browneyepie columns september 2008

september 2008: what is the current soundtrack to your life?

CASEY

lots is going on in casey-land right now. i have a girlfriend, im spending a ton of money, im not making a ton of money. i have a pretty sweet house, shared with two of my closest budz! i havent drove a vehicle in two weeks now and that rules. before then was probly another two weeks. I am setting up some serious shows in the forthcoming future. expect flyers up soon! The current soundtrack of my life! Woah!!! time to bust up my record collection here goes:

1. ANTI FLAG "what you don't know" from the A NEW KIND OF ARMY LP (this song flat out reminds me of everything that is 2001-2002 of hanging out during highschool and skipping classes with my best friends Travis, Feister, Wes, AJ, and Zach. No matter how shitty of a band Anti-Flag is becomming, this record always brings warm feelings of anarchaic youth to my head)
2. ANOTHER TERRORIST ORGANIZATION "strike anywhere" from FOR TERRORISTS IN TRAINING CD (I love making art, and I love ATO. Even though the great times with Derek Kroll may be gone, the memories are only a cd away. Damn i wish i was loaded or I would release this on 12" vinyl. ATO coulda went BIIIG! bummer. gotta rebuild muskegon punk back to how it was back during ATO, its my mission.
3. R.A.M.B.O. "honorable Discharge" from WALL OF DEATH THE SYSTEM LP (hearing jeff knol sing the last words to this song in the squat by the mall will never leave my head.)
4.) DEADSTOCK "it makes me wanna scream" from SALVATION LIES WITHIN cd (nobody from this band is vegan anymore right? oh well. I can't say I am not discouraged, but I am still fucking here. Some people I thought would die with their beliefs, guess I was wrong. Never give in, fight for what is right.)
5.)DROPDEAD "unjustified murder" from Discography LP 1994 (Armageddon) (get anything by dropdead. read lyrics. destory things. simple as that.
6.) LOOK MA NO HAM "nicotine guillotine" S/T cd (eric browning, you are such a failure! haha its ok, almost everyone else is too. :)
7.) GARMONBOZIA "hourly wage/hourly slave" S/t LP (this song helped me get through some hard times working at a shitty job in the wee hours of the morning. I have been lucky enough to be more than comfortable living unemployed for the last few months. I never will put myself in a scenario where working takes up more of my life than hanging out with my friends. Work to Live, not Live to work sucka!
8.)FRUIT SALAD "P.S.M." from Blood Power 7" (no matter what you are into, Keep it positive. Even being a self loathing hateful asshole you can still do it with a positive mindset. Don't be a negative Nancy! I want to always remain being happy in whatever I do, if its making spagetti, or rollerblading, don't stop having fun 'man!)
9.) OLD SARUM "You Can't Clap with a Beer In Your Hand" from split LP w/ Raise the Curtain (fuck it, this whole record is the fucking soundtrack to the best summer of my life. I still have yet to top it, and I guess its not a bad thing to say I probly never will top that summer, it was just that good. If I am having a bad time, seriously this record is the medicine to cure no matter what is wrong with me away.)
10.) DUCKBOMB "college cheese" from CLAIM YOUR LIFE cd (my favorite song by my favorite band. I was once at a fork in the road where I could of chose college or not. I chose not, and I know my life is going to turn out better because of that choice.) That was fun! I can't wait to see what everyone else is jamming to! DONATE A BUCK TO GREEZE! MUSKEGON IS ON THE RISE. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO SPREAD THE WORD OF REBIRTH! someone wanna make some food, paint some things, bike and explore unseen things, hit me up! casey(at)riseup.net

SOCK-------->

I was really stoked to see the topic for this month's columns. I'm super
excited to read other people's recent soundtracks... Here's mine...

1. BLACK FLAG - Depression
I don't think I can avoid mentioning the song "Depression" by Black Flag.
With lyrics like "Depression's got a hold of me! Depression; I gotta break
free!" Nothing else really sums up the feelings of frustration and
futility like this fucking blast of a song. The feedback drones on at the
beginning, keeping you in anticipation until it blasts into your fucking
head, which is being slammed against your bedroom wall at the moment...

2. HARUM SCARUM - Scars
Holy fuck this song is a mid-paced anthem by this all girl queer band.
They have some awesome lyrics about everything from being queer to
clearing of nature for petty human "needs", and this one happens to be
another song that makes me feel great when I'm not feeling great. Or at
least it makes feeling great feel ok when the song is on! "Blood trickles
down my throat and I can't fight back the urge to scream again. No choice,
no other choice but to see this through till the bitter fucking end. Die,
I want to die, i want to die, i want to die, i want to die sometimes. You
need me to help you feel superior. You're worse than evil. You've killed
millions in my name and put blood on my hands. This sick existence puts
tears on my face scars on my skin!" As far as I know, Harum Scarum has 3
LPs and a split 7" with the bands Stupor. It all rules, check them out.

3. BAD BUSINESS - What's The Point?
"A waste of money a waste of time. Losing control, what's the point? I
guess that I don't see the fun in causing more problems for myself. My
life is hectic enough; I don't have time for that stuff. I can think of a
million things I'd rather be doing with my fucking time than sit on a
couch and kill my brain destroy my body and ruin my life. This pride I
feel comes from knowing where the fuck I'm going. Straight edge. I look
around and all I see is wasted lives, depravity. You can save your tired
arguments I've heard them before and they still make no sense." Score! Bad
Business stole the thoughts out of my head and made it a furious 45 second
song.

4. DILLINGER 4 - "D4 Versus God" LP
My favorite pop punk band, album, songs BY FAR... Great lyrics, fucking
anthems galore and reminding me of summer and being pissed and being in
crush (though they have no love songs, thankfully) and the rarely
repeatedly played pop punk album. This album is so good that I am greatly
dissapointed by the other Dillinger 4 stuff I've heard.

5. SIN ORDEN - "Ingobernables" cassette
Swapping between furious thrashing hardcore to catchy sing along mid paced
choruses(in Spanish, of course) Sin Orden blows everything away with this
anachist attack album. Huge production that I'm not a fan of, but there's
nothing gross or anything here, just loud, hard anarcho punk. This tape is
amazing night bike riding music.

