Content Tagged: 90s hardcore week

Interviews

Chokehold: Vocalist Chris Logan on the Making of the ‘Prison of Hope’ Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

'90s Hardcore Week closes out with a Canadian beast of a record.

Features

Bloodlet: Evilcore Through the Lens of a True Fan

By Javier VanHuss |

"They didn't even have to try, it seemed, the darkness just radiated from them."

Features

Macondo: Remembering the ‘90s LA Hardcore Venue and Cultural Space

By Andrew Kline |

A deep dive into an important venue in Southern California hardcore history.

Lists

H8000 Hardcore: 10 Records That Helped Define the Movement

By Hans Verbeke |

Essential picks from someone who was an integral part of the scene and era.

Features

The Story of the Ottawa/Jihad Split

By Carlos Ramirez |

Discussing the record with members of both bands and the folks behind the labels that released it.

Interviews

Trustkill Records: Revisiting the Label’s ‘90s Era with Founder Josh Grabelle

By Carlos Ramirez |

Including stories about Harvest, Brother's Keeper, Earth Crisis, Poison the Well, and many other bands.

Features

‘90s Hardcore: Something Was Happening in Brooklyn

By Jayrok |

The impact that late great music venue L'Amour had on a generation of musicians.

Interviews

Face Value: Singer Tony Erba on the Story Behind 1991's The Price of Maturity Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

"What kind of rust belt assholes would write songs that sound like Uniform Choice listening to Girlschool..."

Interviews

108: Vocalist Rob Fish on the Making of the Holyname Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

"...our individual approaches varied in a way that didn't align with your typical Hare Krishna thought process."

Features

The Path to Hardcore: ‘90s Punk, Ska, and VFW Halls

By Ralph Aloia |

"It looked more like a bingo hall my grandparents would go to then a concert venue."

Interviews

Better Than a Thousand: Ken Olden Talks About the ‘90s Hardcore Band’s Two Albums

By Carlos Ramirez |

With both Just One and Value Driven getting the reissue treatment, it was good timing.

Features

Reflecting on the Impact of Middlesex County College Hardcore Shows in the ‘90s

By Jason Horton |

"I remember buying [Vision's] In the Blink of an Eye on cassette, and it rarely leaving my Walkman."

Interviews

The Story of Undertow's At Both Ends Album

By Carlos Ramirez |

Vocalist John Pettibone, guitarist Mark Holcomb, and drummer Ryan Murphy look back on the 1994 classic.

Features

'90s Hardcore Flyers from the Archive of Andrew Kline (Strife, Berthold City, WAR Records)

By Andrew Kline |

He also shares memories from each of the gigs represented. In other words, obscure trivia awaits!

Features

Reservoir Records: Looking Back at the ‘90s Label with Founder Andrew Orlando

By Carlos Ramirez |

Spazz, C.R., Silent Majority, the Nothing's Quiet on the Eastern Front comp, and much more.

Features

‘90s Northwest Hardcore: Notes of Memory From a Distant Adolescent

By Scott R. Rozell |

A punk lifer reminisces on the various bands, scenes, zines, and labels that had a huge impact on him.

Interviews

Bassist Spotlight: Curtis Mead (Split Lip, Chamberlain, Model/Actress)

By Jeremy Holehan |

"Playing music has taken me to places I would’ve never been otherwise and introduced me to so many amazing people."

Interviews

Strongarm: Guitarist Nick Dominguez Reflects on His Time with the Florida Hardcore Band

By Carlos Ramirez |

We also get into his history as a founding member of Further Seems Forever.

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