Skatepunk

[af_punk86]

I'm not really a regular here so I don't know if this kind of thing is frowned upon or whatever. I'm really sorry if it is. I play in a fast punk band from RI called The Down And Outs and I just want people to listen to our stuff. The myspace is www.myspace.com/thedownandoutsri (http://www.myspace.com/thedownandoutsri) or www.thedownandouts.com (http://www.thedownandouts.com) for short.

You'll probly dig it if youre into the fast music from the 90's. Dude Ranch era-Blink182, NOFX, Lagwagon, Less Than Jake, Prpagandhi, Bigwig etc.

Hope you guys like it. :)

[junjunjunbree]

You guys are pretty damn solid

[happyweasels]

I like it, the whole skate punk genre is actually one of my favorites :)
What do you play in the band?

[af_punk86]

Thanks a lot guys! I play guitar and sing on all of the songs except for "villain". Happy, what other skatepunk bands are you into?

[partisanpunk]

Thanks a lot guys! I play guitar and sing on all of the songs except for "villain". Happy, what other skatepunk bands are you into?
-d.r.i.
-mcrad
-bones brigade

[af_punk86]

Those are some awesome choices. My friend Dave was in bones brigade for the final european tour before they broke up. Unfortunately he didnt get to play on any records. :( He rips on guitar tho.

[partisanpunk]

Those are some awesome choices. My friend Dave was in bones brigade for the final european tour before they broke up. Unfortunately he didnt get to play on any records. :( He rips on guitar tho.

wow, really?

they are badass.

50/50 frontside are good too.

[af_punk86]

Yeah i met him a few years back and I was actually friends with him for a while before I even knew he had been in BB. It was just one of those things that came up one day and I was like "wait a minute.....really?" I didn't really believe it until I looked up some youtube videos. Fuckin weird haha. Never heard of 50/50 frontside. Gonna have to check that out.

[partisanpunk]

Yeah i met him a few years back and I was actually friends with him for a while before I even knew he had been in BB. It was just one of those things that came up one day and I was like "wait a minute.....really?" I didn't really believe it until I looked up some youtube videos. Fuckin weird haha. Never heard of 50/50 frontside. Gonna have to check that out.


haha, thats neat.

yea 50/50 aren't very popular.
they did a split with mcrad.

[sleepyseanzzz]

i go to school right near you guys, u guys play lupos or the living room(i think thats what its called i never been to that one)

[SofiaHxC]

You guys sound pretty good! Congrats! :)

[SofiaHxC]

Thanks a lot guys! I play guitar and sing on all of the songs except for "villain". Happy, what other skatepunk bands are you into?

Millencolin is one of the best bands in the genre for me. Saw them live, kick ass show.

[af_punk86]

i go to school right near you guys, u guys play lupos or the living room(i think thats what its called i never been to that one)
We used to play the living room all the time until it got shut down :( We do play Club Hell a lot and we have two shows coming up at as220 in providence at the moment. Come hang out with us. :)

You guys sound pretty good! Congrats! :)
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it. Mellincolin is the shit. I love Live On A Plate.

[happyweasels]

I like Minor Threat, Black Flag, Lagwagon, and Pennywise

[af_punk86]

I swear by all of those bands. It's really awesome to see that people are still down with the good stuff. Also, thanks again for everyone who checked out my band and posted back.

[rettigrocker]

are you serious? someone posted their bands link and didn't get crushed with assholes ripping on him?

impressive man.

btw, if you're all into the skatepunk genre, check out the runaway sons. They started maybe a year ago in Kansas City, and they're definetly going to take over.
www.myspace.com/therunawaysons

[billyissweet]

I registered just so that I could tell you guys are great, i will be buying your EP and LP. Keep it up!

[af_punk86]

are you serious? someone posted their bands link and didn't get crushed with assholes ripping on him?

impressive man.

btw, if you're all into the skatepunk genre, check out the runaway sons. They started maybe a year ago in Kansas City, and they're definetly going to take over.
www.myspace.com/therunawaysons (http://www.myspace.com/therunawaysons)
Haha I was a little nervous since I'm not a regular and I didn't really know how this kinda thing goes over around here. I'm pleasantly surprised with everyones feedback and it's very likely that I'm going to be posting here more often. You guys are cool. :) By the way that band is awesome. They friends of yours?

I registered just so that I could tell you guys are great, i will be buying your EP and LP. Keep it up!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it. EP is up on interpunk now and the full length will be out on Jan 5th (or shortly after...interpunk is a little slow sometimes haha).

[rettigrocker]

yeah, we've played together a few times

on a different subject, what has your experience been with interpunk? we've just sold our stuff on itunes and our big cartel, but we were thinking about smart punk/interpunk. should we bother?

[af_punk86]

yeah, we've played together a few times

on a different subject, what has your experience been with interpunk? we've just sold our stuff on itunes and our big cartel, but we were thinking about smart punk/interpunk. should we bother?

Interpunk is the BEST. We've made hundreds of dollars in sales off of that website and they're SUPER good about keeping up with what youve sold and what they owe you. They're always prompt with payment.

Also, we just landed a deal for national distribution of our full length in Japan. The label thats picking us up heard about us from kids who bought our CD on interpunk. So if you look at it a certian way, we landed the deal because of interpunk.

In short...interpunk rules. Sell your stuff there.

[af_punk86]

Bumping to let everyone know that we've been added to the Hartford, CT and Mansfield, MA dates of Warped Tour this year. We'll be on the Kevin Says Stage on 7/11 and the Ernie Ball Stage on 7/13. If anyone here is going to either of those dates I'd love to meet up and hang out!

[Dino Day]

Reminds me of the 90's. Thank you! :-)

[prefix-core]

Definitely diggin' this. You guys are right up my alley -- not sure how I've escaped hearing you until now. Haha. Awesome stuff! If nothing else, I'll seek out an album at Warped.

And playing Club Hell in August with Smartbomb. Fuckin' A!

[birtcho]

I swear by all of those bands. It's really awesome to see that people are still down with the good stuff. Also, thanks again for everyone who checked out my band and posted back.

The stuff reminds me of playing Tony Hawk on xbox haha

[af_punk86]

Reminds me of the 90's. Thank you! Haha that's pretty much just what we shoot for. Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you like it!

Definitely diggin' this. You guys are right up my alley -- not sure how I've escaped hearing you until now. Haha. Awesome stuff! If nothing else, I'll seek out an album at Warped.
Awesome man! Our tent will be somewhere near the Ernie Ball Stage on the MA date. Thanks for checking us out! What bands are you going to see this year?

The stuff reminds me of playing Tony Hawk on xbox haha Hell yes! Tony Hawk 2 had quite possibly the best sound track in video game history.