When you think of fast thrashy skate punk, I'm going to guess Sweden isn't probably the first place that comes to mind, but after listening to DS-13 (short for Demon System 13) that might change. These Umeå, Sweden punks certainly do their home country justice with their release of Thrash and Burn. Thrash and Burn is a quick listen with 10 songs finishing in a mere 7 minutes, but with their scathing, adrenaline junkie fueled punk rock, anything more would probably result in an overdose. With their English tongue in [...]
(Hitler learns he's not on Grey Area's setlist...I found this while looking for Grey Area on youtube. I love the internet.)Yesterday was completely ridiculous. After heading to the Philly's piazza to watch a free Newfound Glory show (I don't think I've ever seen so many fights break out), then Philly's shit show "Makeout Club", I headed over to the Fire to catch melodic hardcore legends Grey
If there is one band that always manages to surprise the hell out of me, it's Fucked Up. I remember listening to their demo and Epic in Minutes back when it came out and thinking they were pretty solid hardcore band, but not the messiahs of hardcore many were touting them to be. Now ten years later they release "David Comes To Life" and not only are the 'too cool for school' writers at
If I can sum up Dangers "Messy Isn't It" in one word, it would be 'uneasy'. Just looking at the album art should give an impression as to what to expect: raw and challenging. The album opens immediately challenging the listener "why didn't you kill yourself today...Prove to me that the air you breathe wasn't better served by the leaves of a tree".Playing furious and incredibly aggressive
Like a gang-bang porn, sometimes 4 artists come together to create something incredibly beautiful. When I heard that Black Numbers was releasing a 4 way split between Grey Area, The Reveling, The Copyrights, and Luther, the word anticipation would be an understatement. Shit, I would have picked this up for the two Grey Area tracks alone even if the rest of the songs were flatulence as
So you've probably heard about the whole SOPA/PIPA mess going on. It's gotten bad enough to the point where major companies like google and craigslist are taking a stand on it. Pretty much, imagine if you're grandparents tried to "fix" the internet. It's sort of like that. And YOU can make a difference.What is this nonsense?SOPA is the House's version of the bill, and PIPA is Senate's.
Originally hailing from NJ, I've been a Bigwig fan for a VERY long time, yet I realized that I haven't posted one of my favorite albums by them. In the interest of not failing my home state (and by consequence, not having defender of NJ Danny Devito come by and kick me in the balls), let me just state that Bigwig's Invitation To Tragedy is an essential.Released over 10 years ago back in
Atlanta's The Wild have been getting a lot of press as of late. I never got to check out any of their albums, but I am loving their split with Run Forever.The split starts with the folksy ballad "Street Names" and the incredibly catchy harmonica driven, dual male/female vocals of "To Be Content". Besides the fact that "Street Names" starts off like Taking Back Sunday's "Cute Without The E
Brooklyn NY. Usually associated with hipsters, mobsters telling you "fuhgeddaboutit", and now one of the most solid new melodic hardcore bands I've heard in a while. Man The Change released their either incredibly long or incredibly short 8 song "Weather The Storm" last year, and I've been listening to it nonstop as of late.Pulling from a grab bag of punk rock influences, I hear traces of
Man, it felt like this show would never come. Buying tickets for a friend and I back in October (which immediately sold out), it's been a long wait, but I finally got to see Lifetime again on Sunday in the First Unitarian Church. I've been listening to these guys forever, but I didn't really start truly appreciating them as much as I do now until the past few years.I completely missed Iron
I figured you were all so busy reading other lists, that once we were a week into 2012, you'd be suffering list withdrawal and BAM, housewives have the crack you need. That's how we roll.What a year in punk music. I got a chance to see Kid Dynamite and American Nightmare again, was at Government Warning's last show, got to meet a bunch of cool kids and new bands, broke some bones at shows
Ah yes... Christmas. Showing love in the form of mass-consumerism, radical christians claiming there is a war on jesus or something, and The Bouncing Souls playing their traditional NJ holiday shows "Home For The Holidays" in Asbury Park.I'm a little late posting this (I was away in Boston to go see American Nightmare), but fuck it. I attended the first night of Home For The Holidays at
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good one. I am a little behind on posts ( I still need to post my experience at the Bouncing Souls Home For The Holidays, my top 10 of 2011, etc) but in the meantime, here is a little new year's mix for all of you punks out there!MP3:Thursday - Jet Black New YearBouncing Souls - The New ThingThe Lawrence Arms - 100 ResolutionsBedouin Soundclash - New Year's
Holy shit. Ever since I first saw American Nightmare (aka Give Up The Ghost) back in 2003 with the Hope Conspiracy, they became one of my favorite hardcore bands, and I've been annoying my friends ever since saying that I wish they would play a fucking reunion show. So when I saw that they were playing Boston, you can damn well imagine that I made the trek up from Philly to see these
Some of you may have caught this already, but this past weekend Black Flag played a mini-sort of reunion show at the Goldenvoice 30th anniversary party. The line-up featured Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, and Bill Stevenson... and they got Stephen Egerton to fill in. While not a complete original reunion, still pretty sweet that they played Nervous Breakdown in it's entirety.Keith Morris, Chuck
Holy shit. Philadelphia super group (featuring Atom, Dan Yemin, Jeff Ziga, and Mike McKee) has finally, after half a decade, released some new material! Of course, it's only a 3 song EP, but I'll take what I could get from these guys.Instead of writing a normal review, I'll just post a few drunken tweets I got from my friend regarding Armalite. They get better as the drinks got heavier. -
Ah the good ole fashioned split: a staple in punk rock. I'm usually mixed on splits, because it may be one band I love paired with another I'm not so keen on, so I wind up just listening to one side. Once in a while though, I'll get a split from two bands I have no idea who they are, and it completely blows me away on first listen. The "Prevenge | Dig It Up Split" falls into this
Whoa, it's been a little while since my last update... things have been insanely busy as of late but once the new year comes I promise you'll see the regular updating again. Still, as busy as I may have been, I always find time for a good hardcore show, so last night I headed out to The Barbary to check out old time favorites Ignite, Mother of Mercy, and Ensign.Ensign:Unfortunately I
Housewives is back with our latest addition of Scenester 101, your guide on how to be the a stereotype of your favorite scene! Are you an angry, upper middle class white kid in their teenage years who lives in the suburb? Fret not young buck, street punk is here to save you!Up The PunxFirst off, it's punx not punks (because FUCK rules such as spelling and grammar), and you need to
Holy shit. It's been a long time since I've heard an album that has as much brutal sincerity as Dangers 2006 release of "Anger" and it's fucking refreshing.Dangers do not hold back at all on "Anger", both musically and lyrically. Some of the most aggressive, pissed off hardcore I've heard in a long time, the music has a sense of urgency in it. From the fast paced cutting "Gashing In" to
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