New records from Vic Ruggiero of The Slackers, and Big D & The Kids Table

Contributed by avi. Posted by aubin on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM (EDT)

The Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club has announced a new full length album from Vic Ruggiero, front-man of The Slackers. Entitled On The Rag Time, the record features Vic playing an assortment of new songs, originals, and Slackers favorites, solo on an old-timey piano.

The Bicycle Club has also announced a new re-mix record from Boston's Big D And The Kids Table entitled Rude Remix Revolution. The record features fifteen new remixes by the likes of Ben C of Sonic Boom Six, Blue Banshee, Paul Kolderie's The Babysitters, dj BC, ATOM, Aber N. Stein, Babylon Party Machine, Scott Grella, Big D's own Stovetop, and Bi Anal Ham Sandwich.

Both records will be in stores September 15 with distribution by the recently formed Independent Label Collective, but are available for mail-order now from the Silver Sprocket website

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KillThePatriarch (August 2, 2009)

TheGimper is probably peeing his pants right now.

Tye (August 2, 2009)

yea. on a seperate note, he'll probably be really excited about this news when he reads it.

telegraphrocks (August 2, 2009)

The new Ruggiero album will be orgasmic... my hand is currently cradling my balls in anticipation.

MonkeyFracas (August 3, 2009)

I have the On the Rag Time EP and based on that, you ain't kidding.

Hi-ProGlow (August 2, 2009)

First thing I saw:

Bi Anal Ham Sandwich

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

That's what I'll have when The Sandwiches break up.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Your username makes me very hungry.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

Your username makes me picture Swamp Thing.

MilesQToast (August 2, 2009)

my friend is related to the guy that played Swamp Thing.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Don't care much for either of these bands. I never really got the whole ska thing, I mean, bands like Streetlight Manifesto and Rx Bandits (who I wouldn't even call ska now) are really good, but other than that, every song sounds pretty much the same to me (at least the horns). If you're gonna have brass in your band, at least do something interesting with it, i.e. DMB or Moving Mountains. I will say that Bomb The Music Industry! is pretty cool.

telegraphrocks (August 2, 2009)

*while holding up my middle finger for a very long time in your direction*
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccc cccckkkkkkkkk yyyooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuu!

The Slackers and related bands >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rx Bandits.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

This guy is pretty adamant about his ska.

Preston (August 2, 2009)

I hope your kidding when you put the words "interesting" and "DMB" in the same sentence.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Listen to "#41" and tell me that again. At least you were nicer about it than the other dudes.

tlo (August 2, 2009)

omg, bomb the music industry? really? you have the nerve to dis the slackers and then follow it up by saying that this musical diarrhea excuse for a band is "pretty cool"?

go die. now. you clearly have no musical taste.

the slackers are fucking amazing.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Wow, some of you guys are assholes.

And yes, BTMI! > The Slackers, for sure.

Fuck off.

tlo (August 2, 2009)

You are an ignorant asshole with a piss-poor taste in music. Let me know when you turn 14.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

You're exactly 10 years off. And how am I ignorant? Because I don't listen to your favorite band? What are you, God? Shut the fuck up, you're trying too hard.

jeffrichey (August 2, 2009)

You've got to open your mind, young man. From a ska perspective (since we're talking about horns), try New York Fever by the Toasters (there's a re-release on the way). From an "interesting" perspective try some Steely Dan or some live Joe Jackson. RFTC are also great.

It's been my experience that kids who like RX or Streetlight simply haven't been exposed to a wide variety of styles or sounds. Not that those groups aren't any good, they are simply building on foundations laid before them.

tlo (August 2, 2009)

You're ignorant because you think all ska "sounds the same"

I don't give a shit what kind of music you listen to. Besides, it's clearly written by people who can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground

You asking me if I'm "God" furthers my point regarding your ignorance. If you don't like ska, don't open the comments and post on it.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Why's it so fucking difficult to use icepacks? If I just put it on by itself I get frostbite in fucking seconds, if I put a paper towel there I don't feel anything so it's a waste of time.

thatsyouth (August 2, 2009)

We Are The Union is about as ska as I get.

givemeamuseumandillfillit (August 2, 2009)

I'm still pissed that Phil Hartmans psycho wife killed him. Just imagine how awesome that Troy McClure live-action flick would've been.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Have you ever seen The Second Civil War? He's in that movie. It's worth a watch.

scorpiondeathlock (August 2, 2009)

i remember him from such films as christmas ape and christmas ape goes to summer camp.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

Lionel Phelps ftw.

julianminutes (August 2, 2009)

HUTZ??????? caps

Preston (August 2, 2009)

Maybe he would've wrote another Pee Wee movie,

givemeamuseumandillfillit (August 2, 2009)

How can you guys talk about movies he has been in yet fail to mention that he should just PUT THE COOKIE DOWN!!!!...?

