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: April 2008
The Lines – White Night / Barbican
The Lines – White Night // Barbican (Linear Records) 1978. The Lines were an ultra-hard to pin down, obscurely-mysterious, post-punk band out of the UK in the late 1970s. They recorded a shit-load of music for a band you probably … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, Instrumental, New Wave, UK, post-punk
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Detox – Beer Gods / Dino
Detox – Beer Gods // Dino (Monkey Palm Records) 1983. What we have here is the ultra-hard to find, first release by my favourite group of Long Beach reprobates, Detox. The producer of this fine slab o’ wax is none … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, Punk Rock, hardcore
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The Rappermatical 5 – Party People
Rappermatical 5 – Party People (Dynamite Pep Records ) 1980. I’ve had a few discussions lately about the state of music right now especially regarding the cross-cultural pollination that is going on within the electronic, dance and hip-hop music scenes. … Continue reading
75s – Extra Fancy
The 75s – Extra Fancy (Self Released) 2008. The 75s are one of the best bands currently playing in Saint Louis. They play in a self-professed “girly pop” style…think Cub or Tiger Trap or something. There’s also a little bit … Continue reading
Posted in Midwest, Punk Rock, indie, power pop
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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
Drunks With Guns – Self Titled 7inch
Drunks With Guns -– Bloodbath // Punched In The Head / I Got The Gun (Cheap Beer Records) 1985. Somehow I had gotten it into my head that a bunch of other blogs had done postings on Drunks With Guns. … Continue reading
Posted in Midwest, Punk Rock, Saint Louis, hardcore
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Pulsallama – The Devil Lives In My Husband’s Body
Pulsallama – The Devil Lives In My Husband’s Body // Ungawa Pt 2 (Y Records) 1982. Pulsallama were a super group of New York ladies that included aspiring actress Ann Magnuson (pre-Bongwater), DJ Jean Caffeine and performance artist Wendy Wild. … Continue reading
Posted in New Wave, New York, No Wave, post-punk
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Local Anesthetic
Local Anesthetic (Smooch Records) 2008. So this one has been seriously making the rounds on a lot of other sites which is good. Smooch Records is definitely working the promotional angle (as they should be). The early punk/HC scene in … Continue reading
BOB – The Things That You Do / Thomas Edison
BOB – The Things That You Do // Thomas Edison (Dumb Records) 1980. I know nothing about this one other than it is one of the more ridiculous new wave 45′s in my collection (and that is saying a lot). … Continue reading
Posted in Art-Punk, California, New Wave, Synth, post-punk
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Theoretical Girls – US Millie/ You Got Me
Theoretical Girls – US Millie // You Got Me (Theoretical Records) 1978. The Theoretical Girls were Glenn Branca’s first band. This self-released 45 was released on Glenn’s own Theoretical label. He shortly followed it with the even more amazing 45 … Continue reading
Posted in New Wave, New York, No Wave, Punk Rock, Uncategorized, post-punk
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