News

This is our news archive.Its kinda pointless but its sometimes fun to go back and see our little stories unfold or see what we did on this day one year ago.

6.2.04: Greetings...sluts. We have a show next Saturday the 10th at guess...come on...Club HP, where else. We are playing with The Hopeless Heroes and a bunch of other bands. We will hopefully be playing 3 new songs. One of which can be viewed in the lyrics section. It's called "Fresh Start", and it's a groovy tune. Take care. - Pete
4.12.04: Thanks to everyone who came out last Friday. We had a great time. It was easily one of our favourite shows. The set had a lot of energy, and we hoped you enjoyed it. Our next show is May 9th at Big Nick's with Broken Record(Good job Friday), Midnight Reign and Rekant. Funds from the show will go to help The Infliction with their drinking problem, so come on out. Happy belated birthday Colin! - Pete Pie
3.29.04: Thanks to everyone who didn't come out to our show on the 21st...you all suck. Moving on, we were supposed to play a show on the 9th, but can not make it, so the Hopeless Heroes will be taking our spot. It is shaping up to be a great bill with Holding Your Tomorrow, Broken Record and hopefullt Stu-Gotts. So go check that out, it won't be a let down. And if you free this weekend come see me in "Bye, Bye Biride"! I'm Birdie, so it ought to be a crazy time. For info just e-mail me. And lastly, come see our boys in Midnight Reign this Friday at the Title 10 Skatepark on Delaware Ave. - Pete
3.14.04: Yes I have resigned from the fast food business and probably will not get another until my acting career takes flight. But don't worry about ol' Pete, I still have my Meth Lab to fall back on. So it's safe to say that Boylefest was a complete success. We raised over a thousand dollars for him and everyone had a great time. By the way, we hear he is doing great. Our next show is on March 21st with Rekant at Big Nick's, so check it out for once. Bitches. - Pete
3.06.04: Thanks to everyone who made it out Saturday, it felt good to be back...well kinda. On to more important news TODAY is the JOE BOYLE BENEFIT SHOW at the BRIDESBURG BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. The show starts at 3 and costs $10 at the door. Right now I bet you are bitchin' saying "Why do I have to pay $10 just to see Rekant". Well we aren't making a penny off of this show, because all the money raised is going to go straight to the Boyle family to cover his medical bills. Comas aren't cheap ya' know. The ten dollars will be well worth it though. It's a six hour show with 8 great original and local bands. These bands are Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, Disgusted, Midnight Reign, Mr. Marbles, Strik-9, Pullout and us. It is going to be the biggest show so far this year, as well as the first time we are playing at our home away from home in almost a year. And in case you are hungry us and Disgusted will be running a sandwich table offering assorted meats and the classic PB&J. Too-doo-loo. - Pete
2.10.03: Well a lot has happened in the past month, and I should bring everyone up to speed. Matt is taking a month or so off from the band to put his life back in order. Things are a little hectic with him, and we understand. But do not fret, my brother, Pat, will be filling in for the next few weeks. We already practiced with him and wrote two new songs. They are excellent, good old fashioned punk rock songs, that are a breath of fresh air from the sissy emo songs we've been writing as of late. We might have a show at the end of this month and after that we will be playing the Joe Boyle benefit show with Rekant. COME OUT THIS SUNDAY TO SEE THE HOPELESS HEROES AND REKANT! I'll be filling in for the Heroes missing guitar player and we are going to do some NTL covers. I can't think of much more to say. Join the mailing list. - The Pete
1.26.03: Boy, do I hate snow days. Thanks to everyone who came out Friday. I had a lot of fun playing with the Hopeless Heroes; can't wait to do it again on the 6th at Club HP. About that show, it is in limbo whether or not we are playing, because it doesn't say we are on the HP website. I'll try to find out what is going on this week. If that show is a no go, you can always catch us Feb. 15th at Big Nick's Saloon with Rekant. Too-doo-loo. - Pete
1.14.04: I wished this band actaully practiced. We have a show next week, I hope we don't suck. - Pete
1.08.04: Noooo Mommy, I don't wanna update the NTL site today!....Fine...We have been up to a lot lately, as in playing shows and writing songs. So let me review the shows. December 19th rocked! A lot of kinds came out and all the bands played great. Thanks to everyone who brought a can, and thanks to all the bands for playing. December 30th was not too shabby either. Some problems, but we pulled through. Somehow 21 people actually admitted that they were there to see us. Thanks a lot, that is so awesome of you guys and girls. And yet again, we were privileged enough to share the stage with great bands. Our next show is at the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club on January 23 with Rekant and Just Another Mistake so far. The Blaneys might make their debut at this show, so keep an eye out for that. It will be our return to our home away from home, and we plan to deliver our best performance yet. Well that's all I got for now, so until next time, keep watching the skis...I mean skies. - Pete
12.15.03: Well I got up off of my lazy but, decided to learn how to use frames, and transfer servers. Angelfire is triflin' as shit now, and I don't want any part of it. This new site will hopefully be un-ghetto-ified within weeks, so keep faith. In more important news, we have a show this FRIDAY at Club HP. Bring a can for the hungery and rock out with us! - Petey
12.10.03: Sorry for the lack of updates; here is what we learned from our last show: 1. The marjority of Northeast Kids only go to shows at HP. 2. If a conflict arises between your band and another band due to rumors and weak sources, rather than talk to them face to face in a mature manner, just get one of your thug cronies to try to fight the other band. Come to our show on December 19th at Club HP, where all the bands and all the kids will get along and treat each other with respect. Bring a can for the less fortunate! - Pete
