We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in 1995 after the demise of Union Carbide Productions, a great, punk-leaning band featuring vocalist Ebbot Lundberg and guitarist Ian Persson. Since, TSOOL has released five studio albums and a handful of EPs and non-album singles, earning a Grammy nomination for 2002’s excellent Behind The Music. Lundberg will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Lundberg: According to Wikipedia, Brontotherium (“thunder beast”) is an extinct genus of prehistoric, odd-toed, ungulate mammal of the family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. The genus was found in North America during the Late Eocene. (It was my favourite animal in a book with paintings of dinosaurs and extinct mammals by Zdeněk Burian when I was a kid.) In the past, specimens exposed by severe rainstorms were found by Native Americans of the Sioux tribe. The Sioux believed these creatures produced thunderstorms when running over the clouds, and called them thunder horses. Many of the skeletons found by the Sioux belonged to herds that were killed by volcanic eruptions of the Rocky Mountains, which were volcanically active at the time. Brontotherium stood about 8.2 feet tall at the shoulders and resembled a large rhinoceros, possessing a Y-shaped, horn-like protrusion on its nose, with blunt ends. Brontotherium’s dorsal vertebrae above the shoulders had extra long spines to support the huge neck muscles needed to carry the heavy skull. Possibly, Brontotherium had fleshy lips and a long tongue, perfect for carefully selecting food. The shape of its teeth suggests that it preferred food such as soft stems and leaves, rather than tough vegetation. (Just like two of our band members in TSOOL.)
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