Jamaaladeen Tacuma, G. Calvin Weston, Mary Halvorson, Marc Ribot: 4 professional, harmolodic noise improvisers with an uncommon love of Philly soul and hard groove. Forever young, forever Philadelphian, forever fixated on the moment before dance went digital. Stuck in the groove like a scratch in your favorite record. Ladies and Gentlemen…the hardest working musicians in punk/funk/soul/noise: The Young Philadelphians!!!

Smoking Popes - At Metro (2006) {CD + DVD5 NTSC, Victory Records VR295}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 466 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 144 Mb
DVD5 -> 4.08 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 4:3 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | ~ 79 min | ISO Image
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© 2006 Victory Records | VR295
Rock / Pop Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie

After a seven year hiatus, the Smoking Popes have at last resurfaced. The band initially reunited near the end of 2005 for a one-off show as part of the Chicago music festival, Flower15, put on by Flower Booking to raise money for local charities. Miss the concert? For fans overcome with frustration at not being able to get to Chicago, or who couldn't secure a ticket to the show, the nice folks at Victory Records have documented the night on the CD/DVD At Metro to appease the pain somewhat . (The Popes have since embarked on a reunion headlining tour, but alas, no one knew this in November).

Smoking Popes - It's Been A Long Day (2010) {Asian Man Records AM-192}
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© 2010 Smoking Popes / Asian Man Records | AM-192
Rock / Pop Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie

The Smoking Popes have been banging out their peculiar brand of poppy punk (distinct from the official, claustrophobically codified pop-punk designation) since the start of the ‘90s, with some time off in the first half of the 2000s. They've become something of a punk institution over the years, and It's Been a Long Day offers a look back at their beginnings, with a track list consisting mostly of songs from their early-‘90s EPs, which were cranked out before their first full-length took them one step closer to cult hero status. Admittedly, it shares many tunes in common with the earlier Popes anthology, 1991-1998, but where that collection spent much of its time on tracks from the debut album, this one concentrates on pre-album material.

Smoking Popes - The Party's Over (1998) {Double Zero Records DZ0012 rel 2003}
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© 1998, 2003 Double Zero Records / Suburban Home Records | DZ0012 / SHM 8005
Rock / Pop Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie

Recorded and submitted to Capitol Records in 1998, this finale from the Smoking Popes wasn't released until 2003 on Double Zero Records. At the time of its recording, the band was in disarray, primarily due to frontman Josh Caterer's exhaustion and newfound Christian devotion. Looking for a way out of their Capitol contract, they offered this collection of ten cover tunes. Their plan worked, as Capitol promptly rejected the album and allowed them to pack their bags. So the big question is if the fans' five-year wait for The Party's Over was worth it.

After witnessing the Birmingham leg of The Clash’s White Riot tour in the spring of 1977, Coventry rock band Midnight Circus adopted a more streamlined, urgent sound and a more punk-friendly name. As The Flys, they issued a self-financed five-track EP at the end of the year before signing with EMI on the back of a tour with Buzzcocks.

Complete Music Video Collection is an extensive video album (released in DVD and UMD formats) by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It was released to accompany the Greatest Hits CD, which arrived a month earlier, and shows all of the band's videos between 1994 and 2005 (except for "Million Miles Away"). It also contains 11 live performances, two extra videos, an interview, and commentary by the band.