Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - A Bottle of Buckie

If there was some sort of TeenBeat magazine for the punk scene, and they made glamour shot posters of bands/singers/etc, i would definitely have my room plastered with some posters of Ted. This guy is best-dude-ever status for sure...he's vegan, politically left, into vespas/scooters, oh, and he was in fucking Chisel! anyway, these last 3 songs that I have posted tonight are all from my favorite 'idols' if you will, as they all share pretty much the same traits of being politically outspoken, vegan, and great musicians.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1xnwo51yxds

Paint it Black - Cannibal

post-Lifetime, post-Kid Dynamite, Dr. Dan Yemin had a stroke at age 34 and decided to front his own band rather than relying on others. and it came out pretty fucking awesome...but then again, i think that everything this dude touches is awesome.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0unwjlbzdtj

the (international) noise conspiracy - Black Mask

Wow, yeah, there were definitely a few years when i was infatuated with this band. Ex-Refused, taken to a bit more mod/garage level. Again, another great band that has gone downhill over time and yet still keeps trodding along....oh well, enjoy the good stuff.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0ht4jeg2m2r

The Assistant - Humyn Capital

OK, enough goofing around. You and I broke up because they ran out of tears or some shit...no actually the drummer had some crazy heart condition which prevented him from ever playing a show again. So Tom started a new band with his girlfriend. It would be impossible, i think, to ever outgrow the shadow of You and I, but this is still pretty good on its own.

http://www.mediafire.com/?fdghlxgx4t7

Atom and his Package - If you own the washington redskins, you're a cock

who says you can't mix sports, punk, pop, politics, humor and a synthesizer? not me, and not atom.
(ps - let me know if the link doesn't work...it doesn't seem to work for me, but i don't know if it's just my crap pc...)

http://www.atomandhispackage.com/mp3s/redskins.mp3

this one's good too, but it has nothing to do with sports or politics, unless you consider working out to be a sport, and Enya to be a politician...

http://www.noidearecords.com/mp3s/AtomEnya.mp3

ClevelandBoundDeathSentence - East River Park and Drain

How could a band with Aaron Cometbus (Crimpshrine, Pinhead Gunpowder, +++) and Paddy from Dillinger Four possibly be bad? Answer: it can't. good enough even to warrant two songs instead of one. actually, its only because i just realized how easy it is to upload multiple songs at once...haha.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1xjymmwuuy4
http://www.mediafire.com/?andnctxgtcc

Strike Anywhere - Chorus of One

Sounds like Rise Against before Rise Against existed...political 'melodic hardcore' which is a term that i kinda hate. I'll eventually upload a song from the singer's previous band, Inquisition, who sound like if Fifteen were from Virginia instead of Berkeley.

http://www.mediafire.com/?8lmhmsmtt3i