Vitality - Reality Check Demo 2005
-- Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Vitality is the rebirth of Where We Stand, as far as I can tell. Patrick on guitar, xDavidx singing, ... I loved Where We Stand. Of course, it should then go without saying that Vitality is 10 times better. Seriously. I don't know what they put in that Texas water, but this band rips.
The previous band had a strong straight edge, hardcore influence, in a semi youth crew way. Vitality pushes that envelope a bit by bringing in a Dag Nasty (no Smalley) and Turning Point (no slap bass) vibe. This album is essentially Can I Say mixed with It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn and a touch of Screaming For Change.
Some obvious stand outs are Up To You (holy shit, that chorus blows me away. Singing in a hardcore album works perfectly here.), The Reason (great positive lyrics, "The spirit. The message. Burn Inside. The music. My heart. Comes alive.") and finally, Release. Shit, that song really deserves its own review. It's that good. "I'm going to EXPLODE!"
Get into this band. Travel to Texas to see them. Travel to wherever they are playing. It'll be worth your effort. There was talk about getting a Vitality site up on How's Your Edge? com, but no word back from Patrick. We'll see. I'd like to see this band go the distance.
Gordon Ivy and The Jaybirds - A Midnight Rave With ... 2005
Gordon Ivy and The Jaybirds is the perfect name for a lounge act. I can see it now. Plush carpets, crushed felt curtains, lots of red colors and a guy on the microphone with a mustache. This Gordon Ivy and The Jaybirds is not a lounge act. The only lounge they could get away with playing is the waiting room to hell. The music is great, but the average lounge crowd would be ripping their ears off.
This band is fast hardcore. Real primal shit. I would call the singer raw, but we all know how that term is overused. Lots of political undertones, American Dream Global Nightmare. And some great lyrics in Breaking Through
I feel awkward alone in the hardcore scene,
Kids are deaf, bands are dumb, zines are blind, labels are lame
I am not the crew on your ship of fools
I can feel that message. If you can hang with that, you should peep these dudes. I believe the demo is free, and all the mp3s are available on their Myspace page. The next time you are in Osaka, Japan look into this band.
Not In Order Fanzine - Issue Six
-- Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Max Powers does it again. Great interviews with Death Threat, Outbreak, Bars, ... Most notable would be the super icy American Nightmare interview. Max sends some questions to Wes and the same to Timbomb. Wow, those guys have some issues to work out. I like the question with Ryan O'Connor about xryanx.com. Amazing. Read the zine and you can also find out about two Cuban joints in JP.
You can contact Max for more info.
Bringin' It Down - Issue #0.1
Here's a straight edge fanzine straight from the UK. Flipping through the pages, you might assume it was from Tokyo, Japan, though. Then the pics will make you think they are straight from Pennsylvania. You see, the text goes from English to Japanese. Text to characters. It's a pretty cool concept. Then the pics seem to be straight out of Posi Fest 2004. I'd like to point out the fact that I make an appearance on page 33. Hot shit. Plus some strange pics of Todd Jones. Interviews with Youth of Today, The First Step, Todd Jones and tons more. You should read this zine. It's fucking good.
You can peep the link. That's Dobek's site. He'll be moving to Japan in December. Make sure to track him down in the UK before he moves.
Also, if you are in the know, you probably already received your Friend press version. Blue cover ink, #ed out of 30. I got #11, the "Brian Murphy Nike Edition" complete with a Side By Side live at WNYU cd. Hottie Hotterson.
Schism: New York Hardcore Fanzine - Bridge 9 Press 2005
Note: this post originally appeared on the Livewire Records Messageboard on August 23, 2005. I believe it accurately describes my opinion of the collection. Guest review by Pete Lynch.
Subject: A PUBLIC THANK YOU TO BRIDGE 9 RECORDS
Dear Bridge 9,
My room is in complete disarray. Clothes are everywhere, my bed has seen better days and I spilt my soda everywhere. To blame is the copy of the Project X 7", not just any version of it, but a completely clear sounding version that makes all other copies (including most originals I've heard) sound like shit. I listened to it about 4 or 5 times, made the aforementioned mess and then sat down and fully immersed myself in something I had only seen in poor quality reproductions or even worse quality originals.
