LA MISMA — “Kanizadi” LP This is so perfect just go buy it now—just do it! LA MISMA from New York are a force to be reckoned with and, after just one 7″ and a few demos, this ferocious full-length hurtles through the punk universe like a blazing comet! I can’t single out one song […]
Read MoreOn this week’s Monday Photo Blog Carlos Patino sent in some photos from the Melbourne, Australia, benefit show for RUMAH API and THE WALL at Hot Shots. You can check out more of his work on his tumblr. Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, […]
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EBENEZER AND THE BLUDGEONS — “Peer Pressure” EP Looky what I win this month! No one coulda guessed these OG Baltimore KBD punkers were such the lyrical geniuses, but there’s no doubt after any spin of this classique 1978 four-songer. I still remember first dropping the needle after coughing up some substantial lunch money in […]
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EUTANASIA — “Sentimiento de AgitaciÁ³n” LP Here is the first vinyl rendition of a classic Peruvian punk tape recorded in 1990. Somewhere at the intersection of the RAMONES and RIP, EUTANASIA distills punk into its raw rock material essentials: catchy, pogo-friendly, yet serious and angry punk. Their commitment to carrying the torch of local underground […]
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BIKINI KILL — “Revolution Girl Style Now” LP BIKINI KILL was my gateway band into DIY punk. I got into them when the first 12″ came out, and then the year after they toured the UK with HUGGY BEAR, which was a life-changing experience for fourteen-year-old me. The fact that I have never heard these […]
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