Hardcore Podcasts
September of 2010 I put together eight Hardcore Podcasts. You can check them out here if you are interested. For more insight into how I came up with the years 78-90 for the First Wave you can read about The Hardcore Superiorty Myth.
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The Depressions – Messing With Your Heart
Depressions – Messing With Your Heart // Street Kid (BARN Records) 1978. Alright so maybe The Depressions were not on par with The Adverts or The Buzzcocks. Maybe, like The Cortinas, there was a bit of a punxploitation element to … Continue reading
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Alternative TV – How Much Longer?
Alternative TV – How Much Longer? // You Bastard (Deptford Fun City) 1977. In 1977 Mark Perry, the creator of one of the very first punk fanzines (Sniffin’ Glue) and the frontman for ATV, was already decrying the conventions and … Continue reading
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Kinetic Stereokids – Kid Moves
Kinetic Stereokids – Kid Moves (Overdraft Recordings) 2009. Man, I really wanted to like these guys. The backstory on this was so good. A bunch of dudes from Flint, Michigan, of all places, start a lo-fi, basement band, citing Can … Continue reading
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STAAGS! – Adult Brigade
STAAGS! – Forfeited My Youth, Get Off My Lawn, Batshit Crazy // Busy, Dissatisfied, Hard to Function (DHR Records) 2007. Wow. This one slipped through the cracks. I received this a year or two ago I think and put it … Continue reading
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The Stalin – Romunchisuto / Light My Fire
The Stalin – Romunchisuto // Light My Fire (Climax/Tokuma Records) 1982. Alright let’s be totally honest here. There is punk rock and there is PUNK ROCK. You dig what I mean? I think what it takes to write and record … Continue reading
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RIP Lux Interior: 1946 – 2009
Lux Interior: 1946 – 2009. Thanks for everything, Lux. Really. Life wouldn’t have been the same without you.
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Birthday Party – Mr Clarinet
Birthday Party – Mr. Clarinet // Birthday Party (4AD Records) 1981. A friend of mine made the argument recently that Nick Cave’s best Birthday Party lyrics are to be found on the flipside of this beastly 7inch. I personally think … Continue reading
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No More Heroes
A few of my heroes passed away recently… The first fond farewell is to Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite who died on October 19, 2008. If you are unaware of Mr Moore’s contribution to popular culture let me give you … Continue reading
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Davy DMX – One For The Treble
Davy DMX – One For The Treble (Tuff City) 1984. Davy DMX was a very prolific figure in the early days of rap who had his hands in a lot of different projects. He produced some early Spoonie Gee and … Continue reading
Mats Olofsson – Raket, Raket
Mats Olofsson Raket, Raket // Silicon (?) 1981. Mats Olofsson released this gem and another entitled Rekordmagasinet in 1981. Both are considered new wave classics in Sweden. I prefer Raket, Raket. Its just one of those ridiculously catchy throwaway new … Continue reading
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