6. CROSS THE LINE - Life Falls Short
"When life falls short of what you expect, realize it's just a test!" This
band from Cafifornia put out the best demo I've ever heard, and this is
the last song on it. The sound is energetic fast hardcore with good
breakdowns, not that pathetic, soooooo predictable crunching that gets
passed off for hardcore in many "scenes" these days, and I'm sure there's
probably some on MTV, though I can proudly say that I haven't watched that
channel in many years, so I don't know what's on it. "Life Falls Short" is
written like a diary entry, as are all the lyrics on the Cross The Line
demo, angrily proclaiming that though times are tough, they will be
conquered and the strength is there in you to make it through. This song
makes me want to scream and punch windows out of buildings, but in a sure,
determined, and satisfied way, as opposed to balls out rage, like the next
song...

7. NUCLEAR DEATH TERROR - Piss On Your Grave
About cops. Piss on your grave (x16)

8. BURNT CROSS - Brian Haw
The new Burnt Cross 7" is fucking amazing. Burnt Cross was formed in 2007
by two brothers in England. They have never played a show, they just
record music with a guitar (also used to record bass), a single microphone
and a drum machine built into their 8 track. It is bouncy, pissed off raw
anarcho punk like Conflict; angry spewed lyrics about government reign,
animal abuse, nature devastation, etc... This song is about Brian Haw, a
man who has been camped outside Parliament in England protesting since
2001! He has supporters join him from time to time, and he has signs up
and the song describes how he is a thorn in the government's side, an
eyesore that they have tried to get rid of. It is a huge inspiration
learning of Brian Haw and his sacrifice. Look his story up. Like, right
now.

9. SPITBOY - "True Self Revealed" LP
I can't fucking think of the name of the particular song I love so much,
and the LP is in fellow columnist Cortnee's possession at the moment (and
for the last 3-4 weeks, cough cough) but Spitboy rules. This LP was one I
liked at first, but in the past 2 weeks I have been playing the tape that
I copied the LP onto frequently. It's great music to cook to and ride your
bike to (i guess I'll say that about everything! ha) and "it burns!!!
inside of me! inside of me!" is flowing through my head right now, and no,
this song is not about a newly acquired STD, I only wish I could share
some of the great lyrics of this great band. Fucking ferocious all female
feminist onslaught; learn something, boys.

10. xOUTRAGEDx - "Run Away"
Current 3 piece hardcore outfit's anthem of anger and frustration with life.

11. REAL MCCOY - "Run Away"
Mid 90's pop? band's anthem of anger and frustration with life. I really
really really love this song.

12. SUBHUMANS - "Religious War"
I was laying on my bed listening to this song, thinking of how fucking
great it is, and how I would love to be having sex (with someone) during
it. The Subhumans changed my life for the positive. Or maybe my life
changed for the positive while the Subhumans were on the turntable.

13. LA FRACTION - Le Temps qui Passe
Gives me the chills. Just like many of their songs do. Cool video of it
online. Buy the record!

14. ANTHEM 88 - "Define A Lifetime" LP
ANTHEM 88 has an LP with some great, uplifting songs. Really super
on-cheesy positive lyrics. About taking hold of life and fucking winning!
"I won't let this friendship fade, or slip away! I won't watch all the
time we shared get boiled down to nothing!" No Idea put out this LP,
(weird) and it was on sale for super cheap a month ago, maybe it still is.

15. PROVOKED - "Night Of the Livid Punx!"
Punx!!! Are usually dumb asses, but hey, we can try to change that! Great
song, great band. Two LPs, two different singers, all good.

16. PLUTOCRACY - "Progress?" demo
Tons of great anti-cop, black panther, and fucking hilarious
weed-pertaining (stoners besides drummer Max (Spazz, WHN?, Scholastic
Deth)) and generally hilarious sound bites interlaced between spastic
blasts of NASTY grindcore. Oh wait, that is the rest of the music on the
CD besides the demo. The demo is songs that are longer, and have metally
Slayer-ish parts along with the grinding metal violence, and the vocals
are ridiculously awesome, stuff that many people would squirm around when
they hear! Nasty stuff; imagine a deep scary horror movie voice but coming
from underwater! And the lyrics are totally anti-state, anti-government,
pro-revolution top notch stuff.

17. SPAZZ - Lots
Damn it, I have Spazz on my mind. It's kind of pointless to narrow down
Spazz songs, there's so fucking many of them and so many with their made
up language that you have no idea what it's about. But the "Deported,
Live, Dwarf" CD has been going lately, and there's a song with a banjo
breakdown that is so special. Spazz Spazz Spazz. I can remember first
listening to Spazz with old guitarist of Duckbomb, Monkey Mike. We thought
it was hillarious. We had never heard anything so fast, and those deep
truck driver vocals made us giggle. Then all the soundclips made
everything just hillarious. I didn't think it would last the test of time,
but Spazz gets better and better. Now where are my "Crush, Kill, Destroy"
& "La Revancha" albums?!?!? I miss them!

18. EXTINCTION OF MANKIND - "Baptised In Shit" LP
Dark, gloomy gloomy gloomy crust. Tons of echo on the vocals, and sloppy,
thick sounding drums and more thickness in the guitars and bass. Anti
empire all the time, music with a fucking pulse. If I was slipping out of
it, breathing my last breaths, in a dark, foggy, wooded area, this would
be a fitting soundtrack for it. If I wanted to die at peace that is.

19. DISKONTO - Lots
In a similar vein, riding past that airplane landing area (is it
technically an airport?) in Norton Shores recently, I felt like lying in
that field with Diskonto in my ears wouldn't be a bad way to be finished
with life. Diskonto is a furious Swedish punk band. Energy and anger
galore.

20. A GLOBAL THREAT - Fucking Racist Maggots
One of my favorite songs ever. "The way you think is ignorant! The way you
think, it make me sick!" A song about hanging and/or (your choice)
dragging racists from behind trucks. This song has withstood the test of
something like 9 years time. I think me and my brother originally
downloaded it off of Napster. Stupid Metallica and all other hoarders of
copyrights. I bought that fucking album after downloading the song!
Stupid...

