I’m always cautious about bands that are deemed as “supergroups”. Usually it’s a bunch of musicians way past their hey day trying to make an extra buck by using the popularity of their old bands (cough Osaka Popstar cough) and they as a general rule of thumb, usually suck. So when I heard that Keith […]

Hello trusty readers! Hopefully you’ve had your fill of Tofurky and organic cranberry sauce. This past weekend I headed out the fam’s in NJ and then up to Long Island to visit some friends, blasting Billy Joel the entire ride. Perfect weekend, only to be tarnished by the speeding ticket I got this morning (boo…) […]

Atom and His Package is an acquired taste, for those of us who like our musical palette to be tickled (that’s what she said). Once described by a reviewer as “retarded Sesame Street music”, there really is no middle ground with Atom, you either love his music or completely despise it. However, if there is […]

Last night I headed out to a basement show somewhere in the depths of Philly at the Bordello to catch one of my favorite Philly bands “Lighten Up”. The show was small, with probably around 30-40 people there. I never listened to any of the other bands on this show, but they were tiiiiiight son. […]

Alright duders/dudettes, it’s been a while, but in our last Scenester 101, we taught you how to be a skinhead, but maybe you’re just too dorky for that. So this time around, we’ll teach you how to be a third waver ska rudie. 7. Rude Boy Yeah yeah, I know Rihanna fucked up the term […]

After a ridiculously crappy Saturday, I saw there was one saving grace left… and that was to head out to Asbury Lanes to catch punk rock legends, Youth Brigade. Let me say, thank (insert deity of your choice) I went. The ScandalsFirst up was New Jersey locals The Scandals. These guys looked a bit younger, […]

I’m a little worried. Usually with Smoke or Fire, anytime they have an album, it’s always a grower for me, and then usually after feeling lukewarm about it for a few months, I come to completely love it and have it be one of my favorite albums (this is true for both “Above The City” […]

Take a step back to 2002, where there was a 17 year old strapping young lad (ahem, yours truly) was a young punk rocker in New Jersey. At this point, I listened to a variety of punk bands, but the only hardcore I listened to was older stuff such as Bad Brains, 7 Seconds, and […]

On Florida’s Go Rydell’s “Golden Age”, the band blasts through 10 songs in around 15 minutes. And in the spirit of the album, I’m going to keep it short. Taking cues from Kid Dynamite and Shook Ones, the band plays high energy melodic hardcore with brutal vocals backed by solid melodies. At times, it sounds […]

Well, it’s November 2nd, and what a shitty October it’s been (good fucking riddance). I need a mix to pretty much sum up the last 2 weeks of my life, and these are the songs that helped me get through the day. Maybe you need it too. MP3:The Killing Tree – Violets are BlueRise Against […]