2008 seemed to fly by a lot quicker than I would have liked, especially the summer (where my return to skateboarding after a 20 year hiatus sadly got cut in half due to a back injury). I think the first half of the year was slow for me in regards to shooting shows but things [...]
Dec 30, 2008 | Categories: General, Music News | Tags: 2008 in review, Aging, anti nowhere league, Back Injury, black dahlia murder, chicago music, Concert Photography, Couple Times, Fence, Fly, Future Tours, Gallows, hell, Hiatus, House Of Blues, live music, metal, Metal Bands, New Album, Play One, Punk Bands, punk rock, Punk Rockers, Rock Masterpiece, Soilent Green | Comments Off
One of the most essential and perfect hardcore punk 7″s of all time just got yet another reissue. I am talking about Government Issue – Make an Effort. This four song piece of perfection has been reissued perhaps more times and on more labels than any old punk record I can think of (I think [...]
Nov 12, 2008 | Categories: Records | Tags: Black Vinyl, colored vinyl, Cup Of Coffee, doctor strange records, Ep, Good Doctor, Government Issue, Hardcore Punk, music, Next Level, Punk Band, Punk Bands, Punk Record, punk reissues, punk rock, Punk Rock Band, Punk Vinyl, record collecting, Records, Rock Fan, Starbucks, Strange Records, Variations, Vault, Vicious Circle, Vinyl Version, Washington DC punk, Zero Boys | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Oct 01, 2008 | Categories: Records | Tags: Band Music, Black Vinyl, Blue Vinyl, colored vinyl, crime, Flavors, hot wire my heart, Music Label, Music Version, Pink Vinyl, Punk Bands, punk discography, Punk Record, punk records, punk rock, Punk Rock Bands, Purple Vinyl, record collecting, san francisco, Six Years, Sonic Youth, Spirit Music, Stampers, Thurston Moore, Variations, West Coast Punk, Yellow Vinyl | Comments Off
After Mayday Parade, I walked clear across the venue to the Vans Highway 1 stage to actually see a band I had heard of before! Street Dogs Street Dogs Street Dogs Street Dogs The Street Dogs were the reason for my lengthy walk. They had a pretty huge crowd waiting to see them play and [...]
Aug 07, 2008 | Categories: Show Reviews | Tags: 3OH!3, Against Me, Audience, Axl Rose, Break, Canon EOS-5D, chicago, Concert Photography, Crowd, Fuss, Halfpipe, Highway 1, Horrorpops, Hurley, Katy Perry, Last Time, Motion City Soundtrack, photos, Pressings, Punk Bands, Punk Record, Record Collectors, Reinventing Axl, Show review, Song I Kissed A Girl, Street Banners, Street Dogs, Street Punk, Tinley Park, Trickery, Vans Warped Tour, Venue | 3 Comments »
Saturday I spent the day over at the Vans Warped Tour at the First National Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. I had two tasks: cover the show for this site and play chaperone to a car full of 14 year old girls. Either one of them means a day of non stop walking around [...]
Aug 06, 2008 | Categories: Show Reviews | Tags: 14 Year Old Girls, Alesana, Angrier, Canon EOS-5D, Casket Architects, Chaperone, chicago, concert photos, Concert Reviews, concerts, Crowd Of Kids, Different Styles Of Music, Emo, Emo Rock, Endurance Test, Enthusiastic Crowd, Fear Nuttin Band, First National Bank, Good Measure, Halfpipe, Mayday Parade, One Saturday, Oreskaband, Punk Bands, punk rock, Reggae Band, show photos, shows, Style Of Music, Styles Of Music, Tinley Park, Vans Warped Tour, Warped Tours | Comments Off
Dead Boys -Return of the Living Dead Boys DVD MVD Visual In the 1970s, the Dead Boys were among the first punk rock bands in the United States and they also rank among the best. They only put two albums out before breaking up and moving on to other things so they never stuck around [...]
Apr 21, 2008 | Categories: Reviews | Tags: 1970s, Banter, Bonus Footage, Dead Boys, Dropouts, DVD reviews, Ep, Introducing The Band, Joey Ramone, Legacy, music, Mvd Visual, New York City, punk, Punk Bands, Punk Rock Bands, Relic, Return Of The Living Dead, Reunion Show, Ritz, Sonic Reducer, Studio Songs, Top Notch, Tv Interview | Comments Off
