More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
There exists a few bands and albums that are considered sacred to us New Jersey punks who were teenagers around the time that Y2K was going to unleash the nukes and kill us all. The Bouncing Souls (obviously), Lifetime, and if you were one of the nerds who liked to flaunt the checkerboard pattern, Catch […]
Joey Ramone was once quoted as saying about their drummer Richie Ramone “Richie saved the band as far as I’m concerned. He’s the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. He put the spirit back in the band.” For those that don’t know, Richie Ramone was the 3rd drummer for The Ramones, and the only […]
Yesterday the highly influential hardcore band 7 Seconds decided to call it quits… you can read their official statement here, but TLDR: due to a bunch of personal health problems they’re hanging it up). Lightening the mood a bit is punk satire site The Hard Times with their piece about “Aging Punk Marks Himself Safe […]
Last week, as a last minute decision I headed down to Philly’s TLA to catch crossover thrash kings Municipal Waste play with one of the biggest influences to American thrash Exodus. The show was actually billed as Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles Trash-Tacular tour… I had no idea what the fuck Mr. Pickles is, but learned […]
Rat Cage’s Caged Like Rats is so damn hard hitting and has more ferocity than most bands these days, I was completely shocked to learn that it was actually a one man project from Sheffield, UK’s Bryan J. Suddaby. Playing guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and backup vocals on the 6 song EP, Caged Like Rats […]
A couple weekends ago, I headed to Philly’s Union Transfer to catch one of my favorite hardcore bands around, American Nightmare. I’ve been a fan of them ever since I first caught them play with The Hope Conspiracy sometime in 2003, headed up to Boston to catch their first reunion show a few years back, […]
I’ve seen The World Inferno Friendship Society plenty of times over the years, but one of the most memorable was when they headlined Philly’s infamous First Unitarian Church basement back in 2011, and somebody pulled a fire alarm and the show ended early with the fire department showing up. There’s always something special about a […]
I’m a little behind on posts, and have a bunch of shows I want to post about as February has been a busy month for me (and the city of Philadelphia as a whole). I headed out to a little rad spot here in Philly called Danny’s Place to catch local hardcore band Open City. […]
Ever have a moment that just hits you when you realize how much time flies by? I’ve been listening to Static Radio NJ ever since their 7 songs in 10 ten minutes hardcore EP One For The Good Guys came out, and I just realized that was nearly 11 years ago now…in fact, the EP […]
If I had to accurately describe my reaction in one word after listening to The Dopamines Tales Of Interest, it could be summed up as this: “Whoa.” The fourth studio album and the first in 5 years from these Cincinnati, Ohio punks, I’ll admit that Tales Of Interest (yes, it’s a Futurama reference) sort of […]