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The Bronx / the Drips in the studio soon

Posted by adam on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 3:03 PM (EDT)

Both the Bronx and the Drips (a side project of guitarist Joby Ford and vocalist Matt Caughthran) are heading into the studio in the coming months. The band revealed details in their recent newsletter:

first off, may 25th marks the date that the drips are heading into a studio in eagle rock to record their forthcoming full length. sessions will include the tracking of 12 songs, all live, recorded strictly on tape, no digital product use of any sort...and should be available, well, who knows. soon.

june 1st marks the date that the bronx will head into a studio in venice and begin tracking 12 or so tunes (out of the 30 that have been written) with matt and joby's fathers at the knobs, swapping stories about 'nam. again, strictly all analog, and again, nothing digital about this bad boy. in the past 4 months we have learned and mastered the art of both kinds of music, country and western, and both styles are shaping up nicely! should be released, well, who knows that either.

there is no touring planned as of yet, we will not be playing any hippy summertime festivals this year, but the music will flow. there will be a slew of 7-inches released on white drugs in the months to come that are all shaping up to be quite exciting and quite visually stimulating, more info on that as they begin to surface.

The Bronx released a self titled record in 2003 via White Drugs / Ferret. Their imprint will be teaming up with Island for the forthcoming release.

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TheOneTrueBill (May 23, 2005)

I love that the headline of this email was "warped tour rulz!"

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SteveJonesTheRealBones (May 23, 2005)

more like eagle COCK....hahahahhahahahahhahahahahah you know what i'm talking about - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

worst, joke, ever.... and im not even making parody of the simpsons cm

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

jones is such a faggot

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CorpseOfMyMotivation (May 23, 2005)

I was wondering what these guys were up to.

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IheartAdam (May 23, 2005)

Throwdown runs that label.

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swingline (May 23, 2005)

excellent.

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IheartAdam (May 23, 2005)

STFU stfuface.

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swingline (May 23, 2005)

Oh noes roflcopter

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Skanknsmile (May 23, 2005)

this is gonna rip it up.

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BizzleBrizzle (May 23, 2005)

From what I hear The Bronx are no better than Good Charlotte in terms of being sell-out pieces of shit. I had a conversation with someone at a show about how major labels had realized that the reason a lot of bands flop is that they have no underground street credit, so they've decided to synthesize the process of a band being on indie labels by signing a band and paying an indie label to put out the record for them. He cited The Bronx as an example.

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sickboi (chris) (May 23, 2005)

Yeah, but the Bronx could have easily gotten the "cred" if they chose to go that route. They were a new band, and got a great deal. It also costs a shitload more money to put a record out on Island than it does on Ferret. So its kinda like testing the waters. -sickboi

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

yer clueless..

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

Similar deals have happened with (I believe) Scatter The Ashes and The Matches, and potentially a few of the FBR signings if I remember correctly. I don't believe they're seriously doing it to trick people. Kids are too savvy nowadays. I suspect it's more about not wanting to spend major label cash to develop the band but wanting to guarantee that, when they do reach the right level, they can't sign with anyone else. The Bronx talk about it quite plainly in interviews all the time, so if it's supposed to be a big secret or something then they blew it long ago. Still though, if right out the gate the Bronx signed that deal, I can't see how they "sold out." It's not like they existed for a number of years and suddenly turned on all their previously established morals or anything. -adam

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BizzleBrizzle (May 23, 2005)

OK, maybe not sell-outs, but they're still in the same boat in my opinion as being a manufacture P.O.S. like Good Charlotte.

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sickboi (chris) (May 23, 2005)

Why? They aren't "manufactured". There's a huge difference between them, and say, Anti-Flag, being on a major.

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BizzleBrizzle (May 23, 2005)

I agree, but to me what they're doing is on the same level as Boy Bands and Good Charlotte.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

you strike me as someone who doesn't know anything about the music industry.

