"Who could have imagined that the next potential ground-breaking sound would come from Iowa of all places?" -- Insomniac Magazine
"In the tradition of the notorious Iggy Pop, Axl Rose, and Tommy Lee; comes hip hop’s own bad boys: Bad Fathers." --Black Beat Magazine
"Discomforting oddity of the day award goes to Iowa’s own Bad Fathers." --The Boston Herald
"… then you have lunatics in loin cloths calling themselves Bad Fathers playing spazzed out punk rap tunes..." --MTV
"The Bad Fathers posit themselves as Iowa City’s live hip-hop bad-boys: imposing mohawks, endless consumption of beer, and a hit-and-run strategy with the fairer sex. But in reality they go much deeper than cartoonish caricature. This pensive track (Kith Me On the Lisp) showcases their ability to reflect beneath the surface. It also reminds us that hip-hop tracks recorded by live bands can be just as killer as programmed beats. Think: the Roots caught in a decadent Midwestern adolescence. This song is my soundtrack for 2007." --Cokemachine Glow
"This album is well done, features a wide variety of sounds, from dub, to new-wave, to punk, and wraps it up in a tight cocoon of hip-hop party vibes." --Punk TV
Sex Defender, the new album by Bad Fathers, is the perfect soundtrack for
the best parties in town. It combines humor, lust, fun and the occasional insight with equal parts - catchy pop, alternative/punk rock, and hip hop.
The album is the latest in the band's evolving tour of new sonic landscapes,
evoking imagery as diverse as the dusty American southwest, the rural south, the era of doo wop, hedonistic heavy metal, and the grandness of California.
Based in Los Angeles, the band consists of vocalists Juan Hooks and Austin Galante, guitarist/producer Jeff Ryon, bassist Jeremiah Waylon,
and drummer Ryan Turi. Bad Fathers' wild live shows, occasionally wearing only loincloths, have been described as "spazzed out punk rap" by MTV.
Formed by Hooks, Galante, and Ryon in Iowa City, Iowa around 2002, the
band's name was inspired by the moment of clarity Jim Carrey's character
experiences in the movie "Liar, Liar" when confronting his failures in parenting. In a nutshell, he admits to himself that he has made a big mess of things. Hilarious nightlife antics and crazy drunken adventures came to be referred to among the members as "Bad Fathering" and the games intensified rapidly. Friends and fans of the band came to be known as 'Victims"
Along the way, through years of mayhem, and hard partying Bad Fathers have
-released 3 independent - full length - self produced albums,
-toured the country, including 21 dates on Vans Warped Tour,
-recorded a song with Grammy award winning artist Cee-Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley (Bragging Rights),
-appeared on national television (Fuse Television's "Tattoo Stories" and "Warped Tour
Wrap Up")
-placed the song "Guess What Daddy Wants" in the 2008 MGM film "College,"
-charted on numerous college radio charts including Record Breakers,
Rapattacklives.com, and Insomniac,
-placed the song "Hurting" in Ronnie Romero's latest wakeboarding movie UPDOG.
-Bad Fathers have recorded a song with Slim Kid Tre of the Legendary Hip Hop Group Pharcyde and will be on their upcoming release.
hey guys ... havent seen ya'll in a while ... when ya'll going to be back in the I.C. to tear it up like the old days ... damn those were good old days !!!!!!!!!!
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