Beatnik Termites

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A Girl I Know 00:00 Tools
Red Haired Girl 00:00 Tools
I Don't Wanna Hang Around 00:00 Tools
Circles 02:38 Tools
Skateboard 00:00 Tools
You're All Talk 00:00 Tools
I Don't Wanna Be Bad 00:00 Tools
You Make Me Sick 00:00 Tools
You're The Only One 00:00 Tools
Amanda Tells Me 00:00 Tools
Somebody Else's Baby 00:00 Tools
Beach Girl 00:00 Tools
Reanna 00:00 Tools
9:15 00:00 Tools
Can't Pretend 00:00 Tools
Eddie's Got A New Zit 00:00 Tools
Sorry 00:00 Tools
Rock All Night 00:00 Tools
Jailbreak 00:00 Tools
Dream Girl 00:00 Tools
angel saw reggie's dick 00:00 Tools
Don't Tell Me 00:00 Tools
All Messed Up 00:00 Tools
Denise, Denise 00:00 Tools
Mary Lou 00:00 Tools
Angel 00:00 Tools
The KKK Took My Baby Away 00:00 Tools
Termite Hop 00:00 Tools
Ode To Susie and Joey 00:00 Tools
We Want the Airwaves 00:00 Tools
Surf Dancin' 00:00 Tools
She's a Sensation 00:00 Tools
Voice On The Radio 00:00 Tools
My Sweet Valentine 00:00 Tools
Half Pipe 00:00 Tools
Undesirable 00:00 Tools
Don't Go 00:00 Tools
You Sound Like You're Sick 00:00 Tools
How Many Times 02:03 Tools
7-11 00:00 Tools
All's Quiet on the Eastern Front 00:00 Tools
This Business Is Killing Me 00:00 Tools
Come on Now 00:00 Tools
You Didn't Mean Anything to Me 00:00 Tools
Strawberry Girl 02:23 Tools
Charlie Brown Gets A Valentine 01:31 Tools
When She's Nearby 02:31 Tools
Veronica 01:52 Tools
Faces 00:00 Tools
Sand castles 02:18 Tools
Sitting in My Room 00:00 Tools
Fun, fun, fun 00:00 Tools
ode to susie & joey 00:00 Tools
Shit, Fuck 00:00 Tools
Granola Head 00:00 Tools
suburban home (descendents cover) 00:00 Tools
Sitting In My Room2 00:00 Tools
Minute 00:00 Tools
Suburban home 00:00 Tools
Sombody Else's Baby 00:00 Tools
Minute (All cover) 00:00 Tools
Sitting in My Room (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
The kids are alright 00:00 Tools
Circles (Bubblecore! Version) 00:00 Tools
pat's bass breaks 00:00 Tools
crowd noise 00:00 Tools
Blah Blah 00:00 Tools
Blitzkreig Bop 00:00 Tools
the kids are alright(the who cover) 00:00 Tools
Sitting In My Room (cont'd) 00:00 Tools
Fun Fun Fun 00:00 Tools
Circles Sample 00:00 Tools
Alls Quiet On The Eastern Front 00:00 Tools
Sitting In My Room (2) 00:00 Tools
Beach Girl Sample 00:00 Tools
KKK Took My Baby Away 00:00 Tools
You Sound Like Youre Sick 00:00 Tools
Don't Wanna Be Bad 00:00 Tools
We want the Airwawes 00:00 Tools
Somebody Else's Baby_(Subers.Com.Ar) 00:00 Tools
Shes A Sensation 00:00 Tools
Beatnik Termites / 9:15 00:00 Tools
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The Beatnik Termites are an influential Cleveland, Ohio based power pop band with a heavy surf influence. The band's original line up of Brian McCafferty on bass, Reggie Silvestri on drums and Pat Kim (Pat Termite) on guitar and lead vocals formed in 1987. Their sound and vocals are similar in style to the Beach Boys and early 60's girl groups. While often lumped under the category pop-punk, what sets them apart from other bands in this genre is their more complicated melodies, vocal arrangements, and mid-tempo beats. They are seen as the progenitors of subgenre of punk dubbed "oldiescore", which is characterized by sugary doo-wop / oldies influenced harmonies coupled with aggressive buzzsaw guitars and surf-punk drumbeats. Examples of other bands derivative of this style (some of whom cite the Beatnik Termites as a direct influence) include the Spazzys, the Proms, the Travoltas and the Unlovables. The Beatnik Termites are also cited as a major influence by numerous straightforward pop-punk acts including the Teen Idols, Mach Pelican, and the Steinways. In fact, the highly successful pop-punk band, the Queers are rumored to have named their "Bubblegum Dreams" EP after two earlier Beanik Termites releases, "Bubblecore" and "Schoolboy's Dream", respectively, even co-opting the artwork theme from "Bubblecore". Artists of diverse musical genres, including Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is documented to have cited the Beatnik Termites as one of his favorite bands in the Cobain Diaries. After releasing several EPs and compilation tracks, the Beatnik Termites released their seminal first full-length album, Taste the Sand, in 1995, which established them as the torch bearers of the oldiescore genre. In 1996, they recorded Bubblecore, a foray into harder edged sounds. In 2003, they returned to their classic oldies-influenced sound with Girl Crazy Also of note, in 1997 the band covered the Ramones 1981 album Pleasant Dreams. The Beatnik Termites' catalog is currently available on Insubordination Records. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.