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BizzleBrizzle (May 23, 2005)

Oh dude I understand that it's all about money. I'm talking about ethics etc.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

dude like woah. You don't know shit!

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BizzleBrizzle (May 24, 2005)

Don't know shit? Money is what drives everything in this world. It's always about the money. Money talks and bullshit walks.

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

so you like walking eh?

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SkolarX (May 23, 2005)

i'm sure they aren't tailoring their sound for what will be the most radio friendly, like say a static lullaby did, making them quite a bit different than a boy band or good charlotte

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

what matters is the bronx can write good music, good charlotte can't

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BizzleBrizzle (May 23, 2005)

that's a matter of opinion.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

actually thats true. their first album is stellar.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

so is the fact that Good Charlotte is bad. but seriously, I love the Bronx. I can see why they've had so many near-crashes with their van because White Drugs nearly got me into a couple of accidents myself

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swingline (May 23, 2005)

it's not a matter of opinion. i can tell good charlotte make bad music just as i can tell hyundai make bad cars.

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Big_Guy (May 23, 2005)

At least this band can joke about "signing" to a major like they did on their website. It was some funny shit

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CrookedSuperhero (May 23, 2005)

But tell us why. You can't just say it.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

the bronx play good music. GC dont, in my opinion. thats the difference right there. fuck major labels. if a band is good, then theyre good.

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Someone (May 26, 2005)

Erm, I am not particularly a fan of the Matches, to say the least, but as somebody who has been around their scene since `98 or so I believe it was (Way back when they were still the Locals), I must give them credit for being as legit a band as can possibly be. They have worked their asses off to get where they are now. I don`t care how punk or not they may be, fact of the matter is that they deserve everything they have worked for. There was no "selling out" involved

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SkolarX (May 23, 2005)

same deal as fall out boy had, and the fight, and about every other new pop punk band on a major out there right now. it makes sense. funny when it the band doesn't sell what the major thought they would (the fight for example had an ep released through fat but when they played detroit for the first time they were talking about how geffen had signed them well before fat was going to release the ep) and they don't get picked up.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

ewww The Fight and Fall Out Boy are terrible

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SkolarX (May 23, 2005)

i actually happen to like fall out boy but the fight is very horrible. they are a great example of that sort of shady deal though. i mean who really would have thought fat would work with majors like that? sketchy as hell if you ask me.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

Major labels have been doing that for the better part of 15 years. It's nothing new. The Bronx DID sign to Island first with the understanding they were going to do an indie record first. It makes sense for everyone involved.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

and you should know cause you're in the band right?

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

thanx ....wow im glad it makes sense. do you work at the label? can you please stab yourself in the face 43 times?

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

It makes sense to anyone with an IQ over 80, which would exclude you. And, I've known a couple of the guys in the band since before the Bronx started, which is how I know.

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ILOVESCOTT (May 23, 2005)

i understand why majors do this, but i still think it sucks for the indie label in terms of money and sales. it seems like if they don't sell, the major just walks away, and the indie label gets a band that doesn't sell. if they "hit it big" then the major takes them away from the indie label.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

I don't care if they voted Republican in the last election. Is their music any good? yeah, it is. People who worry about "selling out" need to get a life—and out of their parents' basement/garage.

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BizzleBrizzle (May 24, 2005)

huh? I just think that they're fakes and phonies! The music is meh.

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

Dude you like PINK RAZZERS!?!? your taste in music is meh

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

I really enjoyed their debut album, took a while to totally hit me...but when it did my girlfriend got sick of it real quick. Guess it stayed in my CD player a bit too long. Good band. I'm glad I don't have the drips.

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

hey everybody- I like the BRONXXX

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

nice blues brothers reference at least?

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

I don't know about the Bronx. Every song they have sounds exactly the same and they got signed to a major after their 3 show...give me a break.

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

im sure you like bands like The Used and Fall Out Boy right?

