Making A Scene: New York Hardcore 1985-1988 Revisited

I remember coming across an original copy of Making a Scene: New York Hardcore many years ago. Even back then, I felt slightly hollow. I remember older dudes talking it up HARD, but upon seeing it, I was pretty let down. I mean, I have read zines with more pictures than this book. Granted, the …

Live… Suburbia by Anthony Pappalardo and Max G Morton

A few years back, AP (or IME) hit us up with his book Radio Silence. That book was awesome. It had everything a young hardcore kid (or an old hardcore kid) could ever want: rare tshirts, old flyers, quotes from big names in the scene, stellar pictures … It was perfect. This time around, with …

Kid Liberty – Give Up. Give In.

Kid Liberty just released an album called Give Up. Give In. It drops today, to be exact. And I’m sure I’m not the first one to point out the obvious, but I hope to beat it into the ground. The album is called Give Up. Give In. That’s right, no shit. Give Up. Give In. …

Kicked In – Kansas City Straight Edge – 2010 And Beyond

A while back (ok, a real long time ago), Taylor sent me this cd of all the Kicked In material. He wanted to send a demo, but they had sold out. I can see why now. After listening to this off and on for the last few months, it’s really grown on me. Great straight …

Joyce Manor – S/T – 6131 Records #027 – 2011

I’m not going to lie. I’ve been sitting on this review for a while. But it was for a good reason. My initial reaction went straight to fanboy. I wanted to sit with it for a while hoping to even out my reaction. It didn’t work. I’m still a Joyce Manor fanboy. This LP is …

No Tolerance – Boston Straight Edge Demo EP – 540 Records #010 – 2010

No Tolerance. Boston Straight Edge. This EP was released by 540 Records (which you will never be able to find any useful information online about. Just know it is a record label in a dude’s house somewhere in Texas. Actually, sounds like the start of something great, really). This is actually a re-release. It was …

Power Trip Demo – Withdrawal Records #001 – 2010

Power Trip hails from Texas. Lots of demos coming out of Texas recently, it seems. Of course, this isn’t super recent. It was originally released as a demo, then was later pressed onto vinyl. And actually, I may have just received this recently, but it’s been out for quite some time now. I know there …

Street Sweeper – Stylin’ On You Demo 2010

Street Sweeper is grimy. Like filthy grimy. I doubt they live above and below a bowling alley, but this demo has grit. And it isn’t just the fact that it was recorded by DFJ and Doug Free. I’m sure they played their part, but the sound of this band is hard. Think Guns Up or …