(The features have now been updated as of 12/6/01... It's about f'n time.)
How I Got Into/My Story About: I have a very chaotic past, so it just seemed like a match made in heaven.
Their Label: Ace of Hearts Records
What You Can Pick Up By Them: "Load" EP, "Yer-In" LP
Standout Songs: "The Righteousness of Man", "Aren't You Pleased With Me", "They Saved the Face", "Stability Song", "Restless Whole", "Empty House"
What They Sound Like: modern rock with an indie edge
Why You Will Like Them: it's the radio stuff you've always wanted to listen to, but this is actually good and not studio made bullshit
Official Site: ChaoticPast.com
How I Got Into/My Story About: I don't remember how exaclty I found the Taxis, but boy did I.
Their Label: North East Indie Records
What You Can Pick Up By Them: "Autopilot" LP, "Rude Girls Ride Free" EP
Standout Songs: "Get a Life", "Social Outcast", "Can You Say", "Frustrations", "Fantasy"
What They Sound Like: Less Than Jake + their own mix of fun and not oldness
Why You Will Like Them: They're a ton of fun plus some extra pounds.
Official Site: the Taxis.com
How I Got Into/My Story About: I don't remember, honestly.
Their Label: Satellite Records
www.....comWhat You Can Pick Up By Them: "Songs by Strung Out Singles", "You Don't Know Us, But We Know Who You Are" (both LPs)
Standout Songs: "Throwaway", "You Don't Know Us...", "Camera Shy", "Martyr", "In Way Over"
What They Sound Like: Australian indie rock
Why You Will Like Them: How can you not?
the Hoods
How I Got Into/My Story About: I actually got into them simply because they're on Victory, and because of their plug on MakeOutClub.com... Ever since I first heard the CD, I was hooked.
Their Label: Victory Records
What You Can Pick Up By Them: Their newest CD is "Time... the Destroyer", twelve songs of hardcore bliss.
Standout Songs: "Another Lesson", "Endless Pain", "Unforgiven", "Above This World"
What They Sound Like: East coast hardcore.
Why You Will Like Them: They give west coast hardcore a good name.
Official Site: the Hoods Online
the Timeouts
How I Got Into/My Story About: I don't remember, it was either in the days of Napster or through an MP3.com search of some sort... I heard them and wished someone would bring them to play shows near me.
Their Label: Let's Go! Records
What You Can Pick Up By Them: "Over the Top" EP and "Earth is My Second Favorite Planet" Full Length
Standout Songs: "Lunar Hostility Studies Aren't For Everyone", "Sesame Street", "Six Ways of Killing Myself", "Words Go Here", "Tag You're It", "Oh, And One More Thing", "Missing the Point"
What They Sound Like: Allister meets the Bouncing Souls on a bad date.
Why You Will Like Them: They have pop-ish qualities without exactly being pop. Fun to sing along to, easy on the ears, and just all around a fun time dammit!
Official Site: the Timeouts.com
Craig's Brother
How I Got Into/My Story About: I don't really remember. It was one of those times when I was checking out a lot of new bands- to me- and I somehow came across them. Once I heard one song- "Insult to Injury"- I was hooked.
Their Label: Tooth and Nail
What You Can Pick Up By Them: You can get their new CD, "Lost At Sea", but "Homecoming" is also a must listen.
Standout Songs: "Set Free", "Back and Forth", "My Annie", "Insult to Injury", "Nobody", "Divorce", "Lullaby", and "Get Along" if you can find it.
What They Sound Like: Pop punk, NOFX-ish style, but with their own unique element. Fans of Fat Wreck Chord bands and the like wil enjoy them immensely.
Why You Will Like Them: They're keeping pop punk not only alive, but they're keeping it real. This is what real pop punk should be, not Saves the Day.
Official Site: craigsbrother.net
How I Got Into/My Story About: I first heard of the Stereo last summer. They were on tour with Midtown, and were supposed to play a show here, but they dropped off the tour. They were replaced by the Honor System, an awesome band I was opened to at the time.
Their Label: Fueled By Ramen
What You Can Pick Up By Them: I highly recommend you get "No Traffic", it's an amazing, amazing CD.
Standout Songs: "Get Set For Sound", "On Three", "Please Don't Break My Heart", "I Confess To All This Mess", and if you pick up their older stuff, watch for "You've Got Some Nerve" and "She Would Never".
What They Sound Like: It's hard to pinpoint their sound. Some songs are catchy, some songs are not. They could fit in well with pop punk, but they're not pop punk. They could fit in well with college rock, but they're not college rock. They're deep singalong songs with a lot of melody.
Why You Will Like Them: They present their own unique style, while being appealing to the masses- something that's hard to do. They're certainly music's best kept secret, and it's time the secret got out.
Official Site: the stereo online . com