Toby H2O, Toby Hazen St, Toby1, Toby SEOG … He goes by many names, but his message is universally themed: true till death, don’t forget your roots, drug free youth, young til I die, … Cliche phrases to some, but for Toby, hardcore is a way of life. Check this interview for a snapshot into …
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Jay-z, Cherry Coke and relaunching. My only comment: When did Cherry Coke disappear? I drank one over the weekend. And enjoyed every last drop. As far as Cherry Coke goes, every time I drink one, I recall sneaking into the industrial building near our house to get soda. We would go as a group of …
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(Since the LWR sucks, I figured I would repost it here for all to marvel at.) Here’s how it all started. Orhun tells me that Bill screwed him on ebay. Bill stopped using Paypal, and forces an international money order. By the time Orhun catches wise to being scammed, he can’t stop payment, can’t get …
Here’s some new hardcore from Sweden. Nothing like Refused or At the Gates. So you can either breath a sigh of relief or shake your fist in misery. This particular album is 5 song EP. Plenty of driving core and yelly vocals. Actually, I’m not super psyched on the yelly vocals or the last songs …
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Last night, I hung out with a friend from high school. It’s crazy. I haven’t seen this girl since 1997, but it felt like the good old days. Back in high school, we were great friends. College came along, and we both went our separate ways. She went down to Florida, I went to Worcester …
The year was 1996. I was probably a senior in high school. I was sitting in band with a friend of mine. He was down with hardcore, punk and ska so we always had something to talk about. One day, he starts telling me about this new record label he found. It was called Tooth …
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Thank god that’s over.
Lion of Judah hails from the DC/Metro area. A lot of famous bands are from DC. Namely, the Bad Brains. LOJ loves the Bad Brains. The influence is immediately noticeable. However, more than the Bad Brains, LOJ loves Burn. Imagine if Burn had released a politically fueled LP between the first EP and …
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Charles has outdone himself on this one. This comp is great. 36 tracks, all relevant bands in the CURRENT hardcore scene. Each band is either an up and comer, or has been on the scene for a minute already. I’d list off the bands, but there are 36 to chose from. And realistically, for 36 …
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What can be said about Aram that hasn’t already been said? Plenty, I’m sure, but none of it would be true. This dude is just down. Down for the core, down for the edge. What else could you ask for? All right, here’s a story. Back in 1999, Aram was playing with a band called …
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