Good idea for a column. That was fun.

-------------- CORTNEE --------------

Life without music would be a mistake. Truer words have never been spoken. The soundtrack to my life would likely include limitless songs for limitless reasons. My life is in constant motion. Relating to bipolar disorder and feeling those ups & downs without in-betweens really keeps one in the moment. When I wake up, I don't know if I'm going to feel happy, sad, enraged, anxious, apathetic, ecstatic, doomed, or in love with everything. So, the best way for me to compile a soundtrack to my life is to make a soundtrack to my life RIGHT NOW. In this exact moment, I know how I feel. In the next minute, that could all change. Carpe diem, right?
1. NEW ORDER- "TEMPTATION"
(New order fucking rules and this song in particular makes me feel like everything's going to be alright. "Oh, you've got green eyes, Oh, you've got blue eyes, Oh, you've got grey eyes. And i've never seen anyone quite like you before." Having grey eyes and surrounding myself with people I can say that last line about help me relate to this song.)
2. BIKINI KILL- "FOR TAMMY RAE"
(This song will always mean a lot to me. Its a song written to a best friend, but it sounds incredibly like a love song. Well, it is a love song and I really appreciate the fact that Kathleen Hanna took it to that level. Redefining friendship to mean something as much as, sometimes more than, a romantic partnership. "We can't hear a word they say, let's pretend we own the world today." Best friends rule, so do lovers. Anyone who can impact me enough to make me never forget them...)
3. THE YOUTHS- "ALL FLAGS ARE BLACK"
(Basically, shit this song's catchy!)
4. EVIL ROBOT US'- "THE HONESTY IN ROOFTOPS"
(The lyrics to this song make up something I've been trying to rationalize and put into words for years. "Nothing can go wrong when the world works in black and white. 'Good always wins over evil,' you said with a look of disbelief in your eye...Maybe tomorrow we can wake up knowing what we want. Maybe we can wake up understanding what this is. Because it shouldn't be about us versus them, since we're all just fucked up people trying to find happiness.")
5. ABDUCTEE S.D.- "ACRIMONY"
(Learning to find a balance between my fear of females from past fucked up friends and my love of females from positive sisterhood I've encountered has proven difficult at times. In the past, I thought I related to every female and that they were all intrinsically good. I realize now that this is not so. People are people, male or female, good or bad. After that realization, I took it to the next extreme: loathing every female I wasn't already intimately connected with. Never giving girls chances, because of actions past girls had taken. Finding that balance and toeing that line between these two extremes was an incredibly important discovery for me. Now I realize that sisterhood can mean something different to me. I don't have to be best friends with every girl I meet, but I can co-exist with each of them and support them when they need my support. "Pull the hair of the girl next door. Is there something in her that I in myself: fear, dislike, envy or am afraid to love? Have I looked in the eyes of the girl in me? Have I asked her, 'Are you free?' I always disliked hearing girls hate on girls. We aren't all bad people, we're just raised to hate each other. We can work to change that, together.)
6. CONDENADA- "WAR ETERNAL"
(This song is about battling your own demons. The past few years I've come face-to-face with much of what has always plagued me. Creating a language with which to speak about these things is important. "I know I am my worst, my own worst enemy. Caught up in little battles. What I see is a lie. Even though I know better, yeah I still buy it.")
7. PATTI SMITH GROUP- "PISSING IN A RIVER"
(Realizing that relationships and friendships can shift and change and evolve over time. Understanding that change is inevitable and necessary and not always a bad thing. The importance of timing in life: how things can work out at one point in time and not at another, and how meeting up with someone at the right time and same place is all it takes. Keeping people close, letting people change my life, letting people IN.)
8. SHATTERED BADGE- "TURN YOUR BACK"
(Super catchy vocals, super catchy rhythm, this song just rules. Local band! Get out there and check this shit out.)
9. SPITBOY- "SERIOUSLY"
(Feeling what it feels like to be propositioned and not taken seriously when you say you aren't interested. No, I'm not playing hard to get and I shouldn't have to say I have a boyfriend to get you off my back. I have the right to be alone and not want to go home with you tonight.)
10. RAMONES- "DO YOU WANNA DANCE?"
(You can feel this song coming as you spin this record. Its a cover, but its still one of my favorite Ramones songs ever. Incredibly catchy, it makes me feel invincible and it reminds me of some really amazing times.)
That's it. A good mix of eras of music, I think. Had you caught me at a different time, this list would probably be completely different. I guess that's the beauty of being severely unstable and in love with punk rock.

--------- Travis ----------

So I know this is late as fuck right... but whatever. Punk rock right? Thats everyones excuse... and not a bad one. Im stickin to it. Anyway... on with the list. This is in no order at all.

Aesop Rock- Daylight
Comes from a sweet hip hop album dedicated to the labor struggle and all the wage slaves all over the world.

Against Me!- Pints of Guiness Make You Strong
First song by them I really ever loved. So much feeling and emotion, when they play it live, you know whats about to go down.

Ballydowse- The Land The Bread and The People
This song blows me away... just because of some of the parts on it... mainly the mandolin part. I really dig that. It talks about some things that are really important to me. Like taking care of each other and how important community is.

The Clash- Clampdown
I never appreciated this song until I heard Ned Nibiru cover it. Then I went and listened to it again and I think its GREAT. I really love the album London Calling, but this song specifically makes me smiles.

Dinosaur Jr.- Your Living All Over Me
Derek Jones got me to start listening to this band and I really think this album alone just plain rocks. The guitar sounds on it are just amazing, and everything is so catchy.

Dystopia- Backstabber
One of the first Dystopia songs I heard, and then later bonded with someone over. I love this song as well. Just makes me happy.

Fugazi- Waiting Room/ Rend It/ Red Medicine
I will always love this band and appreciate different albums of theirs at different times and right now this is where I am at. These songs and album are my current favs by this band.

Ghost Mice- Europe
A long time ago back when Sock lived in GH he told me I should listen to this band and I never did, at least until now. I love this album so much, it makes me just want to go out and backpack the entire country, maybe even the world. Thanks Sock.

