BL'AST!

I'm serving up some choice nugs today from Santa Cruz's finest hardcore/skatecore/lurker crew. Enjoy this most excellent set w/ soundboard quality from back in the day when Indy 169's & 9-inch (plus) wide decks with "money bumps" were the norm.



Bl'ast! - 06.20.1985 Sportsmen's Lodge, Sun Valley, CA

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*Re-upped: 05.22.2010*

DICKS.

Commie/Faggot/Hardcore - THEIR description, okay? - from San Francisco via Austin TX.
This was their final output, & I believe it was their third lineup.
Regardless of all that, these guys (and gals) ripped, and were unique in their musical approach to the Hardcore genre as well as their stance on life within the scene.

The guitar tone/playing on this record is fucking KILLER, and you should all own this piece of first-generation hardcore history.



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Dicks - These People




Now playing: Swarrrm - Never Believe
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M.D.C.

No introduction needed here, just a decent sounding live recording from way-back-in-the-fucking-day, courtesy of one of Hardcore's greatest bands ever!

Their first LP actually scared THE FUCK out of my 14 year-old ears when I first heard it, and it still remains to this day in my collection as one of the most aggressive & intimidating releases I have ever had the pleasure of having my "inner angst" woke-the-fuck-up to...



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M.D.C. - 11.17.1982 Warehouse, Liverpool, U.K.




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DISSONANCE.

While these guys (and girl) were a few years older than myself - and 50 miles away - I somehow always ended up hitching a ride (or scamming some artsy girl into driving to Flint) to see some of my first real hardcore shows, and Dissonance was usually on the bill.
I saw them open for 7 Seconds, Corrosion of Conformity, Raw Power and many other "classic" hardcore bands.

For me, Dissonance was more than just a band.
Phil & Tanya (drums and bass, respectively) were very much responsible for their being any hardcore scene in Flint - well, them and Doug 'Wyatt" Earp - who owned the only cool record store (Wyatt Earp) for nearly 100 miles around.

(I think it's pretty safe to say there would be no scene to speak of (north of A2 / Detroit) without the afforementioned folks - you can add Ben "Rivethead" Hamper and Michael "Roger and Me" Moore to the list of Flint HC alumni as well).

Dissonance was really about having a good time and not worrying about "being cool", and that energy inspired alot of people to start their own bands as well.

If it weren't for Wyatt Earp Records and skateboarding, I might have missed out on all of this, but when I think back on those nihilistic (and weed-filled) days before "I got my shit together", my reality was filled with sleeping all day, road-tripping, and skating all night.
The soundtrack usually was courtesy of these guys, who quite possibly could be my all-time favorite hardcore band...



Dissonance - KDVS / Davis CA (Live In-Studio 1986).

You can still purchase the 2-CD/DVD Dissonance Discography right here.




Now playing: Brain Drill - The Parasites

SACRILEGE B.C.

I've had it pretty easy this past week or so as far as posting goes; here's another vinyl rip from Haizman_Brains' excellent collection. This time it's from one of the Bay Areas' most underrated "classic" Thrash Metal combos from back in the day, the mighty Sacrilege B.C. While this isn't an easy one to find, it SHOULD be in each of your collections - if not, grab it now...

D/L Sacrilege B.C. - Party With God right here.



Now playing: Total Fucking Destruction - We Are All Elvis Now

CIRCLE JERKS.

Rad reader Haizman_Brain sent me the cover scan for the Aspirin Feast - Police Beat record last night - AND - he also sent a fresh rip-from-vinyl of the Circle Jerks classic 'Wild in the Streets" LP - from the original mix.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then read on...

From Wikipedia - In 1981, the group signed with IRS Records subsidiary Faulty Products and recorded their second release, Wild in the Streets, the title track of which is a cover version of a Garland Jeffries tune. Faulty Products ceased operations several months after the release of the album, forcing Circle Jerks to find their third record deal in as many years. While they regained the copyright to Wild In The Streets, the original stereo master tape was lost, forcing the band to do a remix from the multi-track tapes when they reissued the album, along with Group Sex, on CD in 1988.

D/L Circle Jerks - Wild In The Streets (original mix) right here.




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Now playing: Roky Erickson - Creature With The Atom Brain

INFEST.

Woweee!
There hasn't been another band quite like this since...
I sure loves me some POWERVIOLENCE.

LINKS -
Un-official Website.
DoucheSpace.

D/L Infest - 07.01.1991 KXLU, LA CA right here.



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The Ruins Of Beverast - 50 Forts Along The Rhine
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HIGH ON FIRE.

Not much I need to say here, they just get better with each record - not many bands can say that. Can't go wrong any of their records, and "Death Is This Communion" is even better than the last one (weakest one in my opinion).
*Dig through my chat box for a D/L link for D.I.T.C. if you don't have it yet.*

Did you know that High On Fire took their name from Matt's obsession with the Electric Light Orchestra song, Fire On High? True story...

LINKS -
Official Webpage.
DoucheSpace.
(Un)official Webpage.

D/L High On Fire 3-Song EP (1999) right here.