We are lovin’ the resurgence/rebirth of the Notekillers! Besides that they straight-up fuckin’ still rock, it goes with our belief in the “ripple effect”, and how no matter how insignificant you may feel about a body of work, its influence has the ability to affect someone else inspiring paths that might not have been taken before. We doubt that David First and crew ever thought when they dropped off free copies of their 1980 7”, The Zipper, at legendary NYC record store, 99 Records, as a last ditch effort to reach anyone that it would end up in the hands of a young Thurston Moore and friends influencing the sound of Sonic Youth and the NYC No Wave movement. We simply just love stories like this! And it’s part of why we do the things that we do here at The Deli. Well, Pitchfork just interviewed Mr. First (and we certainly used Mr. as a sign of respect, and not age by any means) for their The Out Door column which you can check out here. Or you can just come hear the Notekillers LIVE for yourself at The Deli Philly/NYC first joint showcase on Thursday, December 16 at Kung Fu Necktie w/our favorite Philly grungey dream-pop outfit Creepoid and a Deli NYC favorite to be announced. Below is a live performance video from the Notekillers’ show at the M Room for the Philly F/M Fest of the first new song written for their recent release We’re Here to Help called “Airport”. (Our Q.D. Tran and Adam G. were drunkenly hanging out next to the camera man at this performance. We’re happy that they didn’t accidently knock him over so we have this fine footage.) Enjoy! – The Deli Staff