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Obliterates any misconceptions that slower, classic rock-influenced punk can't be good:

http://www.myspace.com/larcenistmusic

(It's really good, if that sentence didn't make sense)

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I'm not gonna lie. I am skeptical based on your description.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

I've listened to the first three songs so far and they're all great. Go through them in order (you'll have to turn off 'random' on the myspace player).

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Oh I see what you did. I described it using the fact that most bands described that way aren't any good, but this one is great. And then you went and said you were skeptical based on my description. Funny.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I'm listening to it right now. Not bad. It's certainly not my thing though. How do you feel about Hit the Switch - Observing Infinities (sp)?

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Don't like them at all, to be honest.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I heard their earlier record kind of sucks, but this one is ok. I'm going to review it soon. They sound a shit ton like harder nofx, who I love.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Yeah that whole sound's just not for me. No Trigger's alright - I heard about them in '06 around the same time as Hit The Switch so I'm reminded of them, not sure if they sound too much the same - haha Much The Same sucks - but that's as far as I'll go.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Yeah I'm a sucker for the fat wreck sound. I don't see that changing anytime soon, but I'm glad my musical taste has been expanding lately.

Tahoejeff (August 2, 2009)

I saw them live with the Mad Caddies and liked what I heard. But then I went to their myspace and didn't like it as much. Still a solid band though

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

I'm really digging this. And actually, that description made me want to listen more.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I've never seen a band as determined to squander their talent as Big D. Not that I'm complaining. They're free to make crap music if they want.

drugmoney (August 2, 2009)

i really dislike ska, give me the caddies and keep the rest. i feel the same way about hardcore/metal, give me darkest hour and keep the rest. even still, give me those two bands as little as possible.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I like most of the ska bands, I just can't listen to them as much as I can non ska bands.

telegraphrocks (August 2, 2009)

Translation from drugmoney:

I only like bad ska

Ska > Shorebirds.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

It's Gonna Get Ugly was too good to make such a broad statement.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Weird because I just started playing Shorebirds for the maybe second time since I got the really early leak and decided it's painful compared to Latterman and all the other related bands. This is the only case where it makes sense to not listen to one thing because you like another better (I don't see the point in listening to Shorebirds when I have Latterman), which I never understood about people who want to listen to HWM and nothing that sounds like HWM.

Oh but I'd definitely still say Shorebirds > Ska

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I wrote a review that has yet to be posted that basically said what you said about Shorebirds, but in a positive way. I like the cd a lot because of what they sound like.

drugmoney (August 2, 2009)

isn't all ska bad? shorebirds are, where, fucking outstanding. hey and get this, i know how to play the trombone and the trumpet. i have both instruments too

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

Too much ska-hate happening, what's everyone favorite ska and ska-punk bands?

Hepcat
Against All Authority
Slackers
Skoidats
Bim Skala Bim
Inspector 7
Rancid

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

The Flatliners and no others.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

How did you like the new Star Trek film? I thought it was appalling.

jacknife737 (August 2, 2009)

wat

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

It was fucking awful. The worst part is that they got just enough right for it to be perfectly infuriating.

I love the original series, not this Trek 90210 bullshit.

Choco Taco here thinks TNG > TOS. Choco Taco smells of hoodwinkery and flim flam.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

The Flim Flams are awesome. The best thing about TOS is that it spawned the movies.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

The one where they time travel to the 80's was AMAZING.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

Not even gonna pretend that was a good movie, but it is by far my favorite.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

Who said anything about "good"? Star Trek movies aren't about "good", they're about love.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

Sometimes I wanna kiss you on the mouth. If only you'd shave that goatee.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

I enjoyed it on a flashy level. It made a great action movie. It made a pretty cool set up and some huge and major changes for the reboot plot to work for future movies.
I am not a fan of how different they made the main characters for this from the original. I kept going "(insert any character name) would never do that!" too many times. I thought the plot was week. A series of wildly insane coincidences is the only thing that kept driving the story forward.
I'm waiting for future sequels to decide how I really feel on it, but as of now I'd give it 6 or 7 (popes) out of ten.

jacknife737 (August 2, 2009)

I think my answer would be pretty obvious.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

Mustard Plug all the way. We Are the Union, a little. Streelight Streetlight Streetlight.

ryannn (August 2, 2009)

The org seems to really hate ska. But thats ok because i really love...

Slackers
Aggrolites
Westbound Train
The Specials
The Pietasters
Operation Ivy
Big D
The Flatliners
Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Let's see who can find the WORST REVIEW ON PUNKNEWS.

I'll start:

http://www.punknews.org/review/68

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

http://www.punknews.org/review/8512

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Haha, your comment there is priceless.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

I think the comments are funnier than the review.

