GUTTER MAGIC

Until I Decide To Return

2009-04-07T14:45:00.000-07:00

There's this:

My Life, Indiana Jones Style

2009-02-09T16:53:00.000-08:00

Here's what I'll be doing for the next few months.

Merch Fail: Episode II

2009-01-19T13:19:00.000-08:00

Here's the second installment of Merch Fail. These pics were submitted to my by a good friend of mine. Let's begin.

A bear holding a chainsaw standing in front of a clock. All good things on their own but a terrible combination all together. Fail

I've always felt that any shirt containing curse words is corny to begin with so this one is a failure right off the bat. Top it all off with a cheesy slogan that you would think to find on a T-shirt in Spencers Gifts next to another shirt that reads "Can't Sleep, The Clowns Will Eat Me" and you've got this failure. Oh yea, there's also what looks to be a pirate skeleton drinking a 40. I'd like to meet the person that made this one.

At first glance most people won't understand why this shirt is such a huge failure. Impending Doom is a Christian Death Metal Band. The end.

Uuuuuuh, wut? Oh yea, fail.

If you don't think this shirt just flat out sucks then you deserve to wear it. I guess putting gangster rappers like Biggie, NaS, Pac and Eazy-E on your shirts to try and gain some streed cred got played out enough that it was time to resort to this.

Fail Blog

2009-01-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

www.failblog.org

I know I'm late on this. I've been hearing about this blog for a long time but just never took the time to really check it out. Now I'm completely hooked and even submitted my own picture:

(click the picture to enlarge)

TERROR Goes PORN

2009-01-18T17:01:00.001-08:00

Not exactly but this shit is hilarious. See if you can spot what doesn't exactly belong:

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Worst Shirts of 2009

2009-01-18T16:40:00.001-08:00

No real disrespect to any of these bands but damn. I'm probably going to end up posting many more of these in the future since we all know there's so many bad t-shirt designs out there. I know I've even been involved in making some. Here we go:

This one just leaves me speechless. In what way does it make any sense? Who on earth would even look at this piece of merchandise and decide to purchase it? More than you would ever even imagine I'm sure.

Well I'm guessing this is a witty attempt at mocking the classic "Virginia is for lovers" T. Fail. Never put the word or any variation of the word "mosh" unless you want to be total herbs. Bad design work tops this whole mess right off.

Never, EVER put a picture of a single band member on your T-shirt doing anything but performing live (especially when they look like THAT. Oh snap). Also, don't try to monopolize on the party scene when you're not known to party at all.

I mean, I guess this one has good design work, but what the hell is with that? Iron Man with some babes? Totally good theme but totally bad to put on your bands T-shirt when it has nothing to do with anything that you're about. Fail.

Well that concludes my first installment of what I will call "Merch Fail". Stay tuned for more fuckery.

GBNF

2008-10-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

Myself and those around me have endured so much loss the past few years. I just want to send an "I love you" to all my immediate and extended family. This post is for my good friend Mr. Joe NONE.

Not only is this our (Shattered Realm) first time back in NJ in 2 years but it's also a great show package (thanks in part to EULOGY RECORDINGS and myspace. com/hardcoreshowsidiots) and for a great cause.

Jimmy died this year and unfortunately like most families his was unprepared to pay for a funeral. We all stepped up and came together and paid for his funeral. Now it's time we come together again and get the wooden cross off his rest and put a respectful stone in it's place which is what Jimmy deserves.

Thanks to all in NJ, Brooklyn, and Philly that helped with his burial thanks in advance to anyone supporting this.

- Joe None and FAMILY.

Pumpkin Carving 101

2008-10-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

A quick "how to" on how to carve a bad ass pumpkin.

Visit pumpkin patch and pick pumpkin.

Acquire proper utensils.

Carve freaky bad ass stuff.

Light and enjoy.

Dat Piff

2008-10-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

"Cat like you? Call you a GLADIATOR. You give her oral and you happy, GLAD-HE-ATE-HER."

This is just a little suh-in suh-in for anyone that's down with the Dips. Cam'ron really is my favorite rapper no matter how people hate.

Cam'ron - Confessions Of Fire
(Untertainment / Epic Records, 1998)
DOWNLOAD

Cam'ron - S.D.E. (Sports, Drugs & Entertainment)
(Diplomat Records / Epic Records, 2000)
DOWNLOAD

Cam'ron - Come Home With Me
(Diplomat Records / Rock-a-fella Records / Def Jam Records, 2002)
DOWNLOAD

Cam'ron - Purple Haze
(Diplomat Records / Rock-a-fella Records / Def Jam Records, 2