The Punk Vault

Archive - March 2010

Flex Your Head red vinyl

Dischord Records, who never stopped releasing records on vinyl even when most did, have been quite busy lately with the superior format. For about a year or so now, the label has been revisiting a lot of their back...

J.F.A. – To All Our Friends

J.F.A. – To All Our Friends LP DC Jam Records I think the first JFA 7″, Blatant Localism, was the first hardcore 7″ I ever heard, if not the second (a Black Flag 7″ may have been the first...

Adolescents green vinyl

Well those purple vinyl ones sure didn’t last long as I received another new color of the legendary first Adolescents LP in the mail on a brand new color courtesy of the mighty Frontier Records. This time out this...

Kreator, Voivod, +3 at Bottom Lounge 3/12

Friday night the Bottom Lounge played host to a big metal show featuring a couple big veterans playing alongside a few newer bands. The result was a little bit of something for everyone, providing the something you were...

Vintage Chicago punk releases for Record Store Day

Hot on the heels of their release of the DVD/LP of the Chicago punk rock documentary, You Weren’t There, Factory 25 is releasing two albums of vintage Chicago punk on vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day...

Naked Raygun new 7″ announced

According to the fine folks over at Riot Fest, the second 7″ in the Naked Raygun 7″ series will be released on June 15th. The band also plan to film their first music video in over 20 years and tour Europe...

Shrinebuilder tour begins

American doom supergroup Shrinebuilder – comprised of Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), Scott “Wino” Weinrich” (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spririt Caravan) and Dale Crover...