High Value Target 12″ EP
Two Chicago punk legends team up to deliver a very non-punk rock EP that would have been a huge hit on the Wax Trax label. Simultaneously retro and fresh at the same time and well worth picking up. Rating: High Value Target – 12″ EP High Value Target is a new supergroup duo that contains [...]
New arrivals in the store
I just updated the store with a lot of older/rare punk records along with a couple of new releases. Check out out right here and pick up some vinyl for your loved ones for Xmas!
Eksi Ekso – Brown Shark Red Lion LP
After changing the lineup and altering their sound the band returns with a complex mix of chamber music and indie rock. Complex, relaxing and most of all, interesting. Rating: Eksi Ekso – Brown Shark Red Lion LP The Mylene Sheath It has been almost three years since Eksi Ekso last released an album and in [...]
Lavinia – There is Light Between Us
A debut EP so strong that it only loses points for not being a full-length! Eerily soothing yet desolate and complex songs that are nothing short of fascinating. Rating: Lavinia – There is Light Between Us LP The Mylene Sheath Lavinia is a new band that features members (both past and present) of Eksi Ekso [...]
Deals Gone Bad – Far From Home
A two song single that really shows off the strong musicianship of this mostly reggae/ska influenced band. Rating: Deals Gone Bad – Far From Home/These Arms of Mine 7″ Deals Gone Bad is a band from Chicago that has been around for a long time and has built up a pretty solid cult following in [...]
The Undertones LP vinyl reissue
The Undertones were a punk rock band that actually started before the first wave of punk rock and quickly found their calling after hearing bands like the Ramones and Sex Pistols. They were from Ireland and were together from roughly 1975 – 1983 with their first album being released in 1979. They were a band I [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault – White Flag
The first place that I ever heard of White Flag was in one of two places: the We Got Power compilation or Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Volume One. A much younger me would have been able to tell you which of the two it was but the current me isn’t as sharp as he once was. [...]
Blood Red Baby Blue – The Colors of Chaos
A solid debut by female-led punk with a spattering of other influences. Bonus points for the nice packaging and bonus items.Rating: Blood Red Baby Blue – The Colors of Chaos LP No Profit Records Blood Red Baby Blue is a band from Alabama and I believe this is their first record. They are a four-piece [...]
The Briggs – Back to Higher Ground LP
The Briggs are a Los Angeles punk rock band that is celebrating their tenth birthday this year. The band has built up quite a following with not only putting out some very strong albums but also through a lot of touring. They have been on a few Warped Tours over the years and have also [...]
Chicago Thrash Ensemble reissue
The Chicago Thrash Ensemble 12″ EP was one of the best records to come out of Chicago the past couple of years. On top of the great music on the record, the packaging was really cool too and so was the price (especially when compared to what some labels are charging for their releases these [...]
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Smashed Hits vinyl reissue
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry was a band that formed in the UK in 1981 and lasted about ten years in various incarnations before calling it a day back in 1991. In their wake they left a bunch of singles and a couple of albums. Their first two albums did so well for being on a [...]
Motörhead first LP vinyl reissue
In 1983 Chiswick Records (who had the good taste to sign The Damned after they left Stiff) released the first Motörhead LP and a metal/rock and roll institution was born that still lives on today. Motörhead is one of the longest running metal bands in history and they were certainly one of the more influential [...]
Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss
Super catchy, infectious, and punchy melodic punk rock that sounds familiar yet timeless. A solid LP full of great songs. Rating: Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss LP Underground Communique Records I first heard of Mexican Cheerleader last fall when they played one of the Riot Fest shows. I was immediately impressed with them and I [...]
Agent Orange – Living in Darkness vinyl reissue
Way back in 1981 the legendary Posh Boy Records released the first LP by Agent Orange which is easily one of the best Southern California punk rock albums of the decade it was released in. Living in Darkness featured eight songs that blended surf with melodic punk. While everyone started playing hardcore, Agent Orange stuck [...]
The Meatmen – War of the Superbikes vinyl reissue
When I was a teenage punk rocker all I cared about was skateboarding, records, and video games. Now that I’m a middle-aged punk rocker most of that is still true as well. Back when I was a lot more resilient and skillful on a board, I borrowed the first Meatmen LP, We’re the Meatmen and [...]
Caspian – The Four Trees/You are the Conductor
Two of the best post-rock records ever join forces for a deluxe upgrade. Owning this is mandatory! Rating: Caspian – The Four Trees/You are the Conductor 3xLP The Mylene Sheath Caspian is one of the premier bands in the entire post-rock instrumental genre. Their music is downright cinematic and absolutely stunning. These guys create such [...]
Burning Sons EP
Burning Sons – 7″ EP Mystic Records Milwaukee’s Burning Sons have the distinction of having this, their debut EP, be the first new 7″ released on Mystic Records in 20 years. With such a huge history of bands that rank from legendary to virtually unknown, being the first band to have something out in so [...]
Vulture Industries – The Dystopia Journals
Vulture Industries – The Dystopia Journals LP Ragnarok Records Vulture Industries is a gloomy/gothic metal band from Norway that formed in 2002. It took them five years before releasing a full album though, which only now sees a U.S. release on the correct format of vinyl. The Dystopia Journals is quite an epic album, especially [...]
Junius – The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist
Junius – The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist LP The Mylene Sheath This album is the third release for Boston natives, Junius, though it is their first full-length. The band has been around since 2004 and previously released a pair of EP’s. The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist took the band a couple of years to complete [...]
Selfmadegod to reissue Dead Infection first album on vinyl
Poland’s Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the reissue of the debut album from country mates Dead Infection. The cult goregrind outfit’s first full-length, Surgical Disembowelment, was originally released on CD and LP in 1993 by now-defunct German label Morbid Records. The vinyl re-release of Surgical Disembowelment contains the same ten tracks as the original version of the album, which [...]
Chicago Thrash Ensemble EP
Chicago Thrash Ensemble – 12″ EP Plastic Airlines Chicago Thrash Ensemble is a thrash band that has been playing around for a few years now but aside from a demo tape, this is their first real release and they are showing up to the party in style. As you could probably surmise from the name, [...]
Record Store Day this Saturday 4/17!
This Saturday is the Xmas of record collecting, the annual Record Store Day! This event started a few years ago in an effort to promote independent record stores and has since grown into a big deal for anyone who collects music, specifically music on the superior format known as vinyl! For me this event is [...]
Actors & Actresses – Arrows
Actors & Actresses – Arrows LP The Mylene Sheath The Mylene Sheath has been on a roll lately putting out quality releases and instead of stopping to catch their breath, they have kicked it up a notch and are keeping the momentum going with a whole bunch of new releases. The first one being from [...]
Flyboys – Crayon World
The fine folks at Frontier Records have a brand new release under their belts. This one comes in the form of a reissue of a long out of print 7″ that totally deserved to be brought back to life. Flyboys – Crayon World 7″ The Flyboys had the distinction of being the very first release [...]
