http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/ Joystiq Comments for Contra plus band = Contraband http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 12:01AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


What's next? A band that make all their music to the rhythm of a game of PONG?]]>Dec 24th 2005 2:18AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


I remember when drugs use to enhance listening to music. Now you have to take drugs in order to listen to it. Modern music sucks. Enjoy.]]>Dec 24th 2005 2:36AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 4:16AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 5:50AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


That would seriously rock.]]>Dec 24th 2005 6:37AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


"The Contra video game and it's music is a registered trademark of the KonOmi group"?]]>Dec 24th 2005 6:41AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 7:07AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 7:55AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


check those dudes



www.theadvantageband.com

they have members of "hella", and "the eloi" as well.]]>Dec 24th 2005 2:55PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 24th 2005 3:10PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 25th 2005 2:16AMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/Dec 25th 2005 2:08PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


So if an accountant can't write a jingle for his business he must be a shitty accountant? Nice logic.... Do the Rolling Stones suck more because they weren't involved in the marketing/promotion? (you know, the jobs that OTHER people usually handle)



Maybe the reason their website is bad is because instead of dicking around with web design and php they are out in the studio rocking out like a *BAND* should.



....stupid....

]]>Dec 25th 2005 7:34PMhttp://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/24/contra-plus-band-contraband/


Contraband is obviously kinda rediculous. Under a microscope it's certainly an easy target, but the fact remains that live ... we have a really, really good time laying it down. And conventionally.... lay it down we do. Reading some of the comments on here about it being "cute" and "cliche" and what not... well... um. We're definately not going for cute. It's full of loud. Furthermore, if having respect for the creativity exhibitied in using the sonically crippled NES as a musical platform is cliche or dated, well then I guess I'm a pretty cliche, dated dude. The music for Contra owns. Riffs all over the place.



For the record, we are all giant fans of the Advantage. Period. Way before we started. Yes much of Contraband is patterned on their style of interpreting 8-bit tunes, and I'll be the first person to tell them that should we cross paths. The long and the short of it is that we're just having a good time with it, and its role as a much needed, stress-free outlet ... much more so than cinemechanica proper... which is pretty much all business these days. If intersted, our new record is coming out in march and details aplenty lie at www.hellosirrecords.com.



woot.]]>Jan 3rd 2006 7:27PM