Battle Ruins

Battle Ruins ep on Rock N Roll Disgrace records. Limited to only 300 copies, this might be my favorite ep this year. The demo was released in 2009, but I just found out about it a month ago. Omar from Soul Search told me that the members of Rival Mob had an oi band. He sent me the demo and I instantly was a fan. I actually like this more than the Rival Mob. Best american oi band Ive heard since New Glory. I got the record from Vinyl Conflict in Richmond Va. Great store ran by the dudes from Direct Control and Government Warning (I think). My buddy Dave Brown told me he picked up the ep from that store. Luckily I got the last copy. Do yourself a favor and picked this up asap!

The Rival Mob and The Mongoloids west coast weekend.

The Rival Mob and the Mongoloids just recently did a weekend in southern California. We saw the show at a house in Garden Grove which I named it the Mosh Mansion. It is runned by 2 dudes who I swore looked like the guys out of the movie "Good Burger." A really cool place and both bands were selling merch and records. I picked up the Rival Mobs ep hc for the hc. My preorder from Six Feet Under still has no arrived yet and I wanted to hear this. I also picked up the Mongoloids ep which they did a limited cover for the weekend of shows. I taped boths bands sets the lighting and sound isnt so hot but keep in mind this was at a house. Allot of Props for Nate Xibalba for doing the shows. They were allot of fun.

IMMORAL DISCIPLINE

I picked up these 2 Ep's from Tre off of ebay. I paid like 14 and 20 bucks for each.....stupidly I had no idea discord is selling them for 4 bucks.....oooof!
I never saw them live, in fact I always used to see their records for sale at Smash Records. Smash put out the record with DSI. Smash was also the local punk hc record store in DC. They have 2 songs on the US of Oi comp, these 2 eps and maybe a demo. There was going to be a discography cd released last year but I am not sure if it ever got released?

young republicans

More Than a Witness just released the Young Republicans ep. This is the preorder version out of 150. It has a limited table cloth like cover and it comes with a lyric sheet as well as a download code. They did a really nice job with it. Here is the description per mtw records website. Sarah Palin would even approve ;)

The Young Republicans were a snot-nosed foursome of skinheads who lived in suburban upstate New York near the Connecticut border. Their demo cassette from late 1983 has been one of the most speculated upon and infamous demos in the history of hardcore; some claimed to have heard it, some old-timers claimed they had the demo cassette in their closet only to not deliver anything, and previously the only known copy was hoarded by the owner, refusing to tape it for anyone, including band members.

Perhaps the Young Republicans are best known for what they'd become: 75% of the band (Porcell, Darren Pesce, & Graham Phillips) would later form Youth of Today with Ray Cappo who was playing in Violent Children & Reflex From Pain at the time. The Young Republicans formed the majority of Youth of Today and this lineup recorded the "Can't Close My Eyes" 7" and the rest is history...

This 9 song EP captures the absolute essence of spirited hardcore under the shroud of Reagan: snot-nosed teens going faster MPH while standing in opposition to teachers, parents, rednecks, & suburbia. Highly catchy & classic sounding, this could easily be considered the crucial missing NYHC or CT 7" EP from 1983.

Three tracks on this Young Republicans 7" EP would later be reworked and rerecorded for the debut Youth of Today "Can't Close My Eyes" 7" on Positive Force; "Respect For Authority (None)" became "Stabbed In The Back", "Backyard Bomb" became "Expectations", and "High School Rednecks" became Project X's "Straightedge Revenge" note for note on their sole 7" EP on Schism.

SLAYER, New Order, Helmet

On black friday a few weeks ago there was another record store day event. This time I went to this store in Burbank and picked up the Slayer -- World Painted Blood single for 5.99. The bside on this record is Atrocity Vendor. I think there are 3000 of these singles pressed but dont quote me. At the same record store I also picked up New Order Blue Monday single for 1.99. Its in a shape of a floppy disk. In the biographical film of Factory Records "24 Hour Party People", Tony Wilson explains how they lost 2 bucks on every one of the record they had pressed due to the packaging.
Also I had no idea Helmet was still releasing records after Aftertaste. This one is called Monochrome on Cargo records. Its not horrible but it is also not great. The last time I saw Helmet play was opening for Faith No More at the Boathouse in Va Beach.

No One Rules NYHC 1981 -- 1984 flyer book.

No One Rules NYHC 1981 -- 1984 flyer book. I picked this up from the Pain Killer records webstore for 15 bucks. This is only limited to 350 copies. This is pretty awesome its bounded with heavy printed paper. It is a collection of NYHC flyers from 1981 thru 1984.

Powerhouse @ The Pit in West Palm Beach Part 2

****Powerhouse 2010****
Powerhouse (New Age Records #3 – 1989) has plans to record 6 unreleased songs that were written & performed after the New Age EP was released.
With these newly recorded songs, the band plans to release a discography, which will also include the EP & the original demo.
The record will be release on 12” vinyl with digital download (label TBA).
The current line-up for recording & live performances will be:
Ivan White – Vocals
Tim Pryce – Guitar/vocals
Danny Lore – Bass/vocals
Jason Lederman – Drums

Also available will be newly designed shirts & other merchandise, with the possibility of a re-issue of the original shirts.