Noise Pollution

That's Telekinesis Kyle

2009-09-05T10:54:00.000-07:00

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How 'bout the power to kill a hipster, from 200 yards away... with mind bullets!- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHY5L47tcHk

See you all Monday!

Come On Feel The Burn

2009-08-31T12:46:00.000-07:00

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Remember that Lemonheads strip I promised forever ago? Well here it is!

Evan Dando is actually a really great musician with some super ideas, but I've always had a weakness for representing, respected members of a community, as dunces in my attempts at humor.

Hell it works for Kate Beaton: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php

(Psst, that a plug. That means read her shit!)

RIP LP

2009-08-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

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Do you ever get the impression that Glen does stuff just to fuck with Sam sometimes? I know I do.

Seeing as Les Paul was from Waukesha WI, I couldn't let his passing go unnoted. He was a great musician with a phenomenally innovative mind (invested the eclectic guitar for god sakes). He had a pretty good run at this whole life business, and he accomplished a hellova lot in the time he spent down here with us mortals. Thanks for everything man, you will be missed. RIP LP

Delayed Reaction

2009-08-15T14:06:00.000-07:00

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I'm a little ashamed. Green Day is such an easy target but the ol' imagination is a little dry at the moment.

I might have something about the Lemonheads ready come Monday though. So if you like them, ya know... stay tuned and stuff...

Saw The Roman Line on Thursday. They were pretty tight. I got a copy of their album sampler and their up coming release is defiantly going to be something to look forward to come fall. If you like D4 I'd recommend you check them out - http://www.myspace.com/theromanline

Crazy Ignorant

2009-08-10T08:21:00.000-07:00

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100 Noise Pollutions! Woooooooot! Yeah! Alright! Yeah, that's um... wow, yeah... um K I guess it's not that exciting. Although It's been a fun ride thus far. I appreciate all the comments and support you, my fellow internet users (and abusers), have lumped on me and me and this lovely little waste of time I like to call a comic. It's been a good couple of months, and I'm looking forward to many more to come. Thanks for Reading. =)

Lessons in Sticken It To The Man

2009-08-04T02:34:00.000-07:00

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I'm not a big time advocate for the violation of copy right laws, but I do admit to taking every opportunity to stick it to Billy Corgan. Seriously, the guy sucks.

Last week was probably the best week for punk rock Green Bay (my home town encase you didn't already know) has seen since the 80's. Beginning with Sun July 26th and ending Aug 2nd I had the opportunity to see:

-Sloppy Seconds- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf96br9LSWU
-Destroy Everything- http://www.myspace.com/destroyeverything
-Jetty Boys- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8HuFP6Pmk
-The Manix- http://www.myspace.com/themanixmn
-Liarbirds- http://www.myspace.com/liarbirdspace
-Final Summation- http://www.myspace.com/finalsummation
-Social Distortion- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf_R4_yvQOQ
-The Strangers- http://www.myspace.com/strangersstrangers
-Civet- http://www.myspace.com/civet
-Truth Dealer- http://www.myspace.com/truthdealer
-X27- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCIPSzL3r30
-The Re-volts- http://www.myspace.com/sfrevolts

and last but not least

-The Phenomenauts- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8houK22fQ0Y

Now Green Bay is a town where you get one or two good shows a month. Having any of these bands play in a week would have been exciting, but to have them all play in the same week? I very nearly went broke/insane trying to see them. Luckily I succeeded in doing so while only sustaining minor damage to my finances and/or mental health. I'm still super buzzed from all the excitement. It was a good week. =)

New York Girls

2009-07-27T21:36:00.001-07:00

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Hey guys, I'm really sorry about last week. Its the first week in a long long time that I haven't posted ANYTHING and I feel extra crummy about it. I had somethings that needed to be sorted out last week and fitting a comic into that just didn't work out. Wont happen again. Promise.

I've made a personal promise recently to be better about updating on time. It's a pledge I'm pretty determined to keep... although I'm already off to a bad start...
I'm pretty sure I win at life. =P

Newyork Dolls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Kz3D2OgAE

The Truth About TSOL

2009-07-15T12:11:00.001-07:00

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Surprise Wednesday Update!

TSOL was one of the late greats of the 80's Hardcore scene. They still, to this day, hold a special place in my heart... even though I was, like 5 when Dance With Me and I only picked up the album about a year ago, and had only heard of them like a 2 years before that... *cough cough* POSER! *cough*
Who said that!

TSOL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxnaEcfaoUA&NR=1

Also, Thinkin' Linkin: http://www.thinkin-lincoln.com/index.php?strip_id=923
Read the hell out of it!

All Night Bummer

2009-07-13T10:53:00.000-07:00

Well I went to Dennys for the first time, in like, four years and found this in their menu:
http://www.dennysallnighter.com/index.php/site/rockstarmenu-current/

Honestly, I'm a little ashamed to be the target audience for this soul-numming promotion and corporate pandering.

Apparently you can also RSVP at Denny's across the country for Warped Tour afterparties at select locations... so ya know, be sure to get on that bandwagon... yeah. =P

Alright so enough sarcasm and ranting for one day, now I'd like to talk about something I actually enjoy. It's a webcomic called Savage Chickens. It's funny. You should read it. Think Toothpaste for Dinner, but with chickens... and slightly better art. http://www.savagechickens.com/ =D

Sarkozenstein

2009-07-09T01:22:00.001-07:00

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Just when you thought it was ok to like France again. SURPRISE! Nicolas Sarkozy decides to hate Muslims. Why don't you just go ahead and outlaw Islam while your at it? Huh, how about it?! Or better yet, why not just demand that everyone start worshiping the Great Old Ones? Why not make Cthulhu worship the state religion as long as you're going to be doing things that arbitrarily restrict and dictate peoples religious practices.

...Actually, that last bit might be pretty sweet. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

In other news, Direct Hit! is offering their latest ep free for download on their myspace ( http://www.myspace.com/getpumpeditsdirecthit ). I'd take advantage of this if I was yous. Those guys rock!

(This is technically Monday's update, not an early Friday update. I will be updating this Friday as well, so stay tuned!)

