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We Are The Union WATU Drasik Studios Video Update #1 wearetheunion 399 views We Are The Union (Paper + Plastick Records) meet up with former television star Lampchop.
We Are The Union WATU Drasik Studios Video Update #4 The Song 2011 wearetheunion 353 views We Are The Union (Paper + Plastick Records) show their love for 90's rock, shredding, burritos, hockey....and of course some new tunes.
Ricky vs. George Michael - Guitar Solo wearetheunion 223 views Ricky Weber saves our butchered George Michael inspired guitar solo in our Descendents cover...
"How to Ruin a Cover Song" Descendents vs. George Michael vs. Sexy Sax Man wearetheunion 615 views How to properly butcher a good song....
LESS THAN JAKE/ZEBRAHEAD/WE ARE THE UNION UK Tour Video #2 wearetheunion 1,122 views LESS THAN JAKE (Sleep It Off), ZEBRAHEAD (Sony Japan), and WE ARE THE UNION (Paper + Plastick) trek through Wales, Scotland, and England. They watch Marc Kantor (of PATENT ...
LESS THAN JAKE/ZEBRAHEAD/WE ARE THE UNION Tour Video #1 wearetheunion 582 views ESS THAN JAKE (Sleep It Off), ZEBRAHEAD (Sony Japan), and WE ARE THE UNION (Paper + Plastick) hang out with Ed The Duck, watch Kyle Protag get wild and discover bits.
THE SUICIDE MACHINES - "Hard As Fuck (AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY cover)" w/ WE ARE THE UNION & THE CODE wearetheunion 870 views THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Side One Dummy) cover "Hard As Fuck" by AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY with members of THE CODE (AF) and WE ARE THE UNION (Paper + Plastick) live at The Fest 9...
WE ARE THE UNION at THE FEST 9 in Gainesville, FL 10/29-10/31/10 wearetheunion 508 views WE ARE THE UNION (Paper + Plastick) plays The Fest 9 in Gainesville, FL. Also features live footage from THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Side One Dummy), STRIKE ANYWHERE (Bridge 9), ...
THE SUICIDE MACHINES - "Hey Ska (f/ Matt from WE ARE THE UNION)" Live at THE FEST 9 10/29/10 wearetheunion 2,818 views THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Side One Dummy Records) perform "Hey Ska!" with Matt Belanger of WE ARE THE UNION on trombone. Live at The Venue, part of THE FEST 9 in Gainesville, F...
We Are The Union "Bigger Boat" Live at BTB Cantina 10/21/10 wearetheunion 504 views We Are The Union + burrito place = a good time.

About We Are The Union - MI Punk/Ska

A punk/ska band from Detroit, Michigan. Check us out at http://www.myspace.com/wearetheunion
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Date Joined

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Unhappy with the current state of ska music, We are the Union decided to stick out their own necks and try to change things for the better in the Summer of 2005. Getting a paycheck is not on their agenda. Instead of following typical ska punk conventions, WATU takes a harder-nosed approach to the genre. With influences ranging from Philadelphia/New Jersey favorites Lifetime and Kid Dynamite, and bands like Slapstick and This is a Standoff, they rage with the best of them while still retaining a heightened sense of melody. Their love for fast music, horns and their incredibly short attention spans are a simple explanation for why WATU sound the way they do. Over the past year and a half, they have also been incredibly hardworking. With 8 east coast and Midwest tours under their belt in this short span of time, theyve now thrown caution to the wind and plan on touring full time. This will surely add to the list of heavy hitters theyve shared the stage with that includes Set Your Goals, Mustard Plug, Streetlight Manifesto, Broadway Calls, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Bomb! The Music Industry, Four Year Strong, A Wilhelm Scream, Fireworks, A Loss For Words, The Swellers, and The Flatliners. Their work ethic cannot just be applied to their tours either. Their first full-length Who We Are, self-released in the summer of 2007, was given away for free by the band via the Internet. Their generosity was met with a rapidly surging fan base and an offer to have the record released in Japan via InYaFace Records. Their expectations for the band are simple. They want to keep making music they love while touring relentlessly in order to provide people with a positive environment for fun and the venting of frustration. Paper + Plastick saw the youthful exuberance and the amount of integrity this young bunch of punks had and quickly wanted to become involved. A 3-song teaser EP titled "The Gun Show Must Go On" was released digitally through Paper + Plastick in the summer of 2009. This March, their new album "Great Leaps Forward" will see the light of day. Thematically the album deals with the fact that death will one day meet us all. Therefore, it is more important to focus on keeping an open mind instead of being roped in by religion or self-destructive tendencies. In the meantime, their debut full-length "Who We Are" has been released by Animal Style Records. Check it out while getting ready for the new album. The band will also make an appearance at this year's Harvest of Hope Fest, after appearing on 3 dates of 2009's Vans Warped Tour, a 2 week run of the UK, The Fest 8, and finished off 2009 with an east coast tour with Shook Ones and Make Do And Mend. Great Leaps Forward.

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111

Hometown

Ann Arbor, MI

Country

United States

Occupation

punk rock doesn't pay the bills

Companies

Paper + Plastick Records, Animal Style Records, Community Records, Inyaface Records

Schools

Matt dropped out of University of Michigan once

Interests

touring, recording, vegan restaurants, beer, fast songs, video games, green, dub songs, pop punk, pizza buffets, wireless internet, blackberries, Netflix, macbooks, Xbox Live (gamertag - WATU Jim), movies, comic books, soft clean floors and couches to sleep on

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