Showing posts with label hardcore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hardcore. Show all posts
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
White Walls Demo Reviewed in Latest Maximum Rock'n Roll (#319 - December 2009)
DEMOS
WHITE WALLS - Five songs of harsh, dissonant hardcore along the lines of whatever you call the sound that's being cultivated by bands such as CULT RITUAL and TOTAL ABUSE, and though the layout does reek a bit of this band trying to be "cryptic" (based on the ambiguous artwork and stark layout), I otherwise don't get the impression WHITE WALLS is trying to pull some sort of "weird punk" hack job. These songs don't follow a formula, have tempo changes that are unexpected without being awkward, and parts rarely repeat themselves twice. The vocals actually remind me of DOWN IN FLAMES of all things, though they're mildly muddled, as is the recording to a certain extent. The second side's single song has the singer babbling incoherently over a single note/chord dirge, with occasional B-side-of-My War informed changeups and feedback squalling over everything.
- Dan Goetz (5-song cassette, no lyrics included, 518 Garrard St., Covington, KY 41011)
http://whitewallswhitewalls.blogspot.com
WHITE WALLS - Five songs of harsh, dissonant hardcore along the lines of whatever you call the sound that's being cultivated by bands such as CULT RITUAL and TOTAL ABUSE, and though the layout does reek a bit of this band trying to be "cryptic" (based on the ambiguous artwork and stark layout), I otherwise don't get the impression WHITE WALLS is trying to pull some sort of "weird punk" hack job. These songs don't follow a formula, have tempo changes that are unexpected without being awkward, and parts rarely repeat themselves twice. The vocals actually remind me of DOWN IN FLAMES of all things, though they're mildly muddled, as is the recording to a certain extent. The second side's single song has the singer babbling incoherently over a single note/chord dirge, with occasional B-side-of-My War informed changeups and feedback squalling over everything.
- Dan Goetz (5-song cassette, no lyrics included, 518 Garrard St., Covington, KY 41011)
http://whitewallswhitewalls.blogspot.com
Saturday, October 31, 2009
I'm canning the Blastbeat. Here's some photos I took that I put on there...
Photos of Skeletonwitch, Saviours, Trap Them, Atakke, Black Dove @ SGH 7/25/09
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrounde/sets/72157621864532494/
Saturday, June 13, 2009
So... Messianic Jewish Hardcore from Jerusalem?!??
They were featured on the Emo Diaries compilation #10: The Hope I Hide Inside, from Deep Elm Records. Good luck on finding their album, though, unless Men of Israel Records reissues it on their site for download. Emusic and isound might have it and an EP, but I'm not sure if they have all the tracks... Anyhow, here's some info on them from CD Baby:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mynameisnobody
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody
© 2002 My Name Is Nobody
Hardcore punk-rock with female vocals, sing-along choruses, and a positive message
"...Our generation isn't dead, we just need a little kick in the head..."
Can music make a difference? My Name Is Nobody believes it can. This five-piece powerhouse from Jerusalem has something to say. Socially conscious, but compassionate and sincere, they bring us passionate hardcore screaming with strong guitar melodies - think U2 meets Poison the Well, or even try imagining The Incredible Hulk singing lead vox for Superchunk(!). Of course, let not forget the punk roots, although sometimes roots go deeper than just a style of music - sometimes they reach all the way back to the God of Israel. Don't worry, there's a place for you to sing along too.
Recommended if you like ...
* Diehard Youth
* Comeback Kid
The self-titled album, from emusic.
An EP, from emusic. (Listen to it on isound.com)
Appearance on the Emo Diaries #10, from Deep Elm Records.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mynameisnobody
My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody
© 2002 My Name Is Nobody
Hardcore punk-rock with female vocals, sing-along choruses, and a positive message
"...Our generation isn't dead, we just need a little kick in the head..."
Can music make a difference? My Name Is Nobody believes it can. This five-piece powerhouse from Jerusalem has something to say. Socially conscious, but compassionate and sincere, they bring us passionate hardcore screaming with strong guitar melodies - think U2 meets Poison the Well, or even try imagining The Incredible Hulk singing lead vox for Superchunk(!). Of course, let not forget the punk roots, although sometimes roots go deeper than just a style of music - sometimes they reach all the way back to the God of Israel. Don't worry, there's a place for you to sing along too.
Recommended if you like ...
* Diehard Youth
* Comeback Kid
The self-titled album, from emusic.
An EP, from emusic. (Listen to it on isound.com)
Appearance on the Emo Diaries #10, from Deep Elm Records.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
KEEP UP ON OHIO HC/THRASH/DOOM/GRIND/ETC SHOWS AT...
http://bellsofdoomtoll.blogspot.com
Dennis from Black Dove/Paralyzer/Vile Gash/Nukkehammer/Dismal runs it.
Dennis from Black Dove/Paralyzer/Vile Gash/Nukkehammer/Dismal runs it.
