Riot Fest 2008 part two
Riot Fest continued as my blood sugar level and energy started dropping. I went to the catering room backstage for a quick sugar fix, stepped out the side door to make a quick phone call and then got back to work. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Mighty Mighty Bosstones Mighty Mighty Bosstones The next band was one [...]
Riot Fest 2008 part one
With fall comes the changing of the leaves, the beginnings of crappy weather, the kids go back to school, and if you live in Chicago it also means the return of Riot Fest. The annual punk rock festival rears its spiked head about this time every year and for me it’s usually the one show [...]
Circle Jerks – Group Sex pink vinyl
The ladies at Frontier Records sent over the latest color vinyl pressing of one of the best hardcore punk albums of all time. Circle Jerks – Group Sex The first Circle Jerks LP is now appealing to its feminine side by now appearing on opaque pink vinyl. As with the other recent color vinyl pressings, [...]
MVD getting in the vinyl business
MVD, who for years now have been putting out some excellent music related DVDs is getting in on the vinyl craze with four upcoming releases: DEVO – Watch Us Work It This will contain four versions of the song “Watch Us Work It”: Teddy Bears Version, Original Devo Demo Version, Karaoke Version, and “Still Workin’” [...]
The many flavors of Crime – Hot Wire My Heart
Crime were one of the first punk rock bands in San Francisco and in their short career they only put out three singles before breaking up. Their first single, Hot Wire My Heart ended up being a pretty influential little piece of plastic despite the fact that to this day is not an easy record [...]
