Last night, I completely forgot that I planned on going to a show, until I saw an email reminder (thank you Google Calendar!) for The Copyrights show that was happening over at South Philly's Ava House... and I wasn't about to miss The Copyrights playing a house show.When I got there, the first thing I noticed was how laid back the atmosphere was at this house. People just chilling on couches,
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Thank god for shuffle mode on my mp3 player: I have way too much music that would simply be overlooked. Yesterday, I threw on shuffle mode in hopes to hear something I may have missed, and that's when NoComply came on.How did I let this album slip from under my radar? Hailing from Plymouth UK, NoComply was a female fronted punk rock band with the occasional ska breakdown. Your Life (Is Your
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So things have been a little interesting here in Philly. While states like New Jersey and Virginia both elected dicks as governors (seriously, the new governor of Virginia believes that contraception should be banned, women should be paid less than men to encourage them to stay home, and unwed couples living together should be thrown in jail... looks like I dodged a bullet leaving that state),
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Some days, you just need some fucking Black Flag. Most people's first thought when hearing the band Black Flag is Henry Rollins. Personally, my favorite Black Flag stuff is all pre-Rollins, and that's exactly what The First Four Years delivers.Featuring a slew of early Black Flag singers before Rollins (including Keith Morris of Circle Jerks fame and Dez of Misfits fame), early Black Flag tended
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Holy. Fucking. Shit. Sista Sekunden is the best thing to come from Sweden since cheap furniture and those fucking delicious fish. Their live show was one of the craziest I've seen all year, and I knew I'd have to check out some of their recorded stuff, so I picked up " Skyll Inte På Oss", which translates into "I have no fucking clue what this means but it just melted my face off".The band sings
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On Sunday, against my better judgment (I wasn't feeling well, and wound up running a fever), I headed out to The Barbary to go see Minneapolis punk rockers, Off With Their Heads. I got there late, but the show was also running about an hour late as well, so I made it right in the middle of Dirty Tactics set.Dirty TacticsMost people seemed to be hanging out in the back for these Philly locals,
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Friday was a good, good night. After seeing Teenage Bottlerocket the night before, I headed out to the First Unitarian Church mostly to see first band Lighten Up, but also to see Mischief Brew. I met up with some friends of mine there, and before we knew it, Lighten Up took the stage.Lighten Up:The second Philly hardcore band Lighten Up took the stage, a handful of us already opened up the
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Ahhh yes, it's the weekend of non-stop shows. I got my "show extravaganza" started last night at Philly's Barbary with Higher Giant, Cobra Skulls, and Teenage Bottlerocket. One hell of a good start to an onslaught of moshing.Higher GiantFirst up was New York's Higher Giant. Sometimes referred to "Grey Area version 2", Higher Giant features members of prominent bands such as Grey Area, Kid
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Philadelphia produces the quirkiest punk rock: we've got Atom and His Package, The Dead Milkmen, and The Low Budgets. Self proclaimed value rockers, The Low Budgets features Joe and current bassist Dan from the Dead Milkmen.Their off-beat humor begins immediately on their 2005 release "Aim Low, Get High" with their government brainwashed the masses with techno intro, and continues through out the
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Denver's Colorado's Espirit De Corps debut EP "Under Constant Influence" is chock full of post-hardcore goodness (something you won't hear me say very often). With 5 songs averaging just around 14 minutes, the music sort of reminds me of La Dispute's and HORSE the Band's illegitimate child.In my opinion, Under Constant Influence doesn't really take off until the 2nd track "Black Gold", a
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Fredericksburg, VA... I fucking miss you. I headed down to the ole' college hometown to celebrate the 3rd homecoming since I've graduated (class 07' mofo), and since we don't have a football team, it's pretty much a good excuse to go and party with some friends.The weather abso-positively sucked. Raining, cold, and all around miserable, it put a damper on things a bit. Add that to the fact a lot
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mc chris? You mean this nerdy mofo is legit? Damn fucking straight he is. As nerdy as it may be, mc chris is my favorite rapper, and he's back with his latest EP "Part Six Part Two". Just like the previous installment"Part Six Part One", the album features four new songs and three new skits.For those unfamiliar with mc chris, his rap shines through the rest with his distictive voice, hilarious
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About a month ago, I posted the news that one of my favorite bands The Steal decided to break up. By far my favorite band to ever hail out of the UK, The Steal also decided to post their entire discography for download.For people who've never heard of them, I highly recommend starting out with their Self Titled and/or Bright Grey. Really, it doesn't matter, it's all solid. Grab it while you can
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Named after the Teen Idles infamous EP, Philly's Minor Disturbance released their "Bullet For You" 10 years ago, and one listen reveals what they are all about: no bullshit punk rock.Playing straight up punk, pulling influences from bands such as Blanks 77 and The Circle Jerks, Minor Disturbance rips through 7 songs in about 11 minutes. From the pogo inducing opener "No", to the circle pit
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Strike Anywhere's highly anticipated Bridge 9 debut "Iron Front" was finally released to the masses yesterday (October 6th). Back in 2007, when the band released "Dead FM", Strike Anywhere sacrificed a bit of the raw aggression for more melodies, and it damn well worked for them.Iron Front is the logical progression to their last release. The band mixes the aggression of "Change is Sound" with
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I've been a fan of Static Radio NJ since I heard their first EP "One For The Good Guys" a few years ago . So when I found out they were playing at my friend's house "The Terrordome", plus the fact it's been exactly a year since I've last seen them, I was obviously going to be there.Static Radio NJ:Of course, that doesn't mean I'll be there on time. I thought that Static Radio NJ would be going on
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Last night I headed out to Philly's First Unitarian Church to go see one of my favorite bands since I started listening to them back in '01. I was a sore as crap from the soccer game and Static Radio NJ show I was at the day before, and worried that I wouldn't be able to move at all during the show.Ruiner:First up was Baltimore's Ruiner. I missed about half of their set due to the fact I was out
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Man, I feel like it was yesterday when Youth Brigade released "To Sell The Truth". Ok, that's a bit of a lie, as I was 11 years old, and was probably listening to some radio-friendly BS like Puff Daddy or some shit, and wouldn't get into punk for at least another 3 years. Regardless, I have been listening "To Sell The Truth" quite a bit as of late."To Sell The Truth" was released after the band
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Rochester New York's Sakes Alive!! is back with their latest 7-inch "Act II", and just like "Act I", the band doesn't pull any punches.While Act I was fast and brutal, Sakes Alive!! manages to keep the carnage levels to a maximum on Act II on a mid-tempo beat. The songs have a very Outclassed feel to them, or perhaps even a touch of some of Paint it Black's slower stuff ("Bliss").It sucks that
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There are so many staple albums that I listen to on a regular basis, but never posted on because I always assume I already posted it back in '07 (good year). Of course you know what they say about assuming: It makes you fucking asshole.Dillinger Four's Situationist Comedy was my first introduction to D4 back in 2002, and back then, I thought it was solid, but nothing to get overly excited about.
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