You’ve heard me praise North Carolina scuzz rockers PAINT FUMES again and again. Their incredibly strange and twisted interpretation of what garage rock can be is so refreshing, there’s a lot of shit out there and PAINT FUMES don’t fall into the shit category. Shortly before they were supposed to go on tour, singer Elijah von Cramon was tragically hit by a car while walking home one night. He was almost a goner. Without health insurance, his medical bills are excessive, so if you’re feeling kind, you can help support Elijah’s recovery HERE. For a mere 18 dollars, you can get a download of an 18 track benefit album, not totally sure who is on it but I bet it rules. Here is a FRESH VID of Elijah walking after months of not being able to leave a wheelchair, and a few words from the man himself, and if you are totally new to PAINT FUMES, here’s the video for “Waste of Time”.

“The night of June 4th 1990, Dead boy Stiv Bators got hit by a car, and became an actual dead boy hours later. Years later, 2013 (year of scum) February 13th to be exact, I got hit by a car, and died too. Well for a few minutes at least. Luckily enough, I didn’t stay dead… but I was left with a shattered pelvis, broken femur, my knees all kinds of mangled up, busted head, broken teeth, and lying in a puddle of my own blood and vomit. I was in critical condition for weeks, and then in the trauma unit for about 2 and a half months. Definitely not a fun place. So here I am now back at home with a mountain of bills and unable to walk, or work to pay the bills. One of the worst parts about all this is that I was supposed to leave for a west coast and European tour, weeks after with my band, Paint Fumes. So here I am at home, missing tour, and worst of all missing being normal. People have been amazing with all the support, love, and donating money…and you can do that too, if ya want. It would be much appreciated by me, my family and my friends. Thank you.
L-U-V,
Elijah von Cramon”