FIREBIRD? SWEET.

Our own Lenny Beer recently found himself at a gathering in the wilds of coastal SoCal, where he ran into amiable Brit Charlie Lycett, best known for his association with Sony and such hot entities as Black Butter, Graduation, Stackhouse and Good Soldier. He's now connected with the top-secret organization (and possible shadow government) known as Firebird. We could tell you what Firebird is, but then Charlie would have to kill you, and he'd hate to have to do that. In a related story, after two hours at the event without a scrap of food, Lenny and Charlie were forced to eat the guitar seen in the background.