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: New York
RayMilland – Recordings 79-81′
Raymilland – Recordings 79-81′ (BDR Records) 2010. Another amazing reissue, this one from my hometown. If you have never heard of Raymilland, that’s probably not too surprising. They were a short-lived Saint Louis post-punk act that existed roughly in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, New York, Saint Louis, post-punk
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Lovebug Starski & The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
Lovebug Starski & The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life (Vocal) // Positive Life (Instrumental) (Tayster Records) 1981. Another classic by the Little Starski, this is one of the last party records ever recorded and it definitely goes out with … Continue reading
Biz Markie – The Biz Is Goin’ Off
Biz Markie – The Biz Is Goin Off (Vocal) // The Biz Is Goin Off (Dub) (Cold Chillin’ Records) 1988. If ever there was an artist that doesn’t get the respect he deserves it was Biz Markie. And that may … Continue reading
Evergreen 7inch
Evergreen -1980, Wholeness of the Soul, Precious // Fall, Empty World (Self Destruct Records) 1992. This is a ridiculously good hardcore / post-hardcore 45 that I would never in a million years have listened to if it weren’t for the … Continue reading
Posted in Louisville, New York, hardcore, post-hardcore
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Circle X
Circle X – Slender, Albeit Living // Onward Christian Soldiers, Underworld (No Label) 1979. One of the best (and earliest) musical exports from Louisville, Kentucky, Circle X were initially comprised of one half of the proto-punk band No Fun. They … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Louisville, New Wave, New York, No Wave, post-punk
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Judy Nylon – Pal Judy
Judy Nylon – Pal Judy (On-U-Sound Records) 1982. My first introduction to the brilliant and mysterious Judy Nylon wasn’t via Snatch who I raved about back in January of 2008 but instead on this solo release from 1982. I picked … Continue reading
Skate Death – You Break It You Buy It
Skate Death – You Break It You Buy It (Bullhead Records) 1985. We all would have loved Skate Death back in the day. It’s the kind of thing that would not have been out of place on the Blazing Wheels … Continue reading
Reagan Youth – Youth Anthems For The New Order
Reagan Youth – Youth Anthems For The New Order (RRadical Records) 1984. One of my all-time favourite hardcore records ever. This thing just kills from the beginning guitar line on New Aryans to the last note of Gonowhere and was … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Punk Rock, hardcore
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DNA – You and You / Little Ants
DNA – You and You // Little Ants (Lust Unlust) 1978. Of the original New York No Wave groups very few were more discordant than DNA. The only one that immediately comes to mind would be Mars. This is a … Continue reading
Come On – Don’t Walk On The Kitchen Floor
Come On – Don’t Walk On The Kitchen Floor // Kitchen In The Clouds (Come On Music) 1978. Come On…I mean, really. Come On. Is this a Come On? Be straight with me. Can you be as straight as Come … Continue reading