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.
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.
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
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.
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
