Steven

Band Function: Vocals, guitar
Born: 1964
School: Graduated from the University of Maryland
Food: Anything with tomatoes
Books: The Great Gatsby
Music: The Replacements, Wallflowers, Marshall Crenshaw, Juliana Hatfield

Steven founded Anomie Train in 1999. The idea of Anomie Train is Normlessness on the Move. It's also an anagram of a person's name. If you're that person and you email Steven about it, he'll send you a free CD and a box of chocolates.

Steven moved to Losertown after he graduated college in 1987. He writes most of the songs. Steven believes the best songs are based on stupid incidents because they elicit strong memories. Steven has been a dishwasher for fifteen years. He hopes to sell enough CDs so he can quit his job.

Steve

Band Function: Lead guitar, vocals
Born: 1967
School: Took some classes at Hood College
Food: Pizza
Books: The Son Also Rises
Music: The Replacements, Beatles, Lemonheads, Matthew Sweet

Steve is a life long resident of Losertown. He has a permanent case of anxiety. His favorite guitar of the moment is a Jay Turser JT-34. His favorite guitarist is Bob Stinson. Steve cleans offices at nights. He hopes to sell enough CDs so he can quit his job.

Jiang Qi Hui

Band Function: Guitars, Bass guitar, Erhu
Born: 1974
School: Beijing No. 80 High School
Food: Peking Duck
Books: English in 196 Easy Steps!
Music: Hang on the Box, Ai Jing, Ryan Adams

Jiang Qi Hui is a native of Beijing and works at the Wangfujing Bookstore "where all the pretty girls hang out." He's been in and out of bands since high school and has played an insignificant role in the Beijing underground punk scene. He is very happy to be an honorary resident of Losertown. If you see him at the store, say hello to him!

s.mon

Band Function: drum loops
Born: 1976
School: Likes to wear sweatshirts of different colleges
Food: McDonalds
Books: The Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes
Music: Blondie, The Vapors

The man known simply as s.mon pretends to play the drums as he listens to the computer play his sequenced drum loops. He likes of affect different accents--his current choice is a southern drawl. He, too, is a life long resident of Losertown, and has a permanent dopey, happy outlook on life. He has no place to live--he crashes at the others' houses each night. He hopes to sell enough CDs so he never has to look for a job.