11.23.03: First off, I would like to thank everyone who made it out last Thursday to see us. I hoped we put on a good show for y'all. With that said, here is the deal for December...First we have a show on December 3rd at Big Nick's Saloon with Glory Days and 80 Proof Soul(thrusts metal sign into the air). It is our 3rd schoolnight show in a row, so we are trying to get more than 18 people to come. After that we will be playing our annual holiday show at Club HP on December 19th. This is going to be the mutha fuckin' show. Making their comeback are the Shaky Jakes. They haven't had a show since August, so they are quite eager to show everyone what they got. Making their debut is Complete Control. In a scene lacking some good old fashioned Hardcore punk Complete Control is as crucial as some fresh Jordans. Broken Record and The Hopeless Heroes are also on the bill with tons of new material just waiting to be heard. And Lastly there is us. We will have tons of new material as well, and maybe just maybe a few holiday covers. What's that you say? Something does not seem right...that is true, our good friends Rekant can not play the show due to the expected birth of Phil's son. We are let down that they can not play, but we are much more happy for Phil and his girlfriend. So if you see him sometime congratulate him, but don't give him a cigar, he is sXe to da MAXX. Do not fret though, NTL and Rekant will be up to there shenanagins once again on December 30th at Big Nick's Saloon with I-95. Happy Turkey Day. - Petric
11.9.03: I would like to thank everyone who made it out to the past 2 shows. We had a really good time at both. Halloween was ca-ca-ca-razy! Our KISS tribute band Nothing to KISS opened the show. Pat did a kick-ass job on the drums playing our version of Rekant's "Essay" and our new song, with only 2 practices under his belt. Chickpeas, Rekant, and The Hopeless Heroes all whupped ass as well. Thanks to Ryan for doing our make up and Chuck for putting us on the show. A special thanks goes out to everyone who came out last Wednesday to Big Nick's Saloon. There had to be only 25 people there, but it was still great. It's rad to see support like that. We had a fun time playing with Rekant, I-95 and 80 Proof Soul. 80 Proof Soul... only one word can describe that band....AMAZING! Also a special thanks goes out to our buddy Mcilhenny who has been driving us to our shows lately. What a guy that Mcilhenny! There is a show this Friday at the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club with Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, and Midnight Reign. Sorrowfully, we will be missing our first Boys and Girls club show to date, but I still recommend that you all go check it out. And finally, our next show is November 20th at Club HP with Rekant and Scapegoat. It is going to be a crazy Punk/Metal show; so it's worth checking out. We are going to be playing a slew of new originals. Go to Rancid. See you in a few. - Petey
10.28.03: COSTUMES ARE MANDATORY FOR THIS FRIDAY'S SHOW! IF YOU ARE NOT WEARING A COSTUME, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING! Wear a costume, don't be a dumb shit. We still have tickets on sale for $6, so help us out please. After this show we have another one on November 5th at Big Nick's Saloon located at 6238 Bustleton Ave.(by Bustleton and the Blvd.) with Rekant, I-95, and 80 Proof Soul. It's $7 at the door and doors open at 7 PM, the show starts at 7:30. I've added pictures from our 9.19.02 show, so check them out. Also lyrics for our new song "Seventeen" are up. Hope to see everyone at our upcoming shows. Bye now. - Petey
10.19.03:Hey everyone, I have finally got up off my butt and decided to update the show. First and foremost, I would like to thank all the kids who came out on 10/10. It was an awesome show. I had a lot of fun playing that set, I think it was a great rebound from our last couple of shows. Hopefully we will keep that energy and intensity of upcoming gigs. Much thanks goes out to Rekant for hosting the show, Blaney for being punk and playing with us, Mike for letting me use all his goodies, and to the Hopeless Heroes, Broken Record and JAM for all putting on good shows. So with that out of the way, let me discuss our upcoming shows. Two really big ones. First, on Halloween at Club HP. We'll be playing with Rekant and The Hopeless Heroes, as well as The mother funkin' Chickpeas. Everyone better be wearing a costume, or skulls will be cracked. The Wednesday after that (Nov 5th) we are playing our first show outside of HP since July. This Show is with Rekant, I-95 and 80 Proof Soul. This show is going to be the mother fucking G-shit. It's at Big Nick's Saloon located on Bustleton and Robbins. Even though it's at a bar, It is still an All Ages show because they are locking up all the booze : (. Well, take care everyone and don't get locked up on mischief night. - The Pete
10.3.03: We have a very aweXome show coming up next Friday at Club HP with Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, Broken Record and Just Another Mistake. We are selling tickets for $5, and will go out of our way to get them to you. So be sure to come check us out next Friday. In other news, we have finally broke the "1,000 plays" mark on MP3.com. Thanks to everyone who was too cheap to buy the CD, but seriously we really do appreciate it. And finally, do you love NTL? Do you like to sit down? Do you like free NTL stuff? Then this just might be for you. We need someone to start selling merchandise and taking care of our mailing list at our upcoming shows. So if you are interested in the "job" just e-mail me(Pete), telling me why you should be our Merch Person. The decision we make may be very biased, but you know how we do. Peace. - Pete
