Blog: My Moustache Shows Everything

It's late and I can't sleep. Should I start posting again? The fact that someone posted a comment saying they had Greensleep to share makes me believe there's hope for all of us.

Final post of this fantastic LIHC week and I've got three songs for ya. Silent Majority deftly married melodic hardcore with hints of emo, classic breakdown-style hc and emo with sense and sounds of living on Long Island. For the younger LIHC set, they're the holy grail of hometown bands. For those of us that saw them once or twice very weekend for a few years, there was nuthin' like 'em. I wish I could post all their songs, but I can't, so enjoy these three. [...]

Saw Star Wars last night. 12:01. I am nerd. Hear me roar. It obliterated my expectations. And I was buying into the hype. Sure, there was some shitty acting and awful dialogue, but fuck...it was badass. Today I've got two from Milhouse. If you like Born Against, you'll probably dig Milhouse. I'm at a loss for words because I'm watching footage of new videogames on G4TV. Too cool. Yeah, Milhouse. Crazy, chaotic, NOT metallic hardcore. Milhouse - "Patron Saint of Imbeciles I & II" [from split 7" w/C.R.] [...]

Fuck yeah. Last night's Against Me/Murder By Death show was awesome. I hadn't seen either band before and they didn't disappoint. Caught a new LI band called Bottle Rocket. They were okay. Got their demo. S'allright. It was also my first show on LI since the Inside reunion last summer. Good times all around. If you're near Long Island and wondering if you should check out the Downtown in Farmingdale, go for it. The place is aces. Two tracks today, both from Crime in Stereo. Seriously, they're the best fucking band going right now. [...]

So, yeah. Things are cool again. Anyway, LIHC, right!? This week is LIHC week because Sunday is a reunion show for two of the bands that were staples of the LIHC scene from 1995-2001ish: Silent Majority and Milhouse. It's gonna be fucking crazy. I'm so excited. Plus, two current LI bands are playing, Thieves and Assassins and Crime In Stereo. CiS is amazing. I listen to them all the time, but haven't seen them, so this show is just extra awesome. I'm a little rushed now because I've gotta bust outta work and head down to LI for [...]

I'm not sure how bloggers are supposed to handle personal issues in the context of their public blogs. Is it a faux pas to talk about stuff like that? Feh. I've always tried to be one who wears his heart on his sleeve. If things are good, great. If things are bad, people know. Maybe I don't cover things up enough. Nonetheless, this MMSE entry comes in the midst of relationship woes. I've had trouble writing and editing all day long and my itunes is pumping out mostly sad bastard jams. This song literally sends chills down my spine. There's [...]

I've considered over a dozen different songs as the first post back from the long break. I'm still pondering which one to use. Some great, newer HC song from Crime in Stereo or Dead Hearts? A great older track from Indecision? A wacky cover? I really want to post a new song by the NJ band, The Milwaukees. My friend Chris is friends with them and pushed them upon me. We saw them at Trash Bar in Brooklyn a month or so ago and again at Lit on Friday night. Their old sound was kind of emo and, [...]

Looks like the MP3 Blog Aggregator picked me up sometime in the past two months. Guess I'll start posting again. I need some browser-accessible webspace, if anyone knows of a good option. If I can manage it, I'll post a song today through the normal means.

My roomates are gung-ho about getting a dog, so we're getting one tomorrow. Bad idea? Probably. But I love them dogs, so I'll enjoy it. Unfortunately, the dog's name is Paris. We'll have to change that and quick. Tonight's musical selection? A little Reagan Youth. If you're familiar with the movie "Airheads," you should recognize this song pretty quickly. This was the song the, ahem, Lone Rangers were trying to get played before things went awry. The original is much better, a lo-fi punk classic. Reagan Youth - "Degenerated" [from A Collection [...]

I'm currently fascinated by the Spike Jonze video DVD collecion. I'm not all that much of a Daft Punk fan, but the video for "Da Funk" was terribly engrossing. And the song was okay. What could go better with that than a song from the "Judgment Night" soundtrack? The soundtrack mixed a rap artist/group with metal and rock bands to (mostly) killer results. The Therapy?/Fatal song was my favorite all throughout high school, but you just can't beat the destructive force that is Slayer. With Ice T. Slayer & Ice T. - "Disorder" [...]

