It's nice to see VOD back in action but frankly this is a little too metal. Granted, they always leaned pretty far into metal territory but it would have been cool to hear a return to early 90's style shit. So many metal bands are using HxC breakdowns and riffs that it would have been rad to hear some straight hardcore. Anyway, it's still good and has some interesting things going on.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Video: Vision Of Disorder "Set To Fail"
I don't listen to much post-1992 hardcore anymore but I used to be way into it. VOD was one of the first hardcore bands I ever heard. I was a metal head and they signed to Roadrunner Records, along with Madball. I got some comp that had both bands on it and it blew my mind. From that day forward I dove head first into hardcore, from the roots to the metal infused 90's stuff. Hardcore was my life for quite a few years.
It's nice to see VOD back in action but frankly this is a little too metal. Granted, they always leaned pretty far into metal territory but it would have been cool to hear a return to early 90's style shit. So many metal bands are using HxC breakdowns and riffs that it would have been rad to hear some straight hardcore. Anyway, it's still good and has some interesting things going on.
It's nice to see VOD back in action but frankly this is a little too metal. Granted, they always leaned pretty far into metal territory but it would have been cool to hear a return to early 90's style shit. So many metal bands are using HxC breakdowns and riffs that it would have been rad to hear some straight hardcore. Anyway, it's still good and has some interesting things going on.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
CMJ Artists Announced
CMJ recently announced some of the performers for the 2012 festival. Among them are GZA, OFF!, The Mountain Goats, Communist Daughter, Country Mice, Lily & The Parlour Tricks, Dirty Fences, Shark?, Talib Kweli and a whole bunch more. It's one of the better years in my opinion and I'm sure there's many more to be announced. Maybe I should do a showcase this year. Is it too late for that sort of thing?
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New Ninjasonik Track, "Red Cups"
Ninjasonik has a new track out called "Red Cups". It's a little more pop than what you're probably used to but they pull it off. I'm digging it.
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Video: Bloodshot Bill at Union Pool
On Saturday we went to Daddy Long Legs release party at Union Pool. The always mind blowing Bloodshot Bill was opening. I saw Bloodshot Bill for the first time back at the Norton Records party that The Sonics played. He totally stole the show then and he did the same on Saturday.
Here's a terrible looking video I shot of Bill stompin', gruntin', spittin' and kicking Brooklyn's ass.
Here's a terrible looking video I shot of Bill stompin', gruntin', spittin' and kicking Brooklyn's ass.
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Brooklyn Ski Club Returns...For Now.
I have some free time on my hand these days so I've decided to get this here blog going again. I have no idea if I can actually maintain this thing but we'll see how it goes. There's a very good chance I'll get lazy and/or busy and call it quits again but until then, I'm back!