Band: NOFX
NOFX is a punk band.

Best CD: Pump Up The Valuum Best song: "The Decline" Download MP3: "Three On Speed"

Band: Home Grown
Home Grown is a pop/punk band. They are really catchy/poppy and should be hittin it big real soon. They are one of my major influences.

Best CD: Act Your Age Best song: "Single All The Way" Download MP3: "Give It Up"

Band: The Vandals
The Vandals are one of the longest lasting punk bands in existance. Josh Freese, their drummer is the fastest drummer alive.

Best CD: Live Fast Diarrea Best song: "You're Not The Boss Of Me" Download MP3: "Change The World With My Hockey Stick"

Band: Ataris
The Ataris got hooked up with a record deal from the Vandals and later by NOFX. Maybe Same Old Crap will be hooked up similarly someday.

Best CD: Look Forward To Failure EP Best song: "My So Called Life" Download MP3: "My Hotel Year"

Band: Nada Surf
Nada Surf is a sweet alternative band that kind of is on the d-lo after their one hit wonder "Popular" with all of the complex guitar chords, all of the songs are good to me.

Best CD: The Proximity Effect Best song: "Hollywood"

Band: Propagandhi
Propagandhi is intense. All three of the members are anti-violent, homosexual, vegans, and canadian.

Best CD: Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes Best song: "With Friends Like These, Who The Fuck Needs Cointelpro?" Download MP3: "Back To The Motor League"

Band: Weezer
Does Weezer really need an introduction?

Best CD: Pinkerton Best song: "Only In Dreams"

Band: Blink 182
Blink 182 is a really really tight band. They recently hit it big. I'm waiting for them to get off mtv. All of their music, new or old, is good.

Best CD: Take Off Your Pants And Jacket Best song: "Time To Break Up"

Band: Toadies
The Toadies are a sweet alternative band. They just broke up but I will always listen to them, I mean I have been since like 5th grade! Why stop now...

Best CD: Rubberneck Best song: "Tyler"

Band: Bad Religion
Bad Religion is known as one of the best punk rock bands ever. With their political songs talking about religion, our society, and governmental system is tight.

Best CD: All Ages Best song: "American Jesus" Download MP3: "Generator"

Band: Millencolin
Millencolin is a really sweet band from Sweden. They play alot of harmonies and have some tight dual guitar action. They are on epitaph records.

Best CD: Pennybridge Pioneers Best song: "No Cigar" Download MP3: "Twenty Two"

Band: Zebrahead
Zebrahead is a really fun band to listen to. I saw them live in the summer of '01.... I got hurt in the pit.

Best CD: Playmate of the Year Best song: "What's Goin On?"

Band: Voodoo Glow Skulls
Voodoo Glow Skulls ARE the only intense hard-core fast sweet horn ska hispanic band. PERIOD. They are on epitaph records just like Millencolin, Bad Religion, and NOFX.

Best CD: The Band Geek Mafia Best song: "We're Back" Download MP3: "The Devil Made Me Do It"

Band: Anti-Flag
Anti-Flag is a really sweet old school punk band on Fat Wreck Chords. Anti-Flag is not anti-american, they are anti-violence, they are anti-war. Their songs describe their opinions about violence, war, and human responsibility.

Best CD: A New Kind Of Army Best song: "911 For Peace" Download MP3: "911 For Peace"

Band: The Aquabats
The Aquabats are one of the nuttiest, coolest, crazy, devo-ska bands in the world. Check them out for a good time..

Best CD: The Fury Of The Aquabats Best song: "The Story Of... Nothing!"

Band: The Blue Meanies
The Blue Meanies are a carnival/punk/ska band. Like the picture of the lead singer, you can tell that they are completely crazy. If you want to hear some pure energy check em out.

Best CD: Live Album Best song: "Smash The Magnavox"

Band: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Bosstones have been around forever. They are like one of THE ska bands. Check them out, they are from Boston.

Best CD: Question The Answers Best song: "Toxic Toast"

Band: The Descendents
The Descendents are an old punk band. They believed in ALL. Which is: No cleanliness, alot of energy, alot of brains, and alot of caffiene.

Best CD: Somery Best song: "I'm Not A Loser"

Band: Goldfinger
Goldfinger is a sweet ska/punk band. If you want a reallllllllly sweet live show you should go see them.

Best CD: Self-Titled Best song: "Pictures"

Band: Green Day
Does Green Day need an introduction either?

