LIFE IS POSERS! Loads more at lifeisposers.com PUNKTUALLY LATE by new contributor Matthew Chaney! NOWHERE CITY by Vickie Smalls! More great comix by Vic at nowherecitycomix.tumblr.com Every Friday we have a selection of comic strips from punx like you… You make funnies? Send em to funnies@maximumrocknroll.com and maybe you’ll see yer comic here next Friday!
Finally, one of the truly mythical, long-lost giants of American…nay, world… hardcore is unearthed from the sweeping sands of time. In December of 1983 this Boston hardcore powerhouse recorded seven songs with Jimmy Dufour at Radiobeat Studios in Kenmore Square, with the intention of mixing three songs — “Tailgate,” “Break the Chains” and “Condemned for […]
My first punk show ever was at ABC No Rio, a DIY and punk institution in New York City’s Lower East Side. I volunteered and booked ABC No Rio hardcore/punk matinees for a few years. In the process, I got to know Steve Englander as the glue that binds No Rio together and keeps it running as […]
For anyone not familiar with HOUNDS OF HATE (smell the coffee, what’s with you?), they play masterful NYHC akin to BREAKDOWN, SICK OF IT ALL, WARZONE, and similar acts, and are experts at writing involved, memorable songs with huge hooks and production that precisely matches their influences. The same sound, production, and attention to song/riff-writing […]
As we wind down this year, Kate Frese checks back into the Monday Photo Blog with some samples of a project she’s currently working on called “Transparency,” which is a double exposure type deal sandwiching a portrait with a live shot. A nice and interesting break from the norm. For more from Kate, check out katefrese.com. Send your […]