The Untimely Death of Flyering
"Man, now how am I gonna find out about shows?!?? The Neus isn't around anymore!!!"
How many times have you heard that lately? Or thought it yourself? Well, you're not alone. A lot of people I run into have been saying that and I was, as well. But then I realized something.
WHERE ARE ALL THE FUCKING SHOW FLYERS???
With a few notable exceptions (i.e. Kaleb and Hank from Fucked for Life, Scott from Beneath Oblivion, Chris Lee at Dirty Jack's, and some others I can't think of at after 3am...), few people really flyer shows that well. And even less do it outside of Bogart's, Mad Hatter, or the Madison Theater. Part of the reason for this, I feel, is how heavily people in the area relied on the Neus Subjex Message Bored (RIP) for the past 10+ years to find out about shows. A laziness came over people, where there started to be an attitude of "Oh, I'll just post about it... and run a couple bulletins on Myspace... that should be good...". Now we the local music scene (outside of Cincypunk, Citybeat's music board, and maybe somewhere else) is in a position where if you want to find out about a local show, you need to still use your Myspace account or be friends with the right people on Facebook (where people still look at their invites...). This isn't good. Especially in a metropolitan area where so many people live 30+ minutes from the areas and stores that get flyered, rarely leave their neighborhoods to begin with, don't necessarily get Citybeat every week, and don't go to record stores weekly to find out what's going on.
So what's the solution to this?
D.I.Y.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, if you want something done around here in the local underground music scene, then you have to do it your fucking self. Don't rely on someone else to make a new Neus Subjex for you... get your ass out and flyer for shows. Make a shows listing site and keep up on it. And if at some point, there's more than one site doing that, what's to say that we only need one? Two can do the job better than one, some will submit to one and not the other, and if one goes out, the others are still there. Given how hostile the local culture is to anything to do with the arts (unless it's listed in Christian Happenings...), there is a definite need for a network of local outlets keeping people informed. Message boards, Myspace, Facebook, Citybeat, Cin Weekly (ugh), WAIF 88.3 FM radio shows (why don't more people submit shows listings to shows on there?), and the local rock shows on WEBN and whatever one of the 314507823409 adult alternative FM stations on there are vital to getting the word out on what happens in this city. If one of them were to go down one day (like the Neus has), we'd all be affected. So get off your ass and start flyering (especially in the 'burbs and between here and Dayton), make print zines, websites, blogs, podcasts, and what-the-fuck-ever. And don't stop doing it until you can't anymore.
How many times have you heard that lately? Or thought it yourself? Well, you're not alone. A lot of people I run into have been saying that and I was, as well. But then I realized something.
WHERE ARE ALL THE FUCKING SHOW FLYERS???
With a few notable exceptions (i.e. Kaleb and Hank from Fucked for Life, Scott from Beneath Oblivion, Chris Lee at Dirty Jack's, and some others I can't think of at after 3am...), few people really flyer shows that well. And even less do it outside of Bogart's, Mad Hatter, or the Madison Theater. Part of the reason for this, I feel, is how heavily people in the area relied on the Neus Subjex Message Bored (RIP) for the past 10+ years to find out about shows. A laziness came over people, where there started to be an attitude of "Oh, I'll just post about it... and run a couple bulletins on Myspace... that should be good...". Now we the local music scene (outside of Cincypunk, Citybeat's music board, and maybe somewhere else) is in a position where if you want to find out about a local show, you need to still use your Myspace account or be friends with the right people on Facebook (where people still look at their invites...). This isn't good. Especially in a metropolitan area where so many people live 30+ minutes from the areas and stores that get flyered, rarely leave their neighborhoods to begin with, don't necessarily get Citybeat every week, and don't go to record stores weekly to find out what's going on.
So what's the solution to this?
D.I.Y.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, if you want something done around here in the local underground music scene, then you have to do it your fucking self. Don't rely on someone else to make a new Neus Subjex for you... get your ass out and flyer for shows. Make a shows listing site and keep up on it. And if at some point, there's more than one site doing that, what's to say that we only need one? Two can do the job better than one, some will submit to one and not the other, and if one goes out, the others are still there. Given how hostile the local culture is to anything to do with the arts (unless it's listed in Christian Happenings...), there is a definite need for a network of local outlets keeping people informed. Message boards, Myspace, Facebook, Citybeat, Cin Weekly (ugh), WAIF 88.3 FM radio shows (why don't more people submit shows listings to shows on there?), and the local rock shows on WEBN and whatever one of the 314507823409 adult alternative FM stations on there are vital to getting the word out on what happens in this city. If one of them were to go down one day (like the Neus has), we'd all be affected. So get off your ass and start flyering (especially in the 'burbs and between here and Dayton), make print zines, websites, blogs, podcasts, and what-the-fuck-ever. And don't stop doing it until you can't anymore.
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