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.
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Flesheaters – A Minute To Pray A Second To Die
Flesheaters – A Minute To Pray A Second To Die (Slash) 1982. One of my all-time favorite bands, The Flesh Eaters have never gotten the respect they deserve. Part of the problem is that they are unclassifiable. They’ve been referred … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, Punk Rock, indie, post-punk
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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
Posted in Rants, podcasts
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76% Uncertain – Estimated Monkey Time
76% Uncertain – Estimated Monkey Time (Schmegma) 1984. 76% Uncertain were a GREAT band from Connecticut who probably would be a household name amongst the punters if they had come out two years earlier. Estimated Monkey Time, thier debut album, … Continue reading
Posted in hardcore
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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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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
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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Inflatable Boy Clams
Inflatable Boy Clams – Inflatable Boy Clams (Subterranean) 1981. Can you believe this? I was posting below about how much I miss postpunkjunk.com. I dedicated the Psyclones LP to Brett. Got to thinking about cool SF artpunk and of course … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, Synth, indie, post-punk
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Psyclones
Psyclones – Psyclones (Subterranean) 1985. I know next to nothing about this band other than the fact that they were from San Franciscio. I got this LP a long time ago due to the fact that it was on Subterranean … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, Synth, indie, post-punk
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Old School Rap
Photo from Yes Yes Y’all Rap was the first music I ever got into. The first record I ever owned was 8th Wonder by The Sugarhill Gang. I didn’t really listen to “white” music until I got bussed in junior … Continue reading