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: Rants
RIP 1970s
The 1970s were the decade of my childhood. It was a different time. No worldwide web and no cable TV. People consumed less mass media back then and if they did, it was probably around a Zenith TV with goofy … Continue reading
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Happy Halloween
A lot of other blogs have spooky themed posts with songs by the likes of 45 Grave and The Misfits. So I have decided to do a different Halloween theme this year. See if you can figure it out…. The … Continue reading
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Fanzine Archives
Recently on the TIRC Message Board, I got some interesting news. Namely, an online archive has been released of old MRR, Flipside, Suburban Voice and Heart Attack back issues. It’s a pretty amazing project. I mentioned in my Jet Lag … Continue reading
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The Return of Post-Punk Junk
In case you haven’t heard, our favorite old Post-Punk Junker is up and running with a great new site called Egg City Radio. But that’s not it! Bret is also hosting a public access-style music video TV show on Tuesdays … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends #2
I promised on my original odd and ends post that I would do this every once and a while. Then I never did it again. Ha! Well here’s round two of highlights from recent record roundups. All of these are … Continue reading
Jet Lag Magazine
As most regular readers of Last Days know, I came of age in St Louis, MO USA which was not the cultural epicenter of the universe. It has always been my belief though that St Louis had a lot of … Continue reading
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LDoMoE Podcast #2 – Happy Freakin’ Birthday To Me
So get this…Last Days of Man on Earth is officially one year old today. Not only that but this is the 100th post for LDoMoE. Coincidence? I think not. You are dealing with a pro here. I planned this. Its … Continue reading
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LDoMoE Podcast #1 – A Tribute to Mutant Sounds
Another major event that occured while I was on my self-imposed sabbatical was the launching of Mutant Sounds. If you haven’t visited this site, by all means do it NOW. …wait! Let me finish and then do it. Mutant Sounds … Continue reading
RIP Larissa Strickland
Larissa Strickland died recently of an overdose of Xanax. Apparently, she was living in Florida. I don’t want to spend too much effort going over the details of her slow fade out because frankly I don’t know much besides what … Continue reading
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Dressed for the H-Bomb Obit
So I just get finished writing a lengthy obit for 100 Records and Strange Reaction pulls its plug. Now there wasn’t much love around here for Strange Reaction, but it was a damn good site and I was sad to … Continue reading
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