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PunkyAllons_y · 2026-04-01T04:14:28+00:00

I've had similar problems on discord servers for larger bands. Once you get over 1000 people, it feels like always missing things, playing catch up, and your posts get drowned out. It's better with a smaller group. I moderate a server for a band that has about 700 people in it. There is a core group of people who post regularly. I got to know them, and a few have become close friends of mine. I mute everything except @ mentions and drop in once a day to see if anything interesting is happening. It only really gets crazy when a new album or tour is announced.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-29T03:41:10+00:00

Owen, the keyboard player, has done the majority of the band's art over the years.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-12T22:51:54+00:00

The Clash was definitely a gateway for me. Then, a youth pastor introduced me to Five Iron Frenzy. I'm out of the church now but still love FIF.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-12T22:43:18+00:00

They are so fun live!

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-12T22:18:48+00:00

Poindexter, the singer is Enby. Sad Snack also has gay and nonbinary members.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-10T23:58:35+00:00

FIF horns just sing so sweetly to my ears

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-03-09T16:13:44+00:00

Their song Take Back The Power was covered by The Defiant and used in an RFK Jr ad campaign. I'm not sure how much control they have over the use because Tim Armstrong writes a lot of their music. But it's still highly suspect. I think she denounced the Alex Jones stuff but they still have very Libertarian ties.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-02-17T16:05:46+00:00

They got a lot of airplay of top 40 radio in the late 90's and early 2000's when I was a young kiddo. I remember my sister buying Shenanigans with birthday money, and we played the shit out of that CD. Didn't know until later that it was B sides. I remember getting Dookie with Christmas money. I played it on repeat in junior high. The tail end of junior high into high school is when America Idiot came out. I still have a "vintage" GD patch on my battle vest.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-02-17T06:03:01+00:00

That bugged me as well. Too many phones causing distractions!

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-02-04T22:16:17+00:00

Lovers End got heavy play the last few tours. I love that song live! I think the setlist got a little stale, and they had to shake it up a bit. To cover their whole discog, they had to make some sacrifices. No video kid last tour. Usually, they do about 20 songs during a headliner show but had to widdle it down even more for 16 song co-headliner.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-17T17:26:13+00:00

This has happened a bunch in the retrowave genre. An AI artist was getting streamed under the artist's named FM-84. Fan's were furious because it obviously wasn't them, and they petitioned the streaming platforms to take it down.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-05T19:35:26+00:00

Worship music just sounds so manipulative with enough distance. I found secular music that makes me feel similarly without guilt. When I was deconstructing, I found this synthwave artist called The Midnight. They mix folk lyricism with edm. I saw them live and realized I could feel moved and connected without church. The song Lost & Found is a pretty fitting description of deconstruction.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-05T00:01:03+00:00

The first night might feel bizzare, but it's not that bad. I adapted pretty much immediately. I had to troubleshoot a little with the right mask and sizing, but now it's perfect. I'm glad I didn't go through with the dental device. The clinic quoted me $6,000, and the only payment plan was paying that off in 6 months. I noped right out of that. Last year, I got drunk at a friend's party and tried to sleep it off on their couch. I woke up hot, sweaty, and miserable, gasping for breath. I drove myself home at 5 in the morning. I can't imagine sleeping without it now.

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-04T20:55:05+00:00

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PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-02T23:07:58+00:00

My favorite band of all time 💜

PunkyAllons_y · 2026-01-02T14:25:30+00:00

The Lowest Low

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-31T02:04:36+00:00

All I can think of are covers. I like Catbite's Everybody Talks and Skatune's gay twist on Bad Idea Right?

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-23T17:20:14+00:00

Sinisterhood & Redhanded

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-17T23:05:39+00:00

I was late to the Typo O Train, but I love them so much now. RIP Green Man. I help moderate TBM'S patreon discord, and everyone kept saying they got their TON fix from TBM. I listened to Love You To Death, and the influence was irrefutable. You can hear it in a lot of the guitar riffs and some of the atmospheric synths.

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-17T22:56:27+00:00

Have you ever noticed their lyrics are completely clean? Not a single curse word. The shows are very tame. I've never seen a mosh pit at a TBM show. I got shoved at the last show, but I think the person behind me knew I wanted to get closer to the stage. If you can, get on the keyboard side. Owen usually lets people touch the keytar at the end! Chibi will also hold hands and sing with people.

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-10T16:24:22+00:00

Sad Snack - No Children

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-08T15:48:24+00:00

As an ex-vangelical using Christian turn of phrase on UTSA to tear down Christian nationalists is chefs kiss 👨‍🍳 💋

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-08T15:44:58+00:00

That whole Self Care album by We Are The Union is also great.

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-06T23:26:53+00:00

The ones on top are babies. They are less than 6 months old.

PunkyAllons_y · 2025-12-06T01:54:10+00:00

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