I love the person who uses one long run-on sentence and says "ya" and "u" and "2" and then spells "their" wrong. The epitome of idiots.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

"all u fucking idiots need 2 calm down its just a cd" - fucking priceless. I hope I don't need to explain why that's the most perfect example of a douchebaggy and blatantly wrong thing to say ever. What are they different than anyway? How does that save the fact that they suck? Oh man, that's the best (worst) comment ever.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Whenever I want a good laugh, I just go to old random articles or reviews on here and read the anonymous someone posts. That shit is so funny.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Here are my real answers:

http://www.punknews.org/review/132

and

http://www.punknews.org/review/6723

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Oh my fucking god the Face to Face one is the current champion. How the hell did that get posted? That shit doesn't even qualify as a comment ON a review, let alone a review itself. Horrible. Good find.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

This is my favorite thread of the day. Too funny.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Hey what you said here, "Objectively, this score should have been a 2.5. My subjective score should have been a 3.5. Average of 3/5." is how I've always thought it should be and is what I would do if I reviewed. Don't review only 'objectively' from now on. Objectively, most punk albums are terrible. Subjectively they can be amazing. You need the average.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

After I made that post, I thought about it, and here's the system I came up with. First I'd determine the objective score, and then, I MIGHT go up or down half a star if I really subjectively liked or disliked the album. Maybe even a full star, but probably not.

That's how I'm going to do it in the future most likely. And if I modify the score like that, i'll probably make a note of it somehow in the review.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

I don't think you'd have to make a note of it. Most reviews are subjective in their content anyway, with stories about finding the album, or what it means to them, or often times just altogether. Few reviews on here say "the way they play this chord in verse 2", etc. It's just about "how good it sounds", not "how proficiently it was created". So you can't make the score objective when the review is subjective in nature, the score should reflect the review.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Yeah, you're right. This is better. No sarcasm.

jeffernator (August 2, 2009)

Righteous... you used that word in your review and now it reminded me of something.

I have a Mormon friend, and I went to one of his churche's picnics, and there was this one Mormon guy who wouldn't stop saying that everything was righteous.

"Gotta a sandwich for me? Righteous, man!" "Oh really? Wow, that's righteous!" I wished he would shut the fuck up.

BTW Mormonism is stupid but my friend is otherwise cool.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Yeah the whole trend of using righteous got old fucking fast. I had a friend who started saying it but smartened up within a few days so I didn't have to break all of his plates.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

That BTMI! review that mikexdude wrote.

TrueBeliever (August 2, 2009)

http://www.punknews.org/review/1028

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

http://www.punknews.org/review/1019

Not as bad as the others, but still...

Tahoejeff (August 2, 2009)

Let's talk about some of the funniest reviews here:

http://www.punknews.org/review/2129

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

"Mest's self-titled release has been rumoured to be a concept album, much in the vein of Coheed and Cambria. The story is one of a boy and a girl, who apparantly shared some sort of relationship, and then broke it off."

That's probably the funniest thing I've ever read.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

How come hardly anyone puts messages in the run off grooves of vinyl records anymore? Used to be you couldn't buy a punk rock record without something snarky or inside-jokery being etched into the edge. Checking for it is still the first thing I do when I take a new record out of the sleeve and the last few years have been disappointing.

telegraphrocks (August 2, 2009)

Stop buying shitty Manchester Orchestra and Brand New vinyls then.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

What about the good Manchester Orchestra and Brand New vinyls? Can he buy them?

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

Think more Government Issue.

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

Herf derf I meant Government Warning.

Preston (August 2, 2009)

Var's usually still good for this.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

God i'm so fucking bored all the time.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Me too. I like it though.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

I'd rather be depressed or retarded than bored, it's the worse state of being ever. I think I'm depressed anyway, but it's still nothing compared to the boredom. I'm also lonely. Ah fuck everything. =)

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I'm not one to tell anyone that they are or aren't genuinely depressed, but I think it's kind of like an orgasm. When you have one, you know that you had one, and before that you had no idea whether or not you had had one.

That being said, the reason I'm bored is because I'm on anti-depressants and I just don't feel motivated to go out and do something (because I have so few interests). So that's why I'm ok with being bored: because I'm not depressed. It's 10x better in my opinion, seeing how I can actually function normally in life right now.

Being lonely sucks though. I'm trying to get my friend to hook me up with this cute redhead, but my friend keeps standing me up.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

That was supposed to be in capitals... not only did the filter take that away, but it made it look like I don't know "I" should be capitalized.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

sadsadsa

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Roll a blunt and blast some Explosions In The Sky.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

All I have right now is some THC crystals in the bottom of my grinder. :(

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

That's more than I got. Being unemployed sucks. Especially when you've scraped your pipe clean.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

I am watching my friend's cats, and the only thing she has to smoke out of is a gravity bong. It's been an intense day.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Those are always fun. My friend and I had an idea to make a bong out of some type of tubing that went all around the room and basically came back to you. We were going to put a hamster in it and everything.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

You can always still do it. You just have to believe in yourself.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

I believe I need a place to live first. My girlfriend would not appreciate that.

