Max the Dork
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Max the Dork is the establishment-breaking punk band from South Jersey. With an old-school sound and a new-school attitude, Max the Dork’s primary purpose is to return Punk to its roots in Anarchic, anti-politic, snide cynicism, and to do it without excluding anyone who wants to jump in the pit.Band/artist history
Founded in 1995 by guitarist, bassist, vocalist and drummer Bret Walker, Max the Dork was a solo act for seven years, although Bret always maintained that Max the Dork was, in fact, a band, regardless of the number of members.
In late 2002, during the Crapital Punishment/Cunning Linguist tour, Bret met up with drummer Hitman Tony and the band became a band in the dictionary sense of the word. Tony brought bassist Justin Peter Parker on board, and the band was complete at last.
We've released two studio LPs and an EP since 2001, and our third full-length LP is due out December 9th, 2003. We've also got a fourth LP in the works, another EP, a live album, and who knows what else.Have you performed in front of an audience?We play live frequently around the South Jersey and Philadelphia region. I'd have to say that our favorite place to play is in Bridgeton, NJ. It's our home away from home. It's the first place we played as a band and it's the place we've played the most. It's a cool little place with such a great atmosphere. Plus, Barbara Brenner is .
Your musical influences
Green Day is probably our greatest influence. It was after hearing Dookie and Insomniac that I decided to start writing songs and wrote what later became our first two albums ( and ).
Other influences include (but are not restricted to): Dead Kennedies, DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, MC5, Circle Jerks, Fear, Black Flag, Dead Milkmen, and Beru Revue.What equipment do you use?
Peavey, Gibson, and Fernandes guitars; Squire bass guitars; Yorkville bass amps; Crate amps; Rogue PA; Pacific Drums; Sabian cymbals; Ernie Ball strings (guitar); Dean Markley strings (bass); Nady microphonesAnything else?
For us, punk rock is not about relationship issues. It's about politics, rebellion, anger and snide cynicism. It's about trying to buck the establishment as loudly as we can. And it's about cheese. A lot of easy cheese from the can.All comments (1)
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