Something different today!

I'm busy with a lot of things lately. Most of all work unfortunately but also with this:

So far we couldn't find any local support but we're still working on it.
If you know someone get in touch.
For more info and updates go here.

both bands have the following new records available for pre-order here.





or get their earlier material from GIHC:

Social Damage - both demos 7"

Raw Justice - we don't need your friends 7"

Not long after this will be happening:

more soon...

AYS suburban haze 7" release show w/ COLDBURN & DOGCHAINS

Yo,
STEPDOWN's at it again. Bringing you the AYS suburban haze 7" release show at the infamous AK47 in Düsseldorf.
COLDBURN & DOGCHAINS are also on the bill. March 30th Don't miss this!!

Richie Dagger + Filler + Salad Days - jan 19th AK47

Stepdown announced a new show for friday january 19th @ AK47 in Düsseldorf, Germany

Expect some red hot action from

Richie Dagger

Filler

Salad Days

Mindset euro tour

Most people probably know already but just in case you don't.

XXX STRAIGHT EDGE XXX

xCOUNTERx demo news & upcoming shows

Good Intentions are one step closer to releasing San Francisco Straight Edge band COUNTER's demo Tape in europe. Can't wait! So stoked!!

And check out those sweet shows they'll play in March

Mob Style & then some

As I reported earlier this years R'R Fest on Sept. 22nd, which unfortunately is the final chapter in that story, features the Mighty URBAN WASTE along with one of Europe's finest MAN LIFTING BANNER and recently there have been more bands added. For now the line-up looks like this:

Urban Waste

Man Lifting Banner

Brat Pack

Citizen Patrol

Think Again

Ruidosa Inmundicia

Fix Me

The War Goes On

Brudte Løfter

For more infor check out the fest's fb page.
It's gonna be a wild one! Talk about going out with a blast!

ABCD

aka Randoms

 

 

POISON IDEA and NEGATIVE APPROACH on one bill? Awesome! Info.

 

 

MUNICIPAL WASTE are not really my kinda Band. I can't listen to much of their music in one go but this video is funny!

 

 

MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen is found to be anti-retirement. Info.

 

 

THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION releasing their first new album in 8 years called Meat & Bone in September. Info.

 

 

CAT POWER releases new record with original material which is a lot poppier than her last selfpenned output the greatest if you can judge the whole thing by this video.

 

 

STEVE MARTIN (I know you like him) plays the Banjo in a Bluegrass Band. More pics and a video.

 

 

I didn't watch that video yet but how can David Lynch make a bad video of CHRIS ISAAK's wicked game? Check out US tourdates and the official ck add video here.

 

 

NU SENSAE you should check out if you like Babes in Toyland and kbd/ garage punk. I do so sadly there are only US and Canada tourdates available along with the videos. Try to find the clip that features dogs, peanutbutter (do I hear someone saying Bobby Pin?) and jam. But don't look at that hideous record cover. Besides this and the name they are really worth checking out.

 

 

VEGANS are strong!! Or at least they can be ;)

 

The Country and Blue Grass Bar ain't dead yet

The weekend approacheth and with it The CBGB's Festival!!!

Find out more about it here:

SWNK

Brklnvgn post 1

Brklnvgn post 2

That second post by the Brooklyn based vegans kinda makes me want to be there. But I won't :/ Members of the Ramones, Dead Boys, Heartbreakers, Dictators and Television. One stage - one night (though sadly not at the same time as one band)! How can you not want to be there??

Curious about what will follow.

MOB STYLE

I don't know if I've ever been that siked on a show. Ok. I think I was but there were not many. Though I'd say the recent reunion craze is getting on my nerves a bit this one I'm looking forward to and it better be a good one. This Band released one 7" in 1982. Yes that's right. 30 fucking years ago. And it is one of the best Hardcore singles that were ever released. It's right up there with Black Flag's nervous breakdown, Negative Approach's 1st 7", the Middle Class 7", the Abused 7".... I think you catch my drift.

Now that I probably got you interested (if you have any taste in hardcore at all you should be drooling like me right now) here's what I'm on about:

URBAN fucking WASTE will be playing the annual R'R-Fest in Venlo, Netherlands on Sept. 22nd together with Man Lifting Banner, Citizens Patrol and a whole slew of others. Although the event is not yet mentioned on the Club's site. But that shouldn't be worrying anybody. It's not the first edition ofvthe Fest. Rather the fifth and apparently last one which in my humble opinion is a damn shame.