Those words and photos always deserved more than the paper I always read them on. You provided it. Thank you. The new pictures, flyers and interviews fit in perfectly, everything about this project was tastefully done. The shirt came out great and the poster is a tremendous reminder of how good hardcore can be. Again, thank you. I honestly couldn't see why anyone would have anything bad to say about it and if there are people like that.........well, those are probably the same people who love telling 7 year olds there's no such thing as Santa Claus.
I put on the following while reading it:
YOT - can't close my eyes
Slapshot - greatest hits (another great b9 release)
Judge - discography
WarZone - LES Crew 7"
Straight Ahead - bootleg discography (hey b9......)
Supertouch live @ WNYU
Side by side 7"
AF - victim in pain
Krakdown bootleg discography (again...HELLO????)
Bold - looking back
YOT - WNITA
The time and place had an energy ill never know. The world was a much different place to the way it is now. There were a lot of things happening in NYC that will never happen again anywhere else in the world. Was it a more exciting time? I'm not one to say, but what I will say is that the pictures and flyers in this book tell a thousand words, and then some. Will Dennis ever be acting like a dick threatening to shut the show down at any show I'm at? Will I even ever see a basic of-the-time yet cool looking flyer like the YOT/Platoon one? Will I ever see a young Eddie Leeway ever singing in his boxers? The answer is no, and sadly, very few step up to make hardcore the way it was. Being a "character" is out, making money or "touring" is in. I'm not saying whether its good or bad, but it just has to be said. So many bands today (but not all, don't think I hate what's coming out today, I like a lot more current bands than you think) are purely faceless people who do it for reasons unbeknownst to me. They might think its fun and love it, but its like supporting a boring actor like Tom Cruise's career; hes just a head/face and no heart whatsoever. You can re-inact all you want too, but if you aren't feeling what you're doing 100% then its gunna come off as being lame. I'm not saying there are no bands around today that have the energy or intensity, but its a different kind. There's just a certain apathetic-ness that affects a lot of young people today, oh sure they can rock out as well as anyone, but its just not the same as when Tommy Carroll does it, why? Maybe Tommy genuinely felt he could change the world, or "his" world rather, with lyrics and therefore spat them out with as much vigor as someone could muster. Maybe kids today have just come to grips that they can't change the world and it has them bummed, but I refuse to believe the fire has been completely extinguished.
Especially on the photo front, this book really shows how I feel that HC photography and even flyer making is a dying art in today’s scene. The fact that people use ridiculous shutter speeds so it looks like the band is playing in a swarm of fireflies or giving the singer 8 different heads may appease the "art" crowd, but to me its an excuse to cover up a boring live band. Look at Dave Smallee on the cover, don't you just want to run to wherever that is and start thrashing mean? I do.
A lot of people say its not good to live in the past and others say its only good to learn from the mistakes made in the past, but my question to them is: what happens when the past gets it right?
Always keeping the faith,
Pete Lynch
Fight It Out - Better Days Demo 2005
This demo is individually numbered 13/200, and there is a huge Mr. T stamp above it. Amazing. The cdr sleeve is the usual gunboat/airplanes/violence imagery. Yeah, enough is enough folks. When can we go back to posi images?
The demo reminds me of everything I didn't really like about mid 90s CT hardcore: kickboxing, tough growl vocals, lack of content. The music sounds like those Despair or Death Threat songs that are just ok. However, if you love mid 90s CTHC, you will of course, love this demo.
I'd give some background, but the CDR insert doesn't exist, and the slip cover just has the #/stamp combo and an email address. I'm guessing they are from Michigan. But who really knows. If you find out, let me know who does guest vocals on the third track. Shit is actually pretty sweet.
War Hungry - War Is In ... Demo 2004
James Ritter of LOJ told me at the beginning of Posi Numbers that the only band he REALLY wanted to see was War Hungry. I assumed it was just some Ritter hyperbole. He kept going on and on about how they perfectly blended Helmet and Integrity. I again assumed straight hyperbole.
