THIS IS SOME DEEP MILWAUKEE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY RIGHT HERE PEOPLE! GROWING UP IN THE SUBURBS GOING TO PUNK GIGS FROM AN EARLY AGE WAS A TRUE ESCAPE FROM A LOT OF THE DARKNESS THAT I FELT FOR WHATEVER STUPID REASON I FELT IT. MKEPUNK.COM TAKES ME BACK TO THOSE DAYS WITH AN INCREDIBLE ARCHIVE OF WISCONSIN PUNK, EMO, HARDCORE, SKA — WHATEVER. AVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD.
SO MANY “LOST TAPES” FROM A LOT OF BANDS THAT I SAW PLAY IN A BASEMENT OR DIVE BAR WHEN I WAS 13 OR 14 YEARS OLD PLUS STUFF FROM “WAY BACK IN THE DAY” LIKE ALL-TIME MILWAUKEE LEGENDS DIE KREUZEN AND CITIZEN KING. I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU AREN’T FROM WISCONSIN YOU DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS, BUT FOR ME IT’S A BIG DEAL. WHEN YOU’RE GROWING UP IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC, YOU GOTTA HOLD THAT SHIT TIGHT.
I INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED THUNDER ZONE INFORMATION STREAM TO TELL YOU TO GO FUCK WITH THE NEW WOLF EYES RECORD CALLED NO ANSWER: LOWER FLOORS RIGHT NOW. IT IS STREAMING OVER AT PITCHFORK AND YOU GOTTA FUCKING CHECK IT. WOLF EYES WAS ALWAYS A BIG BAND FOR ME GROWING UP AND REMAINS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE ELECTRONIC PUNK ACTS.
LISTEN SOMETIMES KINGPINS ARE KINGPINS FOR A REASON YOU FEEL ME? NOISE DUDES COME AND GO BUT WOLF EYES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE REAL DEAL, BLASTING THRU IN A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS AND FEELS LIKE CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSIC. THIS RECORD IS ON A BIT OF A “BACK TO THE FUTURE” TYPE TIP AND HAS A LOT OF BEATS AND RHYMES AND JUST A VARIETY OF SICK STYLES. IT IS REALLY GOOD. ROCK AND ROLL 4 EVER!
WASSUP? I JUST GOT BACK FROM A WILD 3 WEEK BARNBURNER THRU THE JAPANESE ROCK AND ROLL UNDERGROUND. LEGENDS EVERYWHERE AND NO SLEEP EVER. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN, THE SHOWS WERE A LOT OF FUN. WATCH VIDEO OF ME TEARING THRU “21 ON THE 101″ AT LOFT IN TOKYO ABOVE. IT FEATURES RYO FROM GAGAKIRISE ON DRUMS.
LISTEN KIDS I KNOW THE JUICEBOXXX UNIVERSE RUNS DEEP AND SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL. I’VE BEEN DOING THIS THING SINCE I WAS 15 AND NEVER FIT INTO ANY ONE THING EVER. I DON’T KNOW WHY I’M BRINGING THIS UP RIGHT NOW BUT FUCK IT. I WANNA GIVE YOU LINKS TO ALL THE JUICEBOXXX/THUNDER ZONE TUMBLRS IN ONE PLACE.
-RAGERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE SLAMMING SICK STYLE AMERICA’S NUMBER ONE FUCKED UP BEVERAGE: THUNDER ZONE ENERGY DRINK. NEVER FORGET THAT I MADE AN ENERGY DRINK. THIS IS FOR US!
NEW VIDEO FROM “ENERGY DRINK AMERICANA” RAGERS AND THUNDER ZONE POSSE MEMBERS 2 TON BUG FOR THEIR SINGLE “SCHOOL STINKS”, DOWNLOAD THE MP3 FOR FREE RIGHT HERE.
JUST SOME PURE COMEDY VIBES PLUS A LOT OF THAT THING THAT WE CALL “AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL”. THERE IS NOTHING CHILLED OUT ABOUT 2 TON BUG AND THAT IS THE WAY WE LIKE IT OVER HERE IN THE THUNDER ZONE. THIS IS A GREAT MUSIC VIDEO!
YOU CAN STILL COP THE 2 TON BUG DIGI-EP “WEDDING OF THE CENTURY” OUT ON MY LABEL THUNDER ZONE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.
I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO GO BACK TO JAPAN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS. BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE THUNDER ZONE AROUND THE WORLD AND RAGE WITH ALL YOU KIDS IS A BLESSING AND SOMETHING I DON’T TAKE LIGHTLY. I PROMISE THAT WHEN I COME TO YOUR TOWN AND THROW DOWN, I’LL BE PUTTING IT ALL ON THE LINE.
CHECK OUT MORE INFO AND ALL TOUR DATES FOR JAPAN RIGHT HERE. I’LL BE JOINED BY WILLY D ON GUITAR AND RYO FROM THE NOISE PUNK BAND GAGAKIRISE ON DRUMS. AS A BONUS THE JAPANESE ELECTRONICA PRODUCERS TENORIKAMI AND DAN-CHO HAVE DONE REMIXES OF “LIKE A RENEGADE”. THESE KIDS ARE DA SHIT, THEY DID THESE REMIXES WITHOUT ACCAPELLAS, JUST THE MP3 OF THE SONG! CHECK THAT OUT HERE AND HERE.
