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Top Records of 2011

2011-12-23T18:16:00.000-08:00

LPs
1. Restorations - s/t - This was the soundtrack to my year. I'd love this record even if I didn't love these dudes.
2. Into It. Over It. - Proper - It's great to see Evan finally put together a proper LP.
3. Title Fight - Shed - This band has blown up and totally deserves it.
4. Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me - I sort of wrote this band off, but when I finally got around to listening to it, this is an absolutely killer record. The only hardcore record I really cared about this year.
5. Balance & Composure - Separation - Huge guitars, and kind of a 90s alternative feel, but still poppy at times. I like each record more and more.
6. Spraynard - Funtitled - There was a stretch where I listened to this daily. Good positive poppy punk.
7. Man Overboard - s/t - So poppy it's almost a guilty pleasure. I love it. And Justin.
8. Bridge and Tunnel - Rebuilding Year - The heavy parts are heavier, and the pretty parts are prettier. Their LPs both have flawless opening tracks.
9. The Wonder Years - Suburbia... - Different than The Upsides, but still has everything I love about them.
10. Basement - I Wish I Could Stay Here - At times I forget about this record, but whenever I listen to it, it's stuck in my head for days and I can't stop listening.
11. Good Luck - Without Hesitation - I can't get enough of this band.

EPs
Dikembe - Chicago Bowls - My latest obsession.
Forming - EP - This would be great on a 90s college radio station.
Luther - Siblings and Sevens - Kinda like Hot Rod Circuit, but less polished.
Armalite - Humungous - They're back! Finally!
CSTVT - s/t - The only bad thing about this is that it's only two songs.

New Year's Resolution: Post more records in 2012. Stop being lazy with the blog. To start I'll be posting some old songs/records by the bands above (if this isn't their first release).

Hot Rod Circuit - Sorry About Tomorrow

2011-05-25T17:34:00.002-07:00

Hot Rod Circuit - Sorry About Tomorrow

My favorite record from this late 90s/early 2000s pop punk/indie band. They toured with everyone and were always fun live.

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Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun

2011-05-25T17:34:00.001-07:00

Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun

I wasn't into this band's earlier stuff, but this last record was killer. I don't care what Kev Somm says.

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Sleepercar - West Texas

2011-05-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

Sleepercar - West Texas

Jim Ward from Sparta and At The Drive In doing acoustic stuff. I saw him on the Revival Tour a few years ago, and it was pretty good.

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Pinehurst Kids - Bleed It Dry

2011-05-24T17:59:00.001-07:00

Pinehurst Kids - Bleed It Dry

Late 90s / early 2000s indie rock or emo or whatever. I believe this is their last record.

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Park Ranger Barkwood - We Are Not Brothers

2011-05-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

Park Ranger Barkwood - We Are Not Brothers

One of my recent favorites of noodly/spastic Cap'n Jazz inspired emo. "Jocks on Bikes" will be stuck in your head for a while.

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Thelonious Monk Quartet w/ John Coltrane - Carnegie Hall

2011-05-24T17:56:00.000-07:00

Thelonious Monk Quartet w/ John Coltrane - Carnegie Hall

Two of the biggest names in jazz history together. Recommended if you like influential jazz, crazy hats, or heroin.

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Saint Brazil - demo

2011-05-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

Saint Brazil - Demo
Self described 90s emo/indie.

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Burden Me - s/t

2011-05-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

Burden Me - s/t

Another band I just found perusing theb9. Not unlike Balance and Composure, Daylight, new bands trying to sound like Small Brown Bike.

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Coastal - Demonstration

2011-05-19T20:00:00.001-07:00

Coastal - Demonstration

According to their post on theb9: "FFO:Knapsack, Braid, Texas is the Reason"

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Fairweather - If They Move...Kill Them

2011-05-15T10:31:00.001-07:00

Fairweather - If They Move...Kill Them

In honor of their reunion last night (which you should have been at), here is their classic first LP. Check out the links to my mediafires of their other records below.

