Noise Complaint 06/27/11

It's my last show tonight and wouldn't you know it, my internet is down.  I guess I wouldn't have it any other way.  I'm updating from my phone right now and I don't have the full playlist with me.  I can tell you I'm kicking things off with Four Year Strong covering Everclear and The Clash doing I Fought The Law.  The rest is a jumbled mess in my brain.  I will have all the songs posted in the morning if you're curious.

Thanks for checking out the show tonight and for the last 4 years.  Your support means so much to me.

My time is coming to an end

If you're reading this you've probably already heard that I am stepping down from Noise Complaint. This was not an easy decision for me but I feel that it is the right one. I told myself that as soon as the show stopped being fun and started to feel like work I would walk away. We are at that point.

I started this show about 4 years ago when I left Philadelphia for a job opportunity in D.C. Noise Complaint gave me an opportunity to stay connected with Philly and the (at the time) YRock crew that I had been working with since day 1. It also gave me an escape from my "real job" which wasn't really all that glamorous. Each week I would spend my down time looking up new music from some of punk rock's biggest names as well as the newcomers. I would go out to concerts to see new acts and interview artists. Long story short, I put a lot of time into the show and outside of keeping my job I would have done just about anything for Noise Complaint.

Over the last year or so my schedule has been getting more and more full with my current job. It's a job that I love and one that I had been really working toward. Because of that I've had less time to dedicate for Noise Complaint. When it came time to work on the show it felt like more of a chore than the fun project it used to be. Record labels have been offering me opportunities to talk with artists or have them come by my studio and I've had to decline to all of them because I didn't have time. That's not what I envisioned when I started the show and it's not fair to all of you if I simply "mail it in" each week. You deserve someone that really cares about the music and the show.

My last episode of Noise Complaint will be next week (06/27) and we're going to go out with a bang with an all covers episode. I say that it will be my last episode because the boys at YNotRadio.net want to try and keep the show alive with another host. They have asked me how I felt about it and I told them to go for it. The show has meant a lot to me over the years and I think it would be incredible for someone with the passion I once had to step in and keep it going. If you think you might want to go for it shoot me an email to noisecomplaintradio@gmail.com.

It's been a pleasure doing this show for you and I wouldn't trade this time for anything. I've loved every second of it and I'm simply walking away before I start to resent it at all.

Noise Complaint 06/13/11

Still sick this week. Turns out I have a double ear infection. Not exactly sure how that happened but it sure has made life a little more interesting over the last week. I feel like I'm listening to everything through earmuffs. Thankfully I already enjoy listening to my music very loud so it hasn't been that big of a problem. Let's get into tonight's show.

Braid is back and they have a new EP coming out in August. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about the new single they've released. Maybe it's just me but there seems to be a huge shift in the vocals. If you know anything about Braid you will definitely notice the difference. Take a listen and download "The Right Time" for free HERE.

Trevor and Chad from Face to Face recently sat down with PunkNews.org for an interview. I thought it was pretty interesting to hear their take on the band and why they decided to get back together. Read the whole thing HERE.

And finally, I'm going to leave you with a video. This one comes to us from Transit. They've been putting out a series of cover videos on YouTube recently. This time they're taking on Hot Water Music. Here is Transit's take on "Trusty Chords."



Here's the playlist...

The Ramones-Judy Is A Punk
The Dopamines-Douglas Bubbletrousers
Social Distortion-A Place In My Heart
Less Than Jake-All My Best Friends are Metalheads
Tiger Army-Afterworld
Nick 13-Carry My Body Down
Subhumans-Killing
Green Day-Waiting
Propagandhi-Less Talk, More Rock
The Adicts-Steamroller
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Pictures To Prove It
The Wonder Years-Woke Up Older
Face to Face-It's Not All About You
Touche Amore-The Great Repitition
Lifetime-Theme Song For A New Brunswick Basement Show
Braid-Killing A Camera
Braid-The Right Time
Dead Kennedys-Life Sentence
Seaweed-Losing Skin
Big D and the Kids Table-Best of Them All
Transit-Please, Head North

Noise Complaint 06/06/11

I'm feeling a bit under the weather today. Actually, I can't really tell if I'm sick or if I'm just super drained from a long weekend of fun. Time will tell.

A couple of debuts for you this week. I'm psyched to announce that Big D and the Kids Table have a new record just about ready to hit the stores. In fact, here's the cover art...

I dig it. I'm going to be rocking the lead track on the show tonight but here's another for you to preview.

Modern American Gypsy by BigDandtheKidsTable

Have I told you how much I love soundcloud?

Flogging Molly is back with a new record called Speed of Darkness. Have you seen the video for Don't Shut 'Em Down yet?



