Big Drill Car

The pop punk bands of late 80's/early 90's L.A. and parts south were a bit more polished and metal-tinged than their Northern Cal counterparts. Cruz Records made sure of that. They also had longer hair.

CMJ New Music Report, December 16, 1988: Hailing from SoCal, Big Drill Car arose from the ashes of a band called M.I.A. and, according to their bio, have a lot of trouble with their van. Their literally one-sided 6-song EP, Small Block (Varient Records, 266 E. 20 St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627), was produced by ALL guitarist Stephen Egerton and features fun, infectious hard-edged power pop with a big, fat squalling guitar sound – Imagine Soul Asylum and the Descendents combined into the same band, and you’ll begin to get the idea. The guitar licks are smokin', but the vocals are smooth (traces of Milo) and there are some nice hooks...

Big Drill Car - "Take Away" and "If It's Poison"