9.21.03: The Bouncing Souls were amazing last night. Seeing them live is a beautiful thing. They play with so much energy and passion. And the unity in the room between the fans is beautiful. A guy like me can stand right next to a Casualties fan and we will both sing along and not see a difference in each other. It's cool how the Souls can bring a bunch of different kids together like that. There aren't many bands who can do that today. Just thought I should share that, now onto the NTL news. The show on Friday was a good time. A lot of people came out, and a lot of people left during our set. Oh well, we saw it coming. I would like to thank the handful of people who stuck around, you make us love what we do. And thanks to the people who left early, you just make us want to play harder : ) ! But anyway, all the bands played great, and we are really happy for them all. Our next show is October 10th at Club HP, and I promise I won't play like shit this time. We will start selling tickets as soon as I can get my hands on some, and they will be $5 as usual, because $7 for a show really sucks. Well take care everyone, and I hope to see you all at Club HP this Friday with Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes and The 4th Hour. - Pete
9.11.03: Hey everyone is has been a while since the last update. Sorry, I'm lazy. So here is what has been happening...In the past 3 weeks we added a couple of shows to our resume. The first was at Club HP on August 21 with my brother on drums, and the second one was at our friend Ryanne's birthday party in Bridesburg. We played a few hours in the sun and had some fun and made some new friends. One of which being Sam Katz. He is so cool. Sam Katz is bringing Punk back to Philly. Thanks to Last Regret for the HP show, and thanks to Ryanne and her familly for letting us do our thing. I have also updated the links, lyrics and pics pages, so check them muth's out. In other NTL news, Photographer L.A. Ives posted pictures from our August 1st show, on his website for your viewing pleasure. He did a great job, so check them out.CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM. So that brings us up to date. We are actually starting to practice now in preparation for our September 19th show at Club HP with Broken Record, Rekant, Just Another Mistake and The Hopeless Heroes. We are playing last, and are a little nervous because we played last on a show on September 20th last year at Club HP, and everyone left before we went on. So we are asking all you Nothing To Lose fans to stick around for our set, because we love to see the support, it really makes us wanna do what we do. I promise it is going to be a great show. The tickets are $7 at the door and only $5 through one of the bands. We have wrote one new song for the show and plan to write one more, and we promise they won't let you down either. Well that is all for now. See you in the pit next Friday! - Petey
8.17.03: Hey everyone, be sure to check us out this Thursday at Club HP. We still have tickets on sale for 5 fucking dollars. We are the only band selling them that cheap. We only have 10 tickets so be sure to get them fast or else you are going to have to pay $7 to watch us suck it up. - Pie Man
8.08.03: Holy shit Warped Tour today, if you are reading this, then you probably aren't there, and it really sucks for you. I'll be there representin' with my fellow Low Class Punks, Rekant and Blaney. So shout us a holla if you see us. The show last Friday was amazing. We didn't think anyone was going to show up. and at 7 o'clock 164 kids poured into Club HP. Fuckin' A. I was priviledged to share the stage with The Hopeless Heroes for their set, because Scott quit their band only hours before the show. Our set was so much fun. Our dear friend Blaney played most of the set with us and he totally rocked out. I would like to thank all the bands and all the people who came. Our next show is August 21 with Just Another Mistake, Last Regrets, and Oriphice. So come out to that because it ought to be interesting. We are going to have another special guest playing with us, this time my brother, Pat Pie, will be playing drums for u, because Matt will be down the shore. Later. - Pete
7.31.03: Hey everyone! Don't forget to see us tomorrow night at CLUB HP! We are playing a costume party with Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, O'Reilly and Bulletproof Scenario! It starts at 7pm sharp. And tickets are $7. It ought to be a great show, because its the first time us and Rekant were on the same bill(besides Club Fire, because that show mad sucked!). The show last Friday was pretty crazy. The cops came and tried to shut us down, but we rebelled against the man...well not really, we just had to turn down our amps. Everyone left after this super-gay suburban emocore band, so we kinda just fucked the set. Rick and Ryan were drunk so just added to the chaos. Thanks to Noonan for letting us play, Geoge for driving us there, Blaney for being punk, Pat for being funny, and the Hopeless Heroes for being the coolest fucking band. Hope to see you tomorrow night! - Pete7.31.03: Hey everyone! Don't forget to see us tomorrow night at CLUB HP! We are playing a costume party with Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, O'Reilly and Bulletproof Scenario! It starts at 7pm sharp. And tickets are $7. It ought to be a great show, because its the first time us and Rekant were on the same bill(besides Club Fire, because that show mad sucked!). The show last Friday was pretty crazy. The cops came and tried to shut us down, but we rebelled against the man...well not really, we just had to turn down our amps. Everyone left after this super-gay suburban emocore band, so we kinda just fucked the set. Rick and Ryan were drunk so just added to the chaos. Thanks to Noonan for letting us play, Geoge for driving us there, Blaney for being punk, Pat for being funny, and the Hopeless Heroes for being the coolest fucking band. Hope to see you tomorrow night! - Pete
7.22.03: Umm...the show last Friday was nothing special. No one showed up. I think we played to about 4 people who weren't in bands. We still had a great time though, and do thank anyone who went out of their way to see us. Thanks to Rekant for giving it a shot. It was an awesome little club, and in about 6 monthes I bet we can have that place packed. We have a show this Friday at this kid Noonan's house. We're not sure if its open to the public since it's his birthday, but it's in Holland, PA so i doubt anyone would go. Also we might play Club HP July 30th with Just Another Mistake. I believe we are splitting a set with a band called Henceforth. More details to come. - Pete
7.17.03: Since the show this Friday is in like North Philly, Me and Timmy from Rekant are setting up a buddy system so noone gets lost, killed or left behind. What we are going to do is put names into a hat and randomly draw them and make some pairs. We will also be playing a new song that night that is currently untitled, but its still fucking awesome. So come one, come all this Friday to see Philly's Premiere Pop-Punk Bands get duuuurty at Club Fire. See you at the show! - The Pete
