Executioner – Hellbound
Executioner – Hellbound 7″ Patac Records Executioner was a band for the first generation of San Jose, CA hardcore back in the very early 1980s. They were very short-lived but from everything I’ve read, they made quite an impact at the time, especially for a band who didn’t put out any records. They had recorded [...]
Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo purple vinyl
After being out of print for a few years now, the Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo 7″ EP is back in print for a limited time. Released on my own label, Spontaneous Combustion Records, this EP features a pre-Legless Bull Government Issue and is a true DC Hardcore artifact. All the songs on this [...]
Circle Jerks – Group Sex LP purple vinyl
In the same package as the purple Adolescents LP from the previous post was another one of Frontier Records‘ classic LPs on a matching color. Circle Jerks – Group Sex LP is now available on translucent purple vinyl. Just like its purple cousin, this too is one of the greatest punk rock albums of all [...]
Riot Fest 2009 Day Four
Saturday’s Riot Fest show (well one of the them) had me back to the venue where Riot Fest all began, the Congress Theater. I’m quite fond of that venue and it’s nice big stage and good lighting so I pretty much figured I’d be in for a good time and of course a good time [...]
DeKalb Rocks multi-band reunion at Abbey Pub
Last week at the Abbey Pub the city of Chicago became home to a handful of bands from the DeKalb area that were around in the 1980s that all reunited just for a pair of shows (the other being in the actual town of DeKalb). The highlight of this show for me was the reuniting [...]
The Germs 6/23 at Reggie’s
Last week I happily went to Reggie’s yet again, this time to see The Germs (or what’s left of The Germs anyway). They played an all ages show that got off to a nice early start which was fine with me considering it was on a “school night”. We got to the club a little [...]
MDC 5/1 at Reggie’s
After a winter-long show drought I started making up for lost time by going to my second show in as many days last week. This time it was for the classic hardcore band MDC. I saw them play here a few years ago and thought they were still quite good so I was looking forward [...]
Rosemary’s Babies – Talking to the Dead
Rosemary’s Babies – Talking to the Dead CD Ghastly Records Rosemary’s Babies were a very short-lived New Jersey hardcore punk band who were around between 1981-1983. Their sole muscial output consisted of the Blood Lust 7″ EP which came out the year they disbanded. Those of you who are Samhain and Danzig fans will be [...]
The Wacky Hi-Jinks of… Adrenalin O.D. CD
Adrenalin O.D. – The Wacky Hi-Jinks of… Adrenalin O.D. 2xCD Chunksaah Records My initiation to Adrenalin O.D. (or AOD for short) came at the hands of a pair of compilations: Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Volume One (where their cover of the Brady Bunch theme cracked me up and was awesome) and We Got Power (where their [...]
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, [...]
The Bollweevils – 9/27 at Reggie’s
Saturday night The Bollweevils returned to action over at Reggie’s. I hadn’t seen the band play since last year’s Riot Fest which was already a year ago, so I was pretty excited that the band was doing another show. After a quick trip upstairs to do a little record shopping, I walked in the club [...]
Suicidal Tendencies 25th Anniversary LP
It’s hard to believe that the first Suicidal Tendencies LP is now a quarter-century old. It is also equally hard to believe that I bought this album for myself 24 years ago, and that my punk rock youth was so long ago. I have no idea where the time went, but sometimes it feels like [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Peace Corpse]
This particular feature has been a long time coming. When I was a freshman in high school I heard a Peace Corpse song on Kathy and Shrub’s radio show on our high school radio station. The song was called “Jocko Macho” and I was an instant fan. I used to record their shows because my [...]
A new LFCM for your listening pleasure
While sitting here recovering from getting a cortisone shot to the spine, I just posted the latest episode of LFCM. After numerous tours among other things delayed production, episode two of the new season is up and ready for download. You can download the episode right here. And the show website has older episodes and [...]
Rikk Agnew colored vinyl
I came home the other day to find a package sitting on my doorstep from Frontier Records. Inside it was a note from Betty and Lisa saying “hi” and also there was a new colored vinyl record in there. This particular one is a colored vinyl first for the label. Rikk Agnew – All By [...]
The LFCM season premiere!
The “new season” of LFCM has officially kicked off with a freshly recorded, brand-new episode! We finally got together and recorded new shows and I have to say they are better than ever. This is the first episode to feature special guests, something that will become a regular feature starting with this season. You can [...]
Adolescents – Brats in Battalions
Along with reissuing the classic D.I. album I posted about last week, Nickel and Dime records also reissued another O.C. punk album that has been long out of print on vinyl. Adolescents – Brats in Battalions LP on clear vinyl The second Adolescents album, which came out around 1986 has finally been reissued on vinyl. [...]
