More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
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 […]
I can’t believe it’s already 2018 and time to post top 10 best of lists. 2017 was a turbulent year for the US and much of the world, but also personally for me. I didn’t get to check out as much new music or make as many posts as usual due to a concussion I […]
It’s been a few years since I’ve last seen California’s powerviolence turned post-punk band Ceremony. When they announced that they would be playing two shows at Philly’s PhilaMOCA (an interesting, intimate space that once served as a showroom for mausoleums) I knew it would sell out quickly so I grabbed a ticket for the first […]
For as long as I’ve been listening to Converge (some time around when Jane Doe came out, early 00s), it’s pretty astonishing that I’m only seeing them for the first time in 2017. On a chilly Saturday night, I headed to Philly’s Union Transfer to catch the Massachusetts metal-tinged hardcore band wrapping up their tour […]
Fuck you! Get pumped! Milwaukee based pop-punk dudes Direct Hit recently teamed up with New Orleans melodic hardcore punks PEARS to release Human Movement, a split just released earlier last week on Fat Wreck. Any reader of this site knows I’m a pretty big fan of both of these bands, with PEARS being one of […]
I was fucking around on my guitar for the first time in months, trying to play some Kill Your Idols (did I mention how terrible I am at guitar?) when I kept defaulting to their song “I Told You So.” Since I’ve been on such a huge kick of their split with Good Riddance lately, […]
A few weeks ago, I headed out to Philly’s intimate dive The Barbary to catch Ratkicker who was opening for Die Choking with a pretty stacked lineup. It’s been about 3 years since I’ve seen these Philly punks, and since they were up first I made sure to get there nice and early. Ratkicker: It’s […]
So quick note before I start the post: the guitarist of Censors and Barnaby Jones (Justin) is a pretty big Twitch user and live-streamed the show, which was a going away party for him as he is moving. Censors starts at around 2:05, and Barnaby Jones starts around 2:55. Watch live video from HCJustin on […]
2017 was one of the few years that I didn’t head to any day of the city of brotherly shove’s annual This Is Hardcore, but I did head to Underground Arts for the stacked after show featuring Kill Your Idols and Violent Society. I love both of these bands and would easily go to a […]
Man… I am so fucking late with this post. With my current limited screen time it’s been really hard to keep up, but better late than never right? ANYWAYS: I bought tickets in advance for one of the most rad/bizarre shows I’ve ever been to. In all of their weirdness, psychedelic noise grind punks An […]