Hardcore band United Nations released a ferocious protest song that is basically the sound ringing in my head as I watched Donald Trump’s Inauguration. The song is available on their bandcamp, and all proceeds will be donated to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Hard-working orchestral folk punk band East Cameron Folkcore is releasing a lot of material in September. There is an all-new LP Better Off coming out in September (in Germany on Grand Hotel van Cleef) as is Fossils, an all-acoustic, live EP of older, truly stunning material. The EP is streaming on soundcloud now, and available for streaming …
We Forgot the Records to Our Record Release PartyVancouver hardcore band Needs gives you the soundtrack for your daily WHAT AM I DOING moment. Off of their self-titled full length debut album to be released May 12 on File Under: Music.
Perfect Pussy’s Awesome Noise
Wednesday, middle of the week, time for some awesome noise. Perfect Pussy played their first show on a (inter)national stage recently when they were part of NPR Music’s SXSW showcase. Through all the noise, shouting, and feedback it is a really charming live performance. Especially the stage presence of singer Meredith Graves is undeniably amazing, …
Trve Metal and Bourdieu
While Pierre Bourdieu is talking about bourgeois (art/serious) music, this argument the French sociologist makes in an interview with Cyril Huvé could be applied to discussions (and fights) in current pop music genres and subcultures, like metal, hardcore, punk, hip hop, techno, indie, folk, etc.: “What is intolerable for thise who have a certain taste, that’s …
When Jimmy Page was rocking, I didn’t think he was rocking for guys. But there were definitely some bands I felt that way about, where I wasn’t invited to rock along with them. Like the white T-shirt, hardcore punk white guys. They were way meaner than the heavy metal bands and way meaner than some …
Priests: Leave Me Alone
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1921307984/size=medium/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/t=1/transparent=true/ I discovered this great, howling song via NPR All Songs Considered’s CMJ episode. I wanted to describe it as “Joy Division and X-Ray Spex formed a riot grrrl band,” but that would be hack and not really adequate for a band as political, radical, and anti-(music)-establishment as the band from Washington, D.C. [They released …
I don’t know why I think this video is laugh out loud funny: Maybe it’s because my bad mood and P.’s flu are fighting in my body. Or it’s because Parkway Drive are being all angry hardcore – on a frickin’ beach.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1492425737/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Art! Art! Art! Art School!(Source: http://bandcamp.com/)
Tell me what your worst fears are. I bet they look a lot like mine. Tell me what you think about when you can’t fall asleep at night. Tell me that you’re struggling. Tell me that you’re scared. No, Tell me that you’re terrified of life.
CLARITY AND CHAOS 