The Johnstones are a ska punk

Ska punk

Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...

 band from Ajax, Ontario

Ajax, Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 formed in 2002 and signed to the Union Label Group

Union Label Group

Union Label Group is a record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was formed through the merger of the smaller labels Stomp Records, 2112 Records, and Tyrant Records. Mayday! Records was later created as a genre imprint....

. In 2006, they signed to Stomp Records of Montreal

Montreal

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, released the full length album Word is Bond and began touring Canada and the U.S. Their video 'Gone for a Long Time' received 'buzz-worthy' status and gained heavy rotation on MuchMusic

MuchMusic

MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...

, staying on the charts for 8 weeks. In 2008, they released Sex, an E.P. produced by Flashlight Brown

Flashlight Brown

Flashlight Brown is a Canadian punk rock band, originally from Guelph, Ontario, who formed in 1996.-Biography:Fil, Mike, Matt and Tim formed a band, then simply called "Flashlight", out of boredom and frustration and quickly moved from the small college town of Guelph to the much larger Toronto,...

 alumni Fil Bucchino and Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes

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. Ryan Long

Ryan Long

Ryan Marcus Long is a former Major League Baseball player. Long played for the Kansas City Royals in the season. In six games, Long had 2 hits in nine at-bats, with two RBIs. He played right field, and batted and threw right-handed. He was drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round of the 1991...

, Jarek Hardy along with 40 year old Gary Kraft do a weekly podcast with thousands of listeners available free on iTunes

ITunes

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. They are currently in the third season. As well, Long and Hardy have a side project called Tall Guy Short Guy. Mike Murphy was added to the band's lineup in 2009, allowing Long to be the front-man of the band, "to work the stage more, and to add more dynamics to the live show". 2009 also saw the release of a full length CD called "Cant be Trusted". They released a DVD called "Get On Board" on April 30, 2010, and The "Gimmie your Love" EP in April 2010

The Johnstones are both renowned and loathed for their "Unpredictable, unhinged and unforgiving" behaviour, which has landed them in numerous hospital rooms and jail cells, culminating in a recent life-time ban from Walt Disney World.

Discography

• Get On Board - (DVD) (04/30/2010)
• Gimmie Your Love - Single
  Single (music)
  In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
  
   (04/06/2010)
• Can't Be Trusted (2009)
• Can't Be Trusted – Single
  Single (music)
  In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
  
   (2009)
• Sex (2008)
• Word is Bond (2006)
• What the Rosstek?! (2004)

Videography

• What's Your Problem Man? (Sept 20 2010)
• Gimmie Your Love (March 22, 2010)
• Take Me To The Party (2010)
• GGGetcha (2009)
• P.U.B. (2009)
• Right To Say (2009)
• Can't Be Trusted (2009)
• Bank (2009)
• Last Chance (2008)
• Tonight (2008)
• Gone For a Long Time (2007)
• Sunny Days (2007)

Members Side Projects

• Tall Guy Short Guy (created by Ryan Long & Jarek Hardy in 2009)
• Rene Gillezeau (Solo Rap project created in 2008)
• Ryan & Jarek TV (Youtube video/Podcast show created in 2008)