Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler No. 4
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Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #4 is the fourth compilation album
by the Seal Beach, California
record label Kung Fu Records
, released in 2003. It features artists signed to the label at the time, as well as others who were not signed to the label but had participated in some of their releases such as The Show Must Go Off! live DVD
series. It was the first of the label's samplers to use a number in its title, as it was the first to repeat the "Punk Rock is Your Friend" title. Interspersed between some of the tracks are clips of comedian Neil Hamburger
from his Kung Fu Films release Live at the Phoenix Greyhound Park. It is an enhanced CD-ROM
that also includes several music videos.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by the Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach, California
-Neighborhoods:Seal Beach encompasses the Leisure World retirement gated community with roughly 9,000 residents. This was the first major planned retirement community of its type in the U.S...
record label Kung Fu Records
Kung Fu Records
Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the label soon grew to include a roster of notable artists...
, released in 2003. It features artists signed to the label at the time, as well as others who were not signed to the label but had participated in some of their releases such as The Show Must Go Off! live DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
series. It was the first of the label's samplers to use a number in its title, as it was the first to repeat the "Punk Rock is Your Friend" title. Interspersed between some of the tracks are clips of comedian Neil Hamburger
Neil Hamburger
Neil Hamburger is a standup comedian character played by comedian and musician Gregg Turkington.-Style:Hamburger's live act, which is quite different from his many albums, features a barrage of question/answer jokes aimed often at celebrity targets, including Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, The Red...
from his Kung Fu Films release Live at the Phoenix Greyhound Park. It is an enhanced CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
that also includes several music videos.
Track listing
- OzmaOzma (band)Ozma is a rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of new-wave–influenced power pop and Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. The complexity of Ozma's songs grew considerably during the band's initial nine-year history...
- "Turtleneck Coverup" (from Spending Time on the BorderlineSpending Time on the BorderlineSpending Time on the Borderline is Ozma's third full length studio album.-Track listing:# "Spending Time" - 4:02# "Your Name" - 2:31# "Come Home Andrea" - 3:58# "Bad Dogs" - 3:07# "Utsukushii Shibuya" - 4:57# "Turtleneck Coverup" - 3:45...
) - Audio KarateAudio Karate-History:Audio Karate signed to Kung Fu Records in fall 2001. They put out their debut album, Space Camp, on May 14, 2002. The album featured the songs "Nintendo 89," "Rosemead," and "Senior Year." After the release of Space Camp, Audio Karate toured the world with bands such as The Ataris, NOFX,...
- "Drama Club Romance" (from Space CampSpace Camp (album)Space Camp is the debut album by Californian pop punk band Audio Karate. It was released in 2002 on Kung Fu Records.-Track listing:# "Rosemead" - 3:14# "Drama Club Romance" - 2:45# "Nintendo 89" - 3:39# "Halfway Decent" - 4:03# "Hello St...
) - Tsunami BombTsunami BombTsunami Bomb was a punk rock band from Petaluma, California that was active between 1998 and October 2005 and released 2 studio albums and 4 EPs. They were founded by Dominic David who left in 2003...
- "Say it If You Mean It" (from The Ultimate EscapeThe Ultimate EscapeThe Ultimate Escape is the first full length album by Tsunami Bomb, released in 2002. "Take the Reins" was the first single from the album. It also has enhanced CD-ROM features including a live video of the band playing their song "No Good Very Bad Day"...
) - The God AwfulsThe God AwfulsBrand New War are a punk rock/street punk band from Los Angeles who began their career as The God Awfuls and are currently signed to Kung-Fu Records....
- "Disconnected Youth" (from Next Stop Armageddon) - The VandalsThe VandalsThe Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
- "Count to Ten" (previously unreleased) - Useless I.D.Useless IDUseless ID is a four-piece punk rock band, formed in Haifa, Israel in 1994. Known as one of the most successful Israeli punk bands worldwide.-History:...
- "Too Late to Start Over" (from No Vacation From the World) - One Man ArmyOne Man ArmyOne Man Army is an american punk rock band that was formed in San Francisco, California, in 1996 and separated in 2005 and reunited in 2011. The band was discovered by Billie Joe Armstrong while playing in an East Bay club, and their debut album Dead End Stories was the first release on Adeline...
- "S.O.S." (live) (from Live at the Troubadour) - The AtarisThe AtarisThe Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
- "Bad Case of Broken Heart" (from End is ForeverEnd Is ForeverEnd Is Forever is the third full release on Kung-Fu Records by The Ataris in 2001. Along with Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits, End Is Forever is usually considered one of the best albums by The Ataris. The album features a mix of punk and pop punk similar to the bands previous works...
) - Antifreeze - "Useless Words" (previously unreleased)
- Ozma - "Game Over" (from Spending Time on the Borderline)
- Audio Karate - "Rosemead" (from Space Camp)
- The Vandals - "I'm Becoming You" (from Internet Dating SuperstudsInternet Dating SuperstudsInternet Dating Superstuds is the ninth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 2002 by Kung Fu Records. It was the band's first album after their permanent move to Kung Fu, after having fulfilled their contract with Nitro Records in 2000...
) - Tsunami Bomb - "Top 40 Hit" (from The Ultimate Escape)
- Useless I.D. - "Bring Me Down" (from No Vacation From the World)
- Mi6 - "Lezbian Girlfriend" (from Lunchbox)
- Antifreeze - "Question" (from Four Letter Words)
- The Ataris - "Take Me Back" (from ...Anywhere But Here)