Bomb The Music Industry!

Bomb The Music Industry! (commonly abbreviated as BtMI!) was a band from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. They wrote, produced, recorded, and distributed all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock. Rosenstock and several other contributors were previously members of The Arrogant Sons of Bitches. As that band was breaking up, Rosenstock recorded the first BtMI! song, "Sweet Home Cananada," using his PowerBook's built-in microphone. "I wrote that song and put it out to see if anybody wanted it. That was how it started, people showed interest and I like recording stuff." The band was known for their D.I.Y. Punk ethic, embodied in actions such as distributing six albums worth of their own material for free on their website, and offering free stencils and paint for fans to create their own T-shirts. They also made it a point to play all-ages shows with ticket prices of $10 or less, and offered fans a chance to perform on stage if they learned a song and brought an instrument to the show. This sparked comparisons such as "the Fugazi for the internet age of Punk." Over time, the band's lineup shifted from "pretty much a free-for-all" to a fairly steady five-member lineup. In 2012, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, stating that their summer US tour would likely be their last because "the 9 - 10 months of our lives when we are not playing music are not fantastic." Following an international farewell tour in 2013, the band played their final show in Brooklyn on January 19, 2014. BTMI recordings have been featured on television shows such as Weeds and The Office.

To Leave Or Die In Long Island (2005)

01 - Happy Anterrabae Day!!

02 - Congratulations, John, On Joining Every Time I Die

03 - Showerbeers!

04 - Stand There Until You're Sober

05 - Dude, Get With The Program

06 - Bomb The Music Industry! (And Action Action) (And Refused) (And Born Against) Are Fucking Dead

07 - Brian Wilson Says SMiLE a.k.a. Beard Of Defiance

Album Minus Band. (2005)

01 - Blow Your Brains Out On Live TV!!

02 - Does Your Face Hurt? No? 'Cause It's Killing Me!!!

03 - It Ceases To Be ''Whining'' If You're Still ''Shitting'' Blood

04 - Big Plans Of Sleeping In

05 - I'm A Panic Bomb, Baby!

06 - Sweet Home Cananada

07 - Funcoland Vs. The Southern Electorate

08 - Ready... Set... No!!!

09 - I'm Too Coooool For Music

10 - Pike St/Park Slope (Harvey Danger)

11 - FRREEEE BIIIRRRDDD!!! FRREEEE BIIIRRRDDD!!!

12 - Future 86

Goodbye Cool World! (2006)

01 - Old And Unprofessional

02 - King Of Minneapolis, Pt. I & II

03 - Even Winning Feels Bad

04 - Side Projects Are Never Successful

05 - 5 Funerals

06 - My Response To An Article In Alternative Press

07 - Sorry, Brooklyn, Dancing Won't Solve Anything

08 - It's Official! We're Borrrrring!

09 - From Martyrdom To Startyrdom

10 - All Alone In My Big Empty Apartment

11 - Fuck The Fans

12 - Grudge Report

13 - King Of Minneapolis, Pt. III & IV

14 - Anywhere I Lay My Head

Get Warmer. (2007)

01 - Jobs Schmobs

02 - 493 Ruth

03 - Bike Test 1 2 3

04 - Unlimited Breadsticks, Soup And Salad Days

05 - 25 Hour Goddamn Telethon

06 - Depression Is No Fun

07 - I Don't Love You Anymore

08 - Pizza Claus Is Comin' To Town

09 - Never Trust A Man Without A Horribly Embarassing Secret

10 - Get Warmer

11 - The Last Party (Foul)

Scrambles (2009)

01 - Cold Chillin' Cold Chillin'

02 - Stuff That I Like

03 - It Shits!!!

04 - Fresh Attitude, Young Body

05 - Wednesday Night Drinkball

06 - 25!

07 - $2,400,000

08 - Gang Of Four Meets The Stooges (But Boring)

09 - 9/11 Fever!!!

10 - (Shut) Up The Punx!!!

11 - Can I Pay My Rent In Fun?

12 - Saddr Weirdr

13 - Sort Of Like Being Pumped

Others! Others! Vol 1 (2009)

01 - This Graceless Planet (We Versus The Shark Cover 2005)

02 - Tell My Boss, ''I Hate You'' (2005)

03 - This Year For Presidents' Day, I'm Giving Up On Rock And Roll (2006)

04 - 4 Inches! (Rick Johnson Rock And Roll Machine Cover 2006)

05 - Come On, This Shit Is Getting RIDICULOUS. (2006)

06 - If Assholes Got Awards, I'd Have A Trophy Case (But With Some Different Words) (Infamous Jake Cover 2006)

07 - All Alone In My Big Empty Apartment (Demo 2006)

08 - This Is A Singalong! (Original Version 2006)

09 - The Soul Crushing Northeast (2006)

10 - D13 4 YR G0V3RNM3NT (Anti-Flag Megamix 2007)

11 - Little Brother (Andrew Jackson Jihad Cover 2008)

12 - Pog (Demo 2008)

13 - Gold Soundz (Pavement Cover 2008)

14 - Jeff Disapproves Of This (Bonus) SUPERTALK! (2005 - 2008)

Adults!!!... Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited By Nothing!!!!!!! (2010)

01 - You Still Believe In Me?

02 - Planning My Death

03 - Slumlord

04 - All Ages Shows

05 - Big Ending

06 - The First Time I Met Sanawon

07 - Struggler

Everybody That You Love (2010)

01 - Everybody That You Love

02 - Matchless, Considerable Weirdness, The B48 Home

03 - Punk Rock Girl (Orignally By The Dead Milkmen)

04 - THERE'S My Bailout!

05 - A Shine To It

06 - Hits Set

07 - Sleep Thru Monday

08 - Big Kisses

09 - Ethiopians

10 - Even Winning Feels Bad

Vacation (2011)

01 - Campaign For A Better Weekend

02 - Vocal Coach

03 - Everybody That You Love

04 - Sponge Board/Baby Waves

05 - The Shit That You Hate

06 - Hurricane Waves

07 - Sick, Later

08 - Why, Oh Why, Oh Why (Oh Oh Oh Oh)

09 - Savers

10 - Can't Complain

11 - Everyone That Loves You

12 - Sunny Place/Shady People

13 - Felt Just Like Vacation

14 - Don't Destroy Yourself (Bonus)

Bomb The Music Industry! & O Pioneers!!!

Split EP (2007)

Bomb The Music Industry!:

01 - Save The War

02 - I'm Terrorfied!!!

03 - This Is A Singalong

04 - Ghost Of Corporate Future

O Pioneers!!!:

05 - Punknews Is Stoked

06 - Yo Bones

07 - You Know That Part In Superman III, Where He Is All Bad Ass And Stuff? Yeah, I Bet That's How...

08 - Bad Scene, Aaron's Fault

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