Screw The Tour

2009-07-02T23:02:00.001-07:00

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For a tour that used to be considered a traveling punk rock carnival, the now corporate pony ride, sponsor whore, Van’s Warped Tour has seen better days. Bellow is my full review of the coming festivities:

3oh3 (Emo Rap? Eh…), 40 Sons And Daughters(sucks), A CURSIVE MEMORY (sucks), A Day To Remember (sucks…BIG TIME), A Love Like Pi' (thinks they’re Kenya West, weird… also it sucks), A Rocket To The Moon (sucks), A Skylite Dive (too horrible to describe), Adolescents (awesome, but not playing Wisconsin date. Boo!), After Midnight Project (sucks), Aiden (sucks), Alamance, (sucks), Alexisonfire, (sucks), All Time Low (seen them already, really sucked), And I've Landed (eh), Another Option (sucks), Anti-Flag (sellouts, also they’ve sucked since their third album), Attack Attack (emos posing as punks, blah!), Authority Zero (pretty good), Bad religion (FUCK YEAH, but if you think I’m going to fight through a few thousand emos in the blazing sun in some god forsaken parking lot in Milwaukee to see them you’re dead wrong), Banderas (pretty good), Bayside (not bad, new stuff’s pretty good), Big D And The Kids Table (HELLS YEAH!), Black Box (good), Black Saints Cartel (good), Born to Lose (good), Bouncing Souls (awesome , not playing WI though), Breathe Electric (eh), Broadway Calls (alright), brokeNCYDE (sucks), Buckeye (sucks), blah blah blah, DOA (not playing Wisconsin), FEAR (skipping WI), Fake Problems (only playing Ohio), Hits the Lights (sucks), Meg and Dia (wait for it… SUCKS!), Senses Fail (sucks), Scary Kids Scaring Kids (sucks), Silverstien (sucks), The Ataris (sucks), The Devil Wears Prada (sucks), The White Tie Affair (seen ‘um, suck ass), Thrice (sucks), Underoath (sucks), blah blah blah, you get the idea, don’t go you’ll probably regret it.

Desolation Show

2009-06-29T16:02:00.001-07:00

So My Chemical Romance did a cover recently of Bob Dylan's classic "Desolation Row" for the Watchmen movie. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9VaVukLtfg

It combines two of my favorite things, Watchmen and Bob Dylan covers, with two of my least favorite things, bad Bob Dylan covers and emo's pretending to be punk. You can guess how I feel about the the band as a whole.

In other news, I hear Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies ( http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347 ) is supposed to be pretty good. I'd like to read the original before I jump into this parody though. Any Jane Austin fans out there? Is this advisable, or should I just jump right into the parody and satisfy my lust for acts of atrocious gore committed by the undead? Feed back, please!

Butch "The Fonz" Vig

2009-06-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

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Well it's official. The new Green Day album sucks royally, and I'm very very disappointed in Butch Vig for having been a part of it. I think this is the first album he's produced that I haven't liked. It just sounds like a rehash of American Idiot, which itself, felt like a Tommy rip off with I hate George Bush/ America undertones. Granted, their is nothing wrong with hating on ol' G Dabya, but you can only beat a dead horse so much before even the most liberal of us lose interest.

Boy do I miss the days when Green Day was still a relatively punk band. Dookie is still on of my favorite albums of all time.

Old School GD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgumG6Oeg1w&NR=1

Conservatives, the Other Other White Meat

2009-06-20T13:05:00.000-07:00

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Today I want to plug one of my favorite comics on Drunk Duck.com, Faults. The art is fun to look at and it almost always makes me laugh. If those aren't good enough reason to like a web-comic and want to share it with the world then there is something seriously wrong with America... you know, besides the fact that at least a quarter of the population takes Rush Limbaugh seriously...

Check out the comic here: http://www.drunkduck.com/Faults/

Have a great weekend all!

Anarchy Burger

2009-06-18T02:20:00.000-07:00

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Here's the Weds comic I promised. Late as usual. =P

If you haven't heard Anarchy Burger by the Vandles yet, I feel profoundly sorry for you and the life you have hither to been leading. I save you from your life of pain with this video featuring the song (and some pretty decent skateboarding too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGoEfglTsIg

Josh Homme Has Great Hair

2009-06-15T09:58:00.001-07:00

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I meant to get this one up on Friday, but it didn't happen. Ah well. I'll have something up on Weds to make up for it.

How did all your weekends go out there? It rained all Fri and Sat and then was nice and sunny on Sunday (how fitting), so over all it was pretty nice. I've always been a fan of rainy whether though, so it worked for me.

See you Weds!

Dream Bubble

2009-06-10T14:29:00.000-07:00

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I'm actually a fan of both songs, but shhhh, don't tell Glen that. He might quit the strip.

Now granted, Dream Police isn't bubble gum pop, but Cheap Trick, in general, even if most of Cheap Trick's songs are. On that premise, you could make the generalization that ALL of Cheap Trick's songs are bubble gum pop. That of course would be pretty arbitrary, but Nic does it anyway, and I feel like it works.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice accuracy for humor. Sometimes... sometimes... some dimes...

#87 Acoustic Snarl

2009-06-05T12:02:00.001-07:00

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This week instead of drawing two comics I drew one comic and one show flyer. It's for a show on the 15th featuring Noise Noise Noise (http://www.myspace.com/noisenoisenoise ) from Montana and Bust!(http://www.myspace.com/bustoneout ) from Chicago.

The flyer url is here encase your interested:
http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc347/bloomnpcomics/June15thNNNBust.jpg

Have a good weekend everyone! See you Monday!

Idea For A Farce

2009-05-29T23:05:00.000-07:00

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I'm going to start my weekend off with a little self-depreciation. How are you starting yours?

See you Monday!

Second Hand Stupid

2009-05-26T00:40:00.001-07:00

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Oh those two. They're at it again. I swear, the best friendships are the ones that are always on the verge of ending in murder-suicides.

Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day! See you Friday!

Punk'r Den Thou

2009-05-22T09:03:00.001-07:00

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I hate it when bands do that to that to the audience. It's always the band that has no business being pretentious either. What a bunch of jerks.

Don't worry, I won't judge you if you don't know Cock Sparrer. I'm not that much of a bastard.

Cock Sparrer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kFgplFPOg&feature=related

Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!

Ask Me About My Big Ideas

2009-05-17T22:42:00.001-07:00

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Hey all. Early Monday update, no Friday update. Que Sera sera, right?

I was surfin' the web a little while uploading this strip, and since I like to post videos with my comics I thought I'd share it with all y'all. It's Canadian news segment circa 1977 about the then emerging punk scene. Check it out, it's pretty weird/ funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAFvWPKy4r8&feature=related

Oh also, apparently punks are just in it for the money. Apparently, we're all sell outs in the business of freakin' out the norms and getting kids to cut themselves. Apparently...

Last Splash

2009-05-13T21:37:00.000-07:00

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Tom prefers puns, I prefer obscurity... it helps me feel like a special person sometimes...

I listen to entirely to much of The Breeders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULtO5sm64g

Heineken! Heineken! Fuck That Shit...

2009-05-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

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A little bit a Blue Velvet reference there for ya. Ever seen that movie? It's a keeper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pigt8rmdFn4

I've got another oneshot coming up on Wednesday to make up for the missed update on Friday. Stay tuned!

Damaged

2009-05-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

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Damaged is MY favorite Black Flag album. What's yours? (If you don't have one, feel free to second my selection as the best... cause you know I'm always write about these things... in my sick and fevered mind!)

It occurred to me recently that I really don't do enough plugging of other people's comics. This made me feel like a bit of jerk when it occurred to me 'cause other people plug mine all the time. Watch what I do about it now...

First I'd like to say READ UNICELLULAR! (http://unicellular.smackjeeves.com/comics/) It's pretty much just a good time all round. Corny and strangely informative, it's a classic style web-comic except all the characters are microscopic organisms instead of 20 something wastiods like Questionable Content or my own dubious offerings. Plus, Tom is a really righteous dude, and has a thing for bad puns which I TOTALLY appreciate.

