Ramones-inspired ditties stemming from ’50’s prom songs and juvenile delinquent movies are present, but these diverse bands show a wide range of vocal styles.
If Ramones were the Beach Boys of punk, The Queers are the Jan & Dean. The softer, younger brother of surf punk. They’ve got shobby-doo-wops, for God’s sake.
25 years and still making sweet bubblegum punkpop. Joe Queer can pen a simple, fun ditty effortlessly, and he’s been collaborating with Lisa Marr for years.
Lookout! Freakout has some really bright, fresh bands that remind me of borrowing my parent’s car to go to the lake, the amusement park, the movies, whatever.
Not only are there the standard big names and mediocre bands that the label wants you to know about, there’re some bands that you’d not expect to find here.