The Have Nots are a band I feel like I should know more about. They're from Boston. I'm from Boston. They play punk/ska. I like to listen to punk/ska. See. It all makes sense to me. Somehow I've missed out on them for all this time but I'm not going to let you do the same. Here's the band performing the song Louisville Slugger live about a year ago.



And now it's time for the playlist...

Banner Pilot-Central Standard
Flogging Molly-Speed of Darkness
The Undertones-Teenage Kicks
Boysetsfire-Release the Dogs
Teenage Bottlerocket-Mutilate Me
Frank Turner-Wessex Boy
Dag Nasty-Under Your Influence
Have Nots-Louisville Slugger
Big D and the Kids Table-Walls
Take My Chances-Ten Foot Donkeys
7 Seconds-Young Til I Die
Living With Lions-Honesty, Honestly
Pacer-Throwback
Embrace-Money
The Hope Conspiracy-Fragile
The King Blues-Set The World On Fire
The Arteries-No Place Like Home
Bad Brains-Pay To Cum
Operation Ivy-Unity
Lagwagon-Twenty Seven
Inspection 12-Secret Identity

Noise Complaint 05/23/11...delayed a bit

Sorry about missing this last night. I woke up from a much needed afternoon nap to find water dripping from my ceiling. That's never a good sign. Turns out there's a busted pipe somewhere in the walls. However, there is good news. The water only leaks when I use the outside faucet. I'm pretty stoked that it's not from any of the inside water use. Guess those plants outside aren't getting water any time soon. OK, on to the good stuff.


The lineup for Insubordination Fest has been announced and it looks pretty bad ass. I just might have to go this year. I can't believe I've lived in Baltimore for 3 years and still haven't been to it yet. This may be the the year. Chixdiggit, Dear Landlord, Iron Chic and the Mixtapes are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the full lineup HERE.

I have a couple music videos for you to enjoy here today...

Thursday-Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart



The Gaslight Anthem-Bring It On
(Unfortunately I can't embed this so CLICK HERE to see the video)

And there's a new documentary coming out called "The Other F Word." It is based on the book "Punk Rock Dad" written by Jim Lindberg a couple years ago. Here's peak/trailer for it.




Here's the playlist...

Chixdiggit-Miso Ramen
Iron Chic-Time Keeps Running Into The (Cosmic) Future
Stiff Little Fingers-Alternative Ulster
Aquabats-Martian Girl
Face to Face-It's Not All About You
The Black Pacific-Living With Ghosts
The Weirdos-We Got The Neutron Bomb
Pacer-Throwback
The Copyrights-Grown Folks Business
Bim Skala Bim-Bones
Thursday-Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart
The Gaslight Anthem-Bring It On
Minor Threat-Minor Threat
Chase Long Beach-That's No Moon, It's A Space Station
Have Nots-Louisville Slugger
Touche Amore-The Great Reputation
A Wilhelm Scream-Die While We're Young
Subhumans-Killing
Against Me-Exhaustion and Disgust
Cave In-Vicious Cycles

Noise Complaint 05/23/11

A pipe busted in my wall earlier. Sorry gang, fixing that took precedence over updating the site. I'll have everything posted tomorrow by noon. Check back and kill some time at work.


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Noise Complaint 05/16/11

Have I got some goodies for you this week.

For all of you Black Flag fans, the documentary "Reality 86'd" has been put online for you to enjoy. It was originally released in 1991 and focuses on the band's 1986 tour. Check it out HERE.

Teenage Bottlerocket have released a newish video. It's a brand new video but it's for a song that is about 3 years old. Still fun and worth a watch either way.

Teenage Bottlerocket 'She's Not The One' - Directed by Mike Kircos from Michael Kircos on Vimeo.

Fat Wreck Chords has released the info about Strung Out's upcoming best of disc. To see the track listing CLICK HERE.

And here's the playlist for tonight...

U.K. Subs-Rebel Radio
French Exit-Whoa No
The Damned-Smash It Up
Comeback Kid-Wake The Dead
Teenage Bottlerocket-She's Not The One
Man Overboard-Driveway
Piebald-Karate Chops For Everyone But Us
Buck-O-Nine-Screamin' From The Suburbs
Living With Lions-Whatever You Want
Jawbreaker-Want
Snapcase-Target
Alkaline Trio-Madam Me
Smoking Popes-Wish We Were
The Stooges-Search & Destroy
The Briefs-Orange Alert
Flogging Molly-Don't Shut 'Em Down
Black Flag-Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Millencolin-Fingers Crossed
Propagandhi-Today
s Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
Former Thieves-Everything Has A Price, Everything Is Stolen
Strung Out-Novacain