The next is The Hub (http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Hub/?p=535403). I can honest say I've never seen anything quite like it before. The art is just grand and boast an insane amount of detail. Also, despite its surreal setting, it's seriously relateable. Some of the conversations Hyena writes for her characters remind me of many a conversion I've had in real life. Tone is spot on for that type of thing. Also the author has a similar affection for punk rock as myself, which is a-ok in my book. =D

That's it for the plugs at the moment, I'll have more come Friday. See you then!

...or Was It Tegan?

2009-05-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

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NOFX has a new single out.

Creeping Out Sara: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDQZQMuahtg

(Told you I'd see you on Friday) ;)

I Watched The View, And I Liked It

2009-04-27T21:34:00.000-07:00

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I started both a new job and an internship last week so a Friday Update just wasn't in the cards. To elaborate a little further on the job situation, its a job with the federal government as part of their domestic spying program... No wait, its just the Census. The information on the internship though is strictly classified; so shhhhh, don't tell anybody I told you stuff.

Also Thanks to everyone who sent some love my way last week, especially: Jude K.A. Boi, Uncle Fester, Hyena, Liz, Hex, and Kelly (all equally, but in no particular order.) I don't know all of you personally, but I really appreciate your support, and you're all cool as shit in my book.

Hope you all enjoy the strip, see you Friday. (For real this time) ;)

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Drunkest of Them All?

2009-04-22T00:07:00.000-07:00

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I wanted to get this posted on Friday but my Grandfather ended up passed on that day... and with the funeral on Monday this is the earliest that I could make time to post something.

It's been a hard couple of days...

Take Care of yourselves and those you love. I mean it!

DvA

2009-04-16T00:36:00.000-07:00

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Here's the Weds update I promised. I left the computer on the sidelines for this one. Hope you like it.

NoFunny

2009-04-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

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Well here is my Easter strip for the year. It's late, I know it, and I don't feel like explaining why in great detail, but I can assure you it involves alcohol.

Sorry about the lack of Friday updates as well. I was feeling a little unmotivated Thursday night and then a friend informed me of the Blueheels (http://www.myspace.com/blueheelsrocknroll) show that night, and well... that was the end of that. Give the Blueheels a listen and see if you can blame me for going.

Today's comic features one of the many rising stars of the underground garage/punk scene. NoBunny! NoBunny is a thing of legend. You'll hear whispers about him in the corners of trendy coffee shops and the back halls of tattoo parlors, but he's one of those acts you probably wont have the chance to see unless you have a bloodhound trained to sniff out house shows. He seems to only play venues located in someone's basement, so if you want to catch him, you'll to keep you're ear to the floor. According to eye witnesses, it's a pretty intense set to say the least. And seeing as I'm not about to call said eye witnesses liars, I'm generally inclined to believe them.

Check out NoBunny here: http://www.myspace.com/nobunnylovesyou

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out...

2009-04-07T20:49:00.000-07:00

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This strip is based on a story my friend told me about a friend of her's who essentially had this happen to them. She then proceeded to tell me that she would do this to a guy on propose if they were fooling around and she thought he deserved it.

... in all my life, I have never heard anything as terrifying or as threatening as this statement... welcome to my nightmare.

FUC

2009-04-04T11:17:00.000-07:00

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As far as musical obsessions go. Fucked Up (http://www.myspace.com/epicsinminutes) is defiantly me newest. They're essentially everything great about 80's hardcore with out the Black Flag aftertaste.

Also I have a guest strip up at Unicellular by Tom Helmuth. It's a strip about unicellular organisms who have corny conversations and tell a lot of nerdy jokes. It's pretty much a good time all round. Check it out: http://unicellular.smackjeeves.com/comics/580034/133-mr-mrsa/

The Hazards of Buzzkill'aton

2009-03-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

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So I got away this weekend.I have to say it was probably the best thing I've done for myself in a while. Sometimes you just need to get away, head north into the woods and stay there until you're almost positive you have frost bite. It doesn't feel like an outdoorsy adventure until one or more of your toes feel like they're going to fall off when you take of your shoes, I always say.

In other news: New Decemberists Album! Rejoice!

And if you don't know The Decemberists, this is a good place to start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3Ce9md96g

Yeah Yeah... What?!

2009-03-27T10:33:00.000-07:00

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So one of my favorite bands from my college years (which I say like is was more then 8 months ago) just released a new single... and by all intensive purposes it takes some getting used to. My first retraction to it is essentially recorded in this comic. After repeat listens I've found it much more agreeable, thankfully. It's defiantly a departure from their early work I'll tell you that much, but you can check it out for your self here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4Qk_R1uos

Also I decided to start writing the text into the strips again instead of adding through GIMP. Let me know what you think!

See you Monday!

Kitsplosion

2009-03-23T13:43:00.000-07:00

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Time Up! Time In! Who Watches the Watchmen?

Of those who have seen it, what did you think? Personally, I still have some reservations about certain aspects of the film, but the most part, I thought it was pretty good.

Spirit of the Radio... Broadcasting Television

2009-03-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

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Depending on what you're drinking, I'm sure you could enjoy some Tv on the Toaster as well, or at the very least, some Radio on the Blender.

TV on The Radio is sorta my thing right now as far a music obsessions go. That being said, I think this strip might exhaust all the material I have pertaining to them right now. It's sorta sad considering how much I actually listen to them.

My favorite performance of theirs so far is the one they did for Colbert about a month ago:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/218126/february-09-2009/tv-on-the-radio---dancing-choose

(If you want to watch the video you'll have to sit through a freakin' commercial first, just a head up =P)

To be perfectly honest, I'm sorta surprised at how big they're getting. It seems like every other time I turn on the Tv they're doing a guest spot or interview for someone. Not that I'm complaining though. I'm always happy see Indie bands get the recognition they deserve. Recognition that eludes far to many all to often. I just hope they don't get sassy and start talking like they're bigger then Jesus... Because from what I understand this Jesus fellow is pretty popular, and that kind of talk might be a little presumptuous at this point.

Music Sells… but Who’s Buying?

2009-03-14T01:58:00.000-07:00

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For those of you in the mood for some new music, check out Quote Unquote Records.com ( http://www.quoteunquoterecords.com/news.htm ) to download a whole crap load of awesome punk rock for FREE! You can get all of Bomb the Music Industry!'s albums, as well as some stuff by Chotto Ghetto, Cheap Girls, and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches. It's just about a one stop shop for all your garage punk needs.

Oh yeah and don't forget to check out O'Pioneers!! while you're there too. They're a great band to blow off steam to.

See you Monday (hopefully)!

Native, Polish American Sausage

2009-03-11T10:10:00.001-07:00

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Sorry, late again. My bad...

Next week I'm really going to put in some extra effort to get these done on time.

Pales With Whales

2009-03-06T22:52:00.001-08:00

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PALE SKIN PRIDE! Let's hear it for our nearly transparent brothers and sisters! Can I get a Woop Woop?!

