“What the fuck is this shit?” I’ll admit, that was my first reaction upon hearing Cincinnati’s Mixtapes. It’s not that it was bad by any means, but being labeled as one of the newest quintessential pop-punk bands that must be checked out I was a little surprised by the acoustic, piano driven anthems found on […]

Photo By giantrobot I usually don’t post news, but today I learned that singer Dave from Big D And The Kids Table has been diagnosed with throat cancer. While I don’t listen to them as much as I used to, Big D was easily one of my favorite bands for MANY years (I even had […]

I’ve been meaning to check out Kicking Spit’s “Pyschrockbullshit” EP for a while now. I brought the CD into work right before I broke my arm, and it sat there for months while I was out on disability. Now that I’m back, I FINALLY had a chance to listen to it, and let me say, […]

Photo By Brushback Yesterday afternoon I headed out to my second home Philly’s Barbary to catch DC hardcore dudes Coke Bust. The place had a decent amount of people going, and all the opener’s I saw were solid. As par the course for Sunday shows I’ve been to, the crowd was pretty tame (which was […]

Last night, after winning my dodgeball championship (fuck yeah children’s games), I rushed down to the basement of Philly’s Broad St Ministry to catch the legendary hardcore band Bane. The basement was packed, and I made it just in time for Boston’s Defeater. Defeater:I definitely have heard of Defeater before, but I haven’t ever heard […]

Sometimes you stumble across a band in such an odd way, it almost seems like fate. A friend of mine told me she’s been trying to check out this band called The Dangers for a while now, but couldn’t find out which one it is (few bands with the same name). I tried helping her […]

There have been a lot of mediocre hardcore bands that have existed over the years, as a quick shuffle on my music will prove. Sure, they’re not bad, but nothing about them stands out in particular and their album doesn’t really stick with me… then there’s Carry On’s “A Life Less Plagued”. Released back in […]

I’ll be the first to admit it, when I first heard Wisdom in Chains, I immediately brushed them off as another tough guy hardcore band. You know, the type where kids in Terror and Blood for Blood hoodies and mesh shorts go in the pit and practice their spin kicks and softball windmill throws on […]

I remember when Richmond’s The Haverchucks first sent me their demo earlier this year, I was completely blown away. Seriously, it’s been a while since a demo has had me so hooked. So when I found out that they released a 5 song Self Titled 7 inch, you know I had to check that shit […]

I feel really disappointed that I didn’t make the trek out to Asbury Lanes last night to catch None More Black, so I’m listening to them all day today. I then realize I never even posted on some of their best albums… Fucking A, I have a lot in the archives I need to work […]