Bands or labels we absolutely REFUSE to support and won't play. Here's why:
NOFX / and by extension Fat Wreck Chords:
-Fat Mike repeatedly informing his fans in the autobiography NOFX & The Hepatitus Bathtub that he has always done drugs and his doctors say he's "healthy" yet the man is far from mentally well. His denial regarding his multiple drug relapses sends a poor message to the youth who may foolishly believe that one can abuse a cocktail of drugs for a lifetime and still think of one's self as "healthy" if they can pass a physical screening without making their doctor scream. Mental health and physical health are two different, but connected, animals.
-For harboring a fan base of young insufferable left-wing fascists that think bullying others is OK.
-For gate-keeping and attempting to make the so-called "punk" scene an unwelcome place for those who don't subscribe to far-left ideology.
-For disparaging and bigoted words about "pop punk" as a genre, despite writing numerous pop punk songs.
-For supporting Joe Biden and his fascist War Administration.
-For writing songs slandering his father and glorifying the abandonment of the man on his death bed despite the fact that Fat Mike's dad gave him the money to start Fat Wreck Chords which enabled Fat Mike's entire career of debauchery.
Anti-Flag/ and by extension AF Records:
-For piggy-backing on divisive and racist political propaganda during the 2020 pandemic and election cycle.
-For harboring a fan base of young insufferable left-wing fascists that think bullying others is OK.
-For gate-keeping and attempting to make the so-called "punk" scene an
unwelcome place for those who don't subscribe to far-left ideology.
-For violent rhetoric towards non-Democratic supporters.
-For repeatedly encouraging their fan-base to 'kill fascists" during a 2020 election cycle that saw a nation on the brink of Civil-War where people were literally killed and/or violently targeted over political beliefs.
-For heavy partisan political bias, and writing entire albums about the atrocities of right-wing politicians while conveniently ignoring atrocities of left-wing politicians.
*Note: This was all written well before Justin Sane was exposed for predatory behavior, just one more of a long list of reasons we don't support him or anyone guilty by association with him.
The Offspring/ and by extension Nitro Records:
-For releasing altered versions of their music with vaccine propaganda and peer-pressure campaigns. IE: video of Noodles and Dexter Holland singing "Gotta Get 'Em Vaccinated" while riding in a helicoptor together.
-For firing drummer Pete Parada allegedly for not getting vaccinated but then immediately touring and/or performing at festivals with un-vaccinated bands. #hypocrites
Pete Parada, Dicky Barret & The Defiant:
-For expecting their fan base to support Narrative-Core artists and/or promoters in order to see them perform. IE: Performing at a NOFX show where if I just want to see The Defiant perform, I would have to financially support NOFX in order to do so.
Green Day / and by extension Adeline Records:
-For selling a Donald Trump "Nimrod" shirt to "support Maui fire victims" while ignoring 3+ years of Joe Biden destroying our country and being the most corrupt president in American history.
-For Billie Joe Armstrong telling Europe he wants to move out of the United States just a few months in to the Biden presidency but still trying to blame the "other" guy for the very shit he encouraged his own fanbase to vote for.
-For blind allegiance to Biden's Authoritarian War Regime.
Hopeless Records:
-For releasing and promoting music in 2023 of an artist with blatantly racist and bigoted messages in their music. I refuse to name the artist becase I don't believe in giving them free publicity.
Punk Rock Bowling Festival:
-For a 2021 vaccine peer-pressure campaign where they used members of various bands to pose for vaccine selfies in attempt to peer-pressure and coerce others in to taking the vaccine against their will. #coercion #peerpressure
Jello Biafra/ and by extension Dead Kennedys' back-catalog:
-For posing for a vaccine selfie for Punk Rock Bowling's vaccine peer-pressure campaign despite writing a song called "Government Flu." #hypocrite #falsepunk
-For immediatly blocking anyone on social media who calls him out for his hypocrisy.
Teenage Bottlerocket:
-For going on CNN to announce that they were charging un-vaxxed fans in Florida $1,000 dollars a ticket while vaccinated fans paid normal price. #Fascism #WvereAreYourDocuments
Bigwig:
-Singer Tom Petta told someone (me) to "suck (his) scientific diiiiiiick" two months in to the 2020 pandemic when questioned about his blind obedience to Fauci propaganda. #sexualharassment #notascientist #notTHEscience
Hayley Williams/ and by extension Paramore:
-For making bigoted and hostile comments towards those in her fan base ("you're dead to me") who don't agree with her political ideology.
-For empty and insufferable virtue signaling.
-For complaining about something nearly every time she opens her mouth in the media from 2021-2023.
-For trying to cancel Fat Mike over a joke he made about her on Warped Tour over 20 years ago despite attending multiple NOFX shows throughout that timeframe. Hey Haley, we hate Fat Mike too, but even we can admit that your failed attempt to cancel the guy 20 years after the fact was completely stupid.
*If you still like any of these artists, go ahead and listen to them. We really don't care. But you won't be hearing them here.