I'm still outrageously ill but you can bet that won't stop me from going to see the Watchmen this weekend. Movie goers beware, for I bring with me to the theaters the gift of plague! Hizzah!

See you all Monday!

Worst Week Ever!

2009-03-04T10:49:00.001-08:00

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Feb 9: Blink 182 comes off hiatus
http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/ear_candy/blink_182_back_together_after_three_year_hiatus_2234298/

Feb 18th: Touch and Go records closes shop.
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/02/20/touch-and-go-records/

Technically more then a week, but still...
Oh lord, why have you forsaken your children!

Sorry about the late update again. I've been a little under the whether and it's made me pretty sluggish. It took me twice as long as it should have to pump out this comic. Right after I post it, I'm going back to bed. Bleh!

Indie-Gasm

2009-02-27T12:11:00.000-08:00

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This was a very big deal in the Indie scene when it happened. I honestly couldn't care less, but a lot of people apparently broke into spasm of joy when the engagement was announced in everyone's favorite tabloid news source, Rolling Stone. When I looked it up on Rolling Stone's website the first comment immediately following the article was "When I heard this I jerked off". It was at that very moment I decided to do a comic. Enjoy!

For those who don't know She & Him; watch this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtlO0RXktlo

Witness the INDIE!

Regrettable Covers

2009-02-25T10:13:00.001-08:00

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This isn't a special update, its just a late Monday one.

About a month ago the band Onslaught Dynamo asked to be in a strip, and I finally got around to obliging them at about 3am this mourning.

If you like Pop-punk you can check them out here-
http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtdynamo

They're pretty damned good, even if I have to say so myself.

The concert Sam mentions in the strip is this one- http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p258/sweetsuperior/HOH.jpg

It's a massive charity event going down in Florida next month, ft such big names as Against Me!, The National, Propgahndi, Bad Brains, Smoke or Fire, Bomb the Music Industry, and a million other great bands. Makes me very jealous of all the Floridians who have the opportunity to attend while I freeze my nips off up in the mid-west.

See you Friday!

Noise Polluter Awards '08

2009-02-20T13:30:00.001-08:00

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Today's comic: I pick the winners and losers of this past year. Read it, love it, be good to the little guys in life... and by that I mean anyone under 3 feet tall. Everyone else you can be a dick to.

Punk Songs You Should Know IV

2009-02-16T08:23:00.000-08:00

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Punk Rock Girls- The Queers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEO9rikCRbo

The Queers are probably one of my all time favorite 80s/90s pop punk bands. Amazingly their still playing strong after all these years; and are very likely more popular NOW then at any other point in their career. It just goes to show; you play enough dive bars, and good things are bound to happen for you. ;) If you haven't seen them yet, let me take this opertunity to inform you of their fantastic live show. If you ever get the chance to drop in on one of their performances, take it! You won't be disappointed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6vE7FbkW0w

As of right now I'm planning a Year in Review '08/ Noise Pollution Awards strip for the Friday update, but depending on whether or not I get any drawing done this week, that may or may not happen. Keep your fingers crossed for me folks.

Of Heros and Zeros

2009-02-13T10:34:00.001-08:00

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...of course he's right... he's also an idiot.

In other news, I've recently discovered HULU (http://www.hulu.com/), and have already lost more of my life then I care to mention watching episodes the Office and Family Guy on it. How accessible it makes all my favorite shows is as addictive as it is detrimental to my sense of time management. It's existence has to be part of some vast media conspiracy to make us all fat, unproductive, and phenomenally entertained. Heaven forbid I ever actually get any real work done again.

Have a good weekend!

Punk Songs You Should Know III

2009-02-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

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Today marks the 3rd installment of our Punk Songs You Should Know series, this time featuring I Love Livin' In The City by Fear. Probably one of my top 10 favorite punk songs of all time. You may remember this song from SLC Punk soundtrack. If that's the only place you know it from though, your better off pretending you've never heard it before and starting over with a fresh start. Trust me on this one.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQM00K24qG8

Zombie Ex-Anythings Are Scary

2009-02-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

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Kim takes it upon herself to rid the world of the reanimated corpses of Sam's past lovers... if he has any that is... which he doesn't of course becuase that would just be silly.

The video Kim shows Sam is the video animated by on Ben Levin. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s22S9kjY9vU

You can find more of his vidoes on youtube. They're all pretty good, defiantly some quality material of equal interest to nerds and punks alike.

Have a good weekend!

Adventures in Human Debasement

2009-02-02T15:13:00.001-08:00

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Because homeless people are just like the rest of us. Except that your EXPECTED to ignore them and pretend like they aren't there.

I Don't Care What Anybody Says, I Still Think She's Super Hot!

2009-01-26T10:41:00.001-08:00

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Punk Songs You Should Know II

2009-01-18T07:57:00.001-08:00

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Welcome to the 2nd installment of Punk Songs You Should Know. Fix My Brain is a classic powerpop song by an Austin based band that burnt out before they could be properly recognized for their total abundance of awesome.

Here is a video of one of their performances from Emo's featuring 3 songs off their last album including Fix My Brain. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVuvbSXkoyI

I'm going to be out of town this week until Thursday, so I'm updating the comic a little early. Hope you don't mind. See you Friday!

Gutter is a Tool

2009-01-16T13:17:00.001-08:00

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This is another adaption of a scene joke I heard a little while ago. Next week will be all my own original material, so you can start celebrating now in anticipation. Have a good one! =D

See You Next Fall

2009-01-13T18:19:00.001-08:00

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This is an adaptation of one of my favorite scene jokes. I actually had to draw this one twice becuase I felt the first rendition of the kids hitting the sidewalk and the aftermath was a little too gruesome and detracted from the jok to much. Granted the current version is still a little visceral, but the cartoony splat and giblet piles, I feel, are a definite improvement. Maybe if I was going for the Avan-Grade, Ingmar Bergman, ironic/tragic angle for the joke it might have worked, but I don't think this is THAT type of a comic strip.

Also, I had a comic dedicated to me earlier today. Check out Lappy and Don's Office Adventures, its really one of the better comics hosted on Smack Jeeves: http://lappyanddon.smackjeeves.com/comics/534556/music-tastes-like-chicken/

Sorry this one is late. It was a hectic weekend and I really didn't have much time for anything other then sleep and restroom breaks, so I wasn't able to get a start on it until Monday afternoon. For anyone who's used GIMP before you'll know what I mean when I say that it is a sweaty butt to work with. It took me forever finish this comic, but it's done and that's what counts! See you all Friday!

Punk Songs You Should Know

2009-01-09T10:17:00.001-08:00

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This is the first installment of a series of strips that I've been thinking about doing for a while. Orienting short, one or two panel, comics around a punk song that we all know and love. I figured Motorhead was a good way of starting things off with; becuase, lets face it, who doesn't love Motorhead? Ace of Spades Bitches!

I feel really good about this week. I was able to update 3 times and finished out the first real arch of my webcomic's already illustrious career... also I got a Zune. This was a good week.

Have a good weekend everyone! See you Monday!