War Hungry kicked off Saturday. Bright and early, the first band. I was assuming kids would still be wandering in and wouldn't pay too much attention. Damn, I've never been so glad to be so wrong. War Hungry killed. Then I got a demo. Good god, so amazing. Easily the best demo I got that day (shout outs to Vitality for best demo of Sunday). It really is the best blend of Helmet (vocals and guitar chug) with Integrity (hard hitting, tight solos,...).
I would suggest everyone get into this band. However, the email address in the demo is busted. If you know these dudes, hit me up. We would love to work with these dudes. I found this video on the nerd, enjoy.
Few and The Proud - Weapons of War Demo 2005
-- Thursday, August 25, 2005
This was recorded back in late December of 2004, but I'm calling it 2005 since I didn't receive it until August 2005. So sue me.
First impression of the demo layout: I think FATP took a page out of these guys book. I realize the demo is called "Weapons of War," but seriously, do we need anymore straight edge / bullet logos? Oh, shit, I just noticed this demo is limited to 200. Thanks Chicago Straight Edge!
Onto the music. Somewhere along the line, these dudes found Ten Yard Fight and fell in love. The band plays those chords, the singer attempts his best Wrench resemblance. He, however, falls short. Most of the time, he comes off sounding like Bedard with a stick up his ass. Shit, that singer is so tight, he is uptight. Relax man, relax. Hardcore is supposed to be fun, or at least amusing.
One other bone. For a band that has straight edge anthem lyrics, how come not one song has crew chants? Not one song. What's the deal with that? How can the following lyrics not include crew chants.
I choose to live my life clean instead
I will always be straight edge
Most of the songs seem to fall flat because of two reasons: reserved vocalist and lack of angst in the delivery of the songs. Perhaps the story is different live. I would imagine it must be.
If you are in Chicago, you should probably check these dudes out. They have a long pedigree: Plan Of Attack, Double Crossed, Sidewalk, Hostage Situation, and so forth. If you are interested in a demo, hit up this kid. [ Holy shit! Check out that email address. Damn, I knew it.]
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- This sounds nothing like Ten Yard Fight, sounds like sheer terror, good demo.
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hows yr edge said...
- ^^ Sheer Terror? Are you high? Paul Bearer is HARD. That band is HARD. This demo is NOT hard.
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dude, i'm not one to get pissed about my own band's record review...but the truth is, i think you're a real dork. at least give out some comparisons to what bands we sound like instead of sitting behind your computer and making bogus comments like you have some sort of status. you don't know how to review a demo, is all i'm saying.
(i'm not the one who sent you our demo...i specifically requested that we don't send it to you but somehow it got sent anyways)
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- "name calling...real mature." take your own advice, dude. read that review you just gave us and tell me that you weren't just trying to be funny and make a bunch of kids look stupid. trash the music and lyrics, do whatever you want, but the fact that you said anything about Ten Yard Fight means you didn't even fucking listen to it. i can appreciate a bad review, what i can't appreciate is some jokester who thinks he's hilarious and important.
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- You can have the last public comment. I'm taking this to email.
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- GOOD BAND, GOOD DEMO, GOOD GUYS, BAD REVIEW.
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this band is sick... to ech their own they speak what they beleive and i like that... they are good live demo is also outstanding...
chi- town hardcore represent
Rise Against @ The Palladium - August 20, 2005
-- Sunday, August 21, 2005
Wow, downstairs. This band is bigger than I thought. Some funny/stupid antics of the night:
"Sassy, there are some girls out there tonight that dig you. Wow. When they get their braces off, they're going to be hot."
The first couple of rows behind the barricade was all loud, off key girls. Most were between the ages of 12 and 15. A few dudes were rocking out hard. There was even a circle pit for a bit.
