
TUCUMAN ARDE: COUNTER INFORMATION AND THE CREATION OF AESTHETIC AND CULTURAL MILITANCY If there is one thing in my short visit on this planet has taught me, is that the relationship between art and politics is a pretty much a hot mess on your chest. Some would say that without politics there can be no art, and others would take the vice-a-verse stance and tell you that without art - politics would suffer as well. I find that art and artists that wear the skin of the liberal activist are amongst some of the most [...]
Along with the likes of SST, Chicago based label Touch & Go was the citadel of hardcore / punk / noise rock in the 80s, with such luminaries as Butthole Surfers, Big Black, Killdozer and Laughing Hyenas filling the label's roster. Unlike SST, however, the label didn't gave up its original direction and by the end [...]
In remembrance of Touch and Go's demise (er, temporary downgrading), here's a short 'n' sweet one from Negative Approach , from Detroit in the early 80s. Yes, the sound quality is unsurprisingly bad, but the historical value and push-moshing make up for it.
If you're in New York, set your dial to 93.9FM/820AM Monday at 2pm; you can also listen live on the web on the WNYC site . I will be on Soundcheck to discuss why it's so hard to find women who rawk hard these days. Oooh, incendiary! Speaking of rawk, it erupted as if from some broken sewer pipe at Southpaw this past Wednesday when the reunited Negative Approach hit Brooklyn. And hit it did. Holy cow! NA was a classic Detroit hardcore combo that formed in 1981 and released an album on Touch & [...]
The lineup for this years Superbowl Of Hardcore was just announced. Highlights include Negative Approach, All Out War, H2O, and One 4 One. The best part is it's right down the street at Studio B - although it would have been better at the Warsaw. I'm very excited to see One 4 One since I've never had the pleasure. Aside from them I've seen most of the bands playing. Hopefully they add a few more