Greensky Bluegrass- Bottle Dry
This song is a bluegrass delight! It deals with alcoholism and country life, maybe a dark side of things. Very good, very dark. Just the way I like my bluegrass.

The Illogical Spoon- Remember Your Creator in the Days of Your Youth
I have been hooked on this album since it came out. Local collective of musicians from Jackson, this is a concept album relating many of the concepts in the bible to green anarchy. Very interesting at least.

Kitty's Kats- Man In The Apartment
Max always brings a smile to my face when I hear this song. You all know you love Kittys Kats. Dont even lie.

Murder by Death- All
I swear everything this band does is total and complete gold to me. I cannot get over it. Sorry everyone. I have a big man crush on the lead singer even. They just blend country and goth so amazingly I cant stand it sometimes. If I had to pick one album it would be "Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them". Just plain awesome to drink whiskey to and break some bottles over your head.

Murder City Devils- 18 Wheels
This song to me is a modern day country song almost. It deals with topics of love loss and things like that because of the love for the open road. I really love all the concepts and Spencer Moodys vocals never cease to make me want to dance or jump around or drink lots of 40's and smash them over my own head.

The Pogues- All
I will never get sick of the Pogues. Ever. If you cant deal with some Irish music, then tough shit. Some of their songs are so good. And the writing is amazing. And the imagery. And the feelings of loss. Its all just so good.

Refused- Deadly Rhythm
This song would be the song I would give to the revolution against capitalism. I love this song and it seriously makes me want to get out in the streets and start everything right now. I really do.

Rites of Spring- For Want Of
Not many people I know can dig on this band, but when I heard it I was blown away by the power and emotion of this band. This song in particular just made me sit back and say whoa. Check it out if you get a chance.

So there it is. I really had a hard time with this... I originally had 35 songs... but the subject was the current soundtrack of your life. I have to give huge props to bands like Minor Threat, Jane's Addiction, Bad Brains, and At the Drive In, Miami Death Machine, and Wack Trucks but right now I am just not listening to them, so I couldnt throw em on here. Sucks too. But anyway... got it down to 16. So there. Keep on keepin on.

------------lindsay-------------

keep in mind that these are not in any order:

1. Buzzcocks "ever fallen in love", because it has seemed to become my theme song over the past 5 year of my life. falling in love with someone you shouldnt fall in love with, thats me.
2. Black Sabbath "iron man", this song i have known since i was 2 and could barely speek. and as much of fucking cocksucker my dad is, this song will always remind me of the few good times that i've had with him.
3. Operation Ivy "take warning". this band/song got me into punk rock, and that year that i "found" punk rock, DID really change my life from then on out.
4. Bikini Kill "anti-pleasure dissertation", i picked this song bc i think most girls that have been open with having sex and saying that they LIKE it have had little boys go and not only tell every little detail but exagerate and maybe even make up lies. well, FUCKYOU. and the line "how punk rock my pussy smells" is most definelty in my top 5 favorite lyrics ever. haha.
5. Bikini Kill "rebel girl", this song reminds me of a friend that i have had for 6 years and i fucking love this song anyway. i beleive it was the first BK song that i ever heard. It was love from then on.
6. Ani Difranco "shy", i can't really explain this one as well as i thought i would be able to. i fucking love this song, i've realted to this song and many others of ani many times. this song linda applies to my life right now.
7. Ani Difranco "not a pretty girl" this song is the anthem for independent ladies. i love love love this song. listening to most of her music including this song is very enpowering
8. Blood for Blood "evil in the brain" this is a side of me that none of you fuckers have seen. well, a few of you have. when im super pissed off i dont think that there is a better song to put on than this one.
9. offspring "self esteem" i used to be a doormat.
10. salt n peppa "none of your buissness" well, its a great fucking song about who everyone is fucking isnt no ones buisness. haha. people talk mad shit up in here.
11. gravy train!!! "sippin 40z"- DANCE SONG!! i have very fond memories of drunken gravy train nights with people that i'm not really friends with anymore and some that i am. you cannot drink a 40 without this fucking song playing at least 10 times. haha. if you do, you are just missing out.
12. transplants "diamonds nad guns"- oh adolensents....haha, driving around stoned at like 16 listening to this with someone that did an excellent mock rock of it. oh shiiiiiiiit.

i hated explaining these as you can probally tell. i had and wanted more but they got too personal and i didnt feel like putting "too personal" on every single song.

----------------karen----------------

When i get into songs, i get into them for like a year. People get sick of me talking about the same bands over and over. So expect me to be talking about this list for the next 8 months:

'Skulls' THE MISFITS-This is one of those songs that anyone who is a misfit fan knows. I dont think i heard this song (and actually knew what it was) unitil a week ago. I dont know how i missed it. Danzig is such a good singer. What exactly does ' i want your skull' supposed to mean, anyway?

CLOCKCLEANER 'nevermind' LP- This is a band that play shows now. Hombrinus dudes were supposed to play with them in Kansas, but for some reason, they didnt show up. The first song on this CD is so catchy. Almost the entire song is just one note, over and over, except for this short part towards the end that i guess is supposed to be the chorus. It gets pretty noisy after that. You cant really hear what he's singing about, but so far, i could distinguish 'I saw your girlfriend leaving the abortion clinic yesterday with another man.' He goes on to talk about how he's gonna help get revenge on this guy who knocked up his girlfriend. He says who it is towards the end of the song, but it gets pretty distorted so i cant hear what it is. I just realized that i dont know the name of the song, but its the first one on the record.

'X offender' BLONDIE- Debbie Harry falls in love with a cop that's arresting her. 'You read me my rights, and then you said 'Lets Go' and nothing more.' Very new wave sounding,but one of my favorites to sing along to in the shower.

'These Days' NICO- Nico is sick of how things are. She wishes things were how they used to be. Back then she had a lover. Please dont confront her with her failures, because she hasnt forgotten them.
This song is so sweet.Like very cute. If only it wasnt so depressing. I love her deep voice. I lose my voice quite often, and it always goes through this phase of it being very deep, and thats always the prime time to hit those low notes that only Nico can get to.