In 2010 URBAN WASTE released the Recycled LP which has old songs that were never recorded (or at least never released before) and some new tunes. While this is a good record it somehow lacks the punch of their 7" I must say so let's keep our fingers crossed for the live event. As of now I don't have any info on a pre-sale but there's most likely gonna be one that you should use because last years edition was sold out early in the day. Also you might want to bring your survival / first aid gear since I'll be moshin' and skankin' and struttin' like there's no tomorrow ;) (I'm not talking Take Offense here although that's an awesome band too)

Cobretti & more at AZ Köln Kalk tomorrow Wed. 16th

Another fine show
put together by the fine folks of Hit&Run
and Kraake Konzerte
at a fine location aka the AZ Köln Kalk.
More info on the fb-event-page.

We do have one exclusive info for you though. Sandblaster Distro will be attending and we'll be bringing a few collectible out of print records that are not listed on the Distro page and probably will never make it onto it as we're right in the middle of putting something new together that will smoothen out your shopping experience a lot. Also there will be some extra special stuff only for you folks. Stay tuned and in the meanwhile get your asses out here tomorrow!!

COBRETTI /ex mülheim asozial

RUINS /crust.dbeat aus Bielefeld

DAYDREAM /sxe.hc Prag

TALES OF ERROR /hc.punk auch aus Prag

Give + No Tolerance Tour

You must be living under a rock if you don't already know GIVE. It already took me a while to check them out but I'm glad that I did. I'm not the biggest fan of Revolution Summer Era DC Hardcore but this band really does a great Job incorporating that style into their own sound. So thank you Trapdoor-Tourz for working on their euro-tour. At the moment I can't find any official info on confirmed dates but word on the street is that they will be playing Bremen, Germany on Sept. 22nd and Münster, Germany on Sept. 23rd. Rumor also has it that they will bring No Tolerance with them. They have a 7" out on Youngblood Records that's heavily influenced by early Boston Hardcore. And I also hear some Confront in there. You can't go wrong with that.
Keep your eyes peeled

Stepdown presents Abfukk & the French Boys

Get your calenders out! The mighty Joe Zilla and me did it again.

Inherit xxx Straight Edge on tour

Yo everybody,
things have been crazy over here and they still are. I needed some downtime next to working a lot and the past holidays so I watched way too much tv series. Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, American Horror Story, Six Feet Under, The Walking Dead and currently Sons Of Anarchy. All quality series if you're into that kinda stuff but now let's get back to business as uge.

Here is the link to the Facebook event page for Inherit's Show with Get It Done! tomorrow. Unfortunately I'll be busy with work again but you should really go there. Support two awesome bands and a crucial dude who put that show together.

If you for some reason cannot see the event page or are to lazy to hit the link here's the info on the location:
Bunker in Sterkrade (Los Brujos), Eugen-zur-Nieden-Ring, Oberhausen, Germany doors are supposed to be at 7:30pm

For a sound sample and more info on their tour that started yesterday and is stationed in Hasselt today hit this. You don't wanna miss!!

Night Birds euro tour starts tomorrow. Don't sleep!

NIGHT BIRDS EUROPEAN TOUR (SEPT-OCT):

Do. 22.09.2011 - Amsterdam (NED) @ Occii w/ Glam, OD Kids
Fr. 23.09.2011 - Leipzig (GER) @ Zoro Fest w/ Systematic Death
Sa. 24.09.2011 - Venlo (NED) @ Perron 55 / R'n'R Fest w/ Direct Control
So. 25.09.2011 - London (UK) @ The Grosvenor w/ Little Ease
Mo. 26.09.2011 - Leeds (UK) @ House Show w/ Dry Heaves
Di. 27.09.2011 - Glasgow (UK) @ The 13th Note w/ No Island
Mi. 28.09.2011 - Swansea (WAL) @ Mozarts w/ Ssssnakes
Do. 29.09.2011 - Brighton (UK) @ Sticky Mike's Frog Bar w/ Legal Highs
Fr. 30.09.2011 - Kortrijk (BEL) @ The Pits w/ Direct Control, Citizens Patrol
Sa. 01.10.2011 - Paris (FRA) @ Le Parvis w/ Loud Girls, Police Truck
So. 02.10.2011 - Tübingen (GER) @ Epplehaus w/ The High Society
Mo. 03.10.2011 - Munich (GER) @ Kafe Kult w/ RVIVR (usa)
Di. 04.10.2011 - Bonn (GER) @ Bla w/ Monster Mash
Mi. 05.10.2011 - Berlin (GER) @ Bei Roy w/ Apostophe
Do. 06.10.2011 - Hamburg (GER) @ Hafenklang w/ Crimen, Criaturas
Fr. 07.10.2011 - Copenhagen (DEN) @ Stengade w/ Night Fever
Sa. 08.10.2011 - Bremen (GER) @ G 18 w/ Terrible Feelings

