Deep in the heart of Brooklyn, New York lies Diesel Only Records. Over its decade-plus life span, this compelling label has championed the vinyl single, dropped several acclaimed "rig rock" compilations, and put out one of the most celebrated singer-songwriter debuts of 2000 and 2001. eP's Erik Hage recently caught up with Diesel Only Svengali Jeremy Tepper to see what all the buzz was about and stopped by the offices long enough to turn in this report.

Mark Teppo doesn't believe that Banco de Gaia is just a revolutionary Mexican poet who once wrote an epic poem about the American president being eaten by a giant chinchilla, but that's what the official website of Banco de Gaia says is the meaning of the band name. And that's certainly not what it said last week. Determined to uncover the truth, we sent Mark out to put the question to Toby Marks, the man behind Banco de Gaia.