Artist: Dead Mechanical

Pretty Boy Thorson, "Dangerous Intersections II"

Jan 25, 2010, 1:00pm City Pages - Gimme Noise

The band is part of a four-way split 7" featuring one Minneapolis band and two more with local ties.

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Pop Punk Junk Vol. 1

Jul 16, 2009, 12:05am Can You See the Sunset

My new daughter, Teagan Reese, was born a week ago today and that day also happened to be exactly 4 years from my first post on this blog. During the 4 years that CYSTSFTS has been in existence, I've made my affinity for pop punk no secret. It's the music I grew up listening to and the music that keeps me young at heart. There are many different definitions of what exactly pop punk is and with this series of 30 or so posts I'll do my best to broadly define (in MP3's) [...]

• Bayside - Dear Your Holiness
• Dead Mechanical - A Great Lie
• Fun Size - Pickle
• GATORFACE - Flak Jacket
• Lillingtons - Lost My Marbles
• Propagandhi - Anchorless
• Saturday Supercade - Anything Is Fine
• Static Radio NJ - Green Hoody
• The Measure (SA) - Just Go
• Winepress - Runnin' Back To You

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Artist:	Bayside
Title:	Dear Your Holiness
Link Text:	Bayside - Dear Your Holiness
File Name:	005_bayside_dear_your_holiness .mp3
Bitrate:	210 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Dead Mechanical
Title:	A Great Lie
Link Text:	Dead Mechanical - A Great Lie
File Name:	009_dead_mechanical_a_great_li e.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Fun Size
Title:	Pickle
Link Text:	Fun Size - Pickle
File Name:	008_fun_size_pickle.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1999

Artist:	GATORFACE
Title:	Flak Jacket
Link Text:	Gatorface - Flak Jacket
File Name:	010_gatorface_flak_jacket.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Lillingtons
Title:	Lost My Marbles
Link Text:	The Lillingtons - Lost My Marbles
File Name:	006_lillingtons_lost_my_marble s.mp3
Bitrate:	262 kbps
Year:	1997

Artist:	Propagandhi
Title:	Anchorless
Link Text:	Propagandhi - Anchorless
File Name:	001_propagandhi_anchorless.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1996

Artist:	Saturday Supercade
Title:	Anything Is Fine
Link Text:	Saturday Supercade - Anything Is Fine
File Name:	007_saturday_supercade_anythin g_is_fine.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1998

Artist:	Static Radio NJ
Title:	Green Hoody
Link Text:	Static Radio NJ - Green Hoody
File Name:	004_static_radio_nj_green_hood y.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	The Measure (SA)
Title:	Just Go
Link Text:	The Measure (sa) - Just Go
File Name:	002_the_measure_sa_just_go.mp3
Bitrate:	162 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Winepress
Title:	Runnin' Back To You
Link Text:	Winepress - Runnin Back To You
File Name:	003_winepress_runnin_back_to_y ou.mp3
Bitrate:	208 kbps

The IA Area Weekend

Nov 14, 2008, 7:00am Instrumental Analysis

Another weekend in upon us. Of course that means great shows playing the area. Here's what to check out. Friday The Oranges Band are set to release their new album The Oranges Band Are Invisible upon the masses and to celebrate the new disc, they are having a little shindig at the Ottobar with a few friends from the area. Also on the bill are Gary B & The Notions , [...]

• Bitter Bitter Weeks - Terrified
• Brightblack Morning Light - Hologram Buffalo
• Dead Mechanical - New Alchemy
• Deleted Scenes - Fake IDs
• Exit Clov - Working Class Hero
• Gary B & The Notions - Lori
• Greenland - Sorrow In the Snow
• Middle Distance Runner - Top of the Stairs
• The Dance Party - A-List
• The Oranges Band - Art Star
• The Spinto Band - Summer Grof
• The Swimmers - St. Cecilia
• We Are Scientists - In Action

