New Additions: The Unkindest Cut Of All seven inch single by Monster Zero

One of the fun parts of this project is finding the connections between various bands of the 2000s that are linked in the 1990s. For example, Monster Zero features Brad Caulkins, who would go on to play in The Jive Turkeys and The Sun, and Emily Allen, who would go on to play in Templeton, Estee Louder and The Means, which included her brother David Wayne Allen that played on third Monster Zero single. All that said, Monster Zero has grungy indie rock sound perfectly at home for the mid-90s, and it makes sense where this family tree extends off to in the various directions.

Video: The Means - The Last Days

MusicBanter Blog: VIL/VIOL by The Means Album Review

Despite being a band in 2000s, there's a dearth of reviews or articles about The Means. I dug and found this blog/message board called MusicBanter, and a poster named Bob high-lighted the The Means and their 2002 debut album VIL/VIOL:

their name fits the music perfectly....its raw and mean....i first found out about them in 2002 while living in Baltimore....i remember coming back to Reno for a visit and going out with my friends Sean and Paul....i told them "you guys love Nirvana right?....this is what they wished they were!" by the end of the second track Paul looked at me and said "this is what Nirvana's older brother would sound like while they were playing Nazi interrogation"....a perfect description Paul

New Additions: Gimme The Creeps, Steve 7" single by The Means

The Means were around the same time I was playing in bands in Columbus, but somehow I never ended up catching them. They always seemed to playing out of town, and in truth they came and went faster than I remembered, releasing three albums and a pair of singles in just under four years. The first addition of theirs to my collection is the single Gimme The Creeps, Steve. It's a blistering punk rock collection of songs written by people who already cut their teeth and are stretching beyond the basic confines of punk.

Know Yer Band: The Means

Band: The Means

Members
Vocals - Jason Frederick
Guitar - David Allen
Bass - Emily Ann Allen
Drums - Brad Swiniarski

Releases
2002 - Gimme The Creeps, Steve 7" single (Roostercrow Records)
2002 - VIL/VIOL album (Doubleplusgood Records)
2003 - Community Horse album (Reptilian Records)
2003 - The Divine Right Of The Means album (Doubleplusgood Records)
2004 - Split 7" single with STNNNG (Nodak Records)