OH... MY... GOD... I fell off hard on my Groundscore music posts. But I'm back and I'm ready to finish the series. SO LET'S DO THIS!

Today's song is an ode to Jamie, Conrad's sister. You might hear the lyrics and think that we hated Jamie, but nothing could be further from the truth!

In fact, Jamie was awesome to us! She used to drive us places, let us use her stuff, invite us to hang out with her older cool friends, and she was super supportive of all of our insane creative pursuits.

So what did we do to repay all that kindness? Conrad wrote a song called "Pigface" and we dedicated it to her.

Pigface by Groundscore [ 1:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Conrad's on vocals and guitar, Zach's on bass, and I'm on drums.

Structurally, this is a really interesting track. It's a fusion of a bunch of Conrad's inspirations at the time, from punk to metal to classic rock to oldies (around 0:25 we quote an old rock n' roll tune... I forget the name of the song).

As Groundscore songs go, this is one of my favorites. I like the heavy garage sound, Conrad's guitar work on the breakdown (especially the opening riff at 0:50), and I've always enjoyed my raw drum work from the same section.

EDIT: Conrad adds, "Now I should say this, the song isn't necessarily ABOUT my sister, we were hanging out when I wrote it. So I guess it kind of reminds me of her? I should have written a cooler song...."

Next, I share my perennial teen anthem, "I Went to the Prom with Your Mom."

Groundscore does it again!

As a teen in the late 90s, there was no way to avoid the nu-bubblegum pop fad. Xtina, Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, *NSYNC... you know the names. And foremost among them was Britney Spears.

While Groundscore was a pop punk band, I didn't have many punk music influences at the time. I was more into classic rock and funk music. To me, punk was just slightly better than most top 40 radio.

At some point, I became fixated with the idea of covering "Oops!... I Did It Again." I guess I found the idea of a guy in a punk band singing the same words as a seductive pop diva pretty hilarious. And I still do.

Oops!... I Did It Again by Groundscore [ 2:13 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Zach and I both sing this one (I'm the one that's really quiet in the mix). Conrad's on drums, Zach's on guitar, and I'm on bass.

Next week In 2.5 months, I share Conrad's tribute to his sister titled "Pigface."

Groundscore story time!

I've always had a penchant for story songs -- ya know, tunes where the lyrics have a beginning, middle, and end. My Best Friend's Mosh Pit is the story of one punk's transformation from n00b into hardcore.

Truthfully, I've never really been that into punk music. Even when I was writing and recording these Groundscore songs, I think I spent more time listening to James Brown and Billy Joel than the Gotohells or NOFX. But punk rock is the kind of music my friends wanted to make, and it was lots of fun to play, so I made it too.

My Best Friend's Mosh Pit by Groundscore [ 1:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I'm singing and playing bass, Zach's playing guitar, and Conrad's on drums. To me, that always felt like the most natural set up, though I really enjoyed playing drums with these guys as well.

But wait! This track isn't completely rooted in punk... the name of the song and its final refrain are inspired by The Cars hit My Best Friend's Girl. (As if that wasn't already painfully obviously...)

Next week, I'm proud to bring you the only cover song ever recorded by Groundscore... a hardcore version of "Oops!... I Did It Again"!