7.15.03: Ok, so we are REALLY playing a show this Friday at Club Fire(or The Fire) with Rekant and I-95. Its from 5pm-9pm. And it's a shitty price of $7(whatever happened to the 5 dollar show?), but the line up is so kick ass. This ought to be one of the first good shows of the summer. So I hope everyone comes out to see some great Pop-Punk antics this Friday at Club Fire(412 West Girard). - Pete
7.12.03: I would just like to openly apologize to anyone who went to Club HP Thursday to see us, but were let down. It was solely my fault. I had the times mixed up. We showed up an hour late and the whole thing was booked. I was bummed that we couldn't play, but I felt even more like shit when I realized how much I inconvienced anyone who went to see us. And to make things worse, I wasn't there to offer an explanation to those who showed up. I really wish I could have been there though, but we had to take all of our stuff home. And after unloading it all, it felt pretty pointless to go back. This wasn't a big trick or anything. We would never treat anyone who likes our band and really understand what we are about badly. I just hope I can make it up to anyone I let down or pissed off. I know Justin and Timmy will mock this whole little speech, but this is really how I feel. Finally, I just want to thank anyone went, it's awesome that you like and support our band. I really think it's cool when I get e-mails or "IM"s saying how people love us or what not. It's really inspiring. And after this I hope you still do, if not it's cool. - Pet
7.8.03: This Thursday at 7pm we will be playing a twenty minute set at Club HP. The best part is it only costs $2 to get in. I have no idea who else is playing, but look at it this way...It's Thursday, you won't be doing anything, and you probably only have $2 to your name to begin with. Also the mailing list is still going. You have only missed two so far, but you are already missing out. For instance, anyone who received the first e-mail gets $2 off of their August 1 ticket. And that is just the start of things. As more people join, I am hoping to have contests and other goodies. Lastly, the mighty Rancid release their new album "Indestructible" today, go out and buy it. Don't burn it, or I will be forced to burn down your house. - Pete
6.28.03: Ok, so here is the diz-eal. We are going to give the whole mailing list thing a shot. Two reasons: 1- Make sure everyone knows about upcoming NTL events. 2- I am too lazy to update the site. Members of the mailing list will know about happenings in the band probably before the rest of the band does. All you have to do to join is send and email to PetricJellz@aol.com saying "YO PETE! put me on that hot mailing piece!" or something of that matter. I'm done bitches. - Petey
6.24.03: Well, well, the show Sunday was a lot of fun. All the bands played great and were cool as hell. We would like to thank Good For Nothing for setting the show up and letting us play, and Chickpeas and Vat 69 for kicking ass and being some cool ass dudes(dudets and robots). Hope to play more shows in the future with you guys. In show news, we have 2 more shows at Club HP; August 1st and September 19th. I will post more info this week. And finally, I posted the pics from our May 30th show on the site. - Pete
6.19.03: Okay, so we go on at 6:30 on Sunday. So get there at 6. Be sure to find us outside to buy a ticket off of us, because we are in the hole $105. Also stick around afterwards to watch Vat-69, Chickpeas and Good For Nothing; they are all great bands.-Pete
6.12.03: Greetings all you Nothing To Losers. We have a show Sunday June 22nd at Club HP with Good for Nothing and Vat 69. Tickets are $7. Please purchase one off of us ASAP. I will post more info when I get it.
6.2.03: Wowie Kazowie! I am officially a waste of life, but moving on...The show on Friday was awesome. One of the best sets we ever played in my opinion. The Hopeless Heroes, The Lost, Just Another Mistake, and Good For Nothing all played great as well; thanks to all you guys for helping this show go down. Also the special guest appearance by our partners in crime, Rekant, was a real treat. Another great aspect of the show was the crowd, a lot of them were really into it, and that's what we love to see. Well, we aren't sure when our next show is, but we have some in the works including one at the skatepark and a Fourth of July BBQ. The July 4th show will be the kick-off to our summer basement and backyard tour. So if you have a backyard, a basement, a bowling alley or anywhere else that will let a band play let us know, becuase we want to have fun this summer. - Petey
5.7.03: Hello everyone. It has been a long time since I have updated the site, but I finally got off of my lazy butt and worked on the site. The pics from the last Bridesburg show are up so peep them yo. In show news we have a show at Club HP on May 30th with The Lost, The Hopeless Heroes, Just Another Mistake, and Good For Nothing. Rekant could have played, but they are bitch as shit and are going to the shore instead. We have to sell a lot of tickets for the show so please buy them in advance. They are $7, but we promise you will get your money's worth. Ok, that wraps everything up, goodbye. - Pete
4.17.03:The show Friday was awesome. I think we played pretty good for a band who had not practiced as a full band in about two weeks. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and especially to those who sang along, moshed or just gave us a listen. And to Just Another Mistake, Rekant and The Hopeless Heroes, you guys are great bands as well as great friends. My apologies go out to everyone for my constant guitar switching, my sloppy guitar playing in "Dammit", and the dreaded acoustic song. The pictures from the show will be up this week, since I have off from school. We don't have a show tomorrow, so don't go to the skatepark. We are actually going to start writing and practicing for our show in May, which I will have more details on soon. Keep on Rockin'! - Pete