During the last encore song, a kid jumps up on stage. Two seconds later, 3 security guards rise up from the barrier section and tackle the kid like he was a linebacker. 3 huge dudes. 1 "ninety pound if he was soaking wet" kid. He goes down like a feather in the wind. Later that evening, the head of security tells Sassy, "Sorry about that. Those guys are brand new tonight. Just some college kids working their first show." They must have thought Snoop Dogg was on stage, not Rise Against.
A drunk girl on stage dropped her Corona which smashed all over the stage. With a little fancy footwork, Pike made sure his 180 mids didn't get beered.
Overall, it was a fun show. Kids were into it. I got to chill with Matt Pike and Mike Lussier while talking sneakers and skateboarding.
Madball - Legacy Ferret Records 2005
-- Wednesday, August 17, 2005
August 2, 2005 was a big day for me. The new Madball album, Legacy was going to be released. I've been a fan of Madball for some time now. After listening to Demonstrating My Style, I was immediately hooked. From then on, I waited rather impatiently for every new release.
The last release, Hold It Down was in 2000. Yes. Almost exactly 5 years ago. A long time to wait for the next release. But the day came and it dropped.
Upon getting the CD home, I was a little bummed with the packaging. Very standard layout. Dark artwork with very standard lyric fonts and thank you lists. Not a big deal, though. That's not why I buy the albums. I placed it on the cd player and gave it a good listen.
Initially, I was let down. While every song is great, there is something definitely missing. Where was the crushing brutality of Across Your Face? Where were the blow by blow anthems? I needed more Streets Of Hate, more No Return, more Down By Law. Well, that wasn't what this album had in store. The production is just TOO good. It's too crisp, too clean. The lack of raw power leaves this album hungering for more.
On a positive note, I can picture this album going off amazingly live. Without the fancy production team, this album will break skulls (not literally, please). Overall, I see myself listening to the Hazen St album more than Legacy. Damn, that album is catchy.
Last word, when did Madball jump to Ferret Records? Weird.
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yo, i am also let down by this album, and you know i love madball.
the opener is good, there are a couple good breakdowns, but i feel like the same breakdown is in 6-8 of the songs. and back to back songs with "hardcore" in the title? thats some 25 ta life shit.
this album was lacking one major ingredient...matt henderson. he only wrote one song. they should have stuck with the old formula, have him write and record the record and then get some other dude to play it live.
i'll stick with hold it down. oh and by the way you need to take it easy with that hazen street shit.
Gangway - Demo 2005
I will keep this short and sweet. Gangway is a Jagz tribute band. The demo is an homage to Lockin Out and all things RZL DZL. Note that the intro goes from an exact Killing Time riff to a basic Stop And Think riff. I believe I even heard jungle sounds on my tape. I will say the following, after listening to the tape 15 times in fast forward, listening to it in regular play was much better. This band proudly stars Pete Lynch aka the San Franciscan Sensation and a few other Bay area dudes (members of RZL DZL, ...). Here is a fancy shirt that Jason Barrow once wore to the Planet Mental record release.
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^^ P Lynch, not true. That review is roughly 80% original thought, or comments that could have been made by anyone who listenend to it (ie the KT riff).
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- rzl is from michigan dude. not the bay area.
Warped Tour 2005 - Wrap Up
-- Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Who am I kidding? I can't wrap up that whole fest. Out of 100 bands (maybe more, maybe less, who knows), I only watched one. Yes, just one. First, let me describe my exciting trip.
I rushing along 90 West without a hitch. I speed up 91N without an issue either, for a bit. I know I have to go about 11 miles to exit 18. I fly by exit 17 feeling on top of the world with my record time. Then I hit a brick wall of traffic. I should have known something was up when I saw a blinking road sign that read,
WARPED TOUR
CLOSED
At one point, I was doing a tenth of a mile every two minutes. Not cool at all. 45 minutes later, I get to exit 18. There is a state trooper blocking the entrance forcing people to the next exit. Fine, there was even a sign that said, "use exit 19." I roll up to exit 19 to find another state trooper redirecting people to exit 20. Jeez, this is getting old. At exit 20, I see people getting off, but plenty of flares blocking the road. I attempt to roll that way. No dice, the state trooper politely tells me to move along. In reality, it wasn't polite at all. Same deal at exit 21. I finally get off at exit 23 (no exit 22) in Whatley, Mass. You've never heard of it, and you'll never drive through it.
