MOG

this is christian rudder. he, along with justin rice, make up the heart and soul of Bishop Allen. if you are hip, you may remember christian in such projects as "Poor-Spelling Children Pay Dearly for 'Letters to Satan'" or the "Date My Sister Project" and others back in the late 1900's and the early 2000's when he used to work for the now defunct TheSpark.com. in college, i checked that page every day, found that i will die when i am 78, that my "true" political self is a socialist, and was informed that if you leave a plate full of varietal meats that it takes a week for your neighbors to find it in their backyard... http://www.stinkymeat.net/

the point is thespark.com is my old MOG, it was meaningful to me!

anywho, he met justin at harvard and they formed The Pissed Officers, a punk band where there website had shown 4 members. christian and christian pretending to be his own twin brother and justin and justin pretending to be his own twin brother all dressed in ninja attire. these guys are funny, smart and so fucking interesting. both christian and justin each have been in an andrew bujalski flick (Funny Ha-Ha and Mutual Appreciation, respectively)

last year, still unsigned* they put out one CD per month, usually 4 songs long, to finance their tour. you would think that's implausible, but oh no, this band pulled it off in a way only the truly empassioned and motivated can. only minor growing pains with sheer energy/enthusiasm. plus their artwork is solid. yes, i bought them all at $5 a pop. i think my favorite month was march... yes, i have a personal relationship with this band (although it isn't reciprocated...) and yes, i want everyone to listen. i thought a little back story may make you more interested.

*they JUST got signed~with secretly canadian, i think

oh, and i get to see them again at the end of march! w00p!