Kid Dynamite Buy Music Featuring the duo responsible for one of the most classic Lifetime lineups, Kid Dynamite boasted an irrefutable core. The chemistry between drummer Dave Wagenschutz and guitarist Dan Yemin was already established when Jay Shevchuk stole an audition as the group's vocalist. Resurrecting "whoah"s and sing-a-long choruses once thought only to be found in early 7 Seconds and late Naked Raygun, Shevchuk presented an ideal, gritty foil to Yemin's post-Jersey's Best Dancers writing-now with polished melodies and a more pointed, aggro edge. In two years and two full-lengths, the band picked up where Lifetime left off, rousing the young and reminding the old that no, they hadn't seen it all.

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Buy Music To be honest, No Friends doesn't have an epic back story or even a mildly hilarious anecdote to describe their history. Tony met Sam, Richard and Alex when New Mexican Disaster Squad was on tour with Strike Anywhere and Municipal Waste back in 2002. They dug each other's bands and liked hanging out, so they kept in touch and played some more shows together. When Tony heard that NMDS was going belly up in late 2009, he called Richard and said, "Dude, what's up with New Mexican?" Richard replied, "We're done. Brian can't tour anymore so we're calling it quits. We don't want to keep the band going without him." Tony replied, "Well, you guys need to start a hardcore band with me!" They said, "Fuck yeah." Enabled by an array of modern technological wizardry, Sam, Richard, and Alex were able to write and record demos in Florida and email them to Tony, who spent tedious tour drives writing lyrics and throwing in his input. With only 6 practices under their belt, they hit the studio and recorded a full-length which saw the light of day in August of 2009 on No Idea Records.