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Their first band fizzled (whose doesn’t?) – The new order came about when the boys realized how much they missed playing music. “Cheer It On” had already been written, and ‘Tokyo Police Club’ featured as a lyric, according to Monks: “it’s justified as the band name in its own ridiculousness.”

Picking apart the average chord and creating something quite amazing – the guitars are disjointed, high yet perfectly pitched, erratic, verging on sci-fi, even. They’re cushioned with bumbling, pillow fight bass lines, crashing open hi-hat, and good humored keyboards. This is the sound of Tokyo Police Club.
The band has the usual list of idols, musicians that play with their hearts on their sleeves. But secretly, they divulge, with a smile that’s ironic measurements are hard to gage, “We think Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones are the real deal.”

Monks describes the band as, “wide-eyed post-punk with a tendency to get over excited – so much so that someone has to come and tell it to settle down.” Hook’s blistering guitar would be enough to induce goose bumps alone, the effect of the band as a whole should come with some sort of warning.
Raucous and delicious – with a lyrical sound resonating in Thurston Moore and the same musical concoction bands like Sonic Youth, Built to Spill and Pavement reeled in many moons ago. The boys are adorable, with an interesting new sound to offer. They’ve taken all the good bits from indie rock in the past decade and then put their individual spin on things.

The tracks were already written – the sound was already being nurtured – after just 3 days of recording in the studio ‘A Lesson In Crime’ was slapped on the ass and wrapped in a blanket. At their first show, the boys had more cupcakes than audience members. However, word of mouth is spreading in a way we have no handle over – the new arrival has been announced – please try and keep up.

THE ANTI-Q’s (www.myspace.com/theantiqs) A five piece rock band from Niagara Falls, Ontario, THE ANTI-Q’s consist of songwriters Nathan (lead guitar) and Ryan Dobbin (vocals guitar) and friends Nathanial Goold (bass), Todd Linthorne (keys) and Mike Wilde (drums). Shortly after forming in October of 2004 the band began working with Ben Lee who began helping the Anti-Q's through his label, Ten Fingers Records. New York became home to the Anti-Q's in March when they were booked into Studio A of Manhattan's Stratosphere Sound to record 4 songs in 5 days with producer James Iha.

CZECH MATES (www.myspace.com/czechmates) In the spring of 2005, four young men joined together to form what would quickly gel into the Buffalo-born band known as CZECH MATES. What they saw was a local music scene full of talent, intrigue, and camaraderie among friends and fellow musicians. But what they also saw was a musical landscape void of skeleton judges wielding power over mankind. What they saw was a musical landscape void of songs about boxing and disembowelment and brain tumors. What they saw was a void that needed to be filled, and so began the era of Czech Mates.

It’s no secret that Czech Mates make it their vow to never pigeonhole themselves. With sounds ranging from jangly indie rock to progressive riffs with influences even including classical, they aim to keep things interesting. Also in the mix is lyrical content including everything from mankind’s real environmental problems to fictional Final Days scenarios where everyone is judged to be meat. It’s hard not to get confused, and it’s hard not to be content in your confusion. With the 2005 release of Queue Up, the band hopes to help usher in a new theme in rock. Out with love songs, and out with sex. It’s all boring. Czech Mates want to tell you a story.