Ex-Best Friends

Jacksonville, this city is the home of many amazing skatepunk acts (Hatrick, Stalemate, Inspection 12, Whaleface and many more). Ex-Best Friends started there in 1999 at that time when new school technical punk was very popular in USA. They had that kind of sound and it was very good! They gained popularity very fast and shared the stage with big names like Yellowcard, Good Riddance, Slick Shoes and many more! After many members changes, they disbanded. Some years later they relocated to Los Angeles, California and played there for a while. Now they are back to Jacksonville with a new lineup and are writing a new EP that is expected for late 2011!

Discography:
- An Everyday Tale (2001) CD

Listen to Ex-Best Friends - Thorn In My Side

Hey Jackson

Hey Jackson was a Christian Punk band from Madison, Wisconsin in USA. They released a 8-song album in 2004 and stopped two years later. That album is a lot more skatepunk than the latest songs they recorded which are more hardcore and metal oriented. Two members joined A Gnarly Swell, which was another good skatepunk band, but they also changed their style now.

Discography:
-You Never Had It To lose (2004) CD

Listen to Hey Jackson - Unconditional

Undiscussed

I really don't have much infos about this band. All I know is that they were 5 guys from around Montreal, Quebec that started around 2002. They became slower later and added some metal influences. I don't think that they're still together.. I'll continue searching for more infos about them and post it if I find.

Discography:
- Demo (2004)
- The BTS EP (200x)

Listen to Undiscussed - Confused

Under Authority

Under Authority is a Canadian melodic skatepunk band that started in 1998 in the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. I'm not sure if they are still active, as there haven't been any updates since the release of their last album in 2008. They play good quality music, original and catchy songs. A nice discovery from the Eastern part of Canada that is hiding some gems!

Discography:
- Soundtrack To A Misspent Youth (2000) CD
- Nice Day For An EP (2002) CD
- An Argumentative Collection (2008) CD

Listen to Under Authority - Digadoo

Pigsty

This is Pigsty, a band from San Pedro, California! They played from 1994 to 2002. I had some songs from mp3.com since a long time but all the rest was a total mistery to me, until Bob Archer, one of the members, put up a facebook page about the band! Thanks to him! If you don't know them, give it a listen they were incredibly good!!

Discography:
- The Lighthouse (199x) CD
- Live (1999) CD
- So What's Next (1999) CD

Listen to Pigsty - Jaic