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gatorgabe
January 16th, 2008, 07:15 AM
Against Me! Wonder Why So Many People Are Against Them

By all accounts, 2007 was pretty kind to Gainesville, Florida punk act Against Me!, and despite some naysayers, the coming year’s not looking any worse.

After spending the past decade pounding out the beats in sweaty basements and DIY venues, Against Me!’s major-label debut, New Wave, was heralded as the best album of the year by Spin. Touring relentlessly behind the album, they converted an influx of new fans by sharing the bill with a diverse roster of bands ranging from Fake Problems and Mastodon to Green Day and Foo Fighters.

“On our last European Tour we played in a room where they feed cows, so we played on troughs with troughs on each side of us,” explains frontman Tom Gabel. “It was almost like a catwalk or whatever—and we made ................................

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http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Against%20Me%21%20Wonder%20Why%20So%20Many/

Thanks for checking this out ... !

flickfan82x
February 1st, 2008, 01:18 PM
thanks for the post!

Sephiroth
February 1st, 2008, 04:25 PM
I remember hearing this band on The Buzz up in Gainesville while I was going to UF. I like the band but I am tired of hearing Trash Unreal over and over again on the radio where I am at now.

Feather
February 1st, 2008, 04:53 PM
Hey Seph the buzz is 103.1 in port st lucie

gainesville is rock 104(103.7)

Sephiroth
February 1st, 2008, 07:17 PM
There is a radio station in Gainesville called that goes by the buzz it is 100.5. Here (http://www.1005thebuzz.com/) is their website.

Rock 104 is kind of a typical rock station that plays the same mainstream stuff. The Buzz plays more of a variety of alternative, punk rock, upcoming bands.

Feather
February 1st, 2008, 08:57 PM
Thanks Seph. I have lived here in Ocala for 25 years and never realized that that station existed.

that would explain why I have never heard of the station 44KW is the power. Oh well next time I am through Gainesville I will tune in.

roftk
February 1st, 2008, 10:26 PM
Against Me! Used to have a huge underground following and they were very vocal in expressing that they would never "sell out" to a major record label. When they finally did, they lost a lot of fans that had been on board from the beginning.

To their credit, they're decent. Personally, I got sick of them after about a year of listening to them, but if you're into folk or punk or (obviously) folk-punk, you should check out them out.