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500 Megatons of Boogie

if it's okay to cry, it's okay to dance

About Me

A spin-off of the Squishees, who were a spin-off of the Slurpees, who sprouted spontaneously out of a disregard for trademark laws, 500 Megatons of Boogie promise to make you sweat, to make you crave, to make you stink.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/08/2006
Band Members: Eriq Fancypants - guitar, vocals, sweatingBig Bad Johnny Todd - Bass guitar, vocals, more sweatingKent Hassinger - drums, mopping of the browYou aka "The Listener" - making with the boogie
Influences: John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Link Wray, Bo Diddley, James Brown, CCR, Led Zep, The Stooges, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Black Flag, The Clash, Motorhead, Metallica, Motley Crue, The Minutemen, The Melvins, The Letter 'M', The Pixies, Blues Explosion, Bob Log III
Record Label: Smelly Menace Records

My Blog

Show Review

Hey Kids, here's a pretty cool review of our recent Rudyards show free press review  
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:03:00 GMT

Radio Show

Hey kids, here's a link to the live radio broadcast we did on 91.7FM KTRU.  The mix is a little rough around the edges, but if you want to hear us in all our glory, then come out to one of our sh...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:29:00 GMT

Record Reviews and Links

Hey Mega-Fans, here are a couple of reviews of the new album, along with a link to our label site, if you wanted to purchase it: Space City Rock Houston Press Smelly Menace Records
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Show Review & Debut Album

Hey people, just to let you know we are finished with the mixing of our debut untitled album.  We are finalizing cover art right now and will probably have a record release sometime in May. ...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:07:00 GMT

Studio Time Booked!

Okay, hopefully we'll have some new studio tracks recorded in a month or so, meanwhile you'll just have to see us live.  We are working on new songs, reworking old songs, and making stuff up as w...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:58:00 GMT

Come See Our Lame Band!

Yes, this is a little of the old, a little of the new.  If you dig the Squishees/Slurpees, I think you'll dig this, although like every heavy metal band, we do rock a different way.  So chec...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:09:00 GMT