Ah, so this wild journey through the musical world of Sage Francis comes to an end today. It's too bad because there's much more than what I've shown here. If you like politics, humor, emotion and fun in your hip-hop, I suggest you pick up all the records I've posted from and the many others that I haven't. The last four tracks I'm putting up are from Non-Prophets, one of the gropus Sage is a part of. This record dropped a few years back and is, in my mind, is as good as, if not better than, Personal Journals [...]

No, not the sword guy. The crazy Nazi that gets eaten by the black hole and resurrected in blood. He looks like that guy. Last night's Sage show was great, regardless of the nearly entirely hipster population. The Solillaquists of Sound opened and they were sick. Very into their music and message. Not unlike some hardcore bands. I picked up their tour CD and, while not nearly as good as their live show, I'll pick up their new LP this summer. I'll probably post a song of theirs soon. Sage was fantastic, though he [...]

Goddamn Firefox had a meltdown right before I was about to post this, so I lost what I initially wrote. Bah. Today's Sage track comes from The Known Unsoldier/Sick of Waging War, a compilation of Sage tracks from 1996 to 2002. It's a little more melancholy and lo-fi than some of his other stuff, but it still kicks out the jams. And tonight, I'll be heading over to the Bowery Ballroom to catch the Sage show. It should be awesome considering I missed him the last few times he was around. [...]

Sage's new album, A Healthy Distrust hits today. I advise all of you to go out and buy it. It's admittedly not as good as Personal Journals or the Non-Prophets LP, but it's still a great record. Strangely enough, it's on Epitaph. Not your normal everyday hip-hopper, eh? Here are some tracks from the new album. Sage Francis - "The Buzz Kill" Sage Francis - "Escape Artist" Sage Francis - "Agony In Her Body" Sage Francis - [...]

This is a predominantly hardcore/punk/metal mp3 blog, but my favorite hip-hopper (that's what the kids are calling rappers these days, right?) is Sage Francis and not only does his new album drop tomorrow, but I'm venturing out of the sanctity of the 'burbs to see him at Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday. Very excited, am I. With that in mind, I thought I'd keep the whole week flowing with Sage Francis tracks, focusing on a different album every day. Even if you're not into hip-hop, check him out. He's got a great style and flow that blows most mainstream rappers out [...]

I was planning on posting a track by an awesome Long Island band called Crime In Stereo, but I didn't wanna jump the gun and post without asking 'em first. They're good kids, ya know? SO, that'll have to wait for another day. Today (tonight, actually), we've got a cover of one of the most iconic NYHC songs, New Direction. Everybody knows the the Gorilla Biscuits and how awesome they were. What about Raised Fist? They're good and rockin', though a bit robotic if ya ask me. Nonetheless, I'm a fiend for covers done at least relatively well and this [...]

Bushy Bush is on the picture box yap yap yapping his mispronouncing lips at the moment. It's hard to tell who's blowing whom between the president and the rest of the political body. Gah. In keeping with the political theme, here's a song from the late, lamented Endeavor. This late '90s New Jersey hardcore band played furious, powerful music with a mix of personal and political lyrics. And they had some amusing song titles. "Luke Perry Wears Sweatpants" being my favorite. I chose a song from their second record, but it was tough. "Drug Song" and "Kill Traitors" [...]

I'm no fan of religion, but I sure do like metal. It's a bit confusing when you think about the band that's causing the sonic destruction you're listening to is often singing about their love for JC, but them's the breaks. Without the lyric sheet you can't even really tell Zao gets all hot and heavy for the heavenly host. Just listen to this song and then try to deny the metal. Zao - "Lies Of Serpents, A River Of Tears" [from Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest [...]

Sorry 'bout the lack of posts at the end of last week. Shit came up and I couldn't make it to a comp to post. We're gonna kick this week off with a raucous song by Moistboyz. Moistboyz is the dirty, drunken, shit-kickin' side project of Dean Ween (aka Mickey Moist) and Guy Heller (from False Front; aka Dickey Moist). The music's heavy, the vocals are fuzzy, the lyrics are funny and you can practically smell the mix of blood, whiskey and dirt emanating from the tune. They're working on a fourth record at the moment, so hopefully there'll be [...]

AAAhh. It's fuckin' cold outside! Here's an awesome tune from Onelinedrawing [OLD is (was?) basically just Jonah from Far making fantastic music that spans from rockin' and dancey to soft and sad. He's now singing for Gratitude and that's pretty damn good too. I'm currently listening to some New End Original, the project Jonah had with Norman Arenas (Texas Is The Reason) and I think that a complete Jonah Matranga week is coming. Probably around March, when the Gratitude record hits. In any case, check this shit out.] to keep you warm. [...]