoming shows and as more Assheads contribute to the collection.  As a result, the posters page has been split into two pages for faster viewing.  Check it out here.

Other additions include a printed set list for 10-02-2001 at The Khyber.  It is on the photos page and the archival page.  Also, another setlist has turned up.  This one is from Canal Street Tavern show in Dayton.  hbh found a promotional postcard for Some Stupid With A Flare Gun and the Earth To Grandma single so we posted these as well.  Phew!

09-27-2004
Changed the link to Lovely Crash; their new website is up and running.   Also, added a link for Gary Dennemann's site on the Links: Other Sites Of Interest page.  Added new concert date.

09-16-2004
Added a photos page for the June 9, 2001 Twangfest show, the Twangfest 5 poster, the SXSW 2000 poster, a review for Some Stupid from Spin magazine,  and a promo pic.

09-07-2004
Installed a no-frills list of available live shows on "Links:  Northbranch Records."

09-02-2004
Added live MP3 versions of Electric Rock Music.   See the Listen page.

09-01-2004  10:00 PM EDT
The old site went buh bye, the new site is on.  Yay!