See you in Venlo!

Tomorrow Aug. 26th 2011!!!!

The Sandblaster Distro will be attending the following Show and so should you.
Buy some awesome records, save on postage and catch some great live action.
See you!!!

New Records!!! pre-order now and soon

RISE & FALL no introduction needed.
As you might know they are busy writing new material for their upcoming LP and now they have a little teaser for us. Deathwish are going to release a 7" with one new song from that hopefully soon to be recorded LP and a cover song of belgium's H8000 legend CONGRESS. Now that's something I wanna hear. And something I'll be ordering along with that is the re-issue of their already classic debut LP 'Hellmouth'. Pre-orders are not up as of writing this.

If you're living close to any of the following locations go check them out live. They always deliver!!!


11/11: Utrecht, Netherlands @ DB's w/ This Routine Is Hell, Ritual, Oathbreaker, Hessian
11/12: Mol, Belgium @ Jh Tydeeh w/ Reproach, Ritual, Oathbreaker, Hessian
11/13: Hamburg, Germany @ Rote Flora w/ Trainwreck, Ritual, Oathbreaker, Hessian


If you are into the whole H8000 thing but for whatever reason don't have every issue of the H8'zine you might wanna buy the recently released book that compiles them all. I have one or two of the early originals so that should do it for me but don't let that keep you from reading up on some euro hardcore history. You should know about it!!! Reality Records will hook you up.


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OUT OF VOGUE have been featured on here before so if you don't know about them you can check out this older post. Pre-orders are available for a few days already from Salad Days Records. I'm going to put mine in now!

I'll be satisfied with just one copy but maybe you wanna go all the way and grab the bundle including 3 7"es and this Shirt:

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Still waiting on the INHERIT pre-order to start.


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THE ENDLESSS QUEST is a blog I follow and a record label. I don't know too much about the guy behind it or the label but am always willing to help out a fellow collector nerd.
He just recently released a 7" by HOPE DEFEATED that you can pick up here. It's the band of the guy who does the WE WILL BURY YOU blog and if you like your Hardcore with a strong 90s influence this just might be for you.

ABFUKK - 'ab'date

Their new Shirts will be in at the beginning of September. Right in time for their next shows:


04.09.2011 Detmold @ Alte Pauline
17.09.2011 Ulm @ Betei
24.09.2011 Duisburg @ Djäzz
15.10.2011 Hameln @ AZ
05.11.2011 Torgau @ Brückenkopf


Pick this treat up on one of the shows or through thrashhomos@aol.com
They can also hook you up with some of their records like that.

WOLF X DOWN merch + 7" release show

The lady & the lads are back home from their glorious tour and they got some goodies left for you. Pick it up.

There are also some Tapes left.

And on August 26th these ragers will be available on Vinyl at this here Show.

!!!ATTEND!!!

Get It Done! Show

Girls! Boys! Take out your calenders! There is a Show comiing up you might want to attend. JKZ-Scheune is always a good spot for shows. Dirty Money, Anchors x Up, Righteous Jams good times were had. Don't deprive yourself of some fun in your life.

New WOLF X DOWN song + demo release

Did you check out WOLF X DOWN yet? I know I told you to. By now they have 2 songs up on their bandcamp and they are both soooo good. If you're into 90s vegan mosh you'll definitely love them. They are right up there with Birthright, Culture, early Abnegation, early (i.e. good) Morning Again, etc.
And tomorrow they will be playing their demo release show. I really hope my legs will be better by then although it doesn't look like it. Another major bummer having to miss out on that Show. You should really go there.


sorry for the bad quality picture.