Looks like I’ll be in your neck of the woods for a week for work in the near future. If you want to feast or buy records and talk about Punk/Hardcore/Life, get at me.
Despite talking tons of shit on Mediafire, I used it to Upload Our Turn stuff for Hunter. Out Turn is one of the best Hardcore bands period. This has the EP, the demo, the Embrace cover (hidden track) and their comp tracks.
Edit: this doesn’t have the whole demo on it, just the tracks on the CD version of Catch Your Breath.
EDIT: The only link that works is anymore is the Inside link. Fuck mediafire. Not allowing me to share out of print music by inactive bands on mostly defunct/inactive labels because it’s available on Amazon, where zero dollars go to the folks who released and/or created the music is bullshit.
Some new (and one old) downloads. I uploaded this stuff for friends, and thought I’d share here as well.
Blood Red - Discography Re-Up (ex-Silent Majority, Ex-Inside, Pre-Capital)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?67e1cwq2g2mgqsh
Inside - (Pre-Blood Red, Pre-Dearly Departed, Long Island Emo, think Mineral/Christie Front Drive, but better)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z5fj6359wgcqgtz
Handsome - Full Length + 2 EPs (Members of Quicksand, Helmet, Jets to Brazil, Shelter, Insight, Iceburn, Cro-Mags, Beyond, Bold etc…, late 90’s Hardcore/rock, Quicksand-esque)
This is one of my favorite pictures of myself at a show. The show itself was nothing special. In some ways it actually kind of sucked, I had to yell at a kid for not showing basic respect to those around him, a friend of mine nearly got in a fight, and there was a ton of generally obnoxious people there. However, this picture sums up everything I love about Hardcore. I’m on the right sharing a laugh with Hunter while Birdbrain (a band I’d never heard of before that night) is raging away. Sometimes Hardcore doesn’t need to be profound. Sometimes it really is just as simple as hanging out with your friends and watching a band that makes it special.
Photo credit to Bubba Hamilton.
I’ve decided to break this down into the 12 best of each category+ honorable mentions. The order is more or less correct, but I change my mind about this stuff all the time, so most things that aren’t Failed States could go up or down 2-3 spots on any given day.
LPs:
1. Propagandhi - Failed States
2. Cheap Girls - Giant Orange
3. Gypsy - Giant’s Despair
4. Woolworm - Believe in Ourselves
5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
6. The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
7. Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds - I’d Rather Die than Live Forever
8. Mindset - Leave No Doubt
9. Damages - Indignation
10. Baader Brains - New Era Hope Colony
11. Outlook - Our Time is Now
12. Wormburner - S/T LP
Honorable Mentions: Tragedy - Darker Days Ahead, John K Sampson - Provincial, Forgetters - S/T LP, Converge - All the Love We Leave Behind, Plastic Cross - Greyscale Rainbows, When Tigers Fight - Death Songs
Singles and EPs
1. Self Defense Family - Self Immolation Family B/W World Virgins
2. The State Lottery - Fistfuls of Sand
3. The Killer - Obey No One
4. Out of Sight - S/T 7”
5. Holy Fever - S/T 7”
6. Shook Ones - Merriweather Post Pavilion B/W Fancy
7. Holy Fever - Ghost Story B/W There is a Light
8. Converge/Napalm Death - Split 7”
9. Unfun - Caroline
10. Noose - Depraved Indifference
11. Black God - II
12. Growing Stronger - Toxic Fumes
Honorable Mentions: Dead Weight - NWHC, The Free World - Save Yourself, Narrow View - Caught in a Trap, Various Artists - All About Friends Forever V1 and V2, Bridge and Tunnel - Homecoming B/W Mixed/Media/Messages
Demos
1. Xaphen - Demo 2012
2. Chestnut Rd. - Demo 2012
3. Manalive - Pistol to the Head of Modern Man
4. Closet Case - It Doesn’t Get Better
5. Blank States - Demo
6. Iron Rain - Demos 2012 Flexi
7. Late Bloomer - Demo 2012
8. Suspect - S/T Demo
9. Gut Feeling - Demo
10. Springtime - Demo 2012
11. Write Off - Terror Compound Demo
12. World War 4 - Demo
Honorable Mentions: Sweet Jesus, Untouch, Clear
Danny and I had our annual Golden Era luncheon today. He’s a great dude. #newwestcrew #weouthere
Best thing about going to SF for work. Golden Era with Nick Stevenson.
This is my all time favorite office dog. He’s moving at the end of the week though. I love that I have a dog friendly workplace.