Ghosts and Vodka - Precious Blood

2011-05-13T17:40:00.003-07:00

Ghosts and Vodka - Precious Blood

Smart, technical instrumental indie rock from the Chicago/Cap'n Jazz lineage.

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Go It Alone - Histories

2011-05-13T17:40:00.002-07:00

Go It Alone - Histories

Melodic, somewhat catchy hardcore. I think they were from Canada. That's ok though.

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The Progress - Merit

2011-05-13T17:40:00.001-07:00

The Progress - Merit

It's no secret I'm a huge fan of pretty much all of Evan's bands. I fell in love with The Progress demo in college and through this LP, it was all great. I believe they're putting together a discography collection. Buy that when it comes out.

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Henry Rollins - Get In the Van

2011-01-08T11:03:00.003-08:00

Henry Rollins - Get In the Van

The audiobook/spoken word of Henry Rollins' seminal book from his early touring days with Black Flag.

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Gameface - Three to Get Ready

2011-01-08T11:03:00.002-08:00

Gameface - Three to Get Ready

Emo/punk/indie/whatever. You shoud pretty much know the deal here.

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Formaldehyde Junkies - Are a Total Wreck

2011-01-08T11:03:00.001-08:00

Formaldehyde Junkies - Are a Total Wreck

Hardcore punk for the hardcore punks.

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Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am

2011-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am

Experimental Canadian band, that at times shared members with Godspeed! and were always pretty closely linked.

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Breaking Pangaea - Live at WXPN

2010-09-22T17:11:00.003-07:00

Breaking Pangaea - Live at WXPN
Sort of by request. I've already said more than enough great things about this band. Here's another live set, but this one has more songs.

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Falling Sickness - Because the World Has Failed Us Both

2010-09-22T17:11:00.002-07:00

Falling Sickness - Because the World Has Failed Us Both
You probably remember this band from early Hopeless Records compilations. Kinda punk, kinda ska.

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Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans

2010-09-22T17:11:00.001-07:00

Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Everyone knows that heroin addicts can make awesome music. Bill Evans was doing that back in the 50s. One of the most influential jazz pianists of all time.

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Engine Down - To Bury Within The Sound

2010-09-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

Engine Down - To Bury Within The Sound
RVA indie rock. You should probably already know about this band. I posted a bunch of Denali recently, and they're from that same family tree.

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Timber - 7"

2010-09-11T13:02:00.003-07:00

Timber - 7"
Maryland punk/hardcore.

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These Arms Are Snakes - Easter

2010-09-11T13:02:00.002-07:00

These Arms Are Snakes - Easter
My favorite record from this post-hardcore band featuring guys from Botch, among others.

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Embrace - Embrace

2010-09-11T13:02:00.001-07:00

Embrace - Embrace
While Minor Threat is the Ian band I respect the most, I find myself most drawn to Embrace musically. Along with Rites of Spring, these guys typify the Rev Summer/harDCore sound of the early to mid-80s.

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The Color Fred - Domestic Disturbance Acoustic Set

2010-09-11T13:02:00.000-07:00

The Color Fred - Domestic Disturbance Acoustic Set
A few years ago Fred Mascherino (Breaking Pangaea, Terrible Things, Taking Back Sunday, etc) did a solo set for Domestic Disturbance. He does a bunch of songs from The Color Fred (his band at the time), as well as a song each from Brody and Breaking Pangaea.

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Tragedy - Nerve Damage

2010-09-09T18:54:00.003-07:00

Tragedy - Nerve Damage
You know the deal with these hardcore punk legends.

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Tuesday - Demos

2010-09-09T18:54:00.002-07:00

Tuesday - Demos
Tuesday was a short-lived indie/pop punk band fronted by Dan from Alkaline Trio. Their LP was called Freewheelin and I probably already uploaded it. These are some rough demos.

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The Anniversary - Designing a Nervous Breakdown

2010-09-09T18:54:00.001-07:00

The Anniversary - Designing a Nervous Breakdown
Synthy indie-pop from Vagrant Records from the early 2000s. The first song and the fourth song are totally off the charts.

