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Let us now turn our eye toward Punchline, the 14-year-old pop-punk band from Belle Vernon — I mean, the band itself is that old, not the members. This week the band dropped a new EP, and it’s been surging on the iTunes charts, due in part to a threat from bassist Chris Fafalios to quit if it didn’t reach no. 1 yesterday or today. I, for one, am not huge on threats, but let’s put it this way: Who would you rather see at the top of the charts … Punchline or LMFAO? Let that be your guide.

Earlier today, the EP reached the top spot on the rock chart, and it’s resting at no. 7 on the main albums chart.

On top of all that, the band’s hitting up the FOX show Mobbed tonight, in which apparently guitarist and pop-punk producer extraordinaire Steve Soboslai will be serenading a girl he likes, backed by thousands of random people. It looks slightly terrifying.

This article appears in Jan 4-10, 2012.

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4 replies on “Everything’s coming up Punchline”

  2. wow what a stupid publicity stunt. hey everyone! Im going to quit my band unless I get to no. 1! what a joke…

    these guys are bunch of selfish kids who all think their shit dont stink. believe me I worked with them before.

    there are hundreds of bands out there who are deserving to be in the charts but never make it to them. Guess what chris time to quit. boo hoo go cry in a corner. you should know better this is the wrong industry to be in of you are going to act like that.

  3. I would disagree, cause in the end what Chris did WORKED!! How could you argue that. They’re #1 on the rock chart. This proves two things, there is a ton of people who love Chris, and two Punchline has the fan base to compete on the charts as of right now, which could soon grow in the future. Chris was bold because he knew they had a lot of fans and something needed to happen, well it definitely did… Chris and Punchline beat the industry today, how many bands can do that, it’s a challenge to all bands now with no label, no money, go do what they did, see how high you get on the charts, right now they’re #1

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