Sam's Shiny New Soulmate IV

2009-01-07T09:07:00.001-08:00

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Special Wednesday NP Update! Y'all come back Friday, ya hear!

New Scrubs premiered last night. It was great to see the whole gang back in action. Elliot was self involved, Carla gave advise, Cox was enduring cynical, JD was a girl, Turk and him did a dance, and everybody learned a little something about death... The Janitor got fired too... what the hell was that all about?

Sam's Shiny New Soulmate III

2009-01-05T09:45:00.000-08:00

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I really wanted to post this strip on Friday, but I got caught up in other things an never got around to it. I'm really hoping to make up for it by posting 3 comics this week (Mon, Weds, Fri), but no guarantees. Sorry.

I went to our Christian Coffee house/ concert venue here in town, for the first time ever, this weekend to see Flatfoot 56 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91RYVkNd9tI). I had never been there before becuase I'm not a christian, (and honestly, get a little weirded out by religious folk in general) but Flatfoot was playing, and if you want to see punk bands in Green Bay, WI; you kinda have to take what you can get. It was weird though. Everyone prayed before the music started, and then when the band started playing the place turned into a huge mosh. I even got caught up in a circle pit. I've never been part of a circle pit in Green Bay before. It was crazy. Who thought you'd have to go to a christian venue to find a rowdy crowd in Mid-western Wisconsin. Not me. =P

Happy Freakin' New Year '08

2008-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:00

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I wanted to do a special update for New Years Eve so I drew up this comic last night. I like doing special things for the holidays so I'm glad I was able to get this up in time.
Here's hoping you have somebody to kiss at mid-night. =D

Sam's Shiny New Soulmate II

2008-12-29T13:39:00.001-08:00

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Sam and Kim continue to acquaint themselves with each other. Kim meets Glen. She wonders if he is on loan from the zoo. Roll credits.

Sam's Shiny New Soulmate

2008-12-27T02:43:00.001-08:00

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So there you have it. Sam's found himself a girlfriend. Awwww.

And just when you didn't think Noise Pollution could get anymore pretentious we throw in a health dose of philosophy. What's next? A discussion of classical Greek architecture? Heaven forbid! Actually this comic was probably my favorite to write and draw out of all the strip I've done in the past month owing to the subject matter. For one, anybody who's studied Existentialism knows its next to impossible to find some one with an opinion similar to your own when it comes to either Nietzsche or Sartre; and secondly, its always been a fantasy of mine to be accosted by a beautiful indie girl, only to have her talk up some philosophy to me and then whisk me off my feet to a near by hotel room or rest stop bathroom (I'm not picky). Seeing as I'm over 6'5" and 240 pounds, I doubt there will ever be any whisking though. Also I live in Green Bay, WI; one of the great intellectual dead zones of the mid-west, so the likelihood of me having a stipulating conversation about philosophy here has about the same probability as getting struck by lighting on a sunny day. Needless to say, I wont be holding my breath.

Sorry the comic is so late btw, my computer and scanner were acting up. Otherwise I would have had them up on time.

Have a good weekend!

You Can Use A Rhyming Dictionary As Long As It Doesn't Sound Like You Are...

2008-12-22T16:21:00.000-08:00

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After reviewing the comic's archive over the weekend, I came to the startling conclusion that my handwriting is almost entirely illegible. If I didn't already know what the comic was supposed to say, it would drive me nuts trying to read it. Therefore I have made the executive decision to henceforth add the dialog in photoshop. I apologize to you loyal fans who have drudged through my horrible hand written scripts up to this point. Your suffering has now come to an end. My gift to you. Huzzah! =D

Be sure to check back this Friday to catch a very special event in Sam's character development and the introduction of a totally new lead character to the Noise Pollution cast.

Happy Freakin' Holidays!

What Really Happened to The Buffalo

2008-12-19T11:22:00.000-08:00

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You may recall that I did a strip a couple of weeks back regarding the horrible advertising campaign for Guy Richies' latest film Rock'nRolla. I bring it up becuase 1. Free time on Friday's is always a good time to page through the archive of your favorite webcomic ;) , and 2. Because I actually got around to seeing the film at the budget theater a couple of nights ago, and I have to say... It was pretty awesome. If your not doing anything this weekend I recommend you go check it out. It's defiantly more accessible then his past work, but come on, since when is that ever been a bad thing.

Have a good weekend!

ps Did you get a load of Guy's divorce settlement with Madonna? Last I heard it was up to $76 million. It's obscene!

Return of Paul The Poser

2008-12-16T08:51:00.000-08:00

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Monday's comic features the return of everyones favorite poser Paul. Paul's character is a combination of people I know in my towns scene. All of which I've compiled into a single obnoxious entity. My hope is to eventually make the character as unlikable as the people he's based on, so you can expect to see a lot more of Paul in the coming weeks.

Also, FYI, The new Dillinger Four album is quit possibly every thing you could have asked of the band and more. It rocks! If you haven't heard it yet, your missing out. Make sure to ask Santa for a copy for Christmas or you'll be the nerd in the back of the lunchroom no one will sit with for the rest of your adult life. Don't do that to your self. Get yourself a copy.

The Good The Bad and The Queenie

2008-12-12T17:17:00.000-08:00

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I actually discovered The Good The Bad and The Queen via the Henry Rollins show on IFC laster spring. The video from the performance of their first single Herculean is still one of my favorite live sets Rollins has hosted on his show.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSj0dkqBiWc

Have a good weekend!

Well This is Awkward

2008-12-09T12:17:00.001-08:00

I realize this update is a whole date late, but after a 12 hour shift yesterday there was just no way in hell I was getting it up on time.

Anyway, How's everyone's weekends go? Speaking for myself, my liver is still in shock from the adventure I had Saturday night. I'm hoping most of your are in better shape then I am right now. Aug, my poor broken body. =P

Got Some Chubs For You

2008-12-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

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The trailer that Sam is all excited over is this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLA0tg5yI0

Personally, I'm very pleased with the amount of screen time Rorschach has been getting in these previews. I always found him to be one of the more interesting characters in the book. I'd even go as far to say that he was one of my favorite characters to be portrayed in a DC comic book. Sorta like an extra crazy, low rent version of the Dark Knight or something like that. (I'm a big Batman fan btw)

Anyway, have a great weekend, and remember; to keep it in your pants. ;)

Bluesman

2008-12-03T15:21:00.000-08:00

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Hey guys, special Wednesday update! Please enjoy!

Reagan Sleepy

2008-12-01T15:44:00.001-08:00

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Hey Everyone. I'm back... don't all applaud at once.

Anyway, I'm really sorry about last week. I know I had said that I was going to do 3 updates and then wound up doing none at all and I feel awful about it. My scanner broke though so there wasn't much that could have been done about it until I got my hands on a new one. Speaking of which, I just hooked it up and scanned Mondays comic on it about 5 minutes ago. The new scanner works great and the resolution on it is awesome! Champaign all around!
...and yes I do plan on dropping a Weds addition of Noise Pollution this week so be sure to check back on the 3rd for more comic goodness.