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

everyone seems to hate the fact that the bronx got a major deal (or whatever) as if being signed to a major establishes you as a great musical act. people say they don't deserve it, but then they hate every major label band they see on tv. so explain to me how it's so great to get signed to a major when only a handfull of bands who are signed are actually any good. who cares what label it is. the label doesn't write the music. they don't play the shows. it's merely a stamp, like the nike swoosh. and if the label is in full control and the band submits to the all mighty dollar, then fuck 'em. let 'em be rich with no integrity.

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InaGreendase (brian) (May 23, 2005)

I figured news of this would be announced soon. I doubt Island was gonna let them kick around for three years before putting out a debut.

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Big_Guy (May 23, 2005)

Well, Strike Anywhere is on Fat Anyone else not surprised?

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Someone (May 23, 2005)

Bizzle is such a hipster sometimes... 1- Why would a major label "manufacture" a band like this? Have you heard their first album? Do you honestly think the same kids who listen to "metalxtothexbrotherhood" shit are going to buy it? 2- Negating question one, does a band's musical quality mean absofuckinglutely nothing to you? As a rich kid in college, how did the members of the Bronx betray the brotherhood of the streets that you shared growing up? 3- Don't you like Alexisonfire? Oh wait, no, that's Anchors. -BSD

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

What's up with Bullet Treatment ? No mention of them, that's the best shit out there from these guys.

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

this band is a total piece of shit.

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

PS- i like how they like to compare themselves to Black Flag. or at least they want you to be thinking "Black Flag" when you listen to them .it's a marketing tactic that's supposed to give them "street cred". i can tell you without a shred of doubt,none of the lame hipsters in this band have ever seen BF. in fact,they are the polar opposite of Black Flag and punk rock for that matter. and yes i invented punk and i make the rules so FUCK YOU!

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

Yeah, because the Bullet Treatment brings to mind totally new-school shit hardcore with no sense of its roots!!! -BSD

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

dear punker- 1.having a "side band" the plays "old school so cal HC" is a fuckin cop out. why not make that your fuckin ONLY band? why? because they,like the countless other dorks out there want to have thier cake and eat it too. "oh that's my side band...my FULL TIME band is this one over here sucking off the press/label/fans with a more "accessable sound" etc,etc,bla,bla... im sorry....tis fucking weak. 2. nice jugs on the cover of thier new 7" inch. is that hardcore?? where come from that spells sexist-jock-closet-case. 3.the thing that really sucks here is the music ain't all that bad, generic but not bad. im just sick of "sales tactics" and the feeling in the back of my mind that there's always a man behind a mask. for my money, i'd rather listen to Stone Temple Pilots at least i know where they're coming from. 4. i reach for my gun whenever i hear the w

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

For whatever it's worth, nobody in the Bronx has anything to do with the new Bullet Treatment 7" It features Richie on vox, Joel on Bass, Dave on Drums and I'm on guitar. Matt only sang on the "What More Do You Want" e.p. and is working on some new material with us. Bullet Treatment is it's own entity that I started and it's my music that I write and it's my band everyone else is just a tourist, people should know what they are talking about before they start blah, blah, blahing ! -DC ps. you looking for a gig ?

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

my mistake, nevermind. talking shit is just so much fun when your as bitter and jaded as i am...i need a hobby. or some drugs. you guys are cool...kinda remind me of LIFES HALT. keep up the good work then.. god-

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

I can appreciate shit talking as much as the next guy, I just hate when people think this is a Bronx related project. You don't see us on a major, do ya ?

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Someone (May 24, 2005)

you actually have no idea what your talking about.

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

i don't? i only know what i've read. the music just sounds generic hipster to me. or excuse me: "punk n' roll" but that's probably real on the edge shit to you... im sure they're fuckin' "great guys" though so keep giving them your cash. goodbye-

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Someone (May 25, 2005)

and bizzleshnizzle starts posting anonymously because no one gave a shit about his opinion the first time around.