3.29.03:Hey kiddies. I know this is pretty late, but the show tonight is cancelled. To be honest I don't know why. I hear rumors such as a kid got 20 stitches at the last show, the bathrooms got trashed, and finally, my personal favorite, someone pooped on a ramp. Now for the last one I'm still in debate whether or not I should be pissed or shake that man's hand; well maybe not his hand since I don't know where it's been. With that out of the way, I want to put all rumors to rest. If you have heard any rumors about Rick quitting, being kicked out, or the entire band breaking up all together they are untrue. There was a lot of miscommunication between us and we were receiving information the wrong way. Finally Rick and I talked it over and cleared everything up. And to show that we still niggaz, we shared a killer chicken sandwich last night with Timbo and Blaney. Also keep an eye out for pics from the TOUR DE BRIDESBURG!Take Care. - Pete
3.13.03: Pete Pie here with the latest news. We will be returning to the X-Games Skatepark at the end of this month to share the stage with our buddies Rekant, The Hopeless Heroes, Drop Krisis, and Exiled. The show is on March 29th, for more details check out the shows page. Also I have made the pics page from our last skatepark show, so check that out if you wish. The songwriting process has been moving slowly, but we are starting to pick up the pace. We hope to be back in the studio by summer. Be sure to check out some great shows next weekend. Rekant will be playing the I-95 cd release show at Club HP on the 21st, and Just Another Mistake will be playing a battle of the bands at BVM. So come out and show our buddies some support. Lastly, buy the new AFI cd. It is excellent. - Pete
3.3.03: Damn Fam. Well the show Saturday went all right. I forgot the words to all of our covers, so they came out pretty shotty. We played our originals pretty good though. It was still fun as hell with all the bottles. I got smoked right in the face and there is a scar there, which I think is pretty rockin'. Hopeless Heroes, Good For Nothing and Stu-Gotts all put on great sets and we were priviledged to share a stage with them. Thanks to Lee for setting up the show and Adam and Phil for helping us out with "A Box Full of Sharp Objects." I believe we will be playing again there sometime in the future with the same line-up, so don't miss that. In other show news, April is shaping up to be a pretty busy month. We might play at Club HP, The TLA, and The Franklin Towne Fashion show. I know, we are lame. Confirmed shows are a local fest at the skatepark with 10 other bands and at the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club again. Check the shows page for details. One last thing, whoever said the headline "So much for earthday" at the show please contact me so that I may shake your hand on a very clever one liner. - Pete
2.26.03:Greetings. We have a show this Saturday at the Skatepark in Franklin Mills with The Hopeless Heroes, Stu-Gotts, and Good For Nothing. It starts at 7 and is $6. We will be playing a new song called "Lessons Learned". We are going to suck. 'Nough said. In site update news, I added links to the link page as well as uploaded all the pictures from our last show in Bridesburg. Next update new bios!Woo-Hoo! I know you are all dying to know what Lunchbox's favorite food is or what Matt's favorite color is... - Petric Love
2.4.03:I would like to congratulate ourselves for once. We have only been on mp3.com for only a week and we have already received over 100 plays. Our single "My So Called Life" is also receiving some success by being the 77th on the PA punk charts for mp3.com. A chart that has well over 500 punk songs. So I would like to thank anyone who took time and gave us a chance. Things are so much different now than how they were not even 6 months ago. No one ever gave us a chance or even bothered to listen to us. We were often overlooked or overshadowed by the greatness of Rekant(whom we love to death). Now people come up to us in public and tell us we rock. Something I enjoy as much as it baffles me. It is a crazy little success story, if you can call it that, we are having. And I hope it never ends. On behalf of NTL I just want to thank anyone who has been there from the start or at least the backyard show (Thanks Corey for taking a chance). I hope we keep making music that you love as much as we do. - Pete
2.1.03: Hey Rick caught a plane back to America for the weekend, so I put school aside and picked up the ol' pen and acoustic guitar again. Thursday night Rick and I co-wrote our very first song titled "Lessons Learned." We both think it sounds great and can't wait to play it live. I finally made a picture page from recording. It only has 5 stupid pictures, so I wouldn't even bother checking it out. And in sad news our "News" page has myteriously vanished. It is just a blank page now. It was always pointless for other people to read, because who really cares what we do. But it will always have a place in my heart. - Pete
1.29.03: Bad news everyone. Nothing To Lose is going into seclusion. Rick has went on a spiritual pilgrimage by becoming a missionary and going to Africa. Matt has caught the bubonic plague and is now incredibly ill. I believe that I am going to take time off to focus more on school. Being in a local band that plays about one show a month has put me under a lot of pressure and has many burdens, which have lead to stress. But in the meantime for all of our devoted fans who have yet purchased a CD we have some goodies. We are now on MP3.com. You can go there and Download "My So Called Life," "357" and "The Ex-Girlfriend Song." And in show news, we will be playing the FRANKLIN MILLS X-GAMES SKATEPARK on March 1st. Okay, see you all in a month. - Pete
Lost Files
11/11/01:On November 19th,29th and 30th Philadelphia's least talented punk rock band(that's us) will hit the studio to record our debut album.This will be a solid 7-9 tracks fueled by teenage angst,growing up, and the inevitable break up song.This long await and long put off album will be a collection of everything we have played in the past year.We are really looking forward to how it sounds.Chris is a great producer he has worked with such amazing bands including Hope For Tomorrow,Rekant,I-95 and Exiled.So I know he can cover up our suckiness(made that up b itches).Its due out in the first week of December, and it will only be $5!That's not too outrageous if you ask me.