I’VE BEEN JAMMING THIS RECORD A LOT OVER THE SUMMER. I PLAYED WITH THE FUCKTROTS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS JUNE IN BOSTON AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS ENDED UP GOING TO THE E.R. AFTER DIVING HEAD FIRST INTO THE DRUMS TO END THEIR SET. THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, PEOPLE!
3 KIDS FROM THE BOSTON AREA, THE FUCKTROTS PLAY A PERFECT KIND OF AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE RAP ROCK. FREAKED OUT TEENAGE FRUSTRATION POP WITH A LOT OF SNOT, CHARM AND NOISE, THEY REMIND ME OF CLASSIC BANDS LIKE THE BEASTIE BOYS AND THE PIXIES IN EQUAL MEASURE. THESE KIDS ARE YOUNG AND GOT A LOT OF IDEAS AND ENERGY AND I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR MORE MUSIC. CHECK OUT “READY TO DIE” BY CLICKING HERE.
IN 2007 MILWAUKEE LABEL DECORATED RECORDS PUT OUT A SPLIT 7″ BETWEEN MYSELF AND NYC WILD STYLE POP PUNK LEGENDS JAPANTHER. I’VE KNOWN JAPANTHER SINCE WINTER 2002 WHEN WE PLAYED OUR FIRST SHOW TOGETHER AT A BASEMENT IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.
AFTER THAT SHOW A FRIENDSHIP WAS FORMED AND WE HAVE RAGED A LOT OF SHOWS TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS. JAPANTHER LIVE AT THE BARELY LEGAL HOUSE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN WINTER/SPRING 2004 IS STILL ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS.
THOUGH THIS SPLIT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SOLD OUT, RECENTLY A FINAL 300 COPIES WERE FOUND IN THE DECORATED RECORDS DUNGEON. DECORATED CEO AUSTIN DUTMER HAS BEEN VERY BUSY RECENTLY TOURING THE WORLD IN HIS AWESOME ROCK AND ROLL BAND JAILL (SUB POP) SO AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AND I BOUGHT UP THE REMAINING 300 COPIES.
THE FINAL 300 OF THESE COME WITH SICK STYLE HAND-NUMBERED B/W COVERS AND A LIMITED AMOUNT ARE AVAILABLE ON YELLOW VINYL. PICK IT UP RIGHT HERE AND OWN A PIECE OF THUNDER ZONE HISTORY TODAY!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE RECORD STORES AND PLACES TO PLAY IN THE USA IS VERTICAL HOUSE RECORDS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. BEYOND JUST A GREAT SELECTION, THESE GUYS THROW SHOWS FOR THE AGES. WE ARE TALKING GENRE FUCKING RAGERS THAT PAIR LOCAL GARAGE ROCKERS LIKE THOMAS FUNCTION WITH RAPPERS LIKE G-SIDE.
I’VE PLAYED VERTICAL HOUSE A FEW TIMES AND I’M COMING BACK IN AUGUST TO THROW DOWN WITH MY MILWAUKEE FRIENDS JAILL. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT SHOW. VERTICAL HOUSE ALSO MAKES AWESOME FREE INTERNET COMPILATIONS EVERY MONTH CALLED EARGASMS, AND THIS MONTH FEATURES NONE OTHER THAN MY NEW SINGLE “LIKE A RENEGADE”. GET THAT SHIT RIGHT HERE. AMERICAN MUSIC – ENTER THE THUNDER ZONE.
A SPECIAL 4TH OF JULY TREAT COMING AT YOU FROM THUNDER ZONE WARRIORS 2 TON BUG IN THE FORM OF A DIGI-SINGLE CALLED “THRILLSVILLE”. “THE BUG” HAVE DONE IT AGAIN! MORE OF THAT PULSE-POUNDING ENERGY DRINK AMERICANA THAT YOU KNOW AND LOVE, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PUSSY GALORE AND DR. LUKE. FREE TO DOWNLOAD SO COP THAT SHIT RIGHT NOW AND GET IN THE BBQ MIX KOBAYASHI STYLE.
THE 2 TON BUG EP “WEDDING OF THE CENTURY” IS STILL AVAILABLE ON THUNDER ZONE.
DEVIN FLYNN IS AN AMERICAN DIRT STYLE LEGEND. HOW MANY MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE DONE WORK WITH BOTH LOUD RECORDS AND LOAD RECORDS? GARY PANTER AND RAPPERS LIKE SENSATIONAL? THE LIST IS SHORT. FROM NOISE FREAKOUTS TO RAP MUSIC TO CARTOON INSANITY, THIS GUY HAS DONE IT ALL WITH ONE OF THE SICKEST STYLES IN THE GAME.
MAYBE YOU’VE HEARD PIXTELTAN? MAYBE YOU’VE SEEN SOME OF HIS MUSIC VIDEOS? I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS GUY DOESN’T HAVE A WIKI BUT HE SHOULD. MR. FLYNN MADE A NEW PILOT FOR SOME INTERNET TV STATION CALLED MONDO CALLED SUPERSTUPID AND OF COURSE IT BRINGS HOME THE GOODS. FUCKING CHECK IT ABOVE AND CHECK OUT EVERYTHING THIS MOTHERFUCKER DOES.
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