Back on 2004-12-18, wo2 sent me an mp3 of !!!'s "Hello, is this thing on?". It's pretty cool stuff, for anyone who's not heard it before. Anyway, I was inspired to search for some more of their music on a whim last night.

I've discovered that they are a Sacramento band formed from the "ashes of the Yah Mos and Popesmashers". Apparently, "!!! is pronounced by repeating any three repetitive, monosyllabic sounds. Though the possibilities are endless, the most common pronunciations are Chk Chk Chk, Pow Pow Pow, Uh Uh Uh, Etc Etc Etc".

I was only able to find 1 more MP3, though. I'm also still not sure what the brainwashed tie-in is.