To start with, it should be noted that, this record rules. No, “rules” is an understatement. It destroys, it’s magic and it sets the world on fire. RVIVR is one of one best pop-punk bands of the decade. It’s hard to recommend a band more strongly. Lately it feels like they have been turning off a lot of people because they are so outspoken about their politics. Political and social consciousness plays a central role in their music, and their shows. Which is kind of a like a mosquito buzzing around the face for all the folks who are just there to dance and party ’cause the music is kind of feel-good party music, but the lyrics have substance. And when I say “outspoken” I mean “viciously outspoken.” But their messages are always totally right on, they honestly demand our attention. There are lots of records that come out every month that are good, but rarely is there one that’s important. This record is important. And it’s not that the songs are just really good, or just that the message is significant. It’s that they are both happening in unison while recreating everything you like about pop-punk into something new and exciting. Anyway, as the title implies, this is a compilation of all their earlier recordings. On this record they have compiled both sold out 7″s and a 12″ EP only released in Europe. This is the best place to start if you’re discovering the band for the first time, but will be nothing new to folks who have followed this band for the last few years—except for the cover of “Elizabethan Collar” which doesn’t appear anywhere else. Totally awesome, totally essential. (FS)
(Rumbletowne)
Record of the Week: RVIVR The Joester Sessions ’08–’11 LP
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MRR Radio #1274 • 12/12/11
12 12 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK: Alack! Alas! Life is devoid of meaning and substance! There’s no reason to go on! I think I’ll just end it all right… what was that? A radio show, you say?… Maximum Rock’n'Roll? Who’s doing it this week?… Fred, Pete and Langford again?… Anyone else? Matthew? Oh, alright, that sounds pretty cool actually. I guess all these pills will still be here later…
Listen here:
Adelitas (photo by Josh)
Intro song:
SHARKPACT – Ocean
Fred – All my news I learned from KISS
HOUSEHOLD – Go Away
SHARP BALLOONS – Evening News
TERRIBLE FEELINGS – Tied Up
CRUDDY – Slow News
UH-OH – History
Matthew – CRIMEWAVE + 4 bands that are nothing like CRIMEWAVE
ANTIDOTE – We Support All Forms of Resistance
FATE – Sam Ze Suba
UTOPIA – Szalency Bieg
ADELITAS – Fronteras Infinitas
CRIMEWAVE – Pancakes
Pete – Endless Revolution Summer
RITES OF SPRING – Deeper Than Inside
IGNITION – Cancellation
THE SHIVERING – Weave
DESCARADOS – La Poca Libertad Que Tenias Fue Robada
WITS END – Enough
Langford – Future Relics
GHADDAR – Close Your Eyes
CAROLEE – Water the Rocks
THE SCEPTRES – Childsplay
Outro song:
THE LOVE TRIANGLE – Quick Joey Small
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Record of the Week: SHARKPACT Ditches LP
8 12 2011
After doing reviewing records for a long time, you start to notice there are very few bands doing something completely original. Or even modestly original. Most bands create music that reflects (at times shamelessly) the music that inspires them. And that’s great, that’s fine. No problem. But every once in a great while you come across a band like SHARKPACT who create music utterly unlike anything you’ve been hearing. And that’s something extraordinary. But this album isn’t just original; it’s also really really fucking good. My attempts to describe the music are going to sound awful, so you’ll have to trust me on this one. The band is just two folks; one on the drums, the other on keyboard, both singing. And what comes out is like a mutant combination of goth and heartfelt pop punk. Wait, wait don’t stop reading, I swear this is awesome! The synthesizer has a late ’80s goth vibe while the drumming has a WARSAW-era JOY DIVISION on meth approach. But then add ONE REASON style vocal harmonies. Heartfelt, urgent, unrelenting. This album is obviously not for everyone, but I’m sold, album of the month, for sure. (Rumbletowne Records)
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MRR Radio #1268 • 10/30/11
30 10 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK, IN RADIO: Ignore that crazy ass message from your ex’s grandmother. We have punk records for you to listen to. Yes, that’s right, Fred, Pete, Francesca, Langford and Francesca are on the radio. Now if only we could parlay this into free coffee somehow…
Listen here:Intro song:
COLT TURKEY – The Book
Fred – Candy Corn
TERRIBLE FEELINGS – Impending Doom
CRAZY BAND – I Like You
YOUR PEST BAND – Please Mr. Postman
UH-OH – You’re So Stupid
HAGAR THE WOMB – One Bright Spark
Hagar The Womb
Pete – Uhhhhhhh, Records
CUPID CAR CLUB, M.P. – Child Custody Commandos
COP WARMTH – Morning Guilt
HARRIET THE SPY – How We Got on Kill Rock Stars
CONDOMINIUM – Teeth
MOHINDER – 101
Francesca – Happy 36th B-Day, Ivy Jeanne!