'I dont want to get over you' MAGNETIC FIELDS- The song's storyline is all about the things he COULD do to try to get over you, but instead he just realizes that he cant. He thought about taking a bunch of Prozac and having sex with someone who's not too bright, but is pretty cute. He could have his friends hook him up with new people. He'd even pay a therapist to help 'pretend you dont exist.' In the end, he decides to let the feelings just engulf him: 'i could make a career of being blue, i could dress in black and read Camus.'
Total guilty pleasure song.

'Bivouac' JAWBREAKER- This song is 10 minutes long! Just long enough to get a good makeout session started (if you put it on repeat, maybe more). I made this awesome 'wake up/fall asleep' mix and i think that's why there are a lot of slower songs on this list.

'Dead Souls' JOY DIVISION- My friend John is really into J.D. and he always puts at least 2-3 songs of theirs on mixtapes for me. I always thought they were ok, but it wasnt until a couple of months ago that i started liking them more.
This song has such a pretty intro. Unfortunatly the chorus just makes me think of the singer getting calls from telemarketers ('They keep calling me!').
Joy Division has had a few movies made about them in the past year or so, one documentarythat i think is just called 'Joy Division' , and another 'real' movie following the life of the singer,leading up to his suicide. He really wasnt joking!

'Eisenhower is the father' BEST FRIENDS FOREVER- This band played at the DAAC a couple of weeks ago, and was definatly the best show ive been to in the past couple of months. I laughed so hard i had tears coming down my face.
This song is about going on tour and having a crush on someone who's on tour with you. The writer tries to find every excuse to try and make out with him or swim naked ('cars give me the time to try to think of ways to kiss him') even if it means being late for a show or skipping the show all together. This is like delirously cute pop-punk, so be prepared.

BAADER BRAINS 'The complete unfinished works of the young tigers'
I saved the best for last! Ive been listening to this LP for 3 months straight. You probably think its a play off the Bad Brains...well, it isnt. It's actually named after Andreas Baader & 3 other members of the Baader-Meinhof group, who were actually part of a bigger group called the Red Army Faction. Andreas Baader was a terrorist in Germany, determined to overthrow the german government, destroy capitalism worldwide, and help end the vietnam war with the countless other members of the R.A.F.
Baader and the 3 others were captured and put in jail. All four of them were found dead (bullet to the head) in their jail cells one morning. The government said they killed themselves, but most people say it was a hired government assassin. So before they were buried, their brains were removed from their head and taken to a lab to be studied. The goverment thought that they were SO radical that they had to be some sort of subhuman because "no one in their right mind thinks like that."
This record has a lot of sound clips (Disneys 'Robin Hood,' anyone?) that probably equal out to the amount of music you hear. Its good, dont worry.
If you:
-HATE CAPITALISM
-WANT A HISTORY LESSON
-LIKE CATCHY SING A LONG PARTS

...you will like this record. Might i add that it comes with a TON of reading material & fun stuff in the LP.

'We must fight day and night to destroy the United $tates of America...'

----------------kevin-----------------

the sound track to my life i wish i could put all the music i love on this but i can't this is gonna be tricky.

com'on quin (tim barry) over the last month or two iv listened to this song about a bilgillian times, but it still sticks in mind even when im not listening to it i liek the way it starts with "i got beers in my bag and tires on my bike" pretty much this hole album has been the soundtrack for my life in the last couple months one of the newer artist that have found it's way into my libary of music other liryc from this album i like that apply to my live are "i pay 200 dallers rent and i work when i like" along with "no cash in my hands means im nothing to you" "and don't ask don't tell realtionships based on infidelity i know it aint right it aint much of a life" i could go on and on about how much i love this album but it totaly bums me out sometimes.

argabago baby (the fleshies) this is one of my favs when i get drunk i can sing along it can be a happy love song to sing a girl or a sorrowfull singalong you sing to yourself when thats all you have i love it. iv sang it almost every time i hear it, it's awsome period.

pretty fucked up (super suckers) this song came on a few years ago and i listened to it quite a few timesi can't say i love this song i actualy preffer not to hear but still i can't let it escape my sound track, it just remindes me that fuct up shit happends all the time the world aint perfect and everyone makes mistakes all you can do is enjoy the love while you have it caus sometime eventualy it's gonna all be pretty fuct up.

november rain (guns and roses) i love guns and roses and this song is one of the reasons why. this isn't a happy song it's a long ass sappy song but still it's part of my sound track, just goes to show november sux for everyone

im a fuckin chump(the chumps) perfect song for me i am a chump a sucker and number of other things that make me want a chumps tattoo now more than ever the lyrics "can't stop drinking malt liquor and i can't stop falling down my eyes are all fuckt up, the truth is printed on my face i know whos responsible i know whats up"

survivvor (fifteen) this song is real sappy but i love it it's a slap in the face to some poeple, it confront child abuse and rape and the problems caused by adult and the trama it can conflict on a child, it's a story of a kid finding punk rock and trading in all the abuse and neglect for a new life of happyness lyrics like "i sewd my broken hart back together again" and america is the place were the kids got twsted minds bent on self destruction" ALOT of the songs on this album are realy to sappy for me to hear but when we would wake up at the wearhouse when we lived there in the early morning we would play the sappyist shit caus we would be hung over and depressed and just sick of life this was one of the albums to start off a good day with.

umlaut (we don't give a fuck) a few years ago this was song playing in the backround and we broke the doors of the walls and trashed the apartment.

blood for blood (all of there songs) although blood for blood is very primal in it's nature it has it's time, if im drunk and blood for blood is playin ill turn that shit up full blast and start a rukus i can't count how much shit has been destoryed and burned with blood for blood in the backround, it makes me want to kill poeple and then kill myself i agree with there views on we are the monsters they created AND NOW there gonna pay, we're not gonna let you live your happy mtv life while we live in the gutter all becasue your parents have more money, were gonna fight back, songs of class war and hate inspire my life, not letting anyone hurt you without hurting them back. blood for blood is not for all occasions. it's hard to live a life of hate but at one point in my life i did and this was the music playing behind me

scumbags in paradise(portrait of poverty) this songs for the summer of 05 hangin gout at the beach all day getting drunk and going to shows sellin pot and snortin speed, smokin crack, yep i love this song.

