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: Saint Louis
LDoMoE Podcast #24 – Saint Louis Underground 1979 to 1994
The Raymilland downtown in front of “Escape From New York” remnants Coming of age in Saint Louis, MO was a pretty miserable experience. I grew up in North County, a part of Saint Louis that is pretty isolated from the … Continue reading
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Spelling Bee – Sweet Dreams, Strange Animal
Spelling Bee- Sweet Dreams, Strange Animal (Apop Records) 2010. Great new release by avant-punk-math-spazzcore duo Spelling Bee who I have had the pleasure of seeing a number of times. I am always surprised by how LOUD this band is considering … Continue reading
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The Philosophic Collage
The Philosophic Collage – Genius, Planned Obsolesence // Toxic Poppies, Headline Deadline (American Aesthetic Industries, LTD) 1981. One of my favourite post-punk, no-wave obscurities and it comes from my hometown of Saint Louis. Have you ever heard of this? Probably … Continue reading
Posted in No Wave, Saint Louis, Uncategorized, post-punk
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Strangulated Beatoffs – Shake Your Dick
Strangulated Beatoffs – Shake Your Dick // Strangle Me (Firefighter Records) 1988. Man I can’t believe it took me so long to post something by these guys. One of the finest ensembles to ever come from my hometown of Saint … Continue reading
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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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Drunks With Guns – Self Titled 7inch
Drunks With Guns -– Bloodbath // Punched In The Head / I Got The Gun (Cheap Beer Records) 1985. Somehow I had gotten it into my head that a bunch of other blogs had done postings on Drunks With Guns. … Continue reading
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Boogie-Woogie Rumble With The Safes
Recently I had the pleasure of seeing The Safes in concert and let me tell you, they put on an insane show. There were all of 15 people in the club but it didn’t matter. They played with more energy … Continue reading
Posted in Midwest, Punk Rock, Saint Louis, indie, power pop
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Laffinstock
Tim, Reverend Steve, John-John and Sean So I was doing a guest spot on Scene of The Crime a few months back and as I was wrapping it up, who the fuck walks in but none other than Tim Mize, … Continue reading
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Didjits Rarities
Between 1987 and 1993, local heroes The Didjits released six amazing albums as well as a host of other 7inchers and comp tracks. The albums are very much in print at Touch and Go Records and you really should buy … Continue reading
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LDoMoE Podcast #5 – The Second Scene of the Crime
So it is with a large amount of irony that I seem to have been discovered in my hometown by certain local intelligentsia. Y’see, I left here in 1992 under a black cloud of disgust for the whole place. I … Continue reading
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