Free Spirit Demo Young band from New England playing straight edge hardcore in the vein of bands like Our Gang, Straight Ahead, and Youth of Today. Not entirely derivative, there is also a modern sensibility to the music that keeps it sounding fresh. During the famed 95-97 period, I bet this band would have blown up.
Hatchetface-Man Bites Dog (Volume Two) Crass-Systematic Death (Penis Envy) Calvary-According To Visions & Dreams (Outnumbered Is Outflanked) No Tolerance-Boston Ex (Demo) Rorschach-Raw Nerve (Protestant) Assuck-State To State (State to State) Knife Fight-Brainwashed (Isolated) Born Against-Nine Years Later (Nine Patriotic Hymns For Children) Black Flag-Bastard In Love (Loose Nut) Get High-Magnetized (Demo) Raw Deal-Wall of Hate (New Breed) Raw Power-Police Police/Destroy (We Can Do Whatever We Want) Stop & Think-Thick Skinned (Edge Day 2002 Demo) FYA-Human Disgrace (Demo) Mind Eraser-Leader (Unreleased) October Faction-Gimmie A Quarter/Twenty Five Cents For The Bus/Bad Acid (Self Titled)
Splitting Headache Night Terrors LP Collapse Records A bunch of friends in this band, so I might be a tad partisan in this review (although that’s never stopped me from shredding records before), but this is one of the better records of the second half of the past decade. Former members of Tear It Up, Full Speed Ahead, and others continue to mature that style, blending it with Damaged era Black Flag to make a highly enjoyable album. I am pretty sure a few members of Splitting Headache live in different parts of the country, so catch them if you…
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White Walls Demo An above average demo that reminds me of bands like Rorschach and Cold Sweat. Noisy, angry, hardcore. This isn’t something that I listen to a lot, but I can see other people really enjoying it.
Floorpunch New Jersey LP Six Feet Under Records I mean, what more do you want me to say about Floorpunch? Everything is here, the demo, the seven inch, all three compilation tracks, the LP, and the famed, unreleased, possibly thought lost, Straight Ahead cover. The only thing missing from this is the unreleased instrumental on the demo tape of the LP. There was talk of that tape (which is a magnificent, gnarly, recording of the LP which is probably the best recording of Floorpunch) being issued on LP, but, apparently, the master tape is currently MIA. I ripped a nice…
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Sorry I sound so manic during this episode. I was waiting for a phone call about a job, which has had a number of bumps along the way, so I might sound a bit cranky/silly. Napalm Death-Evolved As One (From Enslavement To Obliteration) Black Flag-White Minority (Jealous Again) Negative Approach-Hypocrite (Tied Down) 97a-Blind Fury (Abandoned Future) Floorpunch-Shottsie (New Jersey) Rancor-Till The End (Demo) Free Spirit-Stand As One (Demo) White Walls-The Great Excuse (Demo) The Rival Mob-I.I.B. (Demo) Splitting Headache-Highway Hypnosis (Night Terrors) Scapegoat-Thoughtless (Self Titled) Iconoclast-I Like You Less Than Apple Pie (Discography) Clitboys-I Hate The KKK (Demo) Mind Eraser-World…
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Signifying Nothing Episode Twenty Seven Playlist Arms Reach-Sick Dogs (Get Put Down) Vision-Falling Apart Stains-Get Revenge Monster X-Legalize Naked Raygun-I Don’t Know Cold Sweat-Abortion is Dinner Circle Jerks-Beverly Hills Snake Apartment-Florida Vile Bodies-Face Without Hands Kiss It Goodbye-Fire Drill Youth Brigade-Pay No Attention Germs-No God Obliteration-No Escape Black Flag-Police Story Show Notes Jack Roy Records is doing the Our Gang reissue
Snake Apartment Paint The Walls LP Parts Unknown Records One of the better bands of the past few years has been Snake Apartment. After an impressive demo, they followed it up with this LP. Influenced by early Nirvana, Wurm, Melvins, Malfunkshun, and others, Snake Apartment play very dirty hardcore that would have fit in well on SST or Sub Pop in the mid to late eighties. Definitely worth checking out.
Vile Bodies Demo Take a trip in your TARDIS back to the early 90’s for the Vile Bodies demo. This band reminds me a lot of a faster version of Heroin or Drive Like Jehu. Some of the more melodic songs are similar to Hot Water Music or All Chrome. Are they named after the Evelyn Waugh novel? Cool.
Signifying Nothing Episode Twenty Six Playlist Crucifix-Three Miles To Oblivion Corrosion of Conformity-Happily Ever After AsbestosDeath-Scourge Running For Cover-Hive Morpheme-Hakai Shodo Rest in Pieces-Not Worth Shit Team Dresch-Hate The Christian Right Annihilation Time-Channel 14 Bad Brains-Don’t Need It Saint Vitus-Look Behind You Black Flag-I’ve Had It
