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.
Category Archives: California
The Tikis – Junie / Surfadelic
The Tikis – Junie // Surfadelic (Thermidor Records) 1981. Speaking of Thermidor….what kind of music do you think the band Monitor would make if they decided to do a one-off single with Paul B. Cutler of 45 Grave, Vox Pop, … Continue reading
Posted in California, New Wave
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Human Hands – Trains Vs Planes
Human Hands – Trains vs Planes // Blue Eel (Faulty Products) 1981. A band I have been meaning to post for years, Human Hands represent the epicentre and apex of a certain early Pasadena New Wave sound in this bloggers’ … Continue reading
Posted in California, LA, New Wave, post-punk
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Executioner – Fix Me / Hellbound
Executioner – Fix Me / Hellbound // Flat Lands, Marked To Die (Patac Records) 2010, originally recorded in 1982. While putting together my hardcore podcasts I contacted Dan Patac from the Boston-based label Patac Records and he hooked me up … Continue reading
Posted in California, hardcore
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UJ3RK5 – UJ3RK5 EP
UJ3RK5 – The Anglican, The Locator // Eisenhower and the Hippies, Booty Dread (Quintessence Records) 1980. A post-punk classic of dryly academic dadaism. UJ3RK5 (pronounced “You Jerks”) were a band of social misfits from Vancouver who released this wacky EP … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, No Wave
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Bay of Pigs – Addiction / Aliens
Bay of Pigs – Addiction // Aliens (Subterranean Records) 1980. Another great 7inch from the post-punk paradise that was San Francisco circa 1980. At the risk of sounding wildly off base, let me state that this single by Bay of … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, No Wave, post-punk, san francisco
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Savoy Sound Wave Goodbye
Savoy Sound Wave Goodbye(Go! Records) 1981. Anyone who has read Simon Reynolds book Rip It Up and Start Again knows that it is at once a very informative and enjoyable read and at the same time a real pisser. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, post-punk, san francisco
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The Units – History of the Units
The Units -History of the Units (Community Library Records) 2009. Community Library Records has released a great new anthology of synth-punk pioneers The Units early work. The Units are a Last Days favourite, in fact I wrote about them way … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, Electro, New Wave, Synth, post-punk, san francisco
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Nu-Beams – Sterile Swab
Nu-Beams – Sterile Swab // One Step For What? 1981. The Nu-Beams were an early 1980′s Fullerton punk/new wave band. They played parties, the college pubs and local punk venues like Ichabod’s. They were a bunch of former art students, … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, LA, New Wave, No Wave, Punk Rock, Synth, post-punk
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Code of Honor – Beware The Savage Jaw
Code of Honor – Beware The Savage Jaw (Subterranean Records) 1984. Code of Honor hold a place of reverence with many a HC fan from the 1980′s, including myself. Growing out of the ashes of numerous Bay Area punk bands … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, hardcore
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NOVAK: The Story Behind Dumb Records
A while back, I posted a 45 by a band called BOB and openly wondered what the story behind it was. I asked if anyone had any info on this obscure band or the Dumb Records label that it was … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, No Wave, post-punk, san francisco
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