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Denali - Denali

2010-09-09T18:54:00.000-07:00

Denali - Denali
I posted The Instinct the other day, and now this is their first record. I love Maura.

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Denali - The Instinct

2010-09-03T08:29:00.003-07:00

Denali - The Instinct
If the ancient Greeks hear Denali, they'd be pretty sure Maura Davis was a siren and would be wrecking their ships everywhere. Atmospheric indie rock with beautiful vocals.

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Deadline - 8/2/82

2010-09-03T08:29:00.002-07:00

Deadline - 8/2/82
A lost classic from the early 80s Dischord scene. This was rereleased in 2007.

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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - Live at Town Hall

2010-09-03T08:29:00.001-07:00

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - Live at Town Hall
Following yesterday's great jazz "duet", I figured I'd upload another pairing of jazz greats.

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Charles Bukowski - Hostage

2010-09-03T08:29:00.000-07:00

Charles Bukowski - Hostage
When I was in college, I went through that typical early-20s Bukowski phase. I liked his poetry a lot, but never got into his novels. Here's a collection of poetry/spoken word stuff.

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Footnotes - Everything Last Year

2010-09-02T20:44:00.000-07:00

Footnotes - Everything Last Year
Recently I've gotten into the EP Summer Shit by Footnotes, who I just found out were from Philly/South Jersey. How is this band in my backyard and I've never heard of them? Great singy-shouty emo with twinkly guitars. They posted two other 7"s on their Myspace for free download as well, so listen to it. Then buy Summer Shit.

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Buddy Rich and Max Roach - Rich Vs Roach

2010-09-02T15:50:00.003-07:00

Buddy Rich and Max Roach - Rich Vs Roach
Two of the greatest jazz drummer of all time and their bands. Very unique, very influential, very awesome.

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Breaking Pangaea - Cannon to a Whisper

2010-09-02T15:50:00.002-07:00

Breaking Pangaea - Cannon to a Whisper
The only LP from this Philly/West Chester/Coatesville band who was one of my favorite local bands of all time. This is another upload inspired by the Terrible Things record.

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Boys Life - Boys Life

2010-09-02T15:50:00.001-07:00

Boys Life - Boys Life
I've previously posted Departures and Landfalls from this classic midwest emo band, so hopefully you're familiar with this. You really should be, if you're not.

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Weerd Science - Friends and Nervous Breakdowns

2010-09-02T15:50:00.000-07:00

Weerd Science - Friends and Nervous Breakdowns
Lately I've been listening to the new Terrible Things record a lot, which this dude drummed on. He also used to drum in Coheed and Cambria. This is his white-boy rap album. I'll be honest, I forgot I had these mp3s, but since I've been listenin to the TT album, I figured I'd up it.

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As Friends Rust - Won

2010-08-26T17:24:00.003-07:00

As Friends Rust - Won
I posted their last EP the other day, but this was the LP that preceded it. This was a nice middle-ground between their more straight up melodic hardcore and their more ambitious later stuff.

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Bones Brigade - I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding

2010-08-26T17:24:00.002-07:00

Bones Brigade - I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding
Remember when you were in high school and just got to skate and listen to punk rock records? That was awesome.

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The Ataris - Anywhere But Here

2010-08-26T17:24:00.001-07:00

The Ataris - Anywhere But Here
When we were younger we loved this because it sounded like a lost early Green Day record. They got lamer and more "mature" as they grew up, but this record was fun as hell.

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New bands: Snake Road / Quiet Arcs

2010-08-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

Quiet Arcs are a new band from the dudes that brought you Crumbler, Aneurysm Rats and One Up. If you liked those bands, there is no reason you shouldn't love the song that Quiet Arcs put up. They'll have more up soon.

Snake Road are a metallic hardcore band with riffs. Lots of riffs. Their entire demo is up for a free download on their bandcamp page.