I then have to haul back down rt 5 south. Not too bad, but now I have no idea where I'm going. Luckily, Zach Jordan is a few cars back and tells me to follow him to free and easy parking.
We get into the venue and right away, I'm struck by how much it had rained the night before. Every person I saw was covered in some mud. Some people had a little mud on there shoes, others were covered from head to toe. (Later that night, I heard a dad say, "Use a hose in someone's yard because you are not getting into my car covered in mud.") There was mud everywhere. Giant puddles, squishy shit, long stretches of wetness. Really uncool. The spot in front of most stages resembled a hog pen.
Also, as I stepped in the front gate, I was overwhelmed by Coheed and Cambria. It was blaring, and so true to form, I assumed it was being blasted on a P.A. Since my friend Nick is the tour manager, I knew they were not playing the show. I looked around to see a small stage with a band on it. They were playing Coheed songs. I'm positive it was NOT Coheed though since the singer was actually a woman. A Coheed tribute band? Wow.
So I chilled with Bedard, et al. Kids would come up to table and would often say, "I had no idea Bane was playing. That's awesome." Bedard made many kids days by doing nothing. I couldn't believe how psyched some of those kids were. Also, they printed up these super awesome new designs on American Apparel brand shirts. Kids snapped them up as soon as they left the box. Amazing.
Bane played the Hot Topic stage. Awesome. 3.5 " high stage, plenty wide, and lots of room for dudes to chill then stage dive. However, the 4 bouncers and barricade made it difficult for some. With over 200 kids watching, 40 kids were really getting into it. I didn't recognize too many, but Julia and Ian Incite were repping with big smiles, also some kid who I think is from Albany. (At the Albany record release for The Note, Julia tells me that I roughed this kid up. Hey, it was Swan Song, and I was just getting down. I don't think I would ever go out of my way to hurt some kid. I was just grooving.)
There were a few stage dives. Hell, even Colin of Colin of Arabia (good reference) got one off during Superhero. The security wasn't too psyched on any of that, though. I thought at one point that one of the security guards was going to fight me for stage diving. I think the guard next to him would have helped me out. I did see him finger pointing and singing along during Can We Start Again. That was pretty cool.
Then on the way out, it started again with traffic. We sat and sat. We moved 20 yards in 40 minutes. People walking by would alternate between Bane cheers and props for my IY GTI. Realistically, I think I got more props on the car than Bedard got for the band. We drove down some side road, got turned around by a cop, found 91 S right off and were gone.
Overall, it was an interesting experience. "Experience" being the critical term. Bane, outdoors, security and a barrier, mud, and The Warped Tour. Weird.
R'N'R / Fit For Abuse split 7" - Bridge 9 062 - 2005
-- Sunday, August 07, 2005
Joe Shumsky the Third is a good dude. The first time I met him was at a Think I Care (I think) show in CT. He had just finished drumming and he was chilling outside shirtless (still). It was getting cool and I was wearing a hoodie. When I asked Joe why he wasn't wearing a shirt, he told me he only had one. He couldn't wear it while he was sweaty or it'd get dirty. I then asked "but, aren't you on tour right now?" They were on a 3 week tour, and Joe only had one shirt for every day. Despite that, if you asked him, he'd give you that one shirt if you needed it. That's just who Joe Shumksy the Third is.
Joe is also the dude who plays on both sides of this 7". Much like DFJ has a hand in every band on Lockin Out and Painkiller records, Joe Shumsky somehow finds himself in every band from Winchendon and Northern Mass. Whether it's singing, playing the bass, or rocking the skins, Joe is up in there. On the first side of this album, Joe is the singer.
