Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler No. 6
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Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler No. 6 is the sixth compilation album
by the Seal Beach, California
record label Kung Fu Records
, released in 2005. 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 is subtitled "Hardcore is Your Friend, Too" as it contains several tracks meant to showcase the label's new hardcore
imprint Broken Sounds Records.
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 2005. 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 is subtitled "Hardcore is Your Friend, Too" as it contains several tracks meant to showcase the label's new hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
imprint Broken Sounds Records.
Track listing
- 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...
- "I am Crushed" (from Hollywood Potato ChipHollywood Potato ChipHollywood Potato Chip is the tenth studio album by the Southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 2004 by Kung Fu Records. A music video starring guitarist and producer Warren Fitzgerald was filmed for the band's cover version of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now". The album's title is a...
) - Dance Hall CrashersDance Hall CrashersDance Hall Crashers is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California.-Early years:The original incarnation of the Dance Hall Crashers was formed in 1989 by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong, formerly of the seminal Bay Area ska-punk band Operation Ivy, after both musicians...
- "Lost Again" (live) (from Live at the House of Blues L.A.) - 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,...
- "She Looks Good" (previously unreleased) - Useless I.D. - "Pink Stars and Magazines" (from Redemption)
- 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...
- "My Machete" (from The Definitive ActThe Definitive ActThe Definitive Act was the second and final album by Tsunami Bomb, released in 2004.-Track listing:# "Dawn on a Funeral Day" – 3:08# "Being Alright" – 3:03# "5150" – 2:44# "Safety Song" – 2:12# "I Bought You" – 3:13...
) - UndermindedUndermindedUnderminded is a hardcore band from San Diego, California. The band is currently taking a break as its members concentrate on side projects. Frontman Nick Martin is currently in Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows and drummer Tanner Wayne is now drumming for Chiodos.-History:Band members Nick Martin...
- "Bring on the Flood" (from Hail Unamerican!) - Cooper - "Summers Day"
- Versus the WorldVersus the World (band)Versus the World is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara, CA on Kung-Fu Records. The band combines post-hardcore with pop punk. They released their debut album, "Versus the World", in September 2005. Mike Davenport was the long time bassist from The Ataris....
- "If I Died" (previously unreleased) - Righteous JamsRighteous JamsRighteous Jams, which was formed by Joey Cardona and Jesse Standhard in 2002 as Invasion, is a Boston, Massachusetts-based straight edge hardcore punk band. Only one demo was released under the name Invasion before the group was renamed Righteous Jams in 2003, following the addition of Elgin James...
- "Righteous Jams" (from Rage of Discipline) - The Bouncing SoulsThe Bouncing SoulsThe Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local...
- "Kids and Heroes" (live) (from Live at the Glasshouse) - FaulterFaulterFaulter is a rock band from Anaheim, California. They formed in 2003, while the members were attending various high schools in Anaheim. The band self-released their debut album Darling Buds of May before being signed to Abacus Recordings. The album was then re-released nationally on their new...
- "Sixes and Sevens" (from Darling Buds of MayDarling Buds of May (album)Darling Buds of May is the debut album by the rock band Faulter.-Track listing:All tracks by Andy Carpenter except were noted# "Sixes & Sevens" - 4:21# "I Think We Need to Talk" - 3:39# "October 16th" - 3:53...
) - 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....
- "Sister" (from Next Stop Armageddon) - The Getaway - "East End Blood Bath" (from Take It Back)
- Throw RagThrow RagThrow Rag is a four piece punk rock band from the Salton Sea, California. Formed in 1993, Throw Rag has been fronted by Sean Wheeler aka Captain Sean Doe aka Diamond Boss aka Sun Trash since the inception of the band...
- "Hang Up" (live) (from Live at the House of Blues) - xdeathstarxXDEATHSTARxxDEATHSTARx was an American Christian metalcore band from Redlands, CA. All of the members are straight edge and they incorporate both Christian and straight edge themes within their music, with their view of the loss of values in modern society. The group released its first album in 2004 is...
- "Aftermath" (previously unreleased) - Audio Karate - "Gypsy Queen" (from Lady MelodyLady Melody- Track listing :# "Jesus is Alive and Well " - 3:35# "Party at the Lexington Queen" - 2:44# "Hey Maria" - 4:41# "Ms. Foreign Friendly" - 3:14# "A Whole Lotta Weight" - 2:40# "Catch and Release" - 4:21# "Gypsyqueen" - 3:00...
) - Circle JerksCircle JerksThe Circle Jerks are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the L.A. scene in the late 1970s.The band...
- "World Up My Ass" (live) (from Live at the House of Blues) - Tsunami Bomb - "TB vs. the Monster" (previously unreleased)
- Suffocate Faster - "Can't Speak"
- H2OH2O (American band)-Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
- "Guilty by Association" (live) (previously unreleased) - Righteous Jams - "Green Eyes" (from Rage of Discipline)
- Underminded - "Hail Unamerican!" (from Hail Unamerican!)
- The Vandals - "My Neck, My Back" (Ikioi mix) (from Shingo Japanese Remix AlbumShingo Japanese Remix AlbumShingo Japanese Remix Album is an album of songs by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals remixed and re-interpreted by Japanese DJ Shingo Asari, released in 2005 by Kung Fu Records. Asari had been tinkering with Vandals songs for several years and had sent several of his remixes to...
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