But someday, it will be done.

ExtraCheesePizza (August 2, 2009)

The most ridiculous thing I have to smoke out of is a huge Star Trek bong with Riker on it that my friend made for me. I am a huge fan of blunts mostly.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

That's the coolest thing I've ever heard. I love blunts too, but I suck at rolling anything, so unless a buddy is around, I usually just use a pipe or bong.

muckymuck (August 2, 2009)

hehe

http://www.viceland.com/int/dos.php
waste time here for awhile.

LinoleumMagazine (August 2, 2009)

Then why don't you do something? I'm not trying to be a obnoxious, but have you heard the saying the "you're not bored, you're boring."?

I've been rather boring today. All I did was pay the rent, watch Undeclared, play Fallout 3 and smoke weed. The highlight of my day was probably when the cute punk rock chick who live in the apt across the street smiled at me and said hi while I was walking back from checking the mail. Oh yeah!

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

We need to hang out.

LinoleumMagazine (August 2, 2009)

I'm down. Do you live in Austin or outskirts?

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Waco, so it's quite a drive for me. Still, it'd be worth it to chill. The only person I hang out with here won't pick up for some reason.

LinoleumMagazine (August 2, 2009)

yeah, man. we'll have to make that happen sometime fo sho.

I've haven't left Austin too much... but I've heard bad things about Waco (and most of TX actually).

Are you going to Off With Their Heads toward the end of the month?

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Because I busted my knee skateboarding and don't go anywhere.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Meant to say can't.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Though both are true.

LinoleumMagazine (August 2, 2009)

ok, that does totally suck and hinders a lot of your options.

You need massive amounts of weed and a netflix acct...

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

Your friends forget about you when you can't go out, so access to weed is severely limited if not cut off. I have the money, just no way to get it unless my asshole 'friend' comes all the way over here. I might start ordering salvia through the mail.

LinoleumMagazine (August 2, 2009)

Oh man, that savlia shit is too much for me. But it's so much fun to watch your friends try it for the first time.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

I think it's fun and all, but waaay too expensive for both the amount you get and how long it lasts. Not worth it at all.

muckymuck (August 2, 2009)

Shit band/record name.
x
Slackers, Big D suck as well, so fuck them all!
x
(A)
x

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Who the fuckyfuck are you and where did you come from?

badbrain (August 2, 2009)

i'm so bored i can't wait for tonight's anal gazing

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

http://www.killerguides.com/mmorpgfailblog/wp-content/uploads/20 09/05/asshole.jpg

MattRamone (August 2, 2009)

The new Dinosaur Jr. is probably their best record since You're Living All Over Me.

No lie. It's awesome.

dev (August 2, 2009)

It's quite awesome, indeed.

thegimper (August 2, 2009)

Oh happy day, at least I got some good news before I get to work my 2nd shift today.

I might be socializing afterwards though which kind of bums me out because I had questions I wanted to ask during Navel Gaze that only the Org could answer.

And I can't ask them here. It's not the same thing.

But for serious: Ska hep hep cha cha

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I thought you could get on the internet anywhere now with a handheld device.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

He's really just listening to Classics of Love.

badbrain (August 2, 2009)

Ice Road Truckers is awesome

badbrain (August 2, 2009)

I've got a crush on Lisa

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Drive-By Truckers is awesome.

ahopeagainsthope (August 2, 2009)

It shouldn't be on the History Channel, though. Discovery, yeah, I can see that. But I don't see what some truckers in Alaska have to do with shit that happened in the past which is, y'know, actually history.

badbrain (August 2, 2009)

Why couldn't the baker buy a new car?

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

Muffins don't pay the bills.

Blackjaw_ (August 2, 2009)

She's a woman.

carnivoroustree (August 2, 2009)

I can't either. it's not a piece of cake.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

Nice.

badbrain (August 2, 2009)

The correct answer was:

He didn't make enough dough!

punk_sk (August 2, 2009)

what's going on punk world?

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

I'm watching The Good Sheperd. It sucks bad. I might turn it off, which says a lot about how much it sucks.

dlangl4 (August 2, 2009)

what's going on in your punk world?

punk_sk (August 2, 2009)

missing the red scare tour. i forgot to ask for the day off from work. the show start over an hour ago and i don't want ot go unless i can see the whole thing.

sludgebubble (August 2, 2009)

I think I enjoyed it when I saw it (in theaters) but I've never watched it or really even thought about it since. I might have just felt like I had to enjoy it.