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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.

Is this your kinda Clan?

I'm not much of a hiphop/ rap fan. I do have one or the other record but generally speaking I'm quite thrown off with the the way that genre presents itself to. That whole blin-bling and chicks thing is so annoying. Now I'm sure there are artists who deal with better topics but the mainstream shit is making me crazy and the music doesn't thrill me enough to go hunt for something interesting.

That said I do like some of the Wu-Tang stuff. Somehow they manage to catch my attention again and again. Just like in the past few days I read about 2 endeavors of different Clan members that I feel the need to share with you:

First of is RZA. He directs a martial arts (what else?) movie that is going to be presented by Quentin Tarantino and stars Russel Crow and Lucy Liu. If the whole film is anything like the trailer, as opposed to the trailer featuring its best moments and the rest being crap, It will be one of the best Action movies ever. What I can tell from the trailer it's so over the top (no pun intended) people at the movies will probably be screaming and laughing so hard you can hear it in the streets. It seems to be balancing real martial arts, exaggeration and wit in a way only a few others do. Just the right combination for me. Check out the trailer and a press statement to be found in the original post on DM.

 

Next up and closing things out is GZA with something not that far from the Clan's usual field of expertise. Well musicwise that is. He is about to release a new record which is nothing to out of the ordinary but it's a concept album with a rather atypical subject I don't think anyone ever tackled that way. He "has been sitting down with top physicists and cosmologists at MIT, Cornell University and elsewhere over the past few months for primers on the universe. Now, he's turning the lessons into lyrics." In the post on the WTFHYD? Blog that brought this to my attention and has a tad more info it also reads "GZA is teaming up with Marco Vitali, a composer, producer and Juilliard-trained violinist, on the score. They're aiming for a cosmic atmosphere." Now that I want to hear.

Fresh in 2012

While I was on holidays with my wife I missed out on the incredible line-up of Hangin' Tough, Rise And Fall and AYS. So much even that I also didn't blog about it. But who cares if I did. The show was sold out in no time anyway. Right now JoeZilla and I are working on bringing that very same line-up to the legendary AK 47 in the always beautiful city of Düsseldorf but that's a bit besides the point I'm trying toget across.

HANGIN' TOUGH had some new Shirts for sale at aforementioned show. As my brain is a big lump of (vegan) cheese I don't remember if they all sold out right that night or just a little later. All I remember is that they had to make a rerun of the new designs. Luckily I'm not only a connected but a made guy when it comes to that band so Jaybeez has one of each design neatly folded away for me to pick up when I'm back from this awfully long work-trip. Too bad for you this one is already sold out again:

But maybe the yellow haze is more your color anway. That one's still available

As is this new take of theirs on a classic print

Also this older shirt is still for sale

BE QUICK !!!

Vegan dreams come true again

Less Talk More Cake aka the sugarfeud is a comin' again.

Mark your calenders Sunday Juli 15th 3:30 pm at Atelier 68 in Cologne.

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it so two of you can have my share ;)

 

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)

Sharing and caring

Take It Back! Records wants to share a compilation with me and you. Of course it's a Label sampler. And it features the likes of State Of Mind, Unveil, Animal Instinct and amongst others a Band by the name of El Camino Car Crash which makes me wonder if they sound anything like Swing Kids?

Connect with TIB! on facebook or just download from their bandcamp.

Thieves say yo!

Copy / Paste doesn't only work for fanzines. So here is another one I plucked from the tree that's hung with sweet fruits and goes by the name of SWNK.

If only I could be bothered to order a fanzine. This one sure sounds interesting and if I would see it at a show I'd pick up a copy for sure. Yet I can't get myself to order it. Maybe it's because I'm already losing too much money on postage for all those records I do order all the time. But maybe you are different. Don't let it die. Fanzines are crucial!

Nab is back with a new issue of his Just Say Yo! (JSY!) fanzine. As you might have read in the short Q&A I did with him recently, in our ‘Meet The SWNK Crew’ series, his fanzine was one of the reasons I asked him to join SWNK. So far I loved every issue he did, and I’m not expecting issue #5 to be any different.

What do I look for in a good zine? I love zines that make you think, make you want to react. JSY! (after the introduction pages) starts with some columns, and the first column already made me want to look for a reply button. Which is kinda silly for a zine I know, but I’m just trying to say I wanted to react to the piece (a comparison between opensource (software) and the hardcore scene) right away. While the author had some good points I didn’t agree with everything. And I wanted to tell him/her (I’m not sure if Eloriah is a guy or a girl’s name). Nab also writes a column, partly about death. Which is something that scares me to death (uhuh…). He talks about the fear of losing people close to you, which is something we can all relate to. So the ‘makes you think / makes you react’ box is ticked. What’s next?

