You may have heard the name Stuart Schrader before, as he did Game of the Arseholes zine. This was a highly respected zine in the “rawer” punk scene which you may have inferred from the title which references ANTI-CIMEX. He has done countless interviews, some of which have appeared in MRR such as MISSBRUKARNA and […]
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REATARDS — “Grown Up, Fucked Up” LP When this record was originally issued by Empty Records back in 1999, it felt like the REATARDS had already been around for a decade, at least (their first single is from ’97). The band seemed to jump into existence already in “mature phase,” which is the benefit of […]
Read MoreThis originally ran in MRR #314/July ’09. which is now out of print Coke Bust is a Washington DC hardcore band whose music draws primarily from mid-’80s European thrash, a la Heresy and Ripcord, as well as the better corners of the youth crew genre, creating a sound that brings bands such as Scholastic Deth […]
Read MoreOn this week’s Monday Photo Blog we have some sick evidence of a summer well spent from Alex Kress. You can check out more of her work on her Flickr here. Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local […]
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HAPPY? — “Anger” EP This felt vaguely familiar upon first listen. That feeling turned into deja vu and I had no idea why. The previous day I had been thinking about leaving San Francisco after more than a quarter of a century and was going over all the wonderful Bay Area bands I had seen […]
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