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Artist:	Bitter Bitter Weeks
Title:	Terrified
Link Text:	Terrified
File Name:	Bitter Bitter Weeks - Terrified.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Brightblack Morning Light
Title:	Hologram Buffalo
Link Text:	Hologram Buffalo
File Name:	Brightblack Morning Light - Hologram Buffalo.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Dead Mechanical
Title:	New Alchemy
Link Text:	New Alchemy
File Name:	Dead Mechanical - New Alchemy.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Deleted Scenes
Title:	Fake IDs
Link Text:	Fake IDs
File Name:	Deleted Scenes - Fake IDs.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Exit Clov
Title:	Working Class Hero
Link Text:	Working Class Hero
File Name:	Exit Clov - Working Class Hero.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Gary B & The Notions
Title:	Lori
Link Text:	Lori
File Name:	Gary B And The Notions - Lori.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Greenland
Title:	Sorrow In the Snow
Link Text:	Sorrow in the Snow
File Name:	Greenland - Sorrow in the Snow.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Middle Distance Runner
Title:	Top of the Stairs
Link Text:	Top of the Stairs
File Name:	Middle Distance Runner - Top of the Stairs.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Dance Party
Title:	A-List
Link Text:	A-List
File Name:	The Dance Party - A-List.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	The Oranges Band
Title:	Art Star
Link Text:	ArtStar
File Name:	The Oranges Band - ArtStar.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Spinto Band
Title:	Summer Grof
Link Text:	Summer Grof
File Name:	The Spinto Band - Summer Grof.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	The Swimmers
Title:	St. Cecilia
Link Text:	St. Cecilia
File Name:	The Swimmers - St. Cecilia.mp3
Bitrate:	232 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	We Are Scientists
Title:	In Action
Link Text:	Inaction
File Name:	We Are Scientists - Inaction.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2004

If it ain't punk its junk (vol. 4)

Sep 17, 2007, 8:07am Can You See the Sunset

H ow many of you are wondering, "What's with all this pop punk?" Well, both my wife and I cut our teeth on pop punk and the like way back when and have been having a rousing good time time going through old records and generally walking down memory lane. But not only are we sharing our favorite classics with you, we are also throwing in songs from the new wave of great pop punk bands out there. And again, if you have any suggestions for volumes 5-??? just drop us a line. [...]

• Cartel - Luckie St.
• Dead Mechanical - New Alchemy
• Gunmoll - Say Goodbye
• Mr. T Experience - My Stupid Life
• Shook Ones - S M R T
• Sicko - Mike TV
• The Broadways - Everything I Ever Wanted To Know About Genocide I Learned In The Third Grade
• The Gaslight Anthem - I Coulda Been A Contender
• The Mushuganas - Disappointed
• Weston - Just Like Kurt

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Artist:	Cartel
Title:	Luckie St.
Link Text:	Cartel - Luckie St.
File Name:	038_cartel_luckie_st.mp3
Bitrate:	234 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Dead Mechanical
Title:	New Alchemy
Link Text:	Dead Mechanical - New Alchemy
File Name:	036_dead_mechanical_new_alchem y.mp3
Bitrate:	213 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Gunmoll
Title:	Say Goodbye
Link Text:	Gunmoll - Say Goodbye
File Name:	040_gunmoll_say_goodbye.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Mr. T Experience
Title:	My Stupid Life
Link Text:	Mr. T Experience - My Stupid Life
File Name:	039_mr_t_experience_my_stupid_ life.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Shook Ones
Title:	S M R T
Link Text:	Shook Ones - S M R T
File Name:	032_shook_ones_smrt.mp3
Bitrate:	241 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Sicko
Title:	Mike TV
Link Text:	Sicko - Mike TV
File Name:	035_sicko_mike_tv.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	The Broadways
Title:	Everything I Ever Wanted To Know About Genocide I Learned In The Third Grade
Link Text:	The Broadways - Everything I Ever Wanted To Know
File Name:	037_the_broadways_everything_i _ever_wanted_to_know.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1997

Artist:	The Gaslight Anthem
Title:	I Coulda Been A Contender
Link Text:	The Gaslight Anthem - I Coulda Been A Contender
File Name:	034_the_gaslight_anthem_i_coul da_been_a_contender.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Mushuganas
Title:	Disappointed
Link Text:	The Mushuganas - Disappointed
File Name:	033_the_mushuganas_disappointe d.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1995

Artist:	Weston
Title:	Just Like Kurt
Link Text:	Weston - Just Like Kurt
File Name:	031_weston_just_like_kurt.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1994