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SSS (feat. Frank Sidebottom) - Skate And Destroy 7"

2009-10-13T17:57:00.003+01:00

Liverpool's premier thrashers team up with Timperley's top light entertainer Mr. Frank Sidebottom on this free 7 incher that came with their Dividing Line LP (which is excellent as well). Sidie offers introductions to a few tracks then gets a go himself. You know he does, he really does.

Tracklist:
1 - Skate And Destroy
2 - Flick The Swtich
3 - Get In The Van
4 - Pull The Plug
5 - Ride The Best
6 - Frank Sez...

http://www.mediafire.com/?tdbapkxnnnm

Vic Bondi - Ghost Dance

2009-06-27T13:02:00.002+01:00

Vic Bondi was the singer and occasional guitarist of Chicago hardcore legends Articles of Faith. AoF were some of the best songwriters in the early hardcore scene and this skill carries through into this solo acoustic album. Bondi has this to say about the album; "This record was probably the first acoustic record to come out of the hardcore scene, and the most difficult record I ever recorded. Most of it was written during a very hard winter, 1985-86."

Bondi's day jobs have included teaching history at the University of Massachusetts and working on Microsoft Encarta.

The record itself is more downbeat and personal than AoF's political punk but is one of the best solo albums to come out of any band ever.

Tracklist
1) Don't Turn Away
2) Heat Lightning
3) Montana
4) Healing Moon
5) If She Wants To Play The Game
6) Getting Nowhere
7) Abilene Sunset
8) Mister Noon
9) Bitter Monday
10) Cambridge
11) Jennifer

Download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rijiqzdzwzm

The Dils Discography

2009-05-05T16:23:00.003+01:00

The Dils were an early Californian punk band formed in 1977 by brothers Chip and Tony Kinman. Originally from Carlsbad, CA, they relocated to San Francisco and then to Los Angeles. They played good melodic punk with a proto-hardcore edge and stringent leftist politics with songs like 'I Hate The Rich' and 'Class War'. Chip and Tony Kinman went on to form country punk band 'Rank And File'

Their discography consists of three 7"s released between 1977 and 1980.
The first was "I Hate The Rich/You're Not Blank" in 1977 which was a raw slice of youthful punk politics. The same year the "198 Seconds of The Dils" 7" came out on the legendary Dangerhouse Records label. The title sets the record's mission statement out quite nicely. A short, sharp attack of leftist punk with 2 songs, "Class War" and "Mr. Big", being thrashed out in just over 3 minutes. The next release was 1980's "Made In Canada" 7" (so called because, surprisingly enough, it was recorded in Canada). This record took a slower, more roots rock approach which would continue on to Rank And File that always reminded me of The Clash (especially on Red Rockers).

Download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?idzm5mzjmdo

Japanese Spider-Man

2009-04-11T11:34:00.002+01:00

Marvel Comics are streaming the Japanese version of Spider-Man on their website for free. Its almost like how the Magic Roundabout was changed when it was translated from French to English i.e. someone just watched the images and made up their own story with no point of reference to the original but making it awesome nonetheless. Its like an orgasm for the eyes.

Episode 1

Rest of the episodes here:
http://marvel.com/animation/Japanese_Spiderman

Crash The Pose - 1 Sided 7"

2009-03-26T21:53:00.004Z

Crash The Pose were a band that featured half (I think) of the members of the UK's best punk band, The Shitty Limits. Their MySpace seems to have disappeared so info is, unfortunately, a little thin on the ground.

Unlike The Limits, Crash The Pose were more straight forward fast as fuck hardcore. The songs on this record were intended to be on a 4-way split 7" but they pressed 220 copies of this one=sided vinyl to take on tour with them. Since its one-sided there's only about 3 minutes of music but its raging none the less.

Stay Broken Up is my particular highlight and some bands should really take this to heart:
"For the cash
Not for the kids
All expenses paid
Ego trip
35 with a dead end job
Reliving the old days
You're just a cock"

Tracklist:
1 - Out Of The Loop
2 - Stay Broken Up
3 - The Sum Of The Parts

Download link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/225121766/Crash_The_Pose_-_One_sided_seven_inch.rar

Black Flag - Police Story: Live

2009-03-18T17:39:00.005Z

Here's a nice little bootleg from Black Flag recorded in 1981 (?) that I ripped from the 7".

Dez might have been Black Flag's worst vocalist but he gives one of his better performances here as they rip through some absolute classics including 'You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You' with Dez singing instead of Chuck Dukowski, who did the vocals on the studio version.

Tracklist:
1 - Police Story
2 - Depression
3 - Nervous Breakdown
4 - You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You
5 - I've Heard It Before
6 - Jealous Again

Download here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/210777115/Live_-_Police_Story.rar

The 2 sides of Lee Ving

2009-03-07T20:00:00.002Z

He might call you gay and to tell you to go and die:

Or he might sing you a song from a musical.

Panic on the streets of Burslem and "The Club That Wouldn't Die"

2009-03-04T16:39:00.006Z

As my mates have no doubt noticed I have got back into football in a big way these past couple of seasons. I used to love footie as a childhood Man Utd fan (yeah, I know, embarrassing) but always had a soft spot for Port Vale rather than Stoke City. So this season I bought a Vale season ticket despite them being in the midst of their worst slump in 25 years.

Little did I know how bad this slump had got. Valiants have recently been organising protests including this one after an incredibly dire game against Luton Town:

A justified protest in my opinion (despite ugly scenes from a minority) since this isn't just a knee-jerk reaction to a few losses but to a downward turn which has been going on for years. I don't think the fans can take anymore and want their voices heard to a board which has made mistake after mistake, got us relegated to League 2 and suckered us in with cheap season tickets and the promise of promotion.

On top of all this misery me and Luke hopped on a bus from Manchester to Accrington Stanley (I guess we're gluttons for punishment) only for the game to be called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Another disappointing Vale game but at least we didn't lose!

To finish, here's a video from a bygone era, when Vale were amazing and players played in the pissing rain:

East Coast Hardcore

2009-03-04T01:35:00.001Z

First post.
Here's a celebration of 80's American Hardcore from the Eastern states.
Enjoy - http://8tracks.com/syndicates/american-hardcore-pt-1--east-coast

Tracklist:
New Aryans - Reagan Youth
Police Brutality - Urban Waste
Blind Justice - Agnostic Front
Positive Outlook - Youth Of Today
Big Take Over - Bad Brains
Hybrid Moments - The Misfits
Mischief Night - Adrenalin O.D.
We'd Have A Riot Doing Heroin - The Queers
Split Scene - Violent Children
Seeing Red - Minor Threat
Condensed Flesh - Void
Anarchy Is Dead - Government Issue
Gonna Have To Fight - S.O.A.
I Hate Tourists - The Freeze
Snob - Gang Green
Conform - Siege
Is This My World? - Jerry's Kids
Hardcore Rules - Hated Youth