Listen to Gag Reflex tracks:
Listen to full episodes of Gag Reflex
Comedy Theater of the Air:
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Since 1993 Gag Reflex has been writing and performing sketch comedy and music in the Chicago area. In that time they have amassed a huge catalog of audio in the form of dozens of mp3s, 3 albums and a fully produced internet radio series/podcast.
Listen to Barry Newton tracks:
Albums (all out of print):
BN&TP was a music project that lasted from 1988 to 1991. It was strange, free form, mildly funny and ambitious. It can best be described as psychedelic folk/joke rock. Seven albums were produced and distributed amongst high school friends on cassette. While the albums are not currently available, there's quite a few mp3s in circulation.
Listen to selected Totally Useless Sound Effects
Our love of the (often strange) sound effects LPs of the 50's, 60's and 70's gave birth to this project in the mid-90's. We work on this album a little every once in a while. It's a labor of love but it does mean that the album will probably be released around 2018. In the meantime, enjoy a sampling of 20 of these little gems.
I like to tell stories - from the tragic to the lighthearted. From the deeply personal to the external - I try them all. Deep down I'm a rocker, but a lot of my stuff is acoustic, but I don't limit myself to that. Sometimes a song is better served with loops and sequencers - it just depends. So, check the stuff out. Hope you like it.
Listen to Schwartz tracks:
JACK started in 1994 as a 6 piece group called Rain Session, w/ Dan Neid on bass, Eric Schwartz on guitar, Mike Vertenten on guitar, Linne Coursey on piano, Deric Perry (recently of Gertrude ) on drums and Anne Malatesta on lead vocals. The latter three had all left by June 1994 and Dan, Mike and Eric (now on drums) continued on and JACK was born. The group dissolved in 1996. While they never played out, they left behind countless hours of basement tapes.
Check out Dan's band Air This Side of Caution:
Listen to CBR Artist tracks:
This is the dumping ground for all other projects. Anything that doesn't fall into the categories above. From Dale's Nuclear Food project to Rejean Aboot - here is where we put everything else...
Welcome to the audio arm of Boundary Waters Media: Crapping Badger Records - so named because CBR Prez, Steve Lord, always wanted to see the logo on a record. We started posting Mp3s online in 1999 - in 2001 we released our first CD: Gag Reflex - The Viagra Monologues and another Gag Reflex album, House Blend, in 2005. Our digital catalog of free music continues to grow. There's Plenty to listen to - sit spell and give us a try. A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT, STEVE LORD.
