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"No more thinking is necessary. We'll try to do the thinking for you," shouts Brandon Jordan, lead singer of KillRadio, who has the word "Revolution" tattooed on his left arm. His angry cry echoes against the walls of Nashville' famous punk venue, The End (which has recently featured The Vines and the White Stripes). The (black and blond) two-tone-haired drummer, Duke, slaps his sticks together and counts out 4-3-2-1. Bassist, Dirty, dressed in argyle socks and white shoes joins in and whips out a riveting beat, along with lead guitarist Jasten King (sporting traditional, black Chuck Taylors).
KillRadio is a politically charged band that relates their message trough gritty Ska/Punk. Each song is an opinionated overload of anarchy and angst. "They made radio for the music. Now they make music for the radio," screams Dirty as he takes the microphone cord and wraps it around his neck like a noose. Hanging himself before the crowd, he quickly draws their attention to KillRadio's lyrics - an ingenious depiction of the prejudicial side of rock music. Dirty throws himself against an amp and tosses and turns on the floor, kicking into the air, maybe attempting to channel Sid Vicious.
KillRadio is crashing through the bubble-gum-hip-hop-top 40 airwaves by vocalizing the X Generation's supposedly unmentionable political opinions. Ever since Punk and Indie came back into the scene (thanks to the success of Jack and Meg) it's tried to rejuvenate the crowd of listeners that have been blinded by the bling-bling.
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