Joe doesn't just sing though. Joe gives it everything he has. It doesn't matter if 400 kids, 40 kids or 4 kids are into it. It is all the same to Joe. He gives it 150% every time. Even at posi fest 2k5 when Joe played in 3 bands in a row, he still had the energy to belt out every lyric in the R'N'R set. He came off sweaty, shirtless and horse. But he got it done. (Yo, did anyone see how tightly his shoes were laced? Damn. That shit was TIGHT. His feet must have been straight choked.)
R'N'R is a little out of the scope of some hardcore kids. The band sounds more like Motorhead than Youth Of Today. They are more rock n roll (hence the band name, perhaps) than modern hardcore. I can see this band's songs coming up between a set of Aerosmith and Ozzy on the Pike. What I also like is the message Joe is getting across. He isn't rehashing the same old American Nightmare concept, nor is he regurgitating some tired "stabbed in the back" anthem.
The first song is called Punk's Dead, Hardcore's Next. You can tell Joe misses the feeling of DIY / Underground hardcore music. He must hate walking by Hot Topic and seeing hardcore bands he love having their merchandise displayed there. He's also tired of the facade most hardcore kids display lately, "why do you try so hard to look so hard? when you and I both know we're not that hard." He also delves into that topic in the second song, Your Own Band. He wants people to get out from behind keyboards and contribute something useful to the hardcore scene. He's tired of blatant rip off bands and wants something fresh. Really, who wouldn't be interested in that?
Fit For Abuse follows up on the second side. Everyone loves this band. I'm not sure if it is for the early 80s style hardcore or the fact that the lead singer is Matt Kelly of the Dropkick Murphys. I prefer to say that Matt Kelly is from the band Dive though. Holy shit, Dive is incredible. Dive is better than Fit For Abuse. Fit For Abuse is good, but Dive is better.
Overall, I have to give it up to this split 7". Two great bands with plenty of shit on their minds. You can pick this up from Bridge 9 Records. I suggest you look into that immediately. And until a Dive discography is released, you better download those mp3s.
Get Down - Second 7" MC001
-- Friday, August 05, 2005
Once at the ICC, Get Down had a record release show. Most kids just stared blankly while the band whipped themselves into a frenzy (much like recent reactions to LOJ). Maybe Boston kids can't hang with the DC sound, or it was the fact that the sun was still up. I'm not sure. Regardless, it was an awesome set, and probably one of only a handful of shows the band has ever played. It's pretty hard to play shows or even practice when two dudes live in Mass, another lives in NYC, one dude lives in Jersey and one is busy traveling the world, at a leisurely pace. So for anyone who wasn't at that show, I feel bad for you. Who knows how often you'll get to see a talented band play. Not only are they talented, but you can tell they are really into what they are doing.
Of course, the bands roster reads like an "ex-band" wet dream. In My Eyes, Better Than One Thousand, Stop and Think, Ten Yard Fight, Panic, ... Seriously, this sounds like an all-star lineup in my book, and that's only half of the list. And in a very un-HYE way, this band is more ex than X. Yeap, you guessed it. Every dude at one point was connected right into the "Boston Straight Edge" scene (Dave Murphy gets credit for being such a diehard Sox fan. And not a bandwagoner but a real, diehard fan probably since the mid 80s. Actually, all the dudes are big sox fans). By the early 2000s, all these dudes were de-edged.
Does the lack of edge factor into the music? Probably not, but the maturity of the band members does. They are obviously past the "he broke edge and stabbed me in the back" lyrics. You aren't going to hear your average cookie cutter lyrics with this band. Since the average age is upper 20s (Damn Mullet, brought the average down), you can expect a deeper message and fuller sound. Not really post hardcore, but a rich mix of the best of both worlds (Not some Jay-Z / R. Kelly shit, though).
Where the majority of their previous bands had a strong youth crew influence, Get Down goes the other way. In fact, the guitarist Azy said (as seen on the Painkiller Records site), "We're a band for hardcore kids that don't like hardcore anymore." Now, I don't think that is absolutely true, that's just Azy being Azy. With the recent branching of many hardcore bands into new styles, I think this band is much more accessible to the youth than the band may think.