I also like to read about bands that are pretty much unknown to me. If it makes me want to check out that band, even better. Any of this in Just Say Yo! #5? Of course. Silent Majority for instance. While I’ve seen the name mentioned here and there, I never checked them out yet. The article in this zine finally made me listen to their stuff, and of course they’re great. There’s also an article in there about the bands that Mike Kirsch (now Sarah Kirsch) played in. I love Fuel, so I’m going to check out those other bands too. Almost like checking out thanks lists to find out about new bands right? Either way, another box ticked.

I love zines that give you the feeling you did get to know the bands / persons a bit better after finishing it. The interviews are in-depth enough and not too long to get boring. So that’s another check. It’s always a big plus if a zine is fun to read. Stuff like the Raindance tour promotion video (using the scene of “Der Untergang” / “The Downfall”), the interview with his friends in Unveil, the interview with Mitch Clem (Nothing Nice To Say comic) etc. JSY! also scores in the lay-out department. Computerized cut & paste style (in a good way) and easy to read.

There are also reviews in there, but I usually don’t give a shit about those (he said while typing up this review… – Mine suck too). And these are no exception. Not that they are bad, I just don’t care about them. Sorry Nab. I had to include something negative too right? Otherwise people would think you bought me off. For the next zine review I would prefer a black sportscar though, red’s not really my style.

All in all, I think Nab, got pretty much all bases covered in this zine. So be a good boy/girl and pick up your own copy. When’s issue #6 coming out?

Just Say Yo! fanzine issue #5 is a 68 page A4 sized zine featuring interviews with Rearranged, Unveil, Raindance, Birds In Row, Mitch Clem. A U.S. tour report with Remission. A Silent Majority retrospective, a Mike Hartsfield VS Mike Kirsch discography article and a NY punk mixtape (Worms In The Big Apple).

Quick fix - sick steal

Shamelessly stolen from SWNK. If you follow that preceding link you will be able to check out a Sick Fix song if you don't know what you're dealing with here. I for one am not too siked about the Band but would most definitely go check them out if I had the time to. So if you can go see them. Seems like quite a few droogs are into that Band. Might make for a god show.

 

Washington DC’s straightedge powerhouse SICK FIX have just wrapped up their debut LP ‘Vexed’ which is set to be released this upcoming July on A389 Recordings.


Recorded by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations (Baltimore, MD), ‘Vexed’ comes loaded with twelve tracks of fast and crushing, pissed off female fronted hardcore.

Formed in 2006, SICK FIX released a self titled 7″ (Third Party Records) which was followed by a self released tour demo in 2009. Sharing members with other active regional bands (such as MAGRUDERGRIND, LOTUS FUCKER, NATURAL LAW and COKE BUST) may have hindered SICK FIX from being overly active in the past. However, the band will be making their debut overseas appearance this summer joining COKE BUST on select European tour dates!

SICK FIX UPCOMING SHOWS

06/15 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Artspace

EUROPEAN TOUR WITH COKE BUST

07/20 Rokycany, CZ @ Fluff Fest
07/21 Leipzeig, Germany @ Zoro
07/22 Dresden, Germany @ Chemiefabrik
07/23 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
07/24 Malmo, Sweden @ Venue TBA
07/25 Oslo, Norway @ Blitz
07/26 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Skjul 46
07/27 Copenhagnen, Denmark @ Venue TBA
07/28 Hannover, Germany @ Korn
07/29 Munster, Germany @ Baracke
07/30 Canterbury, UK @ The Chantery Club
07/31 Leeds, UK @ Wharf Chambers
08/01 Glasgow, UK @ Nice And Sleazys
08/02 Dublin, UK @ The Pint
08/03 Galway, UK @ Venue TBA
08/04 Manchester, UK @ Krak Gallery
08/05 Birmingham, UK @ The Wagon And Horses (afternoon show)
08/05 London, UK @ The Big Takeover (evening show)

 

Forgotten streets not forgotten vinyl

Upon asking the Down And Outs told me that there will be a vinyl version of their new record called "Forgotten streets".

All in Vinyl and Yoyo Records will be taking care of it. But that's the news so far. For more details you will either have to follow them on fb or my blog here. In any case stay tuned!