World's Fastest Car - Unreleased

2010-08-23T14:09:00.004-07:00

World's Fastest Car - Unreleased
This was Walter's bridge from Quicksand to Rival Schools. This was supposed to be released by Rev, but never was.

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World Burns to Death - Totalitarian Sodomy

2010-08-23T14:09:00.003-07:00

World Burns to Death - Totalitarian Sodomy
Heavy hardcore punk. Members of Severed Head of State, From Ashes Rise, and tons other, so you kinda know what to expect with this one.

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Aneurysm Rats - Dying to Live

2010-08-23T14:09:00.002-07:00

Aneurysm Rats - Dying to Live
This was the only record from this band, which had guys from One Up, Crumbler, and None More Black. Pretty straight ahead hardcore, entertaining lyrics.

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As Friends Rust - A Young Trophy Band...

2010-08-23T14:09:00.001-07:00

As Friends Rust - A Young Trophy Band...
The last EP from this Florida melodic punk/hardcore band. They branched out a little bit on this one and kinda alienated a big chunk of their fanbase. Whatever, I thought it was pretty good.

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River City High - Forgets Their Manners

2010-08-22T10:07:00.002-07:00

River City High - Forgets Their Manners
In the late 90s or early 2000s, my old band played some firehall in the middle of nowhere and these guys blew all the high school bands off the stage. Super poppy and energetic. They never really took off, but seemed to open every emo/pop punk for a few years. Members of Fun Size and Inquisition.

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Ninja Gun - Restless Rubes

2010-08-22T10:07:00.001-07:00

Ninja Gun - Restless Rubes
Folky, country-ish rock that the Vinyl Collective and punknews.org kids seem to eat up. This was towards the top of a lot year end lists in 2008.

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Racetraitor - Burn the Idol of the White Messiah

2010-08-22T10:07:00.000-07:00

Racetraitor - Burn the Idol of the White Messiah
Political, straight edge, vegan metalcore featuring Andy from Fall Out Boy.

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Hate5six videos from This is Hardcore

2010-08-18T17:13:00.001-07:00

In case you're unaware or living under a rock, This is Hardcore just happened in Philly this past weekend. Tons of great bands played including the almighty Ink and Dagger, Kid Dynamite, Blacklisted, Ceremony, Title Fight, Horror Show and tons other. Hate5six Productions was there filming the whole thing and is starting to get videos up online. Go, check them out, download them, mosh in your bedroom, then donate to hate5six!

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Off With Their Heads - Live at Insubordination Fest 2008

2010-08-17T20:14:00.003-07:00

Off With Their Heads - Live at Insubordination Fest 08
You pretty much know what to expect from this band. This time it's just live. Die today.

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Matty Pop Chart - Everyone Does Everything

2010-08-17T20:14:00.002-07:00

Matty Pop Chart - Everyone Does Everything
You know Matt Tobey from Good Luck, where he sings and plays guitar. This is his solo record.

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Marigold - 2006 Demos

2010-08-17T20:14:00.001-07:00

Marigold - 2006 Demo
The last songs that Marigold recorded, after Vadim left and with PJ Bond on vocals. These songs were all great. My old band played a whole bunch of shows with them and they were always fun as hell.

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Ley Royal Scam - Demo

2010-08-17T20:14:00.000-07:00

Ley Royal Scam - Demo
Female fronted pop, not unlike Zolof, from West Chester a few years back. Featuring the one and only Tom Martin. I dare you not to get "Are You Feeling My Disco?" stuck in your head.

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Kid Dynamite - Live at CBGB (Video)

2010-08-13T11:49:00.003-07:00

Kid Dynamite - Live at CBGB (Video)
Back in 2005 Lifetime was supposed to be playing Hellfest, but it was canceled. They ended up playing a handful of reunion shows in Philly, and Kid Dynamite in New York. I pretty much based an entire weekend and changed my move-back date to college around these shows. We went out to this and it was fun as hell. I can't wait to see them again on Sunday at This is Hardcore.