Best CD: Insomniac Best song: "86"

Band: Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings are funny. I like listening to them in Jessie's car and bumping. I saw them live and got contact high. :)

Best CD: Hidden Stash II Best song: "Paid Vacation"

Band: Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake has been around a while. They are a tight ska band. I like their older stuff alot more than their newer stuff. They are now on Fat Wreck Chords as well.

Best CD: Losing Streak Best song: "9th And Pine"

Band: Mad Caddies
Mad Caddies are ALSO on FAT. Many FAT bands are on this list cause they are awesome. Mad Caddies are another very energetic ska band.

Best CD: Quality Soft Core Best song: "Merry Melody"

Band: Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies
Fat Mike from NOFX is in this band. They cover old school songs from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, and make them into punk songs. AWESOME!

Best CD: Blow In The Wind Best song: "Wild World"

Band: MXPX
MXPX is a generic pop/punk band. They are RAD! Ooh im adding new vocabulary!

Best CD: Let It Happen Best song: "Rock-n-Roll Girl"

Band: No Doubt
No Doubt is cool. I really really like some of their older ska stuff, alot of their newer stuff is pretty cool too I guess. I like their newer deeper sadder songs too.

Best CD: The Beacon Street Collection Best song: "Dark Blue"

Band: Reel Big Fish
I love RBF. I loved them for like 4 years straight and I finally got to see them live. See- Zebrahead. (I got hurt.)

Best CD: Why Do They Rock So Hard? Best song: "Down In Flames"

Band: Save Ferris
Save Ferris is really good. They are a ska band from Orange County. Their horns are REALLY tight and their lead singer Monique Powell is REALLY hott.

Best CD: It Means Everything Best song: "Lies"

Band: Superdrag
Superdrag is like the Toadies or Nada Surf. They got huge for a one hit wonder in the alt. days, and it stuck with me. I love these one hit wonder bands full alternative sweet cds tho seriously!

Best CD: Regretfully Yours Best song: "Gimme Animosity"

Band: System Of A Down
System of a down is one of the few heavy heavy bands I listen to. They have middle eastern guitar methods and really fast tempos too!

Best CD: Toxicity Best song: "Needles"

Band: Teen Idols
Teen Idols are a sweet 50's style 3 chord punk band with AWESOME, and I mean AWESOME, three part harmonies. REALLY GOOD.

Best CD: Pucker Up! Best song: "Test-Tube Teens"

Band: Tilt
Tilt is a sweet punk band on FAT. They have a chick singer. And she is into guns and stuff like that.

Best CD: Collect 'Em All Best song: "Gun Play"

Band: Toasters
I really liked the Toasters growing up. REAL old school ska band. They stuck! I still take them out all the time and enjoy the memories following the songs of my middle school life.

Best CD: Ska Killers Best song: "Keep On Goning"

Band: The Urge
The Urge is INTENSE! PUNK/SKA. VERY good singer named Steve Ewing. And I have seen them THREE times in concert. They are awesome. Their shows are crazy, they act like a local band when they play in Omaha. And they are a national band!

Best CD: Recieving The Gift Of Flavor Best song: "Take It Back"

Band: JV Allstars
The JV Allstars are a sweet pop/punk band out of Lincoln. They are gonna hit it big REAL soon and we wont get to play shows with them anymore... sucks.

Band: Settle For Less
SFL is an awesome Skater/Punk/Ska band out of Lincoln/Grand Island. They have so much energy! Ohh yes they cover Land Down Under as well.

Band: Same Old Crap
This is my band Same Old Crap. We used to be really bad. We are a little better now, but we still blow.

Band: 3 Day Meat Sale
3 Day Meat is a sweet melodic/thrill band from Lincoln. Their music is hard to explain, but it is awesome. They are gonna be huge real soon hopefully.

Band: Ball 5
Ball 5 is exactly like us, three piece pop/punk that tries REALLY hard. They are coming out with a demo right now actually.

Band: Model Citizens
Awesome Rock-n-Roll out of Sioux City. This band is actually broken up now but I thought I'd put them on cause they helped us out a whole lot.

Band: Flurry
Flurry is a really talented 3 piece out of Omaha. The bassist/singer gets the chicks.

Band: Straight Outta Junior High
Straight Outta Junior High is a really funny four-piece. And they make fun songs about boners, diarrhea, and your mom.

Band: Fonzarellies
The Fonzarellies are the biggest local act around. Prepare to be stunned.