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: Minneapolis
Crackers – Sir Crackers!
Crackers – Sir Crackers! Ultimato, I Can’t Have Faith // Light Blue Dress, Your Heart (TwinTone Records) 1980. This one is for Steve Almaas Completists. Well, I guess that is dependent on whether there is any such things as a … Continue reading
Posted in Minneapolis, New Wave, power pop
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TAR – Teetering / The In-Crowd
TAR – Teetering // The In-Crowd (Touch & Go Records) 1992. Ahhhh yes, TAR. Another of the lesser known bands on the Am Rep roster and definitely part of the Midwestern 1990s noise rock scene. For more background on that … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Midwest, Minneapolis, post-hardcore, post-punk
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Vertigo – Burnin’ Inside / 3220
Vertigo – Burnin’ Inside // 3220 (Insipid Records) 1992. Vertigo. Remember them? One of the great also-rans. Vertigo were part of the “third wave” of Minneapolis punk / underground music that started up in the late 1980s and ran into … Continue reading
Big Hits of Middle America Volume III
Big Hits of Middle America Volume III (Twin/Tone Records) 1979. This one lined the used record stores pretty regularly in the 1980′s in Saint Louis. It is an early two record set of the first wave of Minneapolis bands centred … Continue reading
The Raybeats – Guitar Beat
The Raybeats – Guitar Beat (PVC) 1981. Another summer hit for you, this is the first LP by The Raybeats. I initially bought this LP about 15 years ago because it featured some pretty big No Wave luminaries. Both Don … Continue reading
Posted in Instrumental, Midwest, Minneapolis, New Wave, post-punk
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Dwight Twilley – Sincerely
Dwight Twilley – Sincerely (Shelter) 1976. Another LP I picked up for a buck somewhere. Dwight Twilley would be the other great musical export from Tulsa (besides NOTA – very different). This album is not something I would have picked … Continue reading
Posted in Midwest, Minneapolis, New Wave, power pop, tulsa
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Cows – Taint Pluribus, Taint Unum
Cows – Taint Pluribus, Taint Unum (Treehouse) 1987. In 1987, Soul Asylum had signed to A&M and began thier slow trek towards Clinton’s inauguration. Husker Du released thier swansong Warehouse Songs and Stories and were effectively grinding to a halt … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Midwest, Minneapolis, Punk Rock, indie, post-punk
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Treehouse Scumbait #2
Treehouse was a rather obscure contender to the Midwestern-Noise-Rock-Post-Grunge Throne. It was started by a dude named Mark, whose last name is Trehaus. Get it? He owns a GREAT record store in Minneapolis called Treehouse records and this label is … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Midwest, Minneapolis, Punk Rock, hardcore, indie, post-punk
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Rifle Sport – Live at the Entry/Dead at the Exit.
Rifle Sport – Live At The Entry…Dead At The Exit (Ruthless) 1983. I used to work with a guy in Denver that was from Minneapolis. He told me that Rifle Sport got their name from a shooting gallery there. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Midwest, Minneapolis, post-punk
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Man Sized Action – Five Story Garage
Man Sized Action – Five Story Garage (Reflex) 1984. Man Sized Action was a great Mission of Burma-type band from Minneapolis. I have owned this album for many years and for a long time it just didn’t do anything for … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Midwest, Minneapolis, Punk Rock, indie, post-punk
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