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About Me

MyGen Profile Generatorwe are band that started in the summer of '06
we play punk rock, we don't photoshop our faces.

"Arrogant-pop!"

Yeah. We need to record something that wasn't written last october.
Vocals would be nice too.
We'll get on it soon.

swag_ger v.
1. To walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
2. To boast or brag noisily.
3. To bring, drive, force, ect., by blustering.
4. Swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit. (noun)

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skank n.
1. Disgusting or vulgar matter; filth.
2. One who is disgustingly foul or filthy and often considered sexually promiscuous. Used especially of a woman or girl.
3. A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/28/2006
Band Website: Technology?
Band Members: mike boren: bass/vocals/cowbell
joshua abt: guitar/vocals/helium tank
mike pivik: drums/more drums

Influences: alot

Lets just start with the drummer
mike pivik's=KILLRADIO, the unseen, refused, the distillers, the riverboat gamblers, the clash, alkaline trio, billy talent, the sex pistols, the ramones, madd caddies, the casualties, operation ivy, the living end, transplants, travis barker basically, rancid, lars frederiksen and the bastards, neibourhood swine, black flag, teh runts, 46 short, of course NOFX and yeha thats just about it

bassist mike boren's=
Musically: Fugazi, The Jam, The Clash, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Gang of Four, The Minutemen, Refused, Iggy & the Stooges.
Lyrically/vocally: Joe Strummer, Ted Leo, Craig Finn, Richard Hell, Iggy Pop, Ian Mackaye and Guy Piccioto, Jon King, Tom Gabel, Brandon Jordon, Jesse Michaels, Paul Westerberg, Jake Burns, Joe McMahon.

The Guitarist Joshua Abt=
The Clash, The Replacements, Stiff Little Fingers, Chisel, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Stooges, Inquisition, Bad Religion, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Minor threat, Fugazi, Husker Du, The Damned, Gang of Four, The Jam, The Pixies
Lyrically/Vocally: Paul Weller, Robert Zimmerman, Jesse Michaels, Joe Mcmahon, Guy Piccioto, Ted Leo, Langston Hughes, Tom Waits.

Sounds Like: A noisy punk rock band playing dance music.
Record Label: The internet/my backyard
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Josh Wrote Something?...

So As you all know Mike Boren has no Life, so he writes all the blogs. To further mock him I impose that someone writes a blog that has to do with nothing. But the catch is that you have to be in the ...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:05:00 PST

No one reads this, but still!

We've got a show on the 13th as I think you all know. I also belive you all know it is at Mike Pivic's House, so yes, we are still playing shows at our own houses, but we hope to be moving on to othe...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:56:00 PST

"Will Play For Stewarts & Gas Money"

Swagger & Skank is guaranteed to be better than the DJ you were intending to hire. Swagger & Skank is guaranteed to be better than you friend who swears he can make good mixes.Swagger & Skank is guar...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:53:00 PST

Battle of the Bands results

Thank you to all of those of you came out to see last night. And thank you twice as much if you were one of the people dancing out there. In the end we're just a dance band, so the fact that people ...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:44:00 PST

Battle of The Bands

Ok, here are the times that I know:5:00-Hoopsnake 5:25- Swayed City 6:15-The Fracture 7:35- Fikistache8:00- Demas the Theif8:20- Murderwalk8:45- Us9:10: Moonhostage Rebellion 9:35- Der We will defi...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:43:00 PST

Why We Love Patrick Williams!

1) He plays the bass very very well.2) He teaches Mike to play the bass very very well. 3) He plays the guitar very very well.4) He rocks our socks off while playing guitar for Brainfang.5) He rocks ...
Posted by Swagger and Skank on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:40:00 PST