that fucking green day song. i never asked this song to be a part of my life but every time i hear it i shed a tear it's inevitable when it comes on, they played it at a bros funeral, ill be standing at the fucking gas station and that shit will come on and im like oh shit i need to get the fuck outa hear, that damn billy joe look alike god damn you greggie pie ill always miss that mutha fucker

social distortion (prison bound) when i feel like feeling sorry for myself i just put on a social d album, i don't listen to em to much these days but there was a time when every word to this song was true it was the last thing i listend to before i got locked up,

roots radical (rancid) this was one of the first punk songs i lerned on bass long ago i can' t play it now but when i was 14 i thought it was the shit. this was the music that got us amped up enough to go fuck shit up in our little cow town,

turbo negro(wasted agin) this song is one that played over and over agian near the rail road tracks i love the lyric i love turbo negro "im the boy noody owns",

mAN the list goes on and on, i wish i could put my hole playlist on here but i can't, aww well ill send this in it's laready late

-----derek------------

my column:

top lists of music, books, movies, etc always throws me. it's hard for me to categorize and numbers things that are important to me. either something is important and meaningful, or it's not. lists of favorites are always changing their line-ups. i've made changes to this list already. these are songs that have been important through the years, either because the song introduced me to something new and wonderful or because i connected the song to a particular moment or feeling.

there's no particular order as far as importance, longevity, etc.

johnny cash - a boy named sue - my mom's dad and my dad were mr. cash fans. my favorite part of listening to johnny cash when i was little was yelling along with the live in folsom version of this song, MY NAME IS SUE!!! HOW DO YOU DO!!?! the man can tell some stories.

screeching weasel - hanging around - one of my favorite bands of all time. the epitome of pop punk and high school romance. i'm old enough now to really connect to this song, being all old and jaded. chicago represent.

bikini kill - suck my left one - my sister got me into riot grrrl bands. for a while that's all i wanted to listen to, despite the whole having a penis thing. bikini kill were revolutionary.

his hero is gone - like weeds - another favorite band of all time. years ago i was down south on a road trip with a friend of mine and she said that we should stop in memphis for a night to visit a friend of hers. as i was sitting on the floor going through boxes of her friend's records i came across a whole box of sealed his hero is gone records. when i asked him what the deal was he said that a couple of his roommates were in the band. i got to hear some good stories. i never would've thought i'd be staying at the house where his hero is gone wrote some of my favorite songs when i left on that trip.

hank williams sr. - i'll never get out of this world alive - speaking of the trip down south, i got to check out montgomery alabama where hank sr. is from on that same trip. he wrote some great songs in his time. lived fast, died young.

avail - simple song - they're a band that you either love or hate. great lyrics and an amazing attitude & perspective. ugly, poor, happy.

minor threat - look back and laugh - first tape that introduced me to punk (i'm eternally grateful b), the flip side was the misfits. even among friends i feel outside the circle more often than not. this album was medicine for a lot of teenage ailments.

the misfits - night of the living dead - i'm still a danzig fan. unlike everyone else in metal, danzig still rocks the long hair, even though it's thinning and he should just let it go. samhain was the best, but the misfits were first.

the vindictives - i'm in trouble now - another pop punk favorite. and another great chicago band. the vocals keep most at bay, but they drew me in.

naked aggression - death to all the pigs - my sister got me into naked aggression. loved them. i had everything the released. had. i miss those records. i hear that they're back together and trying it again. but phil's dead and it wouldn't be the same at all. bummer.

iskra - insurgence - the perfect blend of black metal and uber anarchist crust. this reinvigorated my infatuation with both. canadians, you have a beautiful country and some amazing bands. i'm becoming more fond of you all the time.

black sabbath - paranoid - we sold our souls for rock n roll was around when i was little, oddly enough. my aunt had the gatefold vinyl. classic.

graves at sea - pariah - heavy as fuck. slower than slow. down tuned and beyond distorted. orange guitar amps and heads. the vocalist sounds like blix from the movie legend.

dystopia - strength builds character - i got this song on a mix tape from a friend, it's the first song i heard. shortly after that i heard the backstabber 7" and that solidified my respect for this band. a beautiful world view, in a fucked up, but completely truthful way. the thoughts expressed in this song have been going through my head since i was old enough to realize how fucked life is. thank you dystopia.

ac/dc - highway to hell - classic anthem of rock'n'roll rebellion. this is the type of shit that parents hope their kids never listen to, yet is so fucking tame in comparison to modern metal

iron maiden - the wicker man - another band that parents hope you avoided. i remember when i was a little little kid and my aunt made my two older cousins burn their albums that contained 'satanic' messages. they had to burn all their maiden, ac/dc, kiss, and judas priest. i hope she got the beginnings of some from of cancer after breathing in that vinyl smoke. this is a great song for riding bikes really fucking fast.

nobodys - vaseline and a magazine - a hilarious pop punk song about having to jack off because yr too socially awkward to go out and mingle with people, let alone finding anyone that would actually want to fuck you. what can i say? i was (still am, i guess) a nerd that stayed in his room too much listening to records, reading and playing video games to go out and socialize.

waylon jennings - theme from the dukes of hazzard - sure, their car seems racist as fuck with the stars and bars, but i'm not from the south and don't understand that pride that they have in their part of the country. the duke family had a black friend or two though, so fuck you. i loved the shit outta this show as a kid. shit, i still dig it. and when that show starts and the camera is on waylon just as he's starting that theme song i just wanna jump some fucking cars off sketchy fucking ramps. insert their crazy horn honking right here.

doom - means to an end - stumbled onto this band by accident. excellent intro to the genre of crust. damn, doom was sweet. this song is definitely my favorite of theirs. the whole 7" this is on is sweet though. police bastard.

nirvana - sliver - catchy as hell. as hell. the simple style it's written in, and it's subject matter made it an easy song to connect to. and it's grunge. duh.

and because i missed last month: my first punk show was at the ice pick. the chuds played. it was some hardcore shit. i was 15 and flying around with these drunk older dudes throwing beer cans everywhere. way outta my league. i didn't realize i was punk until some kids that i thought were punk asked if i wanted to be in a band with them. we were punk as hell driving around playing shows in other towns, meeting new people and trading ideas and notes on life. sometimes i really miss that, but then i remember that that's the reason i fled the punk scene and west michigan as a whole. fuck scene drama and treating people that are in bands like they're better than human. that shit's weird. and a bummer.

