Style: kicks butt
Lineup: Ryan Dennis (vocals, guitar), Dan Stadnicki (drums), John Davidson (bass), Ryan Stever (guitar)
Contact: Debbie Dennis, 124 Nelson Circle, Newmarket, Ont., L3X 1R3 (905) 853-0627, FAX (905) 853-5485, dianes@yorku.ca

Take note slackers. Newmarket, ON’s Serial Joe is a group of 13 and 14-years -olds with more get-go than some adults. For one thing, they’ve got this CD, cool cover, cool title, KICKeD, all the right liner note info, far more professional than most. Singer-guitarist Ryan Dennis and drummer Dan Stadnicki write all the music, while most of the lyrics are penned by a D. Robin Dennis. The band even self-produced the CD at New Market Multimedia and made a video for the grinding rock-rap single, “Skidrow”. Dennis, who happens to be the star in the Our Lady Peace video “Superman’s Dead”, has a voice which is quite fierce considering his age. The album ranges from the metallic rappers “Velocity”, about wanting a place to skateboard, and “Obsession”, about the “rush” of ‘boarding, to the melodically-sung rock of “Dream Girl” and “Lonely Heart” – both love songs for freaks sake. Perhaps the object of their love is a skateboard. Let’s not encourage S.J. groupies just yet.

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