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Kill Verona - The Kill Verona EP

2010-08-13T11:49:00.002-07:00

Kill Verona - The Kill Verona EP
This was actually recorded and released when they were called Little League, but then inspired their name change after their cease and desist order. This was my favorite of all of their record. Still poppy punk songs, but with a bit of the ambition that really came out on Trauma.

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Lasalle - Expedition Songs

2010-08-13T11:49:00.001-07:00

Lasalle - Expedition Songs
One of the dudes from Small Brown Bike and his wife put out an album of indie rock stuff. It was pretty cool, but doesn't touch the SBB records. They still play occasionally I believe and put out another album as well.

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Isaac Hurt - Demo

2010-08-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

Isaac Hurt - Demo
This NJ band put out a solid demo of atmospheric, spacey instrumental songs, but then I never heard anything else from them.

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Super Hi Five - Split with Six South

2010-08-02T07:10:00.002-07:00

Super Hi Five - Split With SixSouth
These are only the Super Hi Five songs from the split. I don't think I ever even had the others, and I'm pretty sure it never came out anyway. Super Hi Five just kept getting better (recorded) as they went along.

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Glass and Ashes - s/t

2010-08-02T07:10:00.001-07:00

Glass and Ashes - s/t
Gruff, angular post-hardcore on No Idea Records. Members of Young Livers play(ed?) in this band too.

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Tokyo - Two Songs

2010-08-02T07:10:00.000-07:00

Tokyo - Two Songs
Tokyo was a short lived band featuring Dmitri from Dillinger Escape Plan and some of the guys from Knives Out. They played a handful of shows. I'm not sure if these songs were ever officially released or not.

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Used Kids - Yeah No

2010-08-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

Used Kids - Yeah No
I typically don't like anything Mikey Erg is involved with, so I avoided this at first, but I was wrong on that one. Husker Du-ish, with scratchy vocals and catchy songs.

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Kill Verona - Trauma

2010-08-01T10:59:00.002-07:00

Kill Verona - Trauma
The last record from these Philly guys. It was great to watch them progress from a poppy punk band to a spacy, layered almost post hardcore band. People weren't really into this because it didn't have the same energy of the early stuff, but it's awesome.

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Frail - Make Your Own Noise

2010-08-01T10:59:00.001-07:00

Frail - Make Your Own Noise
Classic Philly screamy, spastic hardcore. Members of Ink and Dagger.

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Fireworks - All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion

2010-08-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

Fireworks - All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion
I'm not really into this record, but with kids really getting back into that whole super poppy punk with breakdowns thing (which some bands are doing really well), a lot of people really like Fireworks. So, if that's your thing, you may like this.

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Comadre - A Wolf Ticket, Mixtapes 1-3, Glasses Split

2010-07-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

Comadre - A Wolf Ticket, Mixtapes 1-3, Glasses Split
I'm not usually one to just repost other people's links, but Comadre have all of these records posted on their own site, so I'll just give a link to that page. This band is fucking great. Super creative and unique, really DIY, and they really just seem to be doing all the right things. A Wolf Ticket and the Glasses split have been the soundtrack to my two weeks in Portugal.

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Posting from Lisbon

2010-07-19T04:07:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. First my computer crapped out on me. Then I was hosting a Portuguese guy for two weeks, and now I've been in Lisbon for four days and haven't really felt the urge to put any records up. When I get back home in about a week and a half I'll get to it. Until then, check out my travel pics at http://oldrules.tumblr.com.

The Fashion - s/t EP

2010-06-30T19:42:00.001-07:00

The Fashion - s/t EP
I saw this group of Swedes open up for Alkaline Trio a few summers ago. They kinda have a new-wave/post punk feel going on. Despite the fact that the crowd was obviously there for Alkaline Trio and Bayside, these guys won a bunch of people over.

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Chamberlain - Fate's Got a Driver

2010-06-30T19:36:00.003-07:00

Chamberlain - Fate's Got a Driver
You should know the deal with this indie favorite by now. I think they're playing again, which has a lot of people very excited.

