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: May 2007
!!! – Louisville, KY May 25 2007
Just got back from Louisville where I saw !!! at The Headliners Ballroom. It was my first show in Louisville, which is a city I have always muscially admired from a distance. I don’t know what it is about Lousiville … Continue reading
Posted in Funk, indie
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DEVO Hardcore Volume One
DEVO – Hardcore Volume One (Rykodisk) 1990. So it was inevitable that I would eventually post some DEVO. They were a weird Midwestern band who wrote some great songs. Over the years DEVO have gotten dissed more than any other … Continue reading
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
Posted in Midwest, Punk Rock, Saint Louis, hardcore
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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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The Return of Post-Punk Junk
In case you haven’t heard, our favorite old Post-Punk Junker is up and running with a great new site called Egg City Radio. But that’s not it! Bret is also hosting a public access-style music video TV show on Tuesdays … Continue reading
Posted in Rants, post-punk
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Odds and Ends #2
I promised on my original odd and ends post that I would do this every once and a while. Then I never did it again. Ha! Well here’s round two of highlights from recent record roundups. All of these are … Continue reading