In other news we will be playing a show right after the album is released at the Bridesburg Boys and Girls club.So you could call it our "album release party".I better see all of you Morrell Heads there this time!Info for that show is located on the shows page.-Pete
10.17.02: Hey just deceided to update the page.We are playing the Boys and Girls club again in December with Exiled,Rekant and Just Another Mistake.This will be the first show we play after recording our debut cd.We probably will not be playing anymore gigs 'til then on account of us preparing our songs for the album(its more work than you think!).I also uploaded all the pics from last Friday.Thanks to TJ from the Lost for taking them.In unrelated news go check out our friends Rekant,The Lost and Exiled at Hp this Sunday from 4-8.Wear a costume.Peace. - Pete
10.13.02: Goooood daaaaaamn that was an awesome show last night.We all agreed it was the most fun yet.All the bands played great,the crowd was great and the place was great.We can't wait to play there again.Thanks to Just Another Mistake for setting it up,Blaney and Scott from the Lost for providing drums and a guitar amp,Phil and Adam from Rekant for the drum riser and bass amp,the club for letting this whole thing go down,thanks for anyone who showed up,the crazy mofo's in the pit and anyone else we forgot.We love you all for your support,friendship and just believing in us.Well we hear there will be another one in November,so maybe we will be priviledged to play it again.Also we are starting pre-production on our currently untitled debut cd.I will have more info on it when I attain some.One last thing our good friends Rekant,The Lost,Exiled and Drop Krisis are playing a Halloween show at HP next Sunday.So go see that and come in costume.NTL will be there representin' Compton style as always. Peace.Be safe.~Pete
10.11.02: Hey everyone just a reminder that the show is tonight.Its going to be a great time so many good bands playing.It is fairly easy to get to for anyone who wants directions.Just get on I-95 and get off at the Bridge Street Exit.Next make a left and travel down Bridge street until you reach the Delaware River.And you are there.Simple as that.We go on before 7 so you better get there when doors open at 6:30.Its only $5!Lastly,massive props to our homies in Just Another Mistake for making this thing possible.- Pete
9/30/02 - HEY HEY EVERYONE!Matt reporting...I got some news to report because Pete with his slick new haircut was too lazy to write to the adoring fans of split...Nothing to Lose(whoops).Ok well this is whats up.......We got a show this October 11th at The Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club(check the shows page for details)with Just Another Mistake,The Lost,Rekant and Broken Record--All kick ass bands so come out and support the local scene.In other news, we are writing new songs for recording in November which is approaching very quickly!The album will have anywhere from 7-10 songs and sell for about $5.So everyone be prepared.Lastly, the new Club HP pics page is up and running so check out those pics of us rocking out and the total destruction of my drum set.--**Matt**
9/27/02: Greetings.I got some tidbits of news for all you NTL heads.We have a few shows booked in the future with Rekant,Broken Record,Just Another Mistake,Exiled,The Lost and Stu-Gotts.Both the shows will be awesome so come out and we won't suck this time.Also a reminder we are starting to record in November and will have it ready by December 1st.Promise.I'm starting to add alot of updates to the site including lyrics,links,pics and shows so keep checking back.Peace,Love,Pie. - Pete
9/22/02 - Hey everyone the show Friday went pretty well.We played all right I guess(made a bunch of mistakes as usual).We were pretty stunned by the attendance.227 people showed up,and about 45 stayed for us.Oh well you win some, you lose some.We are gonna come back to HP and play again in December.And this time we will actually practice for the show.After every show we thank everyone that made it possible and this one was no different from the rest so lets go:First and Foremost everyone who showed up(and even more thanks to anyone who stayed),Stu-Gotts for playing and knocking everyone off their feet,The Lost for bringing the house down and letting everyone use their amp,that was really cool of you's(hey I'm from Philly),Rekant for fucking shit up and delivering as always,Skeletor and the staff at Club Hp for letting this go down,my mom for showing up and getting in the pit,and anyone else who made this possible thanks.You may not know how much this means to us but it means the world and more.See you in December!~Pete and rest of the Band
9/20/02 - If this date doesn't ring a bell you are no longer a fan of our band. Just kidding we almost forgot about the huge big mother fucking ass show tonight as well.Ok here goes all the info again.It starts at 8(but get there before hand), and it ends at 12(we are trying to finish earlier...we like to sleep).Its only $5 to get in,but if you do anything to really impress us we'll give you your money back.The order of the bands are as goes:8-9:Stu-Gotts,9-10:The Lost,10-11:Rekant,and wrapping things up from 11-12 Everyones Least FAvorite Punk Rock Band the unpredictable,unstopable,unattractive NOTHING TO LOSE.We promise this will be our best show to date,so show up and get in the pit.One last thing the show may run ahead of time so come at least a half hour before a bands set to not miss them.~Pete
9/10/02 - Hey all.I gots some news for you!First off,boycott the Ryan social and Ftchs Dance next friday(9/20) and come to our show.Secondly,we have finally booked studio time at Ground Control Studios.The dates we chose are all at the end of November so this mo' will be out by December.We aren't lying this time,there will be a Nothing to Lose album...unless we die or something.Ok my work here is done.~Pete
9/3/02 - Hey everyone we will be playing at Corey's(2117 Larue Street) again this Friday.The show starts at 6pm and runs 'til around 9:30.Admission is $5.We will be playing with great bands like Rekant,Exiled,A New Hope and Broken Record.So come and have some fun. ~ Pete
8/31/02:Woo-hoo!What a show last night!Awesome people,awesome bands what more could we ask for!We had a really fun time playing at Corey's.It was our first show in a long while but I think we did pretty well.We didn't mess up!Ok so here is when we start thanking people...ready...here we go:Corey for letting us play,Exiled for fucking shit up(and Ken for letting Pete use his killer amp),A New Hope for kicking ass and letting us use their equipment,Broken Record for rocking out,the dude with blonde hair who totally rocked and humped Pete after the set(we voted him our hero),everyone who watched and did not vomit or throw trash at us,Blaney and Timbo for coming out,and any one else we forgot.Hope to see everyone again.Peace.HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE!~The Band