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The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic

2010-06-30T19:36:00.002-07:00

The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
This band was on it's way to being one of the biggest indie/punk bands of the 2000s when three of the members were killed in a van accident. Terrible tragedy. Give it a listen and realize why even Pitchfork liked this band.

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Comadre - A Wolf Ticket

2010-06-29T11:17:00.004-07:00

Comadre - A Wolf Ticket
The latest band I've completely fallen in love with. Chaotic and spastic, but with the ability to change rhythms, tempos and really whole songs on a dime. Their song on that Kid Dynamite tribute was one of the few that didn't suck. Support this band. Hard. They deserve it.

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Crows - Dirty Bunny

2010-06-29T11:17:00.003-07:00

Crows - Durty Bunny
Chris from HWM as well as some dudes from As Friends Rust and Radon put out a punk rock record years ago that got lost in the shuffle of all their full-time bands. Bummer they had to change their name from the Sheryl Crow-Mags.

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The Promise Ring - Boys and Girls

2010-06-29T11:17:00.002-07:00

The Promise Ring - Boys and Girls
"Tell Everyone That We're Dead" and "Best Looking Boys" are two of my favorites from this dearly missed emo pop band.

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Penfold - Amateurs and Professionals

2010-06-29T11:17:00.001-07:00

Penfold - Amateurs and Professionals
Awesome quiet/loud indie or emo or whatever from New Jersey. I've previously upped their other LP, so you should download both.

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Banner image?

2010-06-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

Would anyone with any graphic design ability be interested in putting together a banner image for Viva Pizza? Or, would anyone be interested in helping with some "design" guidance on the blog as a whole?

The Exit - Home For An Island (reissue)

2010-06-28T08:36:00.000-07:00

The Exit - Home for an Island (reissue)
This was actually the second version of this record to come out. They weren't happy with the first version, so they retracked a lot of it and resequenced the record. Super talented, catchy indie rock with a great rhythm section.

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Flipper - Sex Bomb Baby

2010-06-28T08:32:00.002-07:00

Flipper - Sex Bomb Baby
A collection of early stuff (pre-'82) from these noisy punks.

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Coldbringer - Lust and Ambition

2010-06-28T08:32:00.001-07:00

Coldbringer - Lust and Ambition
Leatherface-ish punk from guys in From Ashes Rise and others. I've never seen anything else from them, but I'd like to.

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Cloak/Dagger - Untitled 7"

2010-06-28T08:32:00.000-07:00

Cloak Dagger - Untitled 7"
A fairly recent 7" from these RVA punks. "Surf song" is possibly my favorite song of theirs.

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Fallen From the Sky - Ring The Alarm (Beyonce cover)

2010-06-26T08:05:00.003-07:00

Fallen From The Sky - Ring the Alarm (Beyonce cover)
A few years ago these guys were on some MTV contest where all the bands had to do a pop cover. I think they get tired of people calling it out when they play live, but it's still fun as hell.

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Fairweather - Lusitania

2010-06-26T08:05:00.002-07:00

Fairweather - Lusitania
It sorta got less cool to like Fairweather as they went on, but I can't help but think they got better as they went on. This was the last record, and it's arguably my favorite.

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Choking Victim - No Gods / No Managers

2010-06-26T08:05:00.001-07:00

Choking Victim - No Gods / No Managers
You loved this record when you were 15, and to be honest, it still kinda has cool moments. Sure, their fans are shitty kids that live with their parents but act like gutter punks, but whatever.

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Chinese Telephones - Democracy

2010-06-26T08:05:00.000-07:00

Chinese Telephones - Democracy
A collection of vinyl only releases from 2004-2008 for this pop punk band. I think they're playing again, but I'm not sure.

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The Dopamines - s/t

2010-06-25T08:27:00.004-07:00

The Dopamines - s/t
I'll be honest: I never really got into this record. They never grabbed me as much as the other pop punk bands in that big resurgence a few years ago. However, their new LP is KILLLLER, so I have to go back and give this another shot.

