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Punk part 2

Read before : The underground punk rock movement inspired countless bands that either evolved from a punk rock sound or brought its outsider spirit to very different kinds of music...

NOFX - Leave me alone (Download)

Punk in Drublic (a spoonerism of Drunk in Public) is the fifth studio album by punk rock act NOFX. The album was released in 1994 through Epitaph Records. Released in 1994, it is NOFX's best-selling record. It topped in at 12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and on May 5th, 2000 was certified gold, all without any radio play or aired music videos (although videos were made for the songs "Linoleum" and "Leave it alone").

Pennywise - Fuck authority (Download)

Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. Their band name is derived from the monster, It from the Stephen King novel, of the same title. "Fuck Authority" is the fourth track from Pennywise's sixth studio album Land of the Free?. released on June 19, 2001. It was the album's first (and only charting) single, which reached number 38 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The Breeders - Huffer (Download)

The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and her twin sister Kelley Deal. "Huffer" was the second single from The Breeders's 2002 album Title TK. It was released in April, 2002 on 4AD. They adopted a new sound on this album which is much harsher and more lo-fi than their previous two albums, with fuzzy guitars and ragged harmonies between the two sisters. All but two of the songs were solely written by Kim Deal; the exceptions were written by the Deal twins.

Rancid - Ruby Soho (Download)

Rancid has released seven studio albums, one split, one compilation, two EPs, a series of live online-only albums, and has been featured on countless compilations. In the following year, Rancid released their highly successful album ...And Out Come the Wolves, released in August 1995, which produced their best-known hits "Roots Radicals", "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb", and was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA.

.....You and me song

The Wannadies were an alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The band's initial line-up featured Pär Wiksten (vocals, guitars), Christina Bergmark (born 1 March 1963) (keyboards, vocals), Stefan Schönfeldt (born 5 June 1965) (guitars) and his younger brother Fredrik Schönfeldt (bass) with Gunnar Karlsson (drums) and Björn Malmquist (violin). Early influences included The Go-Betweens, The Sisters of Mercy, John Lennon, The Pixies and The Clash.

"You and me song" originally released as a single in 1994, it became the group's biggest UK hit two years later when it reached number 18 in the singles chart in April 1996. Appearing on the band's third album, Be a Girl, the song was also included on their next album, Bagsy me, due to the success of the re-released single and the song's appearance on the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

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The Wannadies are one of those quirky bands that everyone has heard of but can't quite place what song they know. 'You and me song' was the biggest hit of their career and slotted into the music mind of one and all through the latter half of the 1990s.

My name is Luka....

Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music. Two of Vega's songs (both from her second album Solitude Standing, 1987) reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner". The latter was originally an a cappella version on Vega's album, which was then remade in 1990 as a dance track produced by the British dance production team DNA. On a 1987 Swedish television special, Vega said this about the song "Luka" ...A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in front of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child — in real life I don't think he was. I think he was just different...

"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was one of the earliest to deal with child abuse and domestic violence. One critic said, "the 'happy' music is a metaphorical denial, making this seem beautiful and serene while discussing something terrible and devastating. It is a wonderful use of tune as a metaphor for how many abuse victims also deny their abuse, and is a profound classic"

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This video was directed by Michael Patterson, & Candice Reckinge. It was shot over 3 days, in New York City. The part of Luka was chosen after the directors auditioned more than 90 kids for the part. It is her most popular video to date...

The Muffs...Funny Pop Punk

The Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991... In the late '80s, founding Muffs Kim Shattuck and Melanie Vammen joined the heralded Los Angeles garage band the Pandoras, and under the direction of talented pop songwriter Paula Pierce, began to fall into over-exerted heavy metal posturing. After the disbanding of the Pandoras, Shattuck and Vammen formed the Muffs with drummer Criss Crass and bassist Ronnie Barnett. After two singles for indies Sub Pop and Sympathy for the Record Industry, which generated a large underground buzz, the Muffs were picked up by Warner Bros. and subsequently released their powerful eponymous debut album in 1993.


