Noise Complaint 12/20/10

It's that time of year again. Time for the annual Noise Complaint Christmas Special. I came across a few new tracks...at least they're new to me...and I've got all the punk rock Christmas standards. I love this episode because it's nice easy way to close out the year.

Next week (12/27) there will be no Noise Complaint. Just in case you missed it, YNotRadio.net will be replaying the best of episode on 01/11 from 8-10pm. I'll be back with an all new episode on 01/03. That will be the most anticipated of 2011 episode. If you know of anything that you're looking forward to for next year, let me know.

I hope you all have a great holiday season. I'll catch you in the new year!

Ramones-Merry Christmas, I Don't Want To Fight
Dance Hall Crashers-I Did It For The Toys
RX Bandits-You For Christmas
Descendents-Christmas Vacation
The Vandals-Oi To The World
Relient K-Santa Claus Is Thumbing To Town
In Memory-The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
The Celibate Rifles-Merry Xmas Blues
The Automatics-Peace On Earth
Less Than Jake-Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Peter and the Test Tube Babies-I'm Getting Pissed For Christmas
Bad Religion-Silent Night
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-2000 Miles
Stiff Little fingers-White Christmas
Save Ferris-Christmas Wrapping
The Showcase Showdown-Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman
The Dollyrots-Santa Baby
OC Supertones-Joy To The World
Pennywise-Christmas In Hell
Fear-Fuck Christmas
The Pogues-Fairytale of New York

Noise Complaint 12/13/10 Best of 2010 Edition

I can't believe it's finally here. Doing shows like this one really make the year seem like it goes by crazy fast. I look forward to this episode every year because it gives me the opportunity to look back at the best songs that came out over the last 365 days or so.

I got some great suggestions from all of you and I think I was able to put together one hell of a show. I'm proud of it anyway. I think, if nothing else, it gives a good look at the wide variety of what the world of punk rock has turned into. It's not just about 3 simple chords and some angry lyrics.

Oh yeah, the show is 2 hours tonight. I'm excited to have a whole extra hour to rock out for you.

Before I give you the playlist, let me just thank you for all of the support this year. There have been some ups and downs (particularly involving the old YRock disappearing) but I think we've come out stronger than before. On a personal level, it was a decent year for me and this show had a lot to do with it. It's a constant every week that I look forward to. I need to thank you for that. Without your support, this show wouldn't still be around.

Here's the playlist...

The Black Pacific-When It's Over
Bad Religion-The Devil In Stitches
Flatfoot 56-Born For This
Streetlight Manifesto-Just
Spanish Gamble-It's All Coming Down
Coffee Project-Easy Does It
None More Black-Iron Mouth Act
Down To Nothing-Gone For Summer
Stephen Egerton (Feat Bill McShane)-Never Again
Crime In Stereo-Odalisque
We Are The Union-Rearranging Deck Chairs On The Titanic
Our Time Down Here-Curtain Call
The Dreadnoughts-Cider Road
Cancer Bats-Sabotage
Nightlights-Ghost Town
The Skints-Contemplations of the Modern Rudeboy
The GAmits-The Well
The Gaslight Anthem-American Slang
Against Me-I Was A Teenage Anarchist
Four Year Strong-It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now
Trash Talk-Eyes & Nine
The Holy Mess-A Soulful Punk Tune About A Working Class Dreamer
Glassjaw-Natural Born Farmer
Alkaline Trio-This Addiction
The Dopamines-Public Domain
The King Blues-Headbutt
Sharks-It All Relates
The Wonder Years-Washington Square Park
Smoke Or Fire-Monsters Among Us
Old Man Markley-For Better, For Worse
The Queers-Back to the Basement
Circa Survive-Get Out
Street Dogs-Punk Rock and Roll
Tumbledown-Arrested In El Paso Blues
Comeback Kid-Because of All The Things You Say
Sick Of It All-Death or Jail
Normal Jean-Leaderless and Self Enlisted
Underoath-Vacant Mouth

Noise Complaint 12/06/10

Those gentlemen above make up the band H2O. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I have seen them in my lifetime but let me assure you that it's a lot. The last time I saw them was probably close to 8 or 9 years ago up in Philadelphia. It's been a long time. I finally caught up with them again in Baltimore last Thursday and it was like nothing had changed. Even though the guys are all pushing 40, they rocked like they did 10 years ago. I was pretty impressed. That's why I'm kicking off tonight's show with their song "Still Here." I know the song is about being Straight Edge but I think the message also works for their story. Most punk bands don't stand the test of time. The members eventually have to give up and find real jobs. I realize they took some time apart but H2O has stayed true to their roots.

What made the show even better was one of the opening acts. Their name was Wisdom In Chains (pictured above). These guys blew me away. You'll hear a track from them tonight as well. If you want to check out more from them, CLICK HERE.

You may have heard of The Damned Things. That's the band featuring a couple guys from Fall Out Boy, a couple guys from Anthrax and the singer from Every Time I Die. It's probably that randomness that has me super excited to hear what they can do musically. I just had my first chance. They've made a video for the song "We've Got A Situation Here" and you can watch it right here...




And one more thing. Flogging Molly has announced their 2011 Green 17 tour. It kicks off on February 8th. I'm a little sad to say that it doesn't come to Baltimore or D.C. It does make a stop in Philly though. To see the full list of dates, CLICK HERE.

And here's what you heard tonight...

H2O-Still Here
Man Overboard-Al Sharpton
Bad Brains-I Against I
Ann Beretta-Better Days
Polar Bear Club-Light Of Local Eyes
Banner Pilot-Central Standard
Gogol Bordello-60 Revolutions
Dead To Me-Paystub
Wisdom In Chains-Chasing The Dragon
The Saints- (I'm) Stranded
Squirtgun-No Ohio
Tumbledown-Arrested In El Paso Blues
Social Distortion-Machine Gun Blues
The Clash-London's Burning
The Toasters-Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down
Flogging Molly-The Seven Deadly Sins
Wire-12XU
A Wilhelm Scream-Die While We're Young
The Bouncing Souls-Gasoline
Bane-The Bold and the Beautiful