Like I said, they aren't your average "youth crew hardcore" act. They have a DC sound centered around the mid - late 80s. Think chill Swiz with a mix of Verbal Assault (Newport, RI is almost DC, right?). I could easily see this band releasing albums on Dischord Records.
The second 7" is good stuff. It's essentially the second demo plus an extra track. However, I'm guessing most people had no idea the band had a second demo. It's ok, they keep their shit low key. They are a project band after all. I could never really see these guys pulling together a full tour. Hell, even a week in the winter would probably be tricky.
This 7" wasn't released on Dischord, in case you were curious. Hell, I have no idea who released it. I can't find the info anywhere. All I can find is some dudes email address and his mailing address. But no listing of an actual record label. If you want to order a great 7", hit this guy up.
All US orders are $5.50ppd.
Europe - $8ppd.
Australia - $9ppd.
Cash or Money Order (payable to Evan OHara)
1275 Vereda Verde
Sarasota FL 34232
USA
One last note. Two weekends ago, I was formally introduced to Dave Murphy. For 5-6 years, I have seen him at shows and around town. We have many mutual friends, but somehow, no one ever said, "Hey Murph. This is Murphy." Two weeks ago, that was cleared up. It was a big Murphy fest, actually. Four Murphys, all with core affiliations. Good times.
Posi Fest 2005
-- Monday, August 01, 2005
This really isn't a review, but rather my recollection of amazing events. Also, please note that I only posted pics with me in them. Why? Because it is my review.
During Final Plan a guitar blew some fuse. For the next 15 minutes, the singer said some funny fucking shit. It was one zinger after another. Pretty good for being on the spot like that.
LOJ - "GET WEIRD!!!" Nu-metal dances. Dag cover.
Nice Drugs Kill shirt. Great Quicksand longsleeve.
Mental shirt with a picture of Planet Mental. Damn, that was next level shit. There may have been a frog with a trident and a turn table, I'm not sure.
Cold World showing up with boxes of merch. 10 seconds later, the crowd was 10 deep surrounding them. The crowd around the LOC table was non existent at that point despite being mobbed all weekend. Crazy. I also heard, "I bought one for me, and one that will go directly on ebay when I get home." Cool dudes.
Dudes setting up next to Cold World had 6 porn mags open to the centerfold section. "I don't know why they are getting all the attention, we have porn." Later, I walked by to see the boobs, et al were censored by stickers.
CC = Venti DFJ
Casali attempted to convince a kid to return a huge stack of shirts and cds (at least 5 cds, 6-8 shirts) in order to drop the money on a Wide Awake schism shirt. Kid wouldn't do it. "It's got the miller tag. It's legit."
Rev or Bold reissuing the Join The Fight shirt. Oh wait, that's not a highlight.
"Did some bloody kid keep hugging you during Mental? He was on stage and he kept hugging me and bleeding all over. Then he would just yell, "MENTAL!!! MENTAL!!! MENTAL!!!!!"
Murphy's Law playing without herb or beer. "I don't need beer or weed to have a great set ... It just helps." Murphy's Law and Underdog tie for best reactions of the weekend.
The sound guy. Amazing. He wore a tie all 3 days. I thought he was going to lose his shit during Murphy's Law. Then he would remember he had a board to monitor.
The after party being held at Wegman's. Seriously, a more tattooed crew has never before descended on that store at once. Mother's everywhere were shielding their children's eyes. Also, one night at 2pm, we were leaving Wegman's when a police car rolled up. It was myself, Nicole and P Lynch in the volvo and Casali and Todd in the R32. The cop rolled right by the volvo, straight to the R32. At first we were worried some shit was going down, but I got Nicole to roll down her window. I then heard a couple of key words drifting in the wind, "WRX ... STI ..." I knew we were ok then.
We were chilling outside with Ritter discussing shirts and whatnot when Lil Zac walks by towards his car. "How do I get into this Audi? I don't get it." Another dude walks over, inserts the car key into the door and simply opens the door. Zac then puts on the tiniest, wackiest bike shorts ever. "Dude, you should stuff a sock in there." Which he then does. And then this dude proceeded to feel up his sock parts. A little weird. Then the girl rolling with Lil Zac says to me, "Wait, are you married?" "Yes, I am." She then got spooked because she was standing around 3 married dudes. "This is too weird."
