Signifying Nothing Fanzine #3 Out Now
Signifying Nothing Fanzine #3 is out now! This is a photo issue featuring bands from the 90s-2010s with record and show reviews for each band and a Full Speed Ahead interview. #2 is also on sale. Buy it here.
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Full Speed Ahead-Dead Nation-GI Schmoe-Blind Society @ Bayville NJ Fall 1998
So this show ended up having some issues with the local cops and the security of the venue had scuffled with some punks. My only other big memory of this show was Full Speed Ahead joking that their next record was going to be called “Rain On The Parade” since both bands were now on Teamwork (briefly at least).
Raw Power-Degenerics-The Purpose-Kaboom-Dead Nation @ New Brunswick NJ 9-17-98
I absolutely could not pass up the chance to see legendary ragers Raw Power from Italy on their US tour in 1998. This is such a cool lineup too: What a great snapshot of the growing scene outside of the “88 in 96” one that was brewing in New Jersey at the time. Degenerics were becoming a really hot band in NJ in 1998 and had progressed so much from when I saw them a few years before. Dead Nation were also coming into their own. Raw Power were great and played all the hits. There was a huge pile…
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Sick of It All-Floorpunch-Cro Mags-Endeavor-Killing Time @ Freehold NJ 3-22-15
This was a benefit for Nate from Ensign/Vision/Strength 691/Etc. I spent a lot of time outside at this show catching up with friends, but it was pretty cold out so eventually we went inside. I was never a big fan of Endeavor, but they sounded good, as did Killing Time and Sick of it All. The main event for me was, of course, Floorpunch, who opened with a Youth of Today cover they had never done before. They were great as always. I think I left during the Cro-Mags set to get home a bit early because I had to…
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Reach The Sky-Buried Alive-All Out War-The Purpose-Count Me Out-Open Up @ Freehold NJ 7-31-99
My big memory of this show was hanging out with a dame who I had never really spoken to before at shows, but she had fallen out with some people, so we ended up bonding a bit about some nonsense that had happened to both of us. We reconnected on social media in recent years, and I am glad she is doing well. Open Up were from Massachusetts and, I think, opened up with a Chain of Strength cover, which got some groans outside where I was standing around. It was either them or Count Me Out. I never really…
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Kill Your Idols-Voorhees-Tear It Up-Last In Line-Cops & Robbers-Kill The Man Who Questions @ Brick NJ 11-2-01
I taped this show, but I have no idea what happened to the tape. I think I sent it to a few of the bands, so the recording is out there somewhere… We went to this for the almighty Voorhees, but some of the best east coast bands of the era came together for this one. I was never a huge fan of Kill Your Idol’s recordings besides their first 12”, but they were always really good live and played New Jersey a lot. Same with Tear It Up: Those are records I do not put on often, but I…
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Signifying Nothing Fanzine #2 Out Now
Signifying Nothing Fanzine #2 is out now! Featuring a Triple Threat interview never in print before, a profile of Rated X, and a feature called “Thrashers Attack: 1994-1997.” #1.5 is also out now. A one pager about winter 1993 wrasslin’! #1 is on sale! https://signifyingnothingfanzine.bigcartel.com/
Top 100 of 2020s (So Far) Update
I have done my yearly update to the Top 100 of the 2020s (So Far) list. Getting harder to slide into that list for new bands…
Signifying Nothing On Internet Archive
The podcast version of Signifying Nothing is now archived on The Internet Archive. Click here. There are no episodes 48 or 49 because of the alpha/beta episodes from early on, which then gave me a nicely rounded off 50 episodes total. However, episode five is LOST: This was a project for a graduate school course explaining how to do a podcast, which was a fairly new thing at the time, with a few clips from early episodes as well. I sent it to my professor and have no idea what happened to the master copy. I think I may have…
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Signifying Nothing Fanzine #1 Out Now
I am proud to announce the first issue of Signifying Nothing Fanzine is out now. This has been a long time coming. The long awaited first print fanzine for Signifying Nothing! This issue features a never before in print interview with Mind Eraser from about 20 years ago plus record reviews, a minor amount of commentary, and a feature called “20 International Hardcore Records You Need To Check Out. https://signifyingnothingfanzine.bigcartel.com/product/signifying-nothing-fanzine-1
