If there’s one thing D.C. has plenty of, it’s journalists. We’re willing to bet that almost everybody reading this post has somebody who works in the media near and dear to them in some capacity. As it turns out, a lot of those journalists are also in rock bands. Which brings us to Journopalooza, a battle of the bands at the National Press Club tonight. Why a battle?

Trouble is, we don’t have many ways to settle who’s the best. Sure, the profession doesn’t suffer from a lack of awards. There’s the Polk, the Hillman, the NMA , the almighty Pulitzer. But that’s precisely the problem–much as with college football, the proliferation of awards does not anoint a single undisputed champion. So we’ve decided to figure this out following a long-held tradition of the Streets. With a battle.

The gauntlet is being thrown in the name of charity—proceeds will support the Committee to Protect Journalists and the National Press Club’s own training and development programs. The rock is being provided by The Surge, Nobody’s Business, Anchorage and Suspicious Package, who have members writing for pubs like The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Independent and more. We thought, hey, these guys are reporters, right? Let’s let them interview each other and set the stage for the battle that’s about to be. Take a look at what Jonathan Landay of Nobody’s Business had to say when Spencer Ackerman of The Surge came a’taunting. Interview after the jump.