8/25/02-SHOW THIS FRIDAY!This friday we will be playing @ 2117 Larue Street with Broken Record,Exiled,and A New Hope.The show starts at 6 and is $5 at the door.Our set will only be 4-5 songs,but it still will be a fun time.I've been advised that it is very warm inside so bring a cold beverage...that is non-alchoholic Matt Williams and Rob Daley.Other notes Rick's birthday was a few days ago(8/20) and mine is this Saturday(8/31) so everyone better get us presents.Hope to see everyone at the show.Peace.~Skankin' Petey
8/1/02 - Hey everyone its Pete.Damn its been a long while since a site update, but I loads of news to spread. First off our cd will hopefully be done by mid-August. As of now 2 out of the 4 songs are completely down and we started recording another yesterday.Secondly we may have a show August 17th with our good friends Exiled and Rekant.Its not written in stone yet but its looking like its gonna go as planned.Thanks to Exiled for giving us a spot.I have updated some sections on the page including the bio's and the links so check them out if you have spare time.And lastly please check out Counterpoint,Pop Milo First,Five Days Ahead and Blue Collar @ Club HP August 11th.It will be a kick ass show and its only $5.Well I'm done here,take care now.~
7/11/02-Greetings all.The audition went pretty good last night,they invited us back to play a full show in september.On behalf of the whole band we would like to thank all our friends who showed up,even though you hate our band, and to "Skeletor" for letting us play and giving us a show.I forgot to mention this but earlier this week was MAtt's birthday.He is 16 now and as ugly as he has ever been.Be sure to wish him a belated birthday next time you see him.Our next move:back to recording!~Pete
7/7/02 - Hey everybody its Pete again.Recording is coming along slowly(because we suck) but it will be done by the end of July we hope.Many times we have said we were recording in the past but never followed through but that was because our songs sucked and we sucked at our instruments.But I believe the material now is quite pleasing and everyone will have a good time listening to it.SHOW NEWS!!!This Wednesday NTL will be auditioning at the CLUB HP on TORRESDALE AVe near the old K-Mart.Its between 8 and 10:30 and we will be playing a four song set somewhere between that time.ITS FREE so come out and show your support so we can get a friggin show!~Pete
6/20/02-Hey folks, well these last 2 weeks we've been recording so all you hardcore NTL fans watch out this demo is gong to be like a feirce case of frost bite...BANG! Right out of nowhere! While we were recording Pete lost it and is slowly slipping to the insane side. But otherwise we're doing wonderful and just searching around for some classic punk rawk shows to play. On a lighter note if anyone would like to revolt on Pete's outrageous hairstyle please refer to the guestbook and say "kool pete cut your muff!" Thanks for your time and stay tuned.----Matt
5/20/02-Hey!Well the show was great Saturday!Each band rocked that mutha.Can't wait to play with them again.I also uploaded all the pictures for your viewing pleasure.Now the long list of thank yous:Rekant for rocking out and getting us the spot,Jimmy and Cory as well as anyone else from the little yellow house and Marigold records for putting on the show,Exiled for being the sexiest metal band of all time,Steve-O for letting me use his monster of an amp,to anyone who was there showing their support for local music,Pat for taking pictures,and thanks to Daley,Rob H,Courtnee,Dana,Theresa and Ashley for coming all the way out to see our shitty band,it really means alot to us you's are great friends.Thank you everyone for your support,friendship and experimental drugs and sex you don' know how much it means to us.~NTL
5/16/02-SHOW NEWS!!!!!!This Saturday at 5pm Nothing to Lose will be playing their "Comeback show" at the Little Yellow House on 5711 Cottage Street(near St. Barts).We owe our deepest thanks to our fellow punk rockers Tim and REKANT for getting us the spot.Also playing will be EXILED who are a great bunch of bastards also.We will be playing all new material except for "Soggy Cap'n Crunch" and "Alone".And the best part is its only $3 Bucks!!!!!So come out and support the local scene.See you all there!!!~Pete
5/4/02-Hey we had practice for the first time in a while today and it went pretty darn good.We have been working on a handfull of new songs one of which,called "357",can be viewed in the lyrics section.This is only a possibility but a show "May" be in the works and sooner than you think~Pete
4/8/02-Hey Big News Everyone!We changed our name.For now on we will go by the name "Nothing To Lose".Its really the only thing we changed.Our sound is a lot better tan our last show, but we are just getting better as a band.We have lots of new material that we will be working on and hopefully playing at a show soon.~Pete
1/14/02-Hello ladies and gentlemen, yes you're not goin crazy this is matt writing the news ....maybe this can be a new tradition and will spark a new crazy world of Matts.....and I don't want to be around when that happens....hmm well heres wats up: got some new pics up from the 26 of December so check them out and kudos to Pete and his jumps. We pretty much finished up our new single "My So Called Life" and I must say it's pretty kick ass. Also we're going to start looking for local gigs and maybe start recording if we have energy so stay tuned. Well thats all for now see you's soon hopefully-MATT
12/13/01-Hey All!Enjoying your holiday season?Well there has been some major updates to the site including a lyrics page,TLA pics,and a newly redone Links page.Our future plans are as goes:Go back to making the record after Christmas and hopefully have it done by the end of January,and in the meantime play lots of shows...real shows...no more skatezone!!!~Pete
11/12/01-SHOW FRIDAY!!!!We are playing at the Flyers skatezone for real this time.We will be playing a half hour set starting at 8 sharp.So come out and show your support!O by the way its free to get in!!!!~Pete
10/26/01-show cancelled,DAMNIT!!!!Recording coming along.~PEte
10/23/01-SHOW FRIDAY!!!!We are playing at the Flyers skatezone This FRIDAY(October 26,2001) With the handsome devils in counterpoint.You ca iceskate and while we play so it oughtta be crazy.Also boys wear your tight pants-Request from Rick.We are probably playing all the originals you don't care about and put shame to other bands by covering their songs and making them crappy.well thats all for now,See You At the Show!!!~PeTe!
10/15/01-Hey nothing has been going on lately.We've been kinda busy.Its not like we are recording or anything and it might be done this saturday.Silly you for thinking that.~Pete!
