Goddamn, this is one heavy and hateful record. Unlike many of their contemporaries, North Carolina’s STRIPMINES avoid easy categorization, opting instead for a mix of hardcore styles that is simultaneously simple and complex. Throughout the record, they balance fast, downbeat hardcore Á la TOTALITÄR and crushing, mid-paced mosh parts like WASTED TIME to brutal and […]
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Even if you are someone who fervently eschews nostalgia in favor of appreciating and participating in the here-and-now, there are probably still certain things that hone in on that particular region of your brain that makes those “good old days” chemicals flood your veins. And if your generation/demographic happens to be the mid-’80s/suburban punk, seeing […]
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The prolific Dod Morrison dropped an email a few weeks ago with a link to his site, asking if we’d be into using any of his photos. Christ, there are tons of great photos there — lots of the old, great UK bands from recent fests and the like. UK Subs, Cocksparrer, Anti Nowhere League, […]
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We know this record is not new, but we got this review submission that we couldn’t resist from Cryptic Josh, whose mad ramblings you may recognize from the Grand Rapids Is Screaming website at grscreamer.com and the band Corrosive Kids… I’ve been kicking myself to write a review about this album by SKELETON PARTY & […]
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NO FUCKER — To Whom Tomorrow Belongs EP NO FUCKER — Conquer the Innocent EP In the previous installment of “We Got Ways“—your favorite online column revisiting the great DIY punk/HC records (both heralded and unheralded) from the decade known as the aughts—we discussed the YOUNG WASTENERS 12″ that gives its name to this column. […]
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