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: September 2007
The Sugar Hill Gang – The Sugarhill Groove
The Sugar Hill Gang – 8th Wonder // Sugar Hill Groove (Sugar Hill Records) 1980. One of the more obscure Sugar Hill tracks is the B-Side to 8th Wonder by the Sugar Hill Gang entitled The Sugar Hill Groove and … Continue reading
Suburban Wives Club – Casual Cat In a Laundromat
Suburban Wives Club – Casual Cat In a Laundromat // Guru Eye (Music For Moderns) 1984. I picked this up a few years ago based on the cover and name alone and I knew nothing about the band. The cover … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, New Wave, Philly, post-punk
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Riot.303 – Crowd Control
Riot.303 – Crowd Control (Cardiac Records) 1982. There just really isn’t much information available about this one out there. It’s not listed on either Flex or Kill From The Heart. Punk Rock Record Sleeves has it posted but alas no … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Punk Rock, hardcore, skate
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Real Enemy – Life With The Enemy
Real Enemy – Life With The Enemy (Mind Cure) 1983. Real Enemy were a hardcore band from Pittsburgh, PA in the early 1980s. They single-handedly started the Pittsburgh HC scene. Having never released anything other than this demo tape, I … Continue reading
Posted in Midwest, Pittsburgh, Punk Rock, hardcore
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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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LDoMoE Podcast #8 – Too Much Information
LDoMoE Podcast #8 – Too Much Information Last Days Of Man On Earth The Urinals Only After Dark Human League Mystery Party Stick Men Falle Tief Flucht Nach Vorn walkie talkie missing presumed dead High Life Subjects p.c.p Jeff & … Continue reading
Posted in New Wave, podcasts, post-punk
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Suspected Terrorists
Suspected Terrorists – Suspected Terrorists (Self Released) 2007. Ronald Reagan was president from when I was 10 to when I was 18. I hated Reagan but to be honest, it was primarily in the “I’m a punk kid – Reagan … Continue reading
Posted in Louisville, Midwest, Punk Rock, hardcore
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Sand In The Face
Sand In The Face – Sand In The Face (Twisted Records) 1986. Another East Coast obscurity that came out way too late (ala 76% Uncertain). This album was recorded in 1984 but it wasn’t released until 1986. Sand In The … Continue reading
Posted in New York, hardcore
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