Content Tagged: punk

Features

Life’s Blood: Born Out of Chaos, Doomed to Failure

By Freddy Alva |

Jason O'Toole, Adam Nathanson, Neil Burke, and Sean Murphy died for your sins in 1988 AD Hardcore.

Song of the Day

Raw Peace, “No Peace,” from Hand of Death (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Belgian punks cook up jams in the spirit of Ripcord and Final Conflict.

Reviews

Ready Fire Aim, by Kevin Triggs (River Street, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez |

A novel set in the American skinhead scene of the '90s? Yes, we'll bite.

Song of the Day

Hive, “Low Hanging Fruit of War,” from Parasitic Twin (Crown and Throne LTD, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Members of Harvest, Threadbare, Endeavor, 108, and Disembodied go for the throat.

Song of the Day

Nuclear Altar, “Ghostblood Rituals,” from Mankind in Decline (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Nasty D-beat from Croatia that sounds like it was recorded on a boombox (that's a good thing here).

Record Collectors

Record Collector: Mike De Lorenzo (Sheer Terror, Serpico, Kill Your Idols, C.R.)

By Carlos Ramirez |

His OCD is no joke.

Song of the Day

Rashōmon, “ 死体症候群” (2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Inventive hardcore punk straight out of the District of Columbia.

Reviews

Crushed, Deep User (Self-Released, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

Imagine the sound of Deadguy playing AmRep-styled songs at a CBGB's matinee, circa 1996.

Reviews

Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains, by Howie Abrams and James Lathos (Lesser Gods, 2017)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The enigmatic frontman's life story is finally put to paper.

Features

Vitriolic War Prayers: Born Against Flyer Art

By Freddy Alva |

Founding guitarist Adam Nathanson on some of the stories behind the imagery he created for the band.

Interviews

Mike Hartsfield (New Age Records, Outspoken, A18, Done Dying, Freewill, Dear Furious)

By Carlos Ramirez |

One of the sXe hardcore scene's long-lasting supporters speaks.

Interviews

Ras Israel Joseph I (Bad Brains)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The vocalist on their Rise album looks back at his time in the band.

Interviews

Curran Reynolds (Body Stuff, Wetnurse, Today is the Day, Music Publicist)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"My favorite book in junior high was A Clockwork Orange."

Interviews

Mark McCoy (Charles Bronson, Youth Attack, Absolute Power, Das Oath, Suburbanite)

By Carlos Ramirez |

"At 3 or 4 I was into KISS, whom I assumed were women."

Interviews

Javier Villegas (Born Against, Cattle Press, Iabhorher, Our Gang)

By Freddy Alva |

"The first albums I ever owned on vinyl were Love Gun and Alive!, by KISS."

Interviews

Frank Daly (Big DRILL Car, All Systems Go!)

By Carlos Ramirez |

The melodic punk vocalist on the '80s L.A. scene, working with Greg Ginn, and not signing with a major label.

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