A couple weekends ago a good friend had a sudden medical emergency. It was one of those unexpected events with lots of blood and anxiety while the doctors tried to find and resolve the cause. She's alright now but there were a few very scary days along the way. I've been thinking a lot about it since. I keep realizing that, even though we put it through all kinds of punishment with seemingly no ill effect, the human body can be a fragile system. At the time I was also caught up [...]
As Montreal based noise quartet Suuns ready themselves for a full European tour, you can download their cover of Fugazi's 1991 classic 'Long Division' over at The Stool Pigeon . A glitchy haze of bleeping synths and fuzzy guitar reverb, this track offers an insight into the four-pieces incredible debut album Zeroes QC, which was released earlier this year. May 11 - Vera, Groningen 12 - The Great Escape, Brighton 13 - Islington, Manchester 14 - Mojo Club, Liverpool [...]
Words by Rick Moslen Growing up, many of us believed in punk rock but never considered ourselves "punk." We moshed at shows, bought $3 Epitaph compilations, and complained about Green Day not being a real punk band, but despite a few oddly colored hair manifestations, we never looked the part. Then high school arrived and we discovered Fugazi (cue Handel's Hallelujah Chorus). Not only did they look like regular dudes, but their aesthetic was as essential as the music. My high school punk band suddenly sported Fugazi -esque principles: [...]
Approaching Oblivion has posted a detailed interview with Ian Mackaye of Fugazi , Minor Threat and Dischord Records . He talks about the status of the label: We don't have a lot of current bands. Part of our arrangement from the very beginning was that we were documenting a specific musical scene. I think that it waxes and wanes, it's a living thing, and eventually it will die because it's a living thing. I don't think we're done documenting things, but right now we have a specific back catalog that people are interested [...]
The eminent D.C. punk group known as Fugazi hasn't played a show since announcing an "indefinite hiatus" almost eight years ago. (Hey, punk-gods have families to spend time with, too.) But instead of holding your breath for a reunion show, let out a sigh of relief, as every recorded live performance of the band's decade and a half career is coming your way. In an interview with Approaching Oblivion (via SPIN ), frontman Ian MacKaye revealed that the process of preparing "a database of thousands of live [...]
The eminent D.C. punk group known as Fugazi hasn't played a show since announcing an "indefinite hiatus" almost eight years ago. (Hey, punk-gods have families to spend time with, too.) But instead of holding your breath for a reunion show, let out a sigh of relief, as every recorded live performance of the band's decade and a half career is coming your way. In an interview with Approaching Oblivion (via SPIN ), frontman Ian MacKaye revealed that the process of preparing "a database of thousands of live [...]
Julian, Chuck and Sarah of Quilty sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? j: Strangelight (youtube) by Fugazi c: I Am A Scientist (youtube) by Dandy Warhols s: Greenville by Grass is Green . This is a Boston band who slept on our floor last week and gave us some [...]
News has been fairly quiet from the Ian MacKaye/Dischord/Fugazi camp ever since last summer's exciting update from Guy Picciotto in which he revealed the legendary Washington D.C. punk band's plan to release "almost every show [they] ever played" in a digital format via a forthcoming website. Now, 9 months later and 9 years since they're indefinite hiatus began, MacKaye has offered a few updates in a rare interview with Approaching Oblivion . MacKaye revealed that they've completed converting "a database of 1000's of live recordings" on various DAT and cassette tapes to digital files, but [...]
Confirmada mais uma vinda do Gang of Four ao Brasil. Dia 29 de maio a banda toca no Parque da Independência em São Paulo com entrada franca. O show faz parte da programação do 15º Festival Cultura Inglesa . Esta é a segunda vez que a banda britânica se apresenta em palcos brasileiros. Em 2006, o show foi no Festival Campari Rock . Na ocasião, o GO4 divulgava o lançamento da coletânea Return the Gift e contava com a formação original. Dos integrantes originais restam apenas Andy Gill [...]
In celebration of District Department of the Environment Green DC Day , a preemptive celebration of Earth Day , I'd like to present to you the first Frontier Psychiatrist mixtape: I Wish I Had Glaucoma. Inside are 17 handpicked tracks bound to stimulate, awaken and soothe your percolating mind. We know, 2011 has been rough at times. Take this evening to enjoy some tunes while posting up on your couch, porch or refugee camp. I Wish I Had Glaucoma Punch [...]
Q and Not U - No Kill No Beep Beep (2000) A Line in the Sand And the Washington Monument (Blinks) Goodnight Fever Sleeves Hooray for Humans Kiss Distinctly American We Heart Our Hive Little Sparkee The More I Get, the More I Want Y Plus White Girl Nine Things Everybody Knows Sleeping the Terror Code [...]
Josh, Max, and Thomas of Sleepies sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? j: I've been listening to "Oh!" by Sleater-Kinney on repeat for a few weeks now. We went on a Northwest tour back in January and I've kind of just stayed there. m: "Poor Unfortunate Souls" by Ursula the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid. t: Beck [...]
Last week, we dedicated all of our Song of the Days to the more Super of Rock and Roll acts. There truly aren't enough days in the week, so we rounded it out with a few more tunes to make this most super of playlists. Never before have we pulled together a playlist with this much collaborative talent, and we will be hard pressed to do more going forward. Check out the playlist below, along with a brief explanation of each tune. The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With [...]
Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Mwanza "Wanz" Dover has bee... Continue reading "My First Show: Wanz Dover Saw Fugazi -- But Not From Inside The Venue." >
Justin Stivers has been super busy working on the Brain-Cave Festival (this Saturday @ Shea Stadium ), so Justin Gonzales of Pet Ghost Project sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series. q: What is the last song you (really) heard? a: The first line of Facet Squared by Fugazi is always in my head. I love that album In On The Kill Taker . [...]
ben hoste Guitarist Andy Coronado (Wrangler Brutes, Monorchid, Skull Kontrol) presents here his list of "Beltway Outsiders"—DC-area bands that were never a part of the famous Dischord-and-friends hardcore punk world. He will be DJ-ing tonight at Big Freak. Pentagram Relentless LP (Pentagram, 1984) "Probably the 3rd or 4th lineup of this (now) highly revered Virginia band, this record was their first official album more than 13 years after the band had begun. Victor Griffin lays it down thick here. [...]
""In On The Kill Taker" was and is my ultimate proof that punk rock can be intense and transformative while also being intelligent, nuanced, and agile"
Alright, alright...I'm a huge fan of the punk (and related) genre. Punk was the first thing I got in touch with as a kid and this encounter has truly influenced my life and tastes regarding music forever. Thus, with that, I bring you a little list of bands from the past and present that fall into the punk genre and punk subgenres. This music isn't for everybody, but if you are into this kinda stuff then this list is for bands that are worth remembering and/or checking out. 1. Bad Brains If [...]
[Here we'll look at some things you probably passed up when you were a kid because you were too busy playing Star Wars with your friend who was actually a jerk… and who threw a tantrum when you schooled him in NHL '96. What a little bitch. There are roots in the ground that still nurture.] Red Medicine Fugazi Dischord, 1995 Produced by Fugazi Words by Christopher Carosi [...]
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