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Baldwin, Nassau County, New York (2004 – present)

Bomb the Music Industry! (commonly abbreviated as BtMI!) is a musical collective originally from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York in 2004. They write, produce, record, and distribute all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock, and you can get their albums free at quoteunquoterecords.com

They are known for their DIY ethic, embodied in such 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 offer their fans a chance to perform on stage if they learn a song and bring their instrument to the show. Beginning in April 2009, the band will only play all-ages shows with ticket prices of $10 or less. Rosenstock and several other contributors were previously members of The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches. As that band was breaking up, Rosenstock recorded the first Bomb The Music Industry! 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.” Bomb the Music Industry! plays a blend of several musical styles anchored in and . The influences go deeper than and , however, as studio experimentation, , and all pop up in the mix. Rosenstock says bands such as Harvey Danger and Neutral Milk Hotel are as much an influence as evidenced by tracks such as “This Graceless Planet” (an adaptation of a song by We Versus The Shark into the musical aesthetic of Bomb the Music Industry!)
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  • BrosephMcBrah

    Pretty bummed I had to miss their last show in my hometown. Hopefully they'll tour again. I mean, they have to, right? Right.......?

    9 May 9:43pm Reply

  • Epsilon_X2008

    I saw these guys live before I knew any songs by them. I become a fan and they break up. Lame..

    1 May 5:04pm Reply

  • aikoilagan

    Jeff Rosenstock you know I love you cause you're the best human being

    28 Mar 1:17pm Reply

  • MrZacarius

    Goodbye Cool World will always be my favorite album by these guys.

    21 Mar 10:49pm Reply

  • Macaron11

    i'm missing this band so hard right now and listening to syke! life is awesome! makes me so happy and sad simultaneously because the three times i've seen them they've closed with it and i miss them but those were three of the best days of my life so i'm happy

    19 Mar 2:26am Reply

  • lecube

    @Dashy1 Totally agree. Its my second favourite BTMI! release after Scrambles.

    18 Mar 7:11am Reply

  • Dashy1

    I'm starting to think Adults is on par with Vacation and Scrambles.

    20 Feb 12:03am Reply

  • Brentos_

    I have been listening to Vacation waaaaay too much lately

    19 Feb 10:26am Reply

  • NiggaNiggaJB

    cheezeybaines "Does anyone know about how old Jeff is?" 16 1/2. "25!" was based on what a 5 dollar fortune teller told him about his future when he was in middle school, and Arrogant Sons of Bitches was his Elementary School band. They ripped the 3rd grade talent show pretty hard.

    10 Feb 10:07am Reply

  • spareanygp

    sooogoooooood

    1 Jan 1:20am Reply

  • IanIsSuperRad

    http://www.bombthemusicindustry.com/bigkisses/bigkissessmaller.jpg

    31 Dec 2012 Reply

  • artichoke_pizza

    It shits, okay?

    31 Dec 2012 Reply

  • greg3064

    Whyyyyy are all the tshirts sold out?

    28 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Arcanee

    I love my Get Warmer Christmas edition sweatshirt.

    25 Dec 2012 Reply

  • BrosephMcBrah

    Whoa, for some reason I find it surprising that Vacation has more listens than Scrambles on here.[2] because Vacation is better.

    24 Dec 2012 Reply

  • wills316

    Whoa, for some reason I find it surprising that Vacation has more listens than Scrambles on here.

    22 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Maagikki

    That's some devotion! Awesome, man!

    21 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Armadillo_Lord

    I saw their last show in Pittsburgh, then walked 8 miles home at 12am. def worth it.

    21 Dec 2012 Reply

  • nervous_brkdown

    Finally saw them last night. It was cool.

    18 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Maagikki

    That feel when people are talking about a Jeff solo project and I realize I haven't been to QU in eons and there's all sortsa neat new shit there and I haven't donated in years and I'm a horrible fucking person :(

    17 Dec 2012 Reply
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