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Unless you were born with one of those silver spoons, you likely work a day job, sneaking time for your own business when not taking care of someone else's. You're not alone. Every week, Brandon Stosuy finds out how our favorite indie artists make ends meet...
From their SST-referencing name and gracefully sloppy Ramones-meets-Kicking Giant sound to guitarist Randy Randall and singing drummer Dean Spunt's decision to release five limited edition vinyl-only EP's on five different labels as their introductory course, No Age seems to get everything right.
Weirdo Rippers, a favorite around here, is a superb selection of 11 tracks culled from the aforementioned EPs. If you still haven't snagged a copy, head to the end of the my discussion with Los Angeles's finest, a bona fide Band To Watch, and listen to "My Life's Alright Without You," a snotty fuzz-rock nugget that appeared on the self-titled Youth Attack EP prior to its inclusion on Weirdo Rippers. Additionally, the UK label Upset The Rhythm kindly gave us permission to post the punk-loping non-album track "Get Hurt" from the Get Hurt 12" EP.
No Age are great, but I wouldn't be mentioning Randall and Spunt in Quit Your Day Job if they were just a cool band: One teaches Special Education at an inner city school and the other works as a wardrobe stylist for television commercials. Intriguingly divergent, right? See who does what after the jump.