PoP-pUnK ToUrNaMeNt!!!: Come Out and Play WINS.

[Ello Sailor]

I heard Basket Case the most by a wide margin in lil ol' Nu Zillun.

[run2death]

Billie Joe (Green Day) and Tim (Rancid) are not related but are very good friends. The Armstrongs are BJ, Tim, BJ's son Joey, and Tim's nephew Rey.

This song is fucking terrible.

[Jorge]

Contrary to what this latest group of matches might lead you to believe, only 8 out of 128 songs in this tourney are covers

[Jorge]

This just sounds like Let the Dominoes Fall era Rancid

[run2death]

This song is fucking terrible.

[Jorge]

Yes

[Jammer XCI]

#JusticeForWelcomeToParadise

[wease]

So, at our local high school football game tonight, the opposing school's ( actually my alma mater) band had a Green Day theme and all the songs they played were by Green Day. They finished their routine with Welcome To Paradise.

[96583UP]

then Pete Townshend revealed himself as the referee in disguise and started groping students as part of his research project

[BurtReynolds]

So, at our local high school football game tonight, the opposing school's ( actually my alma mater) band had a Green Day theme and all the songs they played were by Green Day. They finished their routine with Welcome To Paradise.

Well that settles it. We have to restart the tourney.

[bune]

Well shit, the topic was locked.

That reminds me of the time I saw No Doubt. They were touring with Blink-182 and Phantom Planet and at the time I was on my third copy of the Phantom Planet album The Guest because I kept giving it away to people because I really liked it. Their newest was out and I took a copy of it to the show just in case. They played a great set and announced that they would be setting up a table while No Doubt setup. I ran over there and got in line and talked to the guys while they signed my album. In particular I praised the drummer for being so awesome. It was embarrassing, frankly. You see, their drummer was one Jason Schwartzman of the "I Heart Huckabees" and "Rushmore" fame. What I didn't know was that he wasn't touring with them because he was filming the aforementioned "I Heart Huckabees". Luckily I didn't call him Jason, that would have been really weird.

Oh yeah: the copy of the album that I brought was a double disc with the S/T on one and The Guest on the other. I asked them to sign The Guest since I liked it so much. They were like are you sure? and I confirmed it. So they signed the disc. I can't find a version of it online to show so I'll take a picture when I get home. It wasn't my best day, I gotta admit.

Also I cannot for the life of me remember seeing Blink-182 at that show.

As you can see, I was an idiot.

then Pete Townshend revealed himself as the referee in disguise and started groping students as part of his research project

You have a weird PT hard-on this week.

[Jorge]

Advancing:
Green Day- "Minority"
Jimmy Eat World- "The Middle"
Mighty Mighty Bosstones- "The Impression That I Get"
Sum 41- "Fat Lip"
Blink 182- "The Rock Show"
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes- "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Ataris- "Boys of Summer"
Reel Big Fish- "Take On Me"

Eliminated:
Panic! At the Disco- "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" (sorry Ruddo)
Taking Back Sunday- "MakeDamnSure"
Blink 182- "Feeling This"
The Offspring- "Want You Bad"
Brand New- "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad"
SR-71- "Right Now"
Fenix TX- "All My Fault"
Bowling for Soup- "High School Never Ends"

All three covers advance!
Goodbye forever, Bowling for Soup!
The final batch of round one matches have been posted. Go vote! We can make it through this

[PHATJ]

[PHATJ]

Check that shit out! Lots of bands from this tournament are playing in Chicago this weekend.

[tragabigzanda]

[PHATJ]

Freaking Lagwagon is playing

[LoathedVermin72]

The Jesus Lizard is playing on Saturday.

They’re still together?!

[tragabigzanda]

[bune]

The Jesus Lizard is playing on Saturday.

They’re still together?!

I had that same thought for roughly 90% of the bands on that bill that I've heard of.

[PHATJ]

The Jesus Lizard is playing on Saturday.

They’re still together?!

I had that same thought for roughly 90% of the bands on that bill that I've heard of.

Yeah, I couldn’t believe most of these bands were still a thing.