Tag: punk

  • Drowns & Plizzken – Split 7” Single

    Drowns & Plizzken – Split 7” Single

    The Drowns/Plizzken “Lost Boys Of Suburbia” b/w “One More Time” split single (Pirates Press Records) It doesn’t feel as though it happens very often, but some releases (and their contents) defy explanation. Like, how does a song appear on a single and nowhere else – particularly when the song in question features such a high…

  • Anti-Flag – Lies They Tell Our Children

    Anti-Flag – Lies They Tell Our Children

    Anti-Flag Lies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm) It might sound a little counter-intuitive but, throughout their career (which has run for thirty-five years now – as of this writing), Anti-Flag has always proven to be at their best when people have already counted the band out – that’s when they have something to prove and…

  • The Senders – All Killer No Filler (1977 – 2001) 2LP

    The Senders – All Killer No Filler (1977 – 2001) 2LP

    The Senders All Killer No Filler (1977 – 2001) 2LP (Left For Dead Records) It’s funny how, as perfectly well-exposed as a scene and its associated lore might be, there are always bits which are obscured by shadows. In the New York punk scene of the 1970s, for example, everybody knows many of the stories…

  • NastyFacts – “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single)

    NastyFacts – “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single)

    Nastyfacts “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single) (Left For Dead Records) As every punk knows, it’s not terribly uncommon for many bands of a certain vintage to have a pretty abbreviated catalogue of releases. The idea of “one and done” isn’t uncommon at all, really – but it’s still saying something when a…

  • Lucius – Second Nature LP

    Lucius – Second Nature LP

    Lucius Second Nature LP (Mom + Pop Records) Not so long ago, an article was published outlining the concept and idea of “post-genre” pop, and the very idea made this critic scoff. “Attention spans have grown shorter,” I thought. “The way that many young people define themselves, the things they like and the things they…

  • The Flatliners – New Ruin LP

    The Flatliners – New Ruin LP

    The Flatliners New Ruin LP (Dine Alone/Fat Wreck Chords) In the twenty-year duration of The Flatliners’ career to date, it’s actually pretty remarkable to observe the turns that the band’s music has taken. After beginning with some respectable (if not terribly memorable) ska-core in 2005 and then taking a couple of years to develop (see…

  • Beat-Man & The Underground – It’s A Matter Of Time – The Complete PALP Session LP

    Beat-Man & The Underground – It’s A Matter Of Time – The Complete PALP Session LP

    Reverend Beat-Man & The Underground It’s A Matter Of Time – The Complete PALP Session LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) In this era of digital production, rare is the album which feels and sounds dirty. Now, I don’t mean “dirty” in the sense that it was recorded poorly or the sound quality is poor, I mean…

  • The Slackers – “New York Berlin” b/w “Tell Them No” 12” single

    The Slackers – “New York Berlin” b/w “Tell Them No” 12” single

    The Slackers “New York Berlin” b/w “Tell Them No” (12” one-sided picture disc single) (Pirates Press Records) I confess that, while the two songs which comprise the new Slackers single are good, solid cuts, I do not understand why this single has been pressed the way it has. First, both “New York Berlin” and “Tell…

  • The Dils – Live! [Reissue] LP + CD

    The Dils – Live! [Reissue] LP + CD

    The Dils Live! [Reissue] LP+CD (Porterhouse Records) While plenty of punk bands have been well exposed since the public became interested in learning about the early days of the L.A. punk scene (X’s catalogue has been reissued by Fat Possum Records, Porterhouse reissued (MIA) by The Germs and other labels have reissued titles by The…

  • Booze & Glory – Raising The Roof 12” EP

    Booze & Glory – Raising The Roof 12” EP

    Booze & Glory Raising The Roof 12” EP (Pirates Press Records) It’s funny how, over time, the purpose of EPs has seemed to change. In the Nineties (read: when I began paying attention), EPs took on a pretty lauded and/or respected position as several such titles came up from the underground [by bands like Nirvana,…