#advanced basics

For $25 you can get a signed cd

For $40 you can get a limited edition autographed and numbered screen printed poster

For $50 Human Kebab will record your custom voicemail greeting (” Do you like impressions? He LOVES impressions!)

For $75 you can get an e-delivery of the new record and a 15 minute skype call with Ashely and Kebab (”Discuss the album, chat about your day, your hopes, your dreams....”)

For $75 you can get your name in the liner notes and a signed cd

For $100 you can get two signed limited edition vinyl records (AB + Singles Collection), a physical signed cd and a digital download of the new record and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Canadian Red Cross- Alberta Fires Appeal

For $125 the band will personally hand deliver the new cd to your front door  (”Due to our lack of magical sleigh, time constraints, and Kebab’s fear of reindeer - this is for the greater Toronto area only”)

For $150 you can get a new album listening party ticket and a signed cd

For $150 you can get a USS birthday message and a personalized birthday card (”Ashley and Kebab will bust out their craft kits and make you the sweetest birthday card of all time. Will it have macaroni and sparkles? WHO KNOWS???... Unlike your grandparents, we will not be including a cheque for $12″)

For $200 you can get a postcard from Ashley from every city on tour (”Smoothie Recipes? Amazing Puns? Random Observations? Good Chance Of All Three And Then Some...”)

For $750 you can go to the USS bowling party (”Warning: Ashley is good. Really good.”)

For $800 you can get a signed and hand painted lyric guitar (by Ashley)

For $1000 you can give Ashley’s cat a middle name (”Lily is a princess and deserves to be treated as such. Only tasteful names, please!”)

For $1000 you and a friend can go to the Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns game on December 18, meet up with Ashley and Kebab pre-game to people watch the Bills tailgate party + 2 USS beanies and unlimited high-fives

For $1500 you can go to a Toronto Marlies game with Ashley and Kebab w/ three of your friends.(again, unlimited high-fives!)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – Advanced Basics – Arm Triangle to Sweep

Video by: Tristar Gym

USS’ new American record label, Bad Mascot Records, has Advanced Basics scheduled for a June 16, 2015 release date. 

It looks like it will be the same version of AB that they already released in Europe, with 10 songs (an amalgamation of Approved and AB as we know it). 

Couple of interesting notes (and again if you’ve already seen the European AB this isn’t news to you, but seeing as this is how it’ll be released in the US I feel it’s note worthy), N/A OK is being listed as “Grade of This Collapse”, and Yo Hello Hooray is listed as “Remember the Days (Yo Hello Hooray)”. So if these songs take off down there, that’s pretty much how they’ll be known from now on I guess. So weird. I can’t imagine ever not calling N/A OK, N/A OK. It’d be pretty sweet though to see it hit the airwaves again.   But there you have it, BMR is officially re-releasing Advanced Basics and part of Approved so it would appear. I’m really curious to see what will happen with it. I hope it’s met with success in the states. I also want a copy of this version of AB. Just for keepsakes.  Oh and, haha, Damini is listed as “Damini (Da/Me/Nee)”. So all those American radio announcers should be able to get it right ;) (most Canadian announcers couldn’t get it right...) I also noticed on this page it says Yin Yang is slated for a May 4th release date. Jay thinks that it’s really going to blow up down there. We shall see ;)