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: Punk Rock
Ruin – Fiat Lux
Ruin – Fiat Lux (Meta Meta Records) 1986. Probably the most on-going request that I have seen over the years with Last Days is Fiat Lux by the Philly band Ruin. I wrote about them back in 2007. Few bands … Continue reading
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F-Systems – People / Naked Kiss
F-Systems – People // Naked Kiss (Classified Records) 1980. A great slice of new wave punk from Austin, Texas. F-Systems were peers of KBD favourites The Standing Waves and The Inserts and were on the same Classified Records label. Both … Continue reading
Last Four (4) Digits – Big Picture
Last Four (4) Digits – Big Picture EP – Fast Friends, Coughing Up Blood // City Streets, Another Sex Crime, (Hardly Music Records) 1980. I recently drove through Indiana on my way to Ohio and I just don’t get it. … Continue reading
Stranglers – Grip/London Lady
Stranglers – (Get a) Grip (on Yourself) // London Lady (United Artists Records) 1977. Another in my series of UK punk rock classic 7inches, this may be just about the most perfect thing ever recorded. The A Side entitled “Grip” … Continue reading
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The Ruts – Jah War
The Ruts – Jah War // I Ain’t Sophisticated (Virgin Records) 1979. No other single by The Ruts better captures the duality of the band than Jah War. A couple of other Ruts 7inches combine a reggae side and a … Continue reading
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X-Ray Spex – Identity
X Ray Spex – Identity // Lets Submerge (EMI Records) 1978. Continuing my run of classic UK punk 45s, this is X-Ray Spex with Identity. Was there ever a more literate and wise 20 year old than Poli Styrene? Don’t … Continue reading
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Generation X – Your Generation
Generation X – Your Generation // Day By Day (Chrysalis Records) 1977. A lot of people discovered punk rock via Generation X. Not me….but a lot of people. I was in Junior High when Rebel Yell hit and it was … Continue reading
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Models – Freeze
Models – Freeze // Man of the Year (Step Forward Records) 1977. Another early entry into the also-rans and the almost-wuzzes, these are The Models with their one and only release from 1977 and it’s pretty damn good. The A-Side … Continue reading
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Subway Sect – Nobody’s Scared
Subway Sect – Nobody’s Scared // Don’t Split It (BRAIK Records) 1978. Coming out of the original 1977 UK punk rock explosion, the Subway Sect did not feel the need to hammer you over the head with their rage and … Continue reading
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Bored Games – Who Killed Colonel Mustard?
BoredGames – Who Killed Colonel Mustard? Happy Endings, I Don’t Get It // Joe 90, Bridesmaid (Flying Nun Records) 1982. The Bored Games were a very early Flying Nun band out of New Zealand. It was also the first band … Continue reading
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