Sad tomorrow (Download)

Sad tomorrow appears on the album Blonder and Blonder. Shortly after, Crass left the group and was replaced temporarily for the tour. Finally, after two years of touring in small venues throughout the world, the Muffs headed back into the studio to record the follow-up, Blonder and Blonder; now a three-piece due to Vammen's departure, which was caused by the typical musical differences. She would later turn up in long-standing California punk-pop band the Leaving Trains. For the Muffs' second album, ex-Redd Kross drummer and longtime Muffs friend Roy McDonald joined the group. Happy Birthday to Me followed in 1997, trailed two years later by Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow; a rarities collection, Hamburger, appeared in early 2000. After a five-year break from recording, the group reconvened in 2004 to release their fifth studio set. Really really happy.

Really really happy (Download)

It's certainly good to know that Kim Shattuck and her partners in pop-punk, the Muffs, are still at it 11 years after dropping their first long-player... Their cover of "Kids in America", originally by Kim Wilde, was used in the soundtrack for the movie Clueless in 1995, The film became a surprise sleeper hit of 1995, grossing well over $11 million on its opening weekend second place behind Apollo 13, and it eventually grossed $60 million during its theatrical run. It was the 32nd highest-grossing film of 1995 and brought the then-largely unknown actress Alicia Silverstone to national and international attention.

Bonus : The Muffs - Kids in America.mp3

Jennifer Paige - Crush

Jennifer Paige (born September 3, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the early years of teen-pop, and is best known for her 1998 pop hit "Crush". The song was written by Andy Goldmark, Mark Muller, Berny Cosgrove and Kevin Clark. It was released as the first single from her debut album, Jennifer Paige (see 1998 in music). "Crush" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remains Paige's biggest hit to date, topping the charts in six countries in 1998. The music video for "Crush" was produced by Kati Haberstok and directed by David Hogan. After Paige recorded "Crush" in April 1998, producer Andy Goldmark immediately took a copy of "Crush" to legendary Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM. During the first week of May, KIIS-FM became the first radio station to begin playing "Crush". "We had no pictures, photography, gotten it mastered, mass-produced it, nothing...", Jennifer said. Edel made an initial press run of 20,000 copies of "Crush" which sold very quickly, and "Crush" became KIIS-FM's most requested song.

Crush : (Download)

In the next few weeks, other major radio stations nationwide added "Crush" to their daily rotation. By this time, many music labels had expressed interest in signing Paige. In early June 1998, she signed a contract with Hollywood Records, and many more stations began to play "Crush." Once "Crush" began its rotation on other radio stations, critics gave a positive review: "Paige is excellent, almost impossible to be meaningful without resorting to typical cries" - declared Billboard. On July 9, Paige made her first on-air appearance at KIIS-FM with Rick Dees. She also performed "Crush" for the first time live that day, and on July 24, "Crush" cracked the Top 10. Blender put "Crush" at 189th place on their list of 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. They described the song as "...an unusually supple and sophisticated teen-pop hit informed by the level-headed sass of great R&B... swept along by a breathy chorus, pulsing groove and Paige's exquisite multilayered vocals. "Crush" was featured in the "Mrs. Kraft" episode of the third season of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 1999, then in the made-for-TV movie, Sabrina Goes to Rome....(from wikipedia)

Matthew Sweet - Sick of myself

Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964, in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American alternative rock/power pop musician. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s. He continues to release albums and tour. In 1995, Sweet released "100% Fun." The album mixed bouncy pop style with darker lyrics, including a leadoff track, the self-deprecating "Sick of myself." This is the stuff that power pop dreams are made of and it’s never sounded so good...

You don't know.. how you move me
Deconstruct me.. and consume me
I'm all used up.. I'm out of luck.. I am starstruck
By something in your eyes.. that is keeping my hope alive
But I'm sick of myself when I look at you..
Something is beautiful and true
In a world that's ugly and a lie
It's hard to even want to try
And I'm beginning to think.. Baby you don't know
I'll take or leave.. the room to breathe
The choice to leave you.. I'll throw away
A chance at greatness.. Just to make this..
Dream come into play.. I don't know if I'll find a way
'Cause I'm sick of myself when I look at you..
Something is beautiful and true
In a world that's ugly and a lie
It's hard to even want to try
And I'm beginning to think.. Baby you don't know
I'm beginning to think.. Baby you don't know
There's something in your eyes.. that is keeping my hope alive
But I'm sick of myself when I look at you..
Something is beautiful and true
In a world that's ugly and a lie
It's hard to even want to try
And I'm beginning to think.. Baby you don't know
I'm beginning to think.. Baby you don't know..


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Matthew Sweet - Sick of myself.AVI 37MB
Matthew Sweet - Sick of myself.MP3 4MB