grinderman 2

Grinderman 2

Nick Cave is back with another Grinder man album. I actually am not a fan of the first Grinderman record. I don’t even like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I don’t hate them I’m indifferent to them like Husker Du. But surprisingly the Grinder man record is actually really good. My buddy Furn whom works at Amoeba Records recommended it to me. Grinderman lp sounds like it could be the soundtrack of a Quentin Tarentino with a lil harder rock to it. I think Epitaph pressed it on vinyl and cd. But it is on the bands own label. The lp comes with a booklet and a heavy duty black sleeve. The print is foiled stamped as well.

muse resistance box set

Muse Resistance limited box set

Numbered and not too many of these exist. It comes with 2 lps, poster, a cd booklet plus a memory stick. I got this used at Amoeba for 50 bucks, no memory stick I got swindled. Anyways this lp is really awesome and I could care less they are big and in the mainstream. My ex girlfriend Melissa took me to see them last December in Las Vegas and they were really awesome. Not only was the show good but I did well playing roulette. I came up 50 bucks in the hour I got to play before the show.

HELMET -- MEANTIME

Helmet – Meantime

I had this record 10 years ago and sold it. So it’s been near impossible for me to get again cheaply. Who comes to my rescue, Marcus from endless quest with a trade? I traded him my reason to believe ep (see earlier entries) on blue for a sealed copy of this record. Like most traders it’s hard to give up certain records that you have gotten attached too. Sometimes it is easier just to buy another copy off of eBay. This is what Marcus did, but much to both of our dismay it was thru a terrible seller. The seller simply did not know how to ship an lp. The idiot sent me the record in a flimsy package so this sealed up helmet lp came bent and the worse part it was warped. (See video) I had to contact Marcus so he had to deal with the hassle of getting a refund and buy another record. This is one of those times where EBay’s lousy policies came thru. The seller refunded the money and I shipped the lp back. Marcus then had to buy another lp off of another seller. I really appreciated that Marcus had to go all through this effort for this reason to believe ep. Thank you again for making this trade.

the week of the extended play

Injustice System split w/ bloodtype
My current favorite band from Florida is Injustice System. I wear their shirt all the time when I go hiking on Runyon Canyon. I ran into Ben Stiller (seriously) and he looked at me and said “great shirt!” I almost wanted to thank Gaylord Falker but I just smiled. Well this is another release on Injustice Systems own label and this time they do a split with bloodtype
More of the same old school sounding hardcore and Injustice System does it perfectly.
I think there are only 300 copies of this split floating around. The artwork is done by Jay Jacoby. Older dudes do not sleep on this band! You will not be disappointed.



Secret People – EP
From the ashes of Right On and Allegiance comes Secret People. For a debut ep it is awesome. This is fast hardcore ala old school punk hardcore. Fans of early punk take notice. I know they have played a few shows in the bay area recently. I hope that someone is smart enough to pick them up or at least book them down here in LA. The music is refreshing and doesn’t follow the current trend of sounding like a NYHC band from the early 90’s.
The bay area has been a breeding ground of great bands recently. The record comes with a download code and is on 2 colors.




Obliteration ep

There is only 100 of these pressed, another band with DFJ and I think Westbrook from knife fight plays on this. Brutality describes this ep. I never heard of them and I got this through the suggestion of the guys that run TEETILLDEATH.com and Vinylnoize.com. I bid 6 bucks on it and won.




Free Spirit

Free Spirit has members of Rival Mob in it. It sounds a bit like Rival Mob meets Straight Ahead. Triple B Records released this and it is another hit on their label for this year. As usual it is on several colors and comes with a download code. It also a split release with Lockin Out records.



The First Step – west coast tour ep /100

Furn got this at Amoeba for a whopping dollar. He traded it to me for Over My Dead Body lps. This is TFS demo pressed onto wax when they were on their first tour on the west coast. I missed these dudes as we always had a good time when I went out with them. I think Klint and I probably annoyed them (GB reunion and Chicago Fest) but they were always easily amused. I know the singer now resides in somewhere in DC. Aaron is living at a temple training to become a monk. Aram runs React Records and resides in the NW. I see Greg Bacon from time to time at various shows and events. The dude just recovered from a massive bloodclot which was caught in time. I asked klint whatever happened to Chris Neils aka DUMP. He said he is playing in the woods with his bongos and smoking weed. I still love that dude hahaha.

BLACKLISTED 10.10.10

Today Blacklisted is playing with Ringworm and Acid Tiger in Hollywood at the Roxy for a free Scion show.
Some facts about Blacklisted that I know.

1. Members of the band are or were in Cold World, The Boils, Damage, Paint It Black, Reign Supreme, Nails, Carry On plus
2. When I did Malfunction Records, Linas and I were actually going to put out "Our Youth is Wasted" but due to some issues we didnt. I still regret it to this day.
3. Blacklisted is one of the best live acts in hardcore.
4. Dave Sausage called me and told me the show in LA will be their last. I hope its not true.

COLD CAVE @ PALLADIUM HOLLYWOOD 9/30/2010

ANTIDOTE -- THOU SHALL NOT KILL

ANTIDOTE -- THOU SHALL NOT KILL. The top pic is my original copy which I bought from Matt Smith almost 10 years ago before he moved to California. The bottom 3 are the represses on bridge 9 records. They look identical to the original even with the xeroxed lyric sheet. It also comes with a download code as well. The cd came out a few years back on Hellbent records. My friends at Parts Unknown were originally going to release it but were screwed over royally.
The reissues look great and I am pretty stoked on the face that B9 records is rereleasing allot of the NYHC classics.