Video: ENDEAVOR & LIFETIME in New Brunswick, NJ, 11/22/1997

This is really good and a perfect snapshot of the hardcore scene in the mid 1990s! 

LIFETIME have been one of my favorite bands for the past 30 years, after meeting them randomly on the streets of Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan campus, back in 1992. They were on tour for the "Background" album that was just released on New Age Records and were playing that night in Detroit. They had the BOUNCING SOULS along with them on tour, and they had only a demo tape out at this point, "What Doesn't Kill Us Only Makes Us Stronger." At least that's the title of the demo tape as I remember it, though their discogs page calls it something else. But I digress.  I bought a t-shirt and the "Background" album on vinyl from the LIFETIME guys, and the demo tape from the BOUNCING SOULS.

This started a casual friendship with the guitarist of LIFETIME, Dr. Dan and I.  A solid dude who has done a lot for the hardcore scene over the past 30+ years. I've seen his many bands (LIFETIME, KID DYNAMITE, PAINT IT BLACK) play all over the country since that day!

What a beautiful time to be alive!

Video: Killing Time, 9/29/2018

Oh my goodness! Hot damn are these guys tight right

here! 

 

Video: "Aaron Cometbus Live Reading & Storytelling at Mutiny Information Cafe"

This is fantastic!
Listen to Aaron Cometbus (Aaron Elliot), an American hardcorepunk raconteur, telling us about snippets of his interesting life. He has written & self-published his fanzine "Ride the Wohl Whip Cometbus" since 1981. He is also the founder and drummer of the bands CRIMPSHRINE & CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE, as well as playing drums occasionally for GREEN DAY.
Get into it!

 

Live Hardcore Show: TERROR January 17, 2020

Scott Vogel, the singer, in well into his 40's and TERROR is still one of the best hardcore bands still active!!  This is from their recent Australian tour.  What a life! Play music you love and travel all over the world with your best friends!  I love hardcore!!

"THE RISE OF VEGAN STRAIGHT EDGE & EARTH CRISIS" / Excellent Documentary!

EARTH CRISIS "Firestorm" was monumental when it came out! There's no denying that. This dude did a good job with the documentary here. Get into it!

 

FURY "Failed Entertainment"

FURY's second full-length album "Failed Entertainment" was released on May 3, 2019. I've listened to it once & am going through it a second time to absorb it properly. I like it. It's good. It's hasn't grabbed me nearly as strongly as their first album, "Paramount" did. That's why I've got to absorb it & get familiar with it some more. In my mind, FURY can't top "Paramount"! That album was fresh & different. Though I do have a good feeling about this really taking root and growing on me and the hardcorepunk scene at large.

BORN WITHOUT A FACE Demo from 1985--

This is great, and new to me!  I've never heard this before, but I did have the one great 7" they officially put out in the mid 1980's.  BORN WITHOUT A FACE were an excellent early hardcore band from the Detroit, Michigan area.  Though I'm not certain about that, as they just might be from the West side of the state, maybe Grand Rapids.  That's the slight memory recall I'm getting.  Of course I could just search around the interwebs a little, but that makes things too easy and makes you lazy.  The first song on here is just rippin!  I first heard it on the local college radio station, WCBN 88.3, on the hardcore music show, "All Out Attack" hosted by our friend and mentor, Bill Bored!!  Fun, drunken Friday nights with friends recording the radio show while we heard all kinds of new hardcore music!  Yep, that's the main way we discovered new punk music, via college radio.  You had to actively seek out this type of music.  I miss those days a lot...

https://youtu.be/JwbcpU4mh9w

Medborgargaret "The Traitor" ep

Excellent mid tempo Oi/streetrock from Sweden!!

https://youtu.be/dUGoWVLnGVc

CURRENT Discography CD--

CURRENT from Detroit, Michigan.  One of the greatest emotional hardcore bands of all time!  The singer, Matt, also ran council records, played in a bunch of other punk bands, most notably my favorite, CALVARY.
This here is a crucial band, you should definitely listen to the link, and look for the physical CD, however hard it might be.

