More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
This past Saturday on a warm afternoon, I headed to Neshaminy Creek Brewery right outside of Philadelphia for their 6th year birthday show, headlined by Richmond crossover thrash dudes Municipal Waste. It was a busy event, held outside with a flea market inside that drew an eclectic crowd… from punk and metal fans to families […]
On a stormy, tornado watch Saturday night, I headed out to Lancaster, PA’s Chameleon Club to catch my favorite NJ mooches The Bouncing Souls since they weren’t making a Philly stop. I haven’t been to Chameleon Club in a good 11 years since I last saw Streetlight Manifesto there back in 2007, and the long […]
Fun fact: when I was just a pissed off youth in early high school right around when Today’s Empire, Tomorrow’s Ashes came out in 2001, I wrote to Propagandhi asking them to please come play a show in the northeast US, to which they essentially said that one of these days, they will. It wasn’t […]
If I had to name the most anticipated album release of 2017, for me it was without a doubt Propagandhi’s Victory Lap. These Canadian punks have been one of my favorite and personally influential bands since I started listening to them during my early punk days many moons ago when I was a teenager. With […]
This past Thursday I headed to Philly’s intimate Voltage Lounge to catch a stacked lineup with Phobia, Ghoul, and DRI all playing, who were on their way to Maryland Death Fest. Due to traffic I got to the venue a bit late and missed the two openers, but got there right as Phobia was playing […]
I consider it a wasted opportunity: back in the mid 2000s (ten years ago fuuuuck) I lived down in Virginia for school, and would often head down to Richmond for some awesome punk shows. I remember constantly seeing the name Pig Destroyer on fliers for upcoming shows, but never bothered to check them out. If […]
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 […]
The Exploited are one of the more well known punk bands from the 80s, with their debut “Punk’s Not Dead” released back in 1981 and influencing countless other bands. However in 2003, these Scottish punks released a new album entitled Fuck The System completely departing from the more classic punk sound, and I’m going to […]
When you think Philly hardcore, the first bands that probably come to mind are Paint It Black or Kid Dynamite… and rightfully so, those guys are fucking awesome. One Philly hardcore band that often gets overlooked though are thrashcore dudes R.A.M.B.O, and their first full length Wall Of Death The System is a 28 song […]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, non-gender identifying people: the moment you’ve all been waiting for since the moment you were born. I present to you the Battle Of The Midwestern Housewives top 10 releases of 2012! Obviously I didn’t get a chance to check everything out that I wanted to (Classics of Love, Hot […]