Campus Music Invasion 2009

Well, CMI, it's been fun. After spending this entire semester promoting these 16 bands, it's hard not to have a favorite, and also many that I really don't care for, to put it nicely. But I won't talk about the latter today, maybe some other time. I'm actually really glad, though, that I'm a part of this project, because otherwise, I probably would not have discovered The Gin Riots. They are an amazing punk rock band from England, which is probably sort of a cliche by now, but they are sort of in the tradition of The Clash, The Ramones, etc. Their influences also include The Pogues, The Velvet Underground, and The Cure, which automatically gives them a few million bonus points in my book. They have a very upbeat and energetic sound, which is best displayed on the songs, "I Didn't Mean It" or "Polka." They're pretty big in the underground music scene in London, but their popularity hasn't really spread to the U.S. yet. So here comes the sales pitch: go check out their music, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

Now if you'll excuse me, there is a spider in my printer that I really have to attend to.