MIAMI – The City That Never Sleeps
ALLERGIC TO BULLSHIT – Fuck You Mother Fucker
LOS CANADIANS – Never Can
BLACK RAINBOW – Broomfields
Langford – A Psychedelic Journey (that I fucked up)
SHOPPERS – A4
SLUGZ – Suit and Tie
VIVISICK – The Ant of Babylon
SUDOR – Viejos Con Bocas de Desague
BRAIN F≠ – Lie About Diet
Francesca – Fuck Cops
AK-47 – Badge Means You Suck!
PARTISANS – Bastards in Blue
Outro song:
MDC – Dead Cops
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MRR Radio #1263 • 9/25/11
25 09 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THUS WEEK: Fred, Langford and Peter stumble through an attempt at radio broadcasting. Punk rock, bad jokes, and other nonsense. Getting ready to fuck some shit up? Listen to this show to get pumped. Let’s go break some fluorescent light bulbs in the alley!
Listen here:
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments
Intro song:
CRISIS OF CONFORMITY – Fist Fight
Fred – Records That Destroy
ARCTIC FLOWERS – Double Edged
SURRENDER – Crucified
GOD EQUALS GENOCIDE – We Speak for Ourselves
1981 – Controlled by the State
LIBYANS – Anyone Can Do It
Langford – These Are Some Records (That I Like)
DEATHRATS – Give Up
KROMOSOM – Fallout
THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS – Burning Trash
OVENS – Let Down
TRAITORS – Fuck You, I’m a Cop
Pete Has Been Drinking Since Like 1PM Today
THE MICE – Just Like Brick
STRAWMAN – The Order
TINA, AGE 13 – Sunday Morning
HOT SNAKES – LAX
BROKEN WATER – Faux King Vogue
NATIVE NOD – Back to Mimsy
Outro song:
BED WETTIN’ BAD BOYS – Nobody Else
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MRR Radio #1247 • 6/5/11
5 06 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK: Mariam brings over a 30-pack of lukewarm Bud Light (not joking) and Fred, Langford, Dan and guest DJ Pete bring the terror to your computer terminal. Or radio dial, if that even exists anymore. Enjoy the pain/nonsense/tunes.
Listen here:
Dead Dog
Intro song:
NORMALS – Memories
Fred – Here Comes the Memories
DEAD DOG – Barn
ASTRONAUTS – Everything Stops for Baby
CACAW – My Fork Your Flesh
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND – That I Dunno
GUN OUTFIT – Adam Is a Dream
Dan – My Many Moods
DEATH TRAP – No Hicks
RAW NERVE – Born Under a Bad Sign
MAYDAY – In It to Win It
CAREER SUICIDE – Things Take a Turn
Langford – Yet Another Smooth Transition
COUSIN BRIAN – Do Stay Over
NEON BLUD – Neon Nite (7” edit)
COPROLITOS – El Ritual
HUGGY BEAR – Shaved Pussy Poetry
HYGIENE – Things to Do
Pete enjoys the ’90s
SUPERCHUNK – Cast Iron
(YOUNG) PIONEERS – Love Songs from the International Section
BORN AGAINST – My Favorite Housing Project
Outro song:
ONE LAST WISH – My Better Half
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Record of the Week: CRACKBOX In Love Must Mean Stupid 7″
11 04 2011
This record is insanely good! It’s dirty, bleak, gross, and catchy, all rolled up in one gleaming four-song EP. This is another beautiful slice of the newly minted sub-genre of “crust-pop.” I know many of you will grimace at this seemingly awkward melding of worlds, ’cause they seem like oil and water. But in fact, this does rule. Generally, music like this comes out of kids once connected to the pop punk scene. But as you grow older you realize that life is shit, and it’s less about freedom and choice, and more about loss and grief. And that gets reflected in their message, but creating music is still a vehicle towards personal happiness, so the pop sensibilities at times find their way in. OK, so I don’t know the people in CRACKBOX at all. That description could be really fucking far from their reality, but that’s the atmosphere the music gives. And that’s the sense the vocals convey as they weave back and forth from guttural to soaring. At times, the singer sounds like a fucking monster—it rules. This record is highly recommended, especially if you’re into SNUGGLE, GLUE or FILTH. Destroy everything!
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MRR Radio #1233 • 2/26/11
27 02 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK: Fred, Langford and Mariam destroy your brain F with devastatingly awesome hardcore tunes. Radio is a killer, is a killer, is a killer yeah!
