More punk rock than you can (proverbially) shake a stick at.
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 […]
Milwaukee’s Direct Hit are back with their 1st Fat Wreck release and 3rd album Wasted Mind. Like their sophomore Brainless God, Wasted Mind is a loosely themed pop-punk concept album, this time dealing with drugs, alcohol, and chemically altering the brain. Musically, this is Direct Hit’s poppiest and arguably most accessible album for a larger […]
Halloween is finally over, it’s getting dark much earlier, and I finally am getting a chance to catch up on posts a bit. Last week, I headed out to South Philly’s bar Boot & Saddle to catch one of my favorite pop-punk bands around The Copyrights open up for Masked Intruder. I wasn’t expecting a […]
Earlier this year, my friend told me that there were rumors that Saves The Day would be touring playing their seminal album Through Being Cool in it’s entirety. Growing up in New Jersey around the time this was released, I have played the shit out of TBC for 15 years now and it still is […]
Winter is right around the corner here up in the Northeast. Winter chills, it’s getting dark outside before 5pm, and everything just feels so much more moody. Richmond Virginia’s Hold Tight captures the mood perfectly on their latest I Always Leave But Never Say Goodbye. If you’re not familiar with Hold Tight, they play incredibly […]
This has been the week of goddamn shows (FUCK YOU, GET PUMPED) and I’m falling a bit behind in posts due to all of my running around (add trying to find a new apartment to the list and yeah…) Anyways, last Saturday I headed to Philly’s bar and venue The Fire to catch one of […]
Sometimes I think that I should move from Philly, as I’ve been living here for a total of 7 years now and occasionally feel I should check out another city. Then something incredibly awesome happens like the show last night, and it reminds me why I love this city so fucking much. So I totally […]
Growing up in a NJ high school 15 years ago as a cynical punk kid who despised most things considered emo, I sort of never even gave The Movielife a chance. I just knew that people who liked Taking Back Sunday and The Starting Line were fans of The Movielife, so my ignorant teen self […]
I’ll be honest, my exposure to Wisconsin/Illinois pop punks Direct Hit! before their latest Brainless God was pretty much a hardcore split they did with Hold Tight and their side project (with I’ve been fucking obsessed with lately) Galactic Cannibal. However, let’s cut to the chase: I’m completely blown away by their latest album and […]
Yesterday evening I headed to Philly’s small venue/dance club/bar The Barbary to catch pop-punk torch carriers The Copyrights. It was a very small intimate show with only about 30 people there or so, and I knew going in that while everyone usually sings along… dancing is often at a minimum at these pop-punk shows for […]