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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HUM MACHINE WORLD RECORD THWARTED
BY HURRICANE ISABEL
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT IS NO MORE
FOR HARDEST WORKING INDIE BAND IN SHOW BUSINESS ...  BUT THE BAND INTENDS TO PLAY ON!

MADISON, WI (Sept. 19, 2003) -- Nature took its course -- the wrong course, that is -- and Hurricane Isabel wound up dampening Midwestern indie-rock band HUM MACHINE's world record-fueled celebration of the release of THEOREMS AND COMPOSITIONS OF THE LAST ACTION ROCKER (Cancer Records.)

The Madison-based alterna-rockers were aiming for the Guinness Book of World Records with a 65 consecutive date tour, but on September 18th, Hurricane Isabel roared into West Springfield, VA, leaving HUM MACHINE with no power, no water - ultimately no show.

The next night (Friday, Sept. 19), their performance at Jaxx in Washington, DC was also cancelled due to the swirling storm, thus leaving the band with a day off, and officially ending their Guinness World Record attempt. 

Did this stop the band from rocking?  We think not!  After 20 shows, HUM MACHINE intends to continue to rock across America, promoting their new release, LAST ACTION ROCKER, with their unique brand of energetic, melodic, indie-rock.  The band felt all along, it wasn�t about �the record� but always about getting their music to the masses.

Lead singer and guitarist T K says, �We hit the road hard because we love to play.  It�s not about breaking records or about doing something that no one�s ever done before. We take pride in the fact that it would take something as powerful as a hurricane to keep us from putting a show on, and even then we�d do anything we could to challenge the storm. It�s about fulfilling our desire to play every night on tour.�

Long considered the Hardest Working Indie Band in Show Business, HUM MACHINE had planned to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by performing the Most Consecutive Shows Played by a Band in the U.S. -- 65 shows in 65 nights. That's 32 states, 64 cities. ...(they hit Denver, CO twice) until fair Isabel intervened. No wonder the tour (which began in late August) is being sponsored by AMP Energy Drink!

LAST ACTION ROCKER hits stores on October 7th, 2003 and for the first time, this inventive and independent band, which has sold more than 5,500 albums on its own, finally has distribution to accompany its extensive American tour. College radio has already endorsed LAST ACTION ROCKER with over 80 adds; and the album has remained on a steady ascent since entering the top CMJ Top 200 chart. Fittingly, LAR was written on and inspired by -- the road. The songs exude Americana and roots, while consistently permeating straight-up rock 'n' roll. HUM MACHINE recorded the album in its own studio, then brought in engineer Mike Zirkel (Garbage, Everclear, Promise Ring) to mix it at Smart Studios in Madison.

HUM MACHINE's live show, consistently hailed as one of the best on the scene, can only be described by only one word -- ENERGY. Tasteful and loud guitars over crashing drums co-exist with a heavy bottom, strong vocals, lush harmonies and alter-melodies and emotional, sometimes vague-sometimes universal lyrics. Fans of Wilco, Ween, Westerberg and Weezer will be more than satisfied.

THEOREMS AND COMPOSITIONS OF THE LAST ACTION ROCKER is HUM MACHINE's most ambitious album and tour to date.  Find out why Madison's weekly, Isthmus, says, "This is the real Hum Machine."