Lastly, thanks for your patience and support. It means a lot. =D

Axel Douche

2008-11-21T17:07:00.001-08:00

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I've listened to the new G'nR album already. It really does give new license to hate Axel. I swear his life goal is to get lynched by a mob of outraged former fans.

Anyway, I'm planning to do a special Weds update next week. So keep any eye out for something extra coming your way from the good folks at Noise Pollution Inc this coming Wednesday. Woot!

Have a good weekend!

How To Screw Up Your Teenage Daughter 101

2008-11-17T23:27:00.000-08:00

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Wow, super late update guys. It was a long weekend I ended up sleeping in most of Sunday instead of getting this one inked in when I had the time. Sorry about that folks.

There is a guy named Lev who makes these strikingly minimalistic cartoons about his life and then posts them on youtube. They're really pretty good. Check 'um out when you have the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmecyCCdknk

Pop Junk

2008-11-14T19:38:00.000-08:00

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Updating a little later then I would have liked, but then again I got up at 2:20 pm, so what do you expect?

Have a good weekend all!

MCS Is for Cutters

2008-11-10T14:42:00.001-08:00

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Hey There Alchy Al!

2008-11-07T17:08:00.001-08:00

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I've noticed that old drunks tend to vote conservatively and view themselves as profound for doing so. They’re weird.

In other news, I have two announcements to make:

1. I have already begun to put away any sentiments I might have had in regards to leaving the country after the election results were in. For once in my life time, I feel like I agree with and have a kinship with my country men. Last Tuesday was a mandate for change, and I was happy to have contributed to it.

2. I will only be updating Noise Pollution on Mondays and Fridays from now on. I think this should be a more manageable schedule for me to keep, as apposed to the three update a week program where I feel bad for missing Wednesday time and time again. Well no more!

Have a good weekend all!

#37 VOTE DAMN YOU!

2008-11-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

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Seriously,you live in a democracy. Act like it. Go vote!

#36 How Big Are Your Bollocks

2008-10-31T10:10:00.000-07:00

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I wrote Friday's strip in reaction to the advertisements for Guy Richie's latest film RocknRolla. It always bugs me when an advertisement asks if I'm a bad ass, because I'm really not, and I have now way of really responding to such an inane question. Additionally the adverts are fast pasted, action packed, and loud as hell, making them incredibly annoying while glossing over any indication of the dark humor and ironic story telling that have made Richie's past work poignant and intriguing. That being said, I'll probably go see RocknRolla, and I’ll most likely enjoy it as well, despite the film’s irritating advertisement campaign.

Anyway, enough nerd rants, HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL! Have a good weekend!

#35 Metal Street

2008-10-29T19:58:00.001-07:00

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Today's comic is brought to you by the letters F and U. and the number 69. Here, have a round of juvenile antics on me. They're free, so get 'um while their hot!

#34 Sam and Glen Pay the Rent... Hollywood Style!

2008-10-27T18:07:00.000-07:00

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Yeah, I'm good at this. This whole updating on time thing, yeah I'm pretty much a pro. Not really. Sorry there was no comic last Friday. I should be on track all this week though, so hopefully I wont miss another update for a while. Hope you all enjoyed your weekends!

In other news, Zack and Miri Make a Porno looks absolutely terrible. That doesn't make it ok for me to seal jokes from their advertisements, but it does make me feel a little better about myself at the end of the day. I'm actually open to the possibility that the movie might be alright, and if I saw it I'm sure I'd get a chuckle or two out of it, but to be completely honest I've never seen anything with Seth Rogan in it that I could consider half way decent. Not a one.

#33 Its A Real Shame

2008-10-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

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The Offspring used to be my favorite band back in middle school. Now they are just plain awful and it brake my heart to listen to them. I blame their MTV exposure in the late 90's for their current suck-a-tude.

I honestly didn't think I was going to get the chance to update today. Guess I was wrong, right? =D

#32 If His Teeth Look Like That, What's Going On With His Liver?

2008-10-20T10:41:00.001-07:00

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So I'm finally feeling better, and I finally have a less crazy work schedule. Thanks god right? Last week I almost asked one of my co-workers to take me out behind the equipment shed and put a bullet in my brain. I was so dog tired it was absurd.

Shane MacGowan is the lead singer of The Pogues by the way. Didn't know if you knew that or not, but I just thought I'd mention it. They're probably the one and only band that I will bestow the term Folk-Punk upon with out doing serious damage to my conscience.

Also as promised, here is your double shot of comicy goodness. Enjoy!

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#31 Sketchy

2008-10-17T12:38:00.001-07:00

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I know I promised a double decker today, but I looks like I'm going to have to postpone it until Monday. This is the most I have time for at the moment. Have a good Weekend!

-MB

#31 At Least It Has A Better Sountrack Then Juno, But That's Still Not Saying Much...

2008-10-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

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I want to apologize for the lack of updates as of late. Between work, being sick, Riot Fest, and other responsibilities and distractions; there just hasn't been the time to updating Noise Pollution. I plan on making it up to you all with a double decker for this Friday, so be sure to check back in.

I had a guest strip up last week on the stoner humor strip Thick Pie, where else but at Thick-Pie.com. I was laid up 4 days with a horrible sinus infection though so I never really got the chance to pimp it. Both me and the fellas over at Thick Pie were very pleased with how it tuned out. You can check out my guest strip by following the link provided here: http://thickpie.com/comics.php?series=1&book=1&page=86

In other news, Riot Fest was amazing. I had so much fun I'm actually planning a short autobiographical series about the experience, but we'll see what I accomplish with the time the good lord provides (sarcasm, I'm actually agnostic) over the next couple weeks. I hope you were able to make it yourselves, but if not, never fear, there is always next year.
... Not to get anybody to excited, but there is a rumor floating around that Cock Sparer will be playing next years Riot Fest, so be sure to keep that in mind and grab tickets as soon as they go on sale for next years show. It's already looking like a blast! Take Care!

#30 The Man In Black

2008-10-06T20:56:00.001-07:00

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#29 P!NK's PSA

2008-10-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

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I'm not necessarily a fan of Pink's style of pop music, but what I do like is the message she sends to young women with her music. Namely, that you don't have to be someone's doll in order to have any self worth.

Am I a bit of a feminist... yeah, but don't tell anyone.

#28 All I Want Is For Them To Play Daft Punk...

2008-10-01T11:46:00.000-07:00

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We have 4 College radio stations in my hometown that broadcast online. None of which actually play College Rock. It's really depressing.

Sample some real college rock why don't cha!

Sonic Youth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4BsnXmJaI

The Pixies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V3_u9i2vEc

The Decemeberists:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhotHZLmShg

#27 Glen's Very Own Clingon

2008-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:00

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Wholly is by far my sisters favorite charter. She demanded that I put him in another strip, and so I obliged her. Behold my master piece!

2008-09-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys, no comic this Friday. I got a little busy and need didn't end up having time to update at all. We'll be back on track on Monday. No worries.

In the mean time, I bring you funny via the power of youtube. Please enjoy this video if you haven't already seen it (and even if you have...)