10/2/01-Hey There!Ummm...what can I say the TLA didn't turn out quite as planned and it kept up with the Split 15 tradition of something going wrong atevery show.This time we went on earlier than expected causing all of our friend to miss us,so i was very bummed about that.Another thing that kinda sucked was that noone was really feeling our music or they just thought we sucked.Some people are riding the excuse that it was all metal heads there but that was not likely because I saw many Bands with Emo,Punk or Ska influences and they got the crowd.Bottom line our musical energy sucks.Therefore I am gonna start uping the tempo and sound of our songs making them faster and harder but with Similar melodies and writing style that people have grown to love.Bottom line number 2-we are gonna be better and faster.We might play the next one in April and shock anyone who has doubted us before.Right now we are debating whether or not to put money towards recording or a Halloween show,well you can help by giving us your opinion.Enough of my ramblings for now~PETRIC $!!!
9/29/01-Hey Everyone I'm Just here To tell everyone that we are Play the TLA tomorrow at around 4:15!!!OK well we gotta get back to practice~PETE!!!!
9/23/01-WHAADDDUUUP DAAAWG???Sorry everybody I'm just in a great mood today.Why you ask???1-We sold 44 tickets,2-We are playing the tla this sunday(tickets still on sale),3-Our new songs kick ass,we are buying a URL soon titled www.Split15Sucks.com,so you won't have to type in the long ass title anymore,so since we are cheap asses we are gladly taking donations for it, and 5-The Split Girls will be puttin up new pics on their site soon.Some other info about the TLA...It starts at 11 am,but you can go down and stay til whenever you like.I am hearing they are gonna try to put us on between the hours of 2-4,which is a bitchin time.Ummmmm i dunno what else to say.Later~Pete!
9/17/01-Hey everyone, like the new design? We are just frantically getting ready for our show at the TLA on the 30th.We have 2 new songs on the brink of being done and the hella-kick ass.9/9/01-Hey G's!UMMM whats new...we confirmed yesterday we are playing at the TLA on September 30th.Tickets are a crazy $12 but u can see many great bands for that price so you can make the most of your money.Contact me somehow if you want 'em because there is plenty to go around.Our set is about 25 minutes long meaning we will not be playing any covers...bu hey we are playing our great originals such as Girlfriend Song,Can't Get Over You plus all your other favorites including 2-3 news ones.Crikey!I feel like I'm advertising some kind of greatest hits of the 80's CD.
8/31/01-Hey everyody Pete and Rick here,we're still on hiatus because Matt is grounded forever...But hey hey its Pete's Birthday and Matt will be getting out soon.Also on another note there is a chance we will be playing at the TLA yes the TLA in September.So we gotta get back to writing songs later.
8/21/01-Hey everybody last night kicked ass.I was incredibly pleased with our playing and also very pleased with everyone that showed up,THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!If you missed us its ok but its your loss.Though the night started and ended with controversy,everyone still had a great time.Ummm..we dont know what to do from here we'll either try to get another show or just start writing songs for the long awaited album.Also feel free to sign our guestbook with stories,death threats,ramblings that have nothing to do with us or just read it,its been pretty spicey lately due to our new found friends who i also wanna thank for putting our site over the thousand mark.You guys got a lot of free time.Hey best wishes on trying to get laid in the future!
8/10/01-Just a reminder Split 15 will be playing at Thunderbird Lanes on August 20th 2001(Ricks Birthday).Its $10 at the door but that covers bowling too.We're still doing some last minute tweaks to our set but we are pretty sure we are gonna come oout and rock that bitch.
7/3/01-Hey everybody damn its been a while.Well August will be a big month for us because we are ahving a couple gigs.One in Lawncrest and one at thunderbird lanes and possibly one with counterpoint and another band at a locationt to be chosen.also im gonn start aking somechanges to the site o tat way it looks better.so if the site isnt working dont worry just tell me and ill go fix it.
6/3/01-Howdy,Pete Here.We Practiced Today and it went great!We played a new song currently titled "The Girlfriend Song" and it sounds great mostly due to Matt's new drums and his I hear a great improvement in his playing ability.Also we mite have a gig coming up in July so stay tuned for info about that.I think recording will start in a few weeks.
4/13/01-Hey its friday the 13th booo.Well we practiced yesterday it went ok,but matt didnt learn many songs since the last practice WHICH WAS LAST MONTH!!!but anyways we got some awesome pictures,so be sure to check them out and tell us what you think by signing the guestbook.Also the songs are coming along slowly but surely.
3/17/01-Non-Important News.Its been so long I just wanted to let you all know that we are still alive.Well we had a practice today and tried some new covers then went pretty good.We are having a little trouble writing our own songs though.We have only one whole one and I am putting finishing touches on one and Rick is halfway through one.We might practice next week so there will be more kool performance photos.
2/14/01-Lovely News.Happy Valentines Day Everybody!Man its been a while since There was news,but then again its not like there is any.Well all I wanted to say is this weekend we are locking ourselves in a room and we are not coming out until we got a damn song written.....There mite be a demo soon....
1/16/01-Sad News to start off the new year.Since Pete is too lazy to write music and Matt is just learning how to play so it would be to much to ask to learn 7 songs and write 5,and rick...Rick is just out there our album won't be out til at least the spring at earliest.Sorry!
12/28/00-Cool News.We are starting the writng process for our first album/demo thingy due out in early 2001.Be sure to expect at least 3-4 originals,and covers of blink-182 and Green Day.
11/24/00-Some news.Notice anthing suave and enw on our page,well if you haven't figured it out by now you need to be shot in the legs.WE GOT PICTRES RETARD!Well we promise more in the future so stay tuned.
11/9/00-Excellent news.Matt as finally got his drums making us a real band.Woohoo.Hooray.
11/2/00-Whole lotta news.Matt will be gettin his drums in 7 days.Rick is actually starting to learn songs.Pete is working his ass off tryin to make our page not look retarded.We finished the lyrics to our first song