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About Me

WE BROKE UP. WE WERE THE BEST. ENJOY. FUCK YOU. PEACE.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/28/2004
Band Website: surplussons.com
Band Members: The Oceanic 6
Influences: the jam, clash, beatles, mc5, flirtations, martha reeves, stax records, girl groups, nerves
Sounds Like: "T.O.'s Surplus Sons tried to describe their music using terrible, poorly thought out analogies that didn't illustrate anything." - NOW MAGAZINE
"T.O.'s NOW MAGAZINE tries to describe music using terrible, poorly thought out analogies that don't illustrate anything." - SURPLUS SONS
"Surplus Sons rocked off my proverbial sock(s). A five piece hailing from Toronto, dual guitar, drums, bass, and some newly added keys/organ greatly fleshing out the sound. These kids were high energy and won over a crowd that had never been privy to them before". - COUNTRY PINBALL MACHINE
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

NEW SONG POSTED "ELVIS SIGHTING"...

FEel it? Leave a comment. XO
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:11:00 PST

NEW SONG POSTED "HERE'S YOUR WARNING"

We recorded 4 songs about a month ago in one night. Live. It turned out good. Ben recorded his vocals slurry and under the influence... But not in the way the new Avril Lavigne was recorded drunk and ...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Sun, 27 May 2007 10:41:00 PST

ZOOBOMBS & MORE RECORDING

Sincerest thank you's go out to the zoo bombs and dan burke for igniting a rock n roll vibe that you don't really get to feel too often around here. Seeing them at the CZ, then playing with them the l...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:28:00 PST

London w/ POP LEVI SHOW REVIEW HERE!

Check out a review on someones awesome mp3 blog. Cheers man!! http://www.countrypinballmachine.blogspot.com/
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:49:00 PST

chart attack interview with Ben

http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2007/03/0701.cfmmeat loaf?
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:32:00 PST

some new tunes

yo people i threw up a couple new tunes from our last session.. Death To The Dj, and Golden Glass Eye. They're pretty laid back.. but whatever. there too many to count so i'll be throwing up random sh...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:25:00 PST

BACK!..with somethin' to prove.

So the big news is Matt's left the band. This is why we didnt do the hostage life/attack in black shows, and why you havent heard from us in a while. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors, ...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:37:00 PST

MAILING LIST. SIGN UP.

surplussons.comGO TO OUR WEBSITE AND JOIN THE MAILING LIST FOR:up to date news on our new recording, when free mp3's are available for download, show & tour announcements, free stuff, and anything els...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:01:00 PST

C'MON SHOWS OVER

We'd just like to thank C'MON for inviting us along to play some awesome gigs. They are a great band, and great people and we had a hell of a time. Noteable mentions go to: Saigon Hookers, The dead ki...
Posted by The Surplus Sons on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 03:41:00 PST

LIVE SHOTS from last month's BLACK OUT! Party w/ SHRAG

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Posted by The Surplus Sons on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:18:00 PST