A good band name always gives the potential listener some idea what sort of music to expect. (Bad band names are ones that mess with those expectations: a certain artsy-jangly guitar pop band of the early ’90s would have been much more successful had they not been called , which sounds like the name of a scabrous hardcore act.) Chicago-based pop-punk band the Methadones is an excellent case in point: methadone — not to be confused with methamphetamine, aka crystal meth — being the drug prescribed to recovering heroin addicts who are attempting to get clean through a rehab-type regimen, the listener immediately expects world-weary, sadder but wiser punk rock, perhaps with a rootsy edge, not unlike the best of  or . The Methadones deliver in full on that promise, but also add a bubblegummy power pop side to their music that makes them equally attractive to fans of the post- cadres of mall punk bands.

TERRY MORROW—Guitar/vocals.. NICK McLENIGHAN—Bass.. GREG ALLTOP—Drums.. .. Ryan’s hope play fast punk rock… Free music, reviews, photos, and video available at .. .. http://www.ryanshopemusic.com/_v2.0 .. .. http://www.ryanshopemusic.com .. .. http://www.youtube.com/user/hopevids .. .. http://www.punknews.org/bands/ryanshope .. ..

We worship at the altar of the MC5, Black Flag, and Chuck Berry. With a résumé long enough to make most blush, sigh, or generally not give a shit (Suicide Machines, MEST, Fordirelifesake, HiFi Handgrenades, The Get Go, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah), we are ready to entertain with a beer in hand, whether it be yours or ours.