----------------------wes-----------------

damN it seems like i took a handful of pills, closed my eyes and when i opened them it was already that time again...TIME FOR A COLUMN!
alright so being in texas most of my music is back home, and getting toshows in austin is becoming harder and harder so my soundtrack is limited or reverted to the music that i've had for a couple of years but hell, work with what you got.

in no particular order
1. the chumps- i'm a chump
for obvious reasons.. i'm a fucking chump!
2. social distortion-mommy's little monster
it's a song that relates more to my youth(funny my youth, i'm only 21) drop out, quit work. still to this day i don't/ won't take the easy road of conformity. you may say that i conformed by joining the army but little do you know my friend i've aquired more "punk rock points" in the army than some of you fags have in your whole pitiful existance.
3. the meatmen- i need new friends
some of you should think long and hard about this, but some of you don't need to worry about it. (which are you). "hey bill you wanna go to the show? no i'd rather iron my shoe laces thanks but no thanks." hey you wanna come over and do a shit ton of coke? no i can't make it, the misses wants to knit a toaster cozy tonight.
4. the meatmen-world of hate
do i need to explain hatred for the world?
5.the meatmen-kill the hippies
if i need to explain thi one then you're one of them and you must DIE!
6.gwar-hate love songs
i can't stand love!! everything about it makes me sick. even going out for a one night stand to have that temporairy false sense of "it" still makes me ill. "other peoples pain takes my mind off you"
7.gwar- i have it as track 2 off of the ragnarok album
it's a song about a dude contracting aids. i don't have aids but if you substitute hep c it's pretty fucking fiting. "i'm just a person and i've got a new plague i'm wondering how i got this way i drink some whiskey i went and got laid now i'm a person with aids(hep c)" " i'm just a persoon and you're a person like me am i the victim of a conspriacy i drink some whiskey i did some cocain and now i'm a person with aids(hepc)"
sorry i have a headache now so i've lost motivation, we'll continue our regular broadcast on a later date.
8.the blatz-FUCK SHIT UP
who doesn't love to fsu
9. toxic narcotic-i'm so thristy
beer beer beer, whiskey whiskey whiskey i don't know what i'd do whithout you
10.blood for blood-wasted youth crew
the only place that i fit in is back home in skeetown. what ever i do here or anywhere just isn't understood by these assholes. SCUMBAGS UNITE
11.supersuckers-i want the drugs
i've been "cleanish" and it sucks.
12.the chumps-go nowhere
i've become a bit of a hermit lately. fort hood is hell and the people around here remind me of high school all over agian, so i tend to stay in my room and drink alone.

hahaha the great thing is that my sound track differs depending on my mood, alchol level and how much i actually give a shit so it's a constant change, an evolution of my sanity or insanity depending on perspective.
13.G.G. ALLIN- drink, fight, and fuck
this has been my moto for, well since i joined the goddamned army, and long before. i'm always drinking, and if i'm not fucking then i'm fighting, alot with my friends but come on that's the best fight. fucking or fighting i always wind up blowing my load.
14.G.G. ALLIN- tough fuckin' shit
if i ruffle your feathers, come across as a bit abrassive, make you disgusted by anything that i do, then.....TOUGH FUCKIN' SHIT! i've quit carrying, along time ago. one thing that i've learned from being here is that it's to short to give a fuck(well i already knew that but i've learned it many times over recantly). i don't care who the fuck you are or think how you should be treated, get in my way, try to pee on my paraide, and i'll kill you. i don't have time for anyones bullshit.
15. nigel peppercock- ALL there's no need to decide which song or to explain why... it's nigel pepper cock that's reason enough to be on the list.
16.premature baby's-woke up drunk
there is nothing better than do pt at 630 am still drunk off of your ass, and still out running motha fuckers.

fuck it that's enough for this. it's a great topic but with all of the shit i have going on right now it seamed more of a chore so it didn't turn out very well so if you read it this far that's your own goddamn fault.

-------------------greeze-------------

Alright- I came up with the topic. My hopes would be that hopefully, even though we’re all here because we love punk rock, that we would have different lists, and maybe discover a new band or two.
I thought it would be a breeze. I thought my list would be really diverse and in the end it’s not. I told everyone 10 - 20 songs because some people have a hard time picking at all while others can rattle off a list 100 long. I stressed about it ever since I came up with the idea. I ended up falling into the latter category. I’ve been trimming my list half the day. I feel like I’m back in high school and I’m cramming for some big test, knowing it won’t help either way- I’m fucked. And it’s coming down to the wire. It’s the last day of September! I’m the last one (as far as I know) that’s handing one of these in (but don’t let that stop you!!!) and my stomach is in knots and I know there’s no way in hell I can scratch anymore people off. I feel like I let my team down, but I’m trying to pull through in the end.
Breaking my own rules… well I made ‘em, so I guess it’s my right. Does it make me a dick? I don’t know- I’ll let you be the judge.

The following 20+ songs are some of my current and some of my all time favorites. I used bullets instead of numbers because these are no way in any order in terms of priority, love, or respect. Anyways, here goes…

Witch Hunt: By a Thread- some days are a challenge just to make it through. A literal fight. And yr hanging by a thread…enough said.

Premature Baby’s: Cat’s in the Bag/Lost Cause- 2 songs, I know, and it ain’t gonna be the first time this happens, so get used to it. Local: Muskegon! Both of these tracks are from the LEE, CHEAT, AND STEAL 7”, which came out in the mid-eighties. Jake has a few copies around, but supplies are limited! This is probably one of the top ten 7”’s put out EVER. No shit. Cats in the Bag is the title track and Lost Cause is the title track on side b. Both songs are commentaries on society and still apply today.

Wheelchair M.F.’z: Hate Song- Local: GR! Originally appearing on their demo tape in the early 90’s, eventually on a really shitty mastered 7”…anyways, these guys were punk as fuck- later went on to form 9 Volt Tongue, Vomitose (who was supposed to tour with GG when he paroled and not the Murder Junkies!), and after that I don’t know, but I hear they’re still around. This was the first song on the tape. Pure Hate. Pure Punk. I think I have now had this tape half my life, and it still fucking rules. Although the quality is lacking after all these years, it still plays, and it’ll still knock out yr teeth!

Patchwork Suzie: Satin Sheets- Local: GH! Patchwork Suzie played- for the most part- happy, poppy tunes. As far as I know this was only released on cassette. Members went on to form what is now Marshall Plan. I wish my copy were better. I think I’m on my third. I love this tape. Always have. It makes me happy, and for me, this song shines.

Crimpshrine: Trying too Hard- The first song on the Duct Tape Soup LP. I love Crimpshrine. Basically, everybody wants somebody to love. Members went on to form bands like Fifteen and also had Aaron Cometbus on drums.

Sheepherder: Rage Against my Limp Korn Biscuit- I wasn’t gonna put any of my own bands shit on here, but I just couldn’t pass this gem by. Down-tempo anti-music. Probably one of our longer songs, the title is almost as long as the lyrics: My friends don’t talk to me no more…

Jimmy Hoffa Experience: Don’t Bail (Out on Me)- local GH! Happening during the same time frame as above mentioned P.S. (early 90’s), another great, local, poppy band. Tons of fun. Not sure on the title, but what I put says it all.

Frumpies: Fuck Kitty- Almost an instrumental, this band was basically Bikini Kill minus Kathleen, but with a totally different sound. More raw, more stripped down.

Bikini Kill: Carnival- I picked this up when it came out on a friend’s recommendation and I fell in love. At the time, BK changed my life, and what I listened to. I’d like to think for the better. Carnival is just a fun fucking song, especially if yr going to the carnival! “I’ll win that Motley Crue mirror if it fuckin’ kills me!” speaks volumes…

Huggy Bear: Shaved Pussy Poetry/Pansy Twist/Concrete Life/Her Jazz- Alright. I couldn’t pick just one. Could not…so, first off, I heard of them when the split with Bikini Kill came out, and soon after started collecting everything I could find from these Brits. None of these songs appear on that split. If I picked a tune from that split, it would be Feb. 14, but I didn’t. These originally appeared on different 7”’s that I don’t feel like looking for, but were later released here in the States on a 10” and cd by Kill Rock Stars. I was lucky enough to catch them on tour with the Frumpies and Rancid on Rancid’s first tour in GR. Pure Poetry. Pure Revolution. One of my all time favorite bands…

Cadallaca: Winter Storm ’98- I love this song- the keyboard, the harmonies… great winter driving music! And I love Corin Tucker’s voice/guitar. A great off-shoot band, I wish they’d get back together and do more now that Sleater Kinney is dead. I love Cadallaca. I had heard of them before, but finally found the disc (without having to order it) at Mission Records in San Francisco in 2001 when my band Badcocks played there with Impulse Items and Strychnine while we were on tour.

Heavens to Betsy: Calculated- From the album with the same name, this two piece killed. This song is nothing but pure rage.

Sleater Kinney: The Last Song- I can’t mention Corin Tucker without mentioning SK. This song is the last song on their self-titled 10” record. Sometimes you gotta let go, and sometimes it’s not easy. It’s draining. And then comes the point when you say enough is enough, and songs like this happen.

NWA: Fuck tha Police- Wow- going from feminism to gangsta rap, I guess I am covering my bases a little bit. There’s a lot of hip hop from this era that I love, but nothing stands out, nor compares to this song. It cannot be touched. FYI: playing it loud while pulled over is a guaranteed ticket, but worth it!

Tim Barry: 222- Front man for Avail goes solo…Not yet released, but on his myspace. Worth it to reactivate yr myspace account just to hear this song. It made me cry like a little girl the first time I heard it. What a way to start the day. It’s about a friend of his that passed, and I’m sure most of us can relate. Thanks to Derek for introducing me to him!

Josh Small: 2x2/Look At Me- Now, I wouldn’t know who the hell Josh Small is it weren’t for Mr. Tim Barry. Josh happens to play quite a few instruments on Tim’s two albums, and usually accompanies him on tour as well. I was lucky to catch them both last year in Chicago together. The more I listen to this the more I like it. This is one talented man. Full of soul, has some blues, but real folksy. For the peoples…

GRAVY TRAIN!!!!: Sippin’ 40’s- From the MENZ EP, this is a classic dance party anthem for the new millennium! It doesn’t matter how old you are- go to your nearest high school, press play, and SHAKE THAT ASS!

I-Spy: Appliances and Cars- another early 90’s gem in the propaghandi vein (they’re from Canada too…), this song is about how our music is much more than just music, and he’ll be dead and gone before it’s bought and sold just like appliances and cars…keeping it DIY!

Another Terrorist Organization: Strike Anywhere- Local: Muskegon! Risk all for graff. I did. I stayed. I paid. Did I learn a lesson? A few. One: Risk all for graff.

Lack of Interest: My Life/Family Massacre- two great fucking classic songs from this CA band. Short. Fast. Loud. Brutal.

Monsula: Razors Never Die- ‘nuff said. Don’t try to fight with one… you never win.

Minor Threat: Salad Days- “onto greener pastures- the core has gotten soft…”

Misfits: 20 Eyes in my Head- probably the first punk rock song I ever knew I heard. I’ll love it forever.

Honorable Mentions (* = local): Dear Ndugu*, GG Allin*, Jawbreaker, Small Brown Bike*, Vice Grip*, Disappointments*, Cannibinoids*, Chumps, Pecker Tracks*, Spazz, Charles Bronson, Nation of Ulysses, Kung Fu Rick, Plainfield, IWKYF, Medication Time, Fields of Shit, Population Reduction, Municipal Waste, Nigel Peppercock, Fleshies, Three Weeks Clean…

Til next month…..