The Planet Smashers are a Canadian
ska punk band from
Montreal. Since their formation in 1994, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the
third wave of ska, they quickly rose to national, and eventual international fame, with tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Founding member Matt Collyer helped establish
Stomp Records in 1994, which featured many ska and ska punk bands, including Montreal's
The Kingpins,
The Flatliners,
The Know How, and
Bedouin Soundclash. Their music has been used in the Japanese flash series
Catman, Canadian show
Radio Free Roscoe, and
MTV's
Undergrads (shown on
Teletoon in Canada). Lyrics by The Planet Smashers often deal with topics such as love, partying and good times, and sometimes use tongue-in-cheek
innuendo.