The Methadones

The Methadones
Formed: 1993 in Chicago, IL
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Styles: Punk-Pop, Pop Underground, Punk Revival
Group Members: Daniel Schafer, Dan Lumley, Mike Byrne, Pete Mittler, Mike Soucy, Daniel Schafer
Biography: A good band name always gives the potential listener some idea what sort of music to expect. (Bad band names are ones that mess with those expectations: a certain artsy-jangly guitar pop band of the early '90s would have been much more successful had they not been called Vomit Launch, which sounds like ...Read full biography
Not Economically Viable
Released: 2004
Label: Mordam Records
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Methadones leader Daniel Schafer has said that the band's third album, Not Economically Viable, is a concept record loosely inspired by the 1993 Michael Douglas film Falling Down, about a murderous rampage ...Read full review
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Released: 2003
Label: Mordam Records
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Fronted by former Riverdales bassist Daniel Schafer (also a regular presence in the Screeching Weasel/Queers axis of bubblegum punk), the Methadones are yet another terrific pop/punk band flying the "I'm ...Read full review
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