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.
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Arrigo Barnabe – Clara Crocodilo
Arrigo Barnabe – Clara Crocodilo (Nosso Estudio) 1980. Definitely not for the faint of heart, this crazy-assed 1980 release from Brazil makes the Patife Band sound like Mr Mister. Essentially it’s a jazz concept album which I know sounds absolutely … Continue reading
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Christmas – In Excelsior Dayglo
Christmas – In Excelsior Dayglo (BigTime Records) 1986. Christmas was one of those bands that got a lot of press in the more mainstream mags like Spin back in the halcyon days of “college rock” before it begat “alternative”. I … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, indie, zolo
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Fred Lane – From The One That Cut You Up
Fred Lane – From The One That Cut you Up (Say Day-Bew Records) 1978. Growing up in the suburban Midwest, I was always frustrated by the dearth of originality in the local music. The way I see it, when you’re … Continue reading
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Inertia – The Screen / A Submarine
Inertia – The Screen // A Submarine (Insipid Records) 1980. Another minimal synth obscurity from the UK. Inertia released three singles and this, I believe, is their second. The Screen sounds a lot at first like Vice Versa but then … Continue reading
Electrocute – On The Beat
Electrocute -On The Beat (Sargent Records) 2008. Electrocute were Berlin (by way of New Mexico) practitioners of “electroclash” a few years ago. Remember that one? If you blinked you may have missed it. They released a great album called Troublesome … Continue reading
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X-Ray Pop – L’Eurasienne / La Machine À Rêver
X-Ray Pop – L’Eurasienne / La Machine À Rêver (MB5 Records) 1984. A great slice of French Synth wave from the band X-Ray Pop. There is very little information on this band on the web but from what I can … Continue reading
Skafish – Disgracing The Family Name
Skafish – Disgracing The Family Name// Work Song(Illegal Records) 1979. Do you know a lot about Jim Skafish? I didn’t either. I saw him in Urgh! A Music War many years ago. He’s towards the end and he does the … Continue reading
Odd Stories
Odd Stories Hjvarten Av Glas // Like You / Dance(?) 1981. A Swedish obscurity. Not much is known about this mysterious band. But this 45 represents along with Mats Olofsson and Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons, a high point in … Continue reading
P-Model – In A Model Room
P-Model – In a Model Room (1979). I’ve been listening to a lot of P-Model lately and you should too. They were a Japanese New Wave band from the late 1970s/early 1980s that ended up lasting until 1999. Anyway, I … Continue reading