https://youtu.be/YhtbPhugeoY

KNUCKLEDUST "Songs of Sacrifice" Full Length--

This is a couple of years old at this point, but still very new to me.  I saw another post on YT from El Guapo TV, of an INDECISION/KNUCKLEDUST split 12"/CD.  That was pretty sweet so I found this record and I'm really diggin' it!  Direct from London, England, hard as nails hardcore laced with metal and plenty of mosh parts to go around!!  The vocal delivery sounds like a cross between FIRST BLOOD & BLOOD FOR BLOOD!!  Nothing particularly ground breaking here, it's just tough, heavy-ass hardcore done the way it's supposed to be done...  Check it out! ♠️♠️♠️

https://youtu.be/j2wzlT9qaYU

GUILT TRIP "Unrelenting Force" EP from the UK--

Great release here from this British band, GUILT TRIP!  They've got that 80s thrash sound going on, much like POWER TRIP from Texas.  Another good band.  Wonder what kind of trip would happen if these two bands met up?!?  LOL!

https://youtu.be/y2KaH2Rui28

KEEP THEM SHUT "Stray Rats" EP from Germany--

I'm digging this!  New band doing something a bit different in the hardcore realm.  The opening song is an instrumental that sounds rad!  Vocals kick in in the second song, and are gonna take a bit of getting used to.  But as I said, I'm digging this.  Cool band name too.

https://youtu.be/J-3PmhYFRrg

CLIKITAT IKATOWI full length from 1995--

This was released on Gravity Records in 1995.  The drummer, Mario R., went on to play with Dan O. (NO FOR AN ANSWER, SPEAK 714 & CARRY NATION) in 411 and then more recently, OFF! (with Keith Morris of the CIRCLE JERKS & BLACK FLAG). 
The drums stand out the most on this record, and that's because Mario Rublaca is a bad ass drummer.  Someone said he was in HOT SNAKES, with guys from ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, is that true???

https://youtu.be/5m9Qp4ZljOY

HIT LIST "No Chance in Hell" 7" Record--

I guess this is one of those newer South Florida hardcore bands that have been popping up recently.  I'm not super keen on the vocals, but overall this is a great effort!!  xHIT LISTx

https://youtu.be/xPyYqqwlPc0

PLUNGER s/t LP (1997 Emotional Hardcore!)

Self titled album from the late 1990s hardcore band, PLUNGER!  I honestly don't even remember this band.  Stumbled across this record on YouTube and I definitely had to share it.  Sounds like a cross between STILL LIFE & RITES OF SPRING with a dash of EMBRACE!!  That's a good thing!

https://youtu.be/NvS6Yc1AlXk

Burdens of a Bachelor: Hippies vs. Punks: ALL's Trailblazer

Burdens of a Bachelor: Hippies vs. Punks: ALL's Trailblazer: Recorded live at CBGBs during the summer of 1989 -- the same summer and venue I witnessed The Lemonheads perform music off their new alb...

Culture "Oath" [Vegan Straightedge Hardcore from the 1990's]

Probably my favorite CULTURE song ever!!

WHATEVER IT TAKES "The Great Escape" [Audio Only]

I've never heard of nor heard of these guys, WHATEVER IT TAKES. Stumbled across them on YouTube. I like what I'm hearing so far.
I'll up some more songs in this post shortly. I'm really trying to consolidate posts, as like-with-like. mass//retaliation is getting to "weedy" if you know what I mean. So have a listen & see what you think.

AGAINST ME! "Reinventing Axl Rose" [ FULL ALBUM ]

Such an amazing album. Picks me up & puts me in a good mood everytime. These guys played at my record store, State Control Records back in 2002. There were over 100 people crammed into a TINY fucking space & we thought the floor was actually gonna collapse! They were still mostly acoustic then, and it seemed like every kid in the place knew every lyric to every song! The gang was louder than the band!! So much fuckin fun! I miss this style they were doing. They kind of suck now. Look 'em & you be the judge.
 

AJAX "Bleach for Breakfast" ep [Tuff n Gruff No frills Hardcore!!]

I fuking love this band & this 7" record! Where did they come from? Who are they?