Have a good weekend!
-MB

#26 Better Be Women...

2008-09-25T00:03:00.000-07:00

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Had to put in a 14 hour day at work today, thus the comic is a little late. Sorry about that. I was able to catch a good show after my shift was done though, so I'm fairly happy with the way my day turned out.

I wish more bars around here actually had NoMeansNo on they're jukeboxes... Scratch that, I wish ANY bars around here had NoMeansNo on they're jukeboxes.

NoMeansNo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QtDOeh4Zv0

I met a rapper on the myspace by the name of Black Lung who demanded (not requested mind you, demanded; dude don't take no prisoners) to be in the comic selling drugs in a Minor Threat T so I threw this together for him:

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I thought the concept was too damn funny to pass up; even if I had recycled a joke to make it happen. Black Lung is really a talented artist and I recommend you check out his material if you want to know what quality underground hip-hop should sound like.

Black Lung: http://www.myspace.com/blacklungia

#25 Why Is It That The Worst Bands Always Get Back Together? Why Can't The Pixies Do Another Reunion Tour? That Would Rock!

2008-09-22T22:46:00.001-07:00

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I talk music with just about everyone I meet, but I've never met a soul who's told me that they like Yes. Folks confess they're love of horrible music to me all the time, but I've never heard a proclamation of affection for Yes in my entire life. I don't know who the audience is that this reunion is targeting, but I'm almost sure it's a figment of the band's imagination.

#24 March of Pigs

2008-09-19T10:49:00.001-07:00

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There was an actual contest, almost exactly like this, held in Wisconsin last year. I didn't like Sammy Hager much before I heard about the contest but now I despise him.

#23 Sex y or Strange? ... Maybe both?

2008-09-17T23:53:00.001-07:00

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As offensive as they are, Dwarves album covers have this enduring quality to them. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think it has to do with the their shamelessly explicit nature. I mean come one, who doesn't love exposed genitalia? I like to see a show of hands on that one.

Dwarves: http://www.myspace.com/thedwarves

Sorry about the super late post everybody, hope you don't mind. Between working two jobs and keeping abreast the host of other responsibility's in my life, I'm honestly surprised I've been able to update this thing as regularly as I have. Today I learned the value of working 3 months ahead of schedule. Staying ahead of the game has made this who project possible up to this point, no doubt about it. There will additionally be no album review this week. Double decker apologies all around. They're harder to do then the comics, and I just have not been writing them as frequently as I should.

#22 Poser Problems

2008-09-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

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There very well may be a drug called "X"out there, but who cares, the band is so much better then any drug that could coincidently share its name. Drugs bad, Rock good! Straight Edge Pride! ... now lets all get drunk and have sex.

X: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWunSUmEm4

#21 Man, That Bowie Character Is Something Else Huh?

2008-09-12T11:53:00.000-07:00

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If this did happen to me, I doubt I'd shower for a year just to see how long I could hang on to the after glow. Am I right?

Anyway, if you can get the reference in today's comic you defiantly deserve an award. I might even consider sending you something in the mail. Because if some one else gets it, I'll feel like less of an incredible nerd for having posted it.

David Bowie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louXPUW7tHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBAY0LOPBw

I'm almost sure half the stuff Bowie does only works becuase he's hansom and British. Who could hold that against him though?

Review: Cougar Den (s/t)

2008-09-11T11:45:00.000-07:00

Artist: Cougar Den
Album: Cougar Den
Label: Self-Released

Most hardcore bands recon they can get by with pretending they’re a death metal outfit and leave the clichés of the genre do the rest. Melodic Hardcore group from Milwaukee WI, sees different potential in the genre and breaks the mold with their smashing self titled EP.

This break from the typical begins with the band’s nack for simply engrossing song compositions. Each song winds in and out of a confusing and brutal haze of noise, chucky guitar riffs, and pragmatic punchy base riffs, creating a great balance of sound that compliments vocalist Bobby Reitman’s wild, frustrated bark, as he belts out lyrics written by guitarist Justin Schmidt, with perfect angst ridden timing. Additionally, something you only wish were more common in the genre is accomplished here in that you can actually make out the words Reitman belts out as he rocks out behind the mic. Audible lyrics are a key component of Cougar Dens musical strategy and helps give the band a great deal more credibility.

The inspired song composition works wonderfully with Reitman’s vocals to give the album a brooding, angsty, forlorn feeling of absolute desperation and deprecation. This combined with meaningful song lyrics that inspire as much thought as awe, the album cements it’s self as a sure bet for all listeners, even those not normally keen to hardcore as a genre. Myself included.

Score: 6 out of 10

Check 'um out at: http://www.myspace.com/cougarden

#20 Faux Folk

2008-09-10T09:44:00.000-07:00

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The obsession with Folk punk is analogous to a Panda a bear. While the music might be punk, it is by no means folk. Just like a panda is a large furry animal, but is by no means a bear. The label itself, in both cases, in simply incorrect; with folk mostly being an acoustic art form and pandas belonging to the raccoon family. If you wanted to combine both incorrect labels, you'd get a punk rock raccoon with a fetish for bamboo... to which, by all intensive purposes, would be absolutely adorable.

Simon and Garfunkel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dau2_Lt8pbM

And since the Simon and Garfunkel video is from a central park performance I thought I might add this video as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N86NN0FJM8
It's the best video I could find on youtube for NY Ranger by The Misfits, so enjoy.

#19 Listening To Polyphonic Spree makes you Less of a Man Evidently...

2008-09-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

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I heard you can contract the "gay" from listening to Polyphonic Spree. Can anyone verify this for me?

Polyphonic Spree: http://www.myspace.com/polyphonicspree

Enya: http://www.myspace.com/enyaofficially

#18 The Future? Maybe of Suck...

2008-09-05T14:44:00.001-07:00

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Instead of going on a big ol' speel I'm just going to post links to the bands referenced in the comic. After a conversation I had with a friend of mine tonight I'm adopting the attitude that if you don't get the joke, tough cookies. Listen to the bands and work it out for your self. I'm usually not as harsh as all that, but its come to my attention that explaining the joke after the comic is damn near a death nel for it, so I will no longer go through the laborious process of explaining myself to y'all.

