The Official NOISEPIE Press Blurbs

The band has compressed all of their songs into the MP3 format and has utilized MP3.com to distribute the music (http//www.mp3.com/noisepie/). Songs in the MP3 format offer near CD-quality sound and are compressed to a fraction of the file size of .WAV files of similar quality.

The two new albums contain many of Noisepie's mega-hits which the band has been playing in Southern California over the past two years but which are not on the Pie's debut album, Three Brothers, Their Cousin, and a Guy From Michigan. Miscellaneous Goodies contains Noisepie favorites Mr. Bighead, Bobcat, and You Just Love Me For My Lips, as well as other miscellaneous tracks like the lost tape of Blue Day. Live! captures a special, special, special, Noisepie performance at the Belly Up Tavern and is the only CD where fans will find favorites like Groovy Dude and Flight of the Sea Otter. All Noisepie original songs are now available for free download at MP3.com.

"I put our songs up at MP3.com just as a test" said Geoff Johnston, Noisepie frontman and acting webmaster. "Before I new it we were averaging over 100 songs downloaded every day. We were ranked in the top 5 in the Ska, Swing, Fringe, Surf Rock, and Adventure Rock charts. And that was before I even told any of our fans about it. Apparently the Pie has appeal outside of San Diego…who knew?"

In addition to providing singles for free download, Noisepie has made all of its originals available for sale in CD format through the MP3.com CD. To get the real CDs with art, inserts, and the ever-popular Noisepie cover songs, fans should contact the band via email (webmaster@noisepie.zzn.com) or at a show.

"Apparently we're becoming online rock stars" continued Johnston. "That's fine with me. So far it's been much less painful than our attempts at becoming offline rock stars."

Noisepie -- nerds gone horribly wrong… or…"The Mostest Funnest band in the Woorrllddd!!!"--Is the eclectic yet infectious San Diego band that results from the unseemly union of three brothers, their cousin, and a guy from Michigan. This close-knit group of family members is not fain to admit outsiders into their cloistered world. Yet from the beginning the guy from Michigan was accepted whole-heartedly ... well ... mostly ...well, he hasn't been kicked out yet -- but he has been ostracized, maligned, castigated, and generally excluded from family squabbles. Anyway, the result is frolicking, contagious ... uh, noise, and a band that utilizes exotic instruments like saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums to create a unique and often disorienting sound that forces the unwary to dance indiscriminately and the untimely to bop their heads involuntarily. Noisepie is toe-tappin', head-bangin' fun. For more information, contact Noisepie (619) 220-8245. Address 2546 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104. Email Geoff@noisepie.com. Web www.noisepie.com.