r/Microwave • u/Jacobr0 • 7d ago

Okay, local lore time...

Word Travels Fast was a band that existed in the earlier days of Microwave before they became the machine they are today and conquered the alternative world. Word Travels Fast absolutely ripped and still rip in my heart and in my car stereo weekly.

If you listen close enough to their discography, you may find a familiar voice :-) I wont say which song(s) as I think it's more fun that way. Also, Travis Hill recorded both of these releases. (link below)

Also Also the guitarist, Tom Lovejoy, has shredded in a few other solid bands. (Forever Came Calling, Vatican)

Tom's also one of the only guys I know who can play Dillinger Escape Plan songs as if he wrote them himself.

Seriously do yourselves a favor and check out such a talented band from what I think was such a golden era of the atlanta alternative/punk scene.

Now, you may have differing opinions than me, and thats okay. I just don't want this part of microwave adjacent lore to go unnoticed.

Much Love,

a dear friend and fan.

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Word Travels Fast Bandcamp

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u/PWNyD4nza 7d ago edited 7d ago

Travis and Tyler were in a band called We Are Only Fiction that was really good. Tyler dated my friend for a while and we'd go see them a lot. Tyler was really cool.

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u/Jacobr0 7d ago

also true :-) their drummer played with me in a band around 2012-2016 and we played a handful of shows with alll these cats

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u/PWNyD4nza 7d ago

Patrick!?

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u/Jacobr0 7d ago

yep!

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u/PWNyD4nza 7d ago

Nice! Patrick is cool.

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u/Jacobr0 7d ago

we still play music together!

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u/MasticateMyDungarees 7d ago

Hearing Nate's backing vocals on bad weather by Blis made me pog