Mike (vocals) and Chad (drums) decided to start a band in 1991. They found Renee (guitar) through an ad in the paper, and got Brendan to play bass. Never having met Brendan, there's not much i can tell you about him, except that he wasn't interested in being in a full time band (according to Mike). He was replaced by Geoff, (who, again, i don't know), but not before recording the "Up The System" 10", and some of the early 7"'s. Geoff left about three years ago to go to California and join that horrible AFI band.

Apparently, he didn't leave on good terms... Now they have Timm on bass, who continued, until recently, to sing and play guitar for the Broken Heroes. Timm plays on the "Killer Blanks" album, and all of the 7"'s that are still available. Sue (manager) knew Chad and Mike from the Pipeline in NJ, and went on the road with them after she returned from a tour with Avail. Besides being their manager, Sue is the full-time babysitter, t-shirt girl and savior. When the band doesn't get paid, Sue talks to the club owners. When some irate boyfriend wants to kill Mike for hitting on his girlfriend, Sue calms him down. There's a good chance that they wouldn't be alive without her. Together, they've toured back and forth across the country, playing everywhere from Chicago to Omaha. They've also been to Canada and Germany, and are now spending six weeks touring around Europe. They've played with the Anti-Nowhere League, The Business, The Dwarves (their collective "favorite band"), Murphy's Law, and countless others.

All the stories that you hear about them are pretty much true. The drinking and partying are just as, if not more important than the music. The shows on tour are filled with alcohol, games of "spin the bottle,” and lots of vomit. Come to think of it, so are most of the nights at home too... But in between the throw up and the all-night make- out sessions (not with each other), they've kept putting out records, tapes and cd's for the past six years. "Killer Blanks,” their first full-length record/cd has been out for about a year now (two years in Germany), and a new one, "Tanked and Pogoed" is on the way...
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