Artist description The Hypertonics exist. Great. So do thousands of other bands. But none of those bands seems to have the energy or the intellect to conceive of and execute such a rigorous and downright enviable self-promotional campaign. Their posters, huge 11x17 jobs, often one right on top of another, brag about their Proletarian Bass, Cabaret Guitars and Dishpan Vocals; they are Relevant, First-Generation, and Difficult. But I want to be relevant, first-generation and difficult, too. . . . The whole idea of the posters, explains Brian Lord, who sings and plays guitar, is that if I can’t quite say it in the songs, I’ll say it in the posters. It’s about building a new vocabulary, and beginning to talk and think about music in different ways. So we do that by using words you don’t usually hear in the context of rock and roll. Like: What kind of band are you? We’re a nutritious band. And what the fuck does that mean? Well, a bunch of things. And it means that we want to challenge the culture to get better, and we want to help it develop. If there’s one thing we can do, it’s put a few words together in an interesting and provocative way, adds Mike Rogers, of the proletarian bass. But if it’s going to be on the edge, it has to be high-volume. It has to be a spectacle but we don’t have the resources to create a spectacle. So we do our best, but there are still problems. Everyone thinks we’re the HyperTRONics. Brian met Joe Strummer and gave him a copy of our CD, and he said, The Hypertronics, what a good name for a band. “Hyper,” anyway, is right on target. Mike and Brian, with drummer Don Dipaolo and guitarist Rob McLoughlin, pull no punches in their live show, swirling pop and punk and good old power-chordy guitar rock into and energetic brew as ideologically challenging as it is melodically accessible. Inner Noise Records released their EP, Asbestos, in early March.

Music Style Indie Rock, New York City Rock'n'Roll, Modern

Musical Influences Elvis Presley, The Cramps, The Sex Pistols, The Doors

Similar Artists The Beatles

Artist History * first album - "noble savage" december 1999 * one single - "if you leave me can i go with you" * campaigned for ralph nader's 2000 election. * second album - "asbestos" march 2002 * performed within nyc at clubs like the continental, cbgb, and the luna lounge.also performed throughout the northeast and as faraway as new orleans and mexico city. * performed at cmj 2001 * helped to start record label - inner noise records

Group Members Brian Lord - Vocals & Guitar; Mike Rogers - Bass; Joe Tiernan - Guitars; Don DiPaolo - Drums

Albums Noble Savage; ASBESTOS

Press Reviews "A collection of misfits who deliver a kick ass live performance..." - More Sugar Magazine "An amazing alternative rock band...great show with some nifty change ups." - MusicTV.com "Think the Clash with...a little more going on musically." - Rhythm And News Magazine "A snappy mixture of Nuggets style Garage Rock and jangling Power Pop, with a dose of flashy guitar playing tossed in like the cherry on top of a sundae." - Listen.com

Location New York, NY - USA

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