Listen here:Intro song:
AGONY BAG – Rabies is a Killer
Agony Bag
Fred – New records for the next generation!
CRIATURAS – Arañas en el Corazon
LA LA VASQUEZ – Why?
DARK RIDES – Dance for Rain
HIMEI – ? (title in Japanese)
BRAIN F≠ – God No
Langford – The soundz inside my brain
SLOANE PETERSON – Can’t Shake You Tired Eyes
CROWD CONTROL – Terror Cycle
HELL SHOVEL – Stealin’ Candy
SLUGFUCKERS – Artificial Slits
FLESHIES – This Is the City Where All the Dirty Assholes Are Safe
Mariam – Brutalizing the Boys With My Hardcore
FIRMEZA 10 – Raza Salvaje
SECRET PEOPLE – False Reality
MAUSER – End of the Line
NO STATIK – The Corpse We Will Become
ICEAGE – White Rune
Fred – Bringing it back home
MERCHANDISE – I Locked the Door
ESTROGEN HIGHS – Kaleidoscope
ADD/C – How the West Was Won
Outro song:
CLOSET FAIRIES – Popular Science
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MRR Radio #1226 • 1/8/11
9 01 2011MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK: Everybody fucks up their set somehow and the world fails to end. A good time is still had by all though, because all the songs rule. Starring Fred and Tosh and Langford. Fuck God, Lets Punk!
Suzi Quatro
Intro song:
SOPORS – It Turns Me On
Fred – It’s the Apocalypse
FIRESTARTER – Saturday Night Is the End of the World
REYNOLDS FAMILY – Eyeball Skeleton
DEFECT DEFECT – Fuck God Let’s Punk
SPECTRES – Pattern Recognition
BRILLIANT COLORS – You Win
Tosh – All Q’s
QUAILS – Atmosphere
QUARANTINE – Boxes of Cords
QUEERWOLF – The Game
QUEERS – Feeling Groovy
QUEEN COBRA – Shake Your Booty
SUZI QUATRO – 48 Crash
Langford – Records of +2 Speed
DESCENDENTS – Coolidge
ZOMBIE DOGS – Nerd in the Pit
ANAL WARHEAD – Destroy the World
ROGERNOMIX – Bacon’d
HOMEOWNERS – Filthy Lips
Fred – My World Is My Mind
SIOUX – Beijing Welcomes You
INJECTIONS – Prison Walls
ROUGH KIDS – Into the 00’s
DERBY DOLLS – Teaparty
Outro song:
OUTLOOK – Turn It Off
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MRR Radio #1218 • 11/13/10
13 11 2010MRR Radio is a weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rocknroll record collection. You can find the MRR Radio podcast, as well as specials, archives, and more info at radio.maximumrocknroll.com. Thanks for listening, and stay tuned!
THIS WEEK: Fred, Langford, Dan, Matt, and Cameron break out some killer jams and dazzle your ears with good songs played by bands you thought you hated. Run for cover! TOUCH ME SATAN is on the stereo!
Listen here:
Blotto (photo by bobbaloo5)
Intro song:
SLOA KNIVAR – Hemmakvall Smassakernt
Langford – 35” of Moronic Rock ‘n’ Roll
LIQUOR STORE – Free Pizza
BEER & CABLE – Whine & PBS
NEGATIVE LIFESTYLE – Hangover Anxiety
WICCANS – Teenage Cults
TOUCH ME SATAN – Unemployment
Dan – Straight Edges, Weirdo Middles
RIVAL MOB – Hardcore for Hardcore
INSURGENTS – Fad Cash
TIMEBOMBS – Quiet a Lot
TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS – Burning Rubber
BOODTYPE – Welcome to Hell
Matt – Echo Power Blast of Future Time
ICKY BOYFRIENDS – Pigs
PF COMMANDO – Go Go Go
FINGERS – Wanna Go
JOE HEBERT BAND – I Don’t Wanna Be a Preppy
THE SCIENTISTS – Frantic Romantic
Cameron – Songs That Razzle Your Grandma
ASSHOLE PARADE – Just a Reminder
ACAO DIRETA – Nada a Acrescentar
GUITAR WOLF – Wild Zero
ALLERGIC TO BULLSHIT – Train I Ride
SPAZZ – Sword of the Lord
Fred – 3 Terrific Hits
DIRT – Hiroshima
NECESSARIES – You Can Borrow My Car
BLOTTO – Your Pest Miss Frankfurt
Outro song:
MEAT PUPPETS – Tumble Tumble Weeds
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