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Count Me Out - Permanent

2010-06-25T08:27:00.003-07:00

Count Me Out - Permanent
This is one of those bands that I wish I'd gotten into earlier, back when I was passing up hardcore bands and really only listening to punk and indie rock. Stupid me.

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Carpenter - Town and Country EP

2010-06-25T08:27:00.002-07:00

Carpenter - Town and Country EP
A little less "big" and anthemic than their LP that I loved. They haven't put anything out in a while, but I can't wait to hear what they do next.

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Canadian Rifle - Visibility Zero

2010-06-25T08:27:00.001-07:00

Canadian Rifle - Visibility Zero
Incredibly gruff and scratchy punk rock ala Leatherface. Al Burian spent some time in this band, but then, as sort of expected, left.

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Only Crime - To the Nines

2010-06-24T20:10:00.003-07:00

Only Crime - To the Nines
Members of Good Riddance and Bane playing SoCal skate punk that you'd kinda expect from a band with that pedigree.

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Horrow Show - The Holiday

2010-06-24T20:10:00.002-07:00

Horror Show - The Holiday
The last four songs that this Philly band put out. With them reuniting for This is Hardcore this summer, it's time to brush off your records or mp3s and get ready for stage dives and mosh parts.

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The Bomb - Speed is Everything

2010-06-24T20:10:00.001-07:00

The Bomb - Speed is Everything
This was one of the most underrated records of last year. Jeff from Naked Raygun fronting a melodic band, with a bit of a colder, post-hardcore feel at times. Great guest vocal spots from Bob Nanna and Yemin.

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As Friends Rust - s/t

2010-06-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

As Friends Rust - s/t EP
Gruff but melodic hardcore from Gainesville, Fl. This is one of the earlier EPs before they got a little bit weirder and pissed off a lot of their fans. Damian from Morning Again sings on this, but it's way different from MA.

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Mineral - The Power of Failing

2009-12-16T17:36:00.002-08:00

Mineral - The Power of Failing
One of the bands that set the standard for mid 90s emo. You should definitely have this. You probably already do.

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Bear Vs. Shark - Terrorhawk

2009-12-16T17:36:00.001-08:00

Bear Vs Shark - Terrorhawk
Spastic, high energy post hardcore/indie rock. I've previously upped their first LP, but this second one seems to be held in higher regard. Both are great.

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One Up - The Single

2009-12-16T17:36:00.000-08:00

One Up - The Single
This was the last record from this Philly area hardcore band. This was a nice departure from typical sxe hardcore to a more post-hardcore Burn feel, and even includes a Texas is the Reason cover. Sorry for m4a, but that's how they posted it digitally.

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Breaking Pangaea - Live at @WKDU

2009-12-16T17:35:00.000-08:00

Breaking Pangaea - Live at WKDU
One of my favorite local bands of all time. They were good recorded, but GREAT live, so it's cool to have a well recorded live set. It's got a mix of songs from their first EP and LP.

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No Roses - Demo

2009-12-06T14:23:00.003-08:00

No Roses - Demo
I upped the EP previously, and I hate to be that dude, but the demo really may be better. A little more raw and less GUTG influence. I do wish there'd been more from this band.

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Halfway to Holland - Demo

2009-12-06T14:23:00.002-08:00

Halfway to Holland - Demo
Pre-Algernon emo from the Philly suburbs. I have a "discography" from somewhere, but the tracks aren't labeled. I can up it if there's an interest.

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Arms of Orion - The Book Was So Much Better

2009-12-06T14:23:00.001-08:00

Arms 0f Orion - The Book Was So Much Better
Catchy, early 2000s style pop punk from these Philly by way of West Chester kids. This was supposed to come out on some label that ended up screwing them, so they just "leaked" it digitally.

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Breaking Pangaea - Take Apart the Words

2009-12-05T18:48:00.000-08:00

Breaking Pangaea - Take Apart the Words
By request. The first EP from one of my favorite local bands of all time. Beautiful, technical guitars and some of my favorite drumming on an indie rock record. I loved this band.

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