It's been just one week since our last update on the staggering fundraising efforts of Five Iron Frenzy . Last we checked, the band was at $80,000 but as of this morning, the band had surpassed $150,000 in pledges towards their next album. The band had reunited after 8 years apart, and announced plans to record a new album to be released in 2013 depending on the success of a fundraising campaign to raise just $30,000. Instead, the band has done that five times over, with more than 2000 donors giving more than [...]
Christian ska-punk band Five Iron Frenzy have reunited after 8 years apart, and announced plans to record a new album to be released in 2013. The album was tentative, pending the success of the band's also-announced Kickstarter campaign , but the requested $30,000 goal was reached in just under an hour. As of right now, the total haul stands at more than $80,000 from almost 1500 donors. For those that like dividing things into other things, that means that average donor ponied up more than $50. Excess funds will go to support the band [...]
Haven't ever heard of Five Iron Frenzy? Well they are a totally rad Ska band from the 902s that broke up in 2003. After 8 years of being on hiatus, they have finally announced that they are getting back together to record a new album. However, the band isn't exactly rolling in dough these days, as many of them traded in music for other professions. The band has started a Kickstarter project , where they look to raise $30,000 to cover the recording fees. Whatever gets raised beyond that will be used for promotion among [...]
Glee returns for its third season with 'The Purple Piano Project,' featuring covers of songs by The Go-Gos and Tom Jones, as well as songs from 'Anything Goes,' 'Annie Get Your Gun,' 'Hairspray' and 'The Wizard of Oz.'
Raise your hand if you like ska, punk, or ska-punk music? If you did, then the songs here are for you. It's just a little something to cheer you up as the temperature (especially here in Chicago) drops. Right now, all I want for Christmas is a Chicago Bears win over the New England Patriots today. Here are the links to Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 , Day 4 , Day 5 , Day 6 , Day 7 , and Day 8 of this series. [...]
The Electric Light Orchestra hit gets a blast of ska love.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, ten lords a-leaping... and a whole bunch of Christmas MP3's. For whatever reason, holiday-themed music makes me want to drink something strong, how about you? Anyhow, Jim from Kid You'll Move Mountains told me that he really liked the A Very Milky Christmas EP, so I've posted both the Promise Ring and Dismemberment Plan tunes from it below. There are also a few other awesome songs as well. MP3: Aberdeen City - Just Like Christmas [...]
How is it possible that Five Iron Frenzy , one of my favorite bands of all time, has yet to be mentioned on this ATH website? I don't know! If you aren't familiar with this brilliant ska band from the late 90s and early 00s, they existed in a simpler time of music when things weren't taken so seriously. These guys have since gone their separate ways, but I just found out that a new Five Iron Frenzy documentary DVD is planned for release in January 2010 . Hooray! You newbies out there should probably start off your [...]
something that was thrown out that window was the last great symbol of my youth ♫ Five Iron Frenzy - '79 Blue Comb / 1998 This one might be kind of obscure for those of you not into the Christian Ska/Punk scene in the 90s, a category that would not normally include me but I got into this one off the Ska compilation, Cheap Ska . Five Iron Frenzy's debut, Upbeats and Beatdowns , doesn't have "'79 Blue Comb" on it, nor did anything else on the LP stick with [...]
Yep. Thanksgiving has passed so the Christmas/Holiday season has officially begun. We'll be putting up our Christmas tree and decorations in the next few days since I don't think its really proper to put 'em up before Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for more songs of the season in the next few days/weeks. MP3 | The Huntingtons - It's Always Christmas At My House MP3 | The Promise Ring - Holiday Adam [...]
![Sonseed: They May Be The Lonelygirl15 Of Christian Ska [Idolator Investigates]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1240178_lg.jpg)
If you haven't seen it already, it won't be long until a video of the band Sonseed performing their track "Jesus Is My Friend" hits your instant messaging client or friend's Tumblr. There's certainly an easy appeal... '70s apparel, incredible sincerity, a ridiculous ska track about the merits of Jesus. But is is the clip for real? The video, and an explanation, after the jump. The man behind the pop culture blog Dougspoitation has supposedly held on to this particular retro-Christian pop gem for [...]
There are a few things that get me to sit on my butt and stare at a television set all day long and not regret doing so. And on that short list along with March Madness and the World Cup, is the Olympics. The Olympics is the most recent addition to this list, because 2004 was the first time I really watched the Olympics. And then I only really watched it because I wanted to spend time with this really hot girl I liked (who I later decided to marry). Anyway I decided that this event was worth of a [...]
I'll be gone for the next 2 weeks visiting the great country of Canada. Try not to miss me (and my music updates) too much. Five Iron Frenzy - O Canada
Here is some music to get y'all in the Christmas spirit. Light a fire, roast some chestnuts, eat some cookies, drink some nog, waterver... Included here are two versions of (perhaps) my favorite Christmas song "Just Like Christmas" and a bunch of other favorites. MP3 | Low - Just Like Christmas MP3 | Aberdeen City - Just Like Christmas MP3 | Sarge - [...]
Punknews.org
One Thirty BPM
Cover Me
Can You See the Sunset
Austin Town Hall
The Burning Ear
Idolator
I Hope Your Ears Bleed
Richmond Playlist
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
A-Trak - "Round of Applause" / "Where My Money At" (MP3 Download)
Diplo & Usher “Climax”
Diplo x Usher: ‘Climax’
MIXTAPE: 10ILLE – CANDY JAMS