Craig Arms is chilling with the Rampage dudes. Behind him, I see some girl climb into a shirt/merch box. It's a little weird, and I point it out to Craig. He turns to look, turns back and reassures me, "Don't worry, it's a litter box." Craig Arms = a dude.
Pranks. Lots of them. Some would blame the Baffler. Way too many "kneeling then having someone push person over" pranking. There was a large circle of people kneeling or sitting just trying to avoid being the person pranked.
Owen and Sami's zines. Awesome. Trumbull Escapades and Soft Kittie (haha, it was something like that. Amazing name. Nearly as cool as Loveseat).
Setting up a screened tent inside the dome.
Melilo and Dave were throwing the football with some dudes in front of the HYE tent. Pretty good spirals, good accuracy. This seemingly drunk looking guy gets off the ground and joins them in the game. It seemed like they looked at him, shrugged him off and continued to throw the ball. The dude catches the ball and throws back the prettiest spiral ever. And it was completely effortless. Zero effort. Melilo and Dave hung around for a bit and then it appeared they slunk off either dumbfounded by the new Heisman guy or just finished. For their sake, I'll assume they were finished.
Also, during the middle of day 2, this same dude is lying spread eagle, sleeping next to the HYE tent. He doesn't move for what seemed like hours. All of a sudden, he bounces up. Which is quickly followed by a flop face first back to the ground. He gets up again, stumbles around and goes down again. At this point, I'm scrounging for a bottled water for this dude. He bounces back up again, stumbles into the side of the tent. I go catch him, and in a confused voice, he says, "where am i? where the hell am i?" I reassure him that he is at posi numbers and go back for the water. He goes down again. This time he doesn't really get back up. I shake him, trying to get him to drink some water. He bounces back up again, wanders around, stumbles some more. I figure, "shit, I better find someone." Unfortunately, the dudes in the go kart are playing half way across the joint. I head that way when the dude bounces up, and stumbles 30-40 yards to the pit. I lose him in the pit. Hours later, I see him, and he looks fine. I'm figuring it was an amazing prank, or I was hallucinating.
No shoe moshing and stage diving. I come out with my feet unmarred. However, I did stub my finger and now I can't bend it completely. Lame.
Pics borrowed politely from I Wish I Was Cool.
Also, notable people I met for the first time (I think):
Scott Pesek
Bill Ferry
Dave Irving
McKaig (shit, I know I spelled that wrong)
Russ T. (buffalo style)
A girl from the UK who cleaned up on the Wrong Side merch
Dude from Down To Nothing who is still contemplating the next level Planet Mental shirt.
The Texas/Vitality Crew
Boogie, great sneakers, chomp it up
A dude from Northern UK. Sweeper thinks I was making fun of him, but I really wasn't. -- Dude if you are out there, I really wasn't making fun of you. I swear.
Dude from Poland who lives in Worcester Mass. WTF!?!?
Amanda Rev & Nicole. Two rock stars.
Dude from Barcelona who owes me a NFAA shirt for repeatedly kicking a soccer ball into my tent, haha
Lead singer of Final Word. Good dude. Anyone who favors 99-01 dunks over current dunks, gets a nod in my book.
Dude with the moving sale who was in Blacklisted. Shit, I forgot to buy that Deadguy shirt.
Every person who bought Dumptruck merch
Notable people I was glad I got to catch up or chill with:
Casali
P Lynch
Todd Jones
Nicole Detore
CC
Sami
The whole LOC family
Bedard
Sweeper
Bob Shedd
Craig Arms
Cooch
Nick P
Josh P and Rampage
Joey C
Patrick from Texas
The Where We Stand/Vitality crew
Dan Cav
Sweet Pete -- NOT, dude was a ghost on Sunday
Tre
Chris Wrenn
Ritter and his crew
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