Paramore: http://www.myspace.com/paramore

Nirvana: http://www.myspace.com/nirvana

Limp Bizkit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pp38SR1lMU (Hate hate hate hate hate hate this cover! I posted it only to show you how much I disapprove of this band and how pissed I am over Fred Durst ruining one of my favorite Who songs. What the hell is the matter with that man, seriously. )

Review: "Keep Their Day Jobs" by The Disabled

2008-09-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

Title: Keep Their Day Jobs
Artist: The Disabled
Genre: Pop Punk/ Punk Rock

Wisconsin’s favorite sons (and daughter) of classesless punk rock and roll have returned to the studio to record and present to the public their sophomore effort “Keep Their Day Jobs”. As the title implies, the band does not take it’s self seriously, reminding us that the best things in life are simple… and tone deaf. On this release the group sticks to it’s usually formula and style of brief, irritating, brutal, and highly distorted punk anthems that are sure to please the perverted 15 year old in all of us. From the wacky titled Paris Hilton v Bear, to the lude escapades described in Sunshine Happy Rainbows, the band successfully maintains it’s sense of humor while rocking out. The creative streak they exhibit on the album has a charming naivety to it, similar to that of the Promise Ring, early Weezer or select material by Screeching Weasels, ushering in a welcome change from the generally aggressive grind of today’s underground punk scene. Also included are some highly entertaining untitled bonus tracks, featuring an entirely amusing cover of The Misfits Astro Zombies and the very jah Dayo, some jam session outtakes, absurd conversations, and even a punk rock sing along session. All these elements combine to cementing this release as another irritating, quirky, mind-numbing, and truly enjoyable album from one of Wisconsin’s more true to form punk outfits. It’ll be sure to amuse and delight listeners of all ages… or make them scream and tare their hair out in a fitful spasm. Either or, they could probably care less.

Score: 6 out of 10

Check 'um out at: http://www.myspace.com/thedisabledwi

#17 Welcome To Wholly World II

2008-09-03T23:04:00.000-07:00

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Sorry about the late post guys, but its up and that's what counts. In addition, this comic concludes my first arch. Hurray for me!

We all have music collections, and therefore we all have guilty pleasures. One of mine is Billy Talent. Their self titled album is one of my favorite items to air out like so much dirty laundry to confuse people who think they have my music tastes pretty well pigeon holed and have written me off as belonging to any one category of scenester. Nah, I say to them! Billy Talent is the kind whinny, hipper aggressive, speed guitar, post-hardcore, mess that is easily mocked and lumped in with names like Thrice, Thursday, and Poison The Well, to define the limits to which the kids will go to disappoint their elders with their horrible tastes in music, and I love them for it! But that's becuase there's something very different about Billy on their self titled depute that separates them from the previously mentioned ranks of screamo purgatory. While relying heavily on call-response, sing-scream vocals, the contrivances generated by this singing strategy are counter balanced by guitar riffs which utilize a classic chord switch technique and beats that are as simple and straightforwardly aggressive as anything you'll find elsewhere. The lyrics in addition, are well crafted, passionate, and inwardly focused, but never to the point of interfering with the rock they accompany. In other wards, the group never chooses prose over power. What I like about Billy Talent on their debut album is that the band demonstrates themselves to be straight shooters in a world where the art of honest, passionate, punk'rock 'n roll is a rarity at best. While on the surface they may appear to be another band in a long line of tight pantsed wanna bes, bellow the tides of lopsided haircuts and vans, dwells the the hungry spirit of an angsty leviathan I could only wish more bands would learn to embrace as their own.

And thus ends an other chapter in what I'm listening to while I update my blog and decide to, unprovoked mind you, defend and recommend. Have a good one!

The Misfits, original 70's lineup with Danzig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKWIrG-HegE (Live performance of 20 Eyes); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a-4WInmYlg (Live performance of Skulls)

The Misfits, '95 reunion with Michael Graves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2-ysJORoHY (Live performance of American Psycho)

Discharge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0WgrGRawcQ

#16 Welcome To Wholly World

2008-09-01T11:16:00.001-07:00

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I have a friend, or rather a guy who I'm acquainted with, who is a big fan of Lower Class Brats but could care less about The Exploited. He holds the opinion that "Sex and Violence" by LCB is the only song by that title that matters, and as a result, I often feel compelled to inflict violence upon him when we talk about music (Not really, I'd never hit anybody over such a minuscule disagreement. No matter how much of an idiot they are...).

The opinions and tastes people have about music , and things in general for that matter, I find really intriguing at times. It always strikes me as funny when some one says the love fruit but cant eat cantaloupe, hate country music but love Kenny Chesney, hate dark or depressing films but are always the first one at the video store to rent a copy of the newest vampire movie as soon as its hits the shelf (my mother), or who love The Circle Jerks but feels sorta neutral about Black Flag. That last one is me. I'm not afraid to recognize the contradictions in my own musical tastes. Believe me there are plenty. I'm not a metal fan by any stretch of the imagination and have to leave room when someone throws Van Hallen on to avoid violently vomiting the contents of my stomach all over their Cd player/ computer. Yet I'm a die hard System of a Down fan and can't help doing a little head bobbing every time Rage is played on the radio. But thats pretty much what I'm talking about, we're all so inconsistent, and similar examples, as those previously mentioned, can be found in all of our lives. The inconstancies in our opinions and tastes seem so natural sometimes its hard to notice them unless they're specifically pointed out to you. I don't think that dilutes anyones conviction in the things that they enjoy, the things people like still matter to them even if they don't make sense to other people. What is really poignant about these contradictions in my opinion is: A. it shows the variability in our experiences, and how the things we encounter in our lives effect everyone differently and therefore produce varied habitual reactions that are specific to that individual and B. that we should be charitable to others when they express they're opinions becuase they're experiences differ from our own and our own experiences often do not lend themselves to an absolute continuity of tastes and opinions, any more then theirs do. As much as we would like to believe otherwise, those that criticize are often as flawed (or more so) then those who they are critiquing. I try to keep this in mind when I write my album reviews to varying degrees of success.

Other times, there are situations were someone is just flat our wrong... like Wholly in todays comic... that kid just doesn't have a clue does he? My heart goes out to Glen, it really does.

#15 Who's Better, Green Day or Green Day?

2008-08-29T13:42:00.000-07:00

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I have very broad tastes in music, and as a result, I have a lot of friends who have to bare with me as I drown on about bands they neither understand or could care less about. The above comic is what I'd like to think would happen if I really pressed it, and tried to draw a friend into a conversation about a band they really hate. I love Green Day, but I've met very few people who feel the same as I do.

Green Day has gone through a lot of changes in their career but have been able to maintain a consistent following despite their multiple metamorphosises. I think this speaks ultimately to their credibility as artists. From simple beginning, as one of hundreds of faceless cali-pop punk bands to Alt-Rock behemoth, they’ve shown themselves time and time again to be a talented and innovative group that will continue to shift their artistic focus to reach new heights and smash expectations… All praise aside though, I was little disappointed with American Idiot. I don't know if I'd enjoy another Rock Opera by them, and I'm not sure that medium exactly fits they're particular style. I wish they would have continued the Alt. Folk rock thing they had going on Warning, but alas, they had other callings. *le Sigh* One can always dream for a Warning II.

No review this week, but I’ll be sure to have one up next Thursday. Have a good weekend!

#14 Pick Your Poison

2008-08-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

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Some people like Time Again... I'm not one of them. I'm afraid I just don't understand they're appeal. If I was in the mood for something like Time Again I'd listen to Rancid. Music doesn't come in generic brands, its not like a Time Again cd costs any less then a Rancid disc, so why settle for less when you could have more? Idk, doesn't make sense to me.

#13 Chicks Don't Dig It

2008-08-25T10:17:00.001-07:00

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I don't hate Chixdiggit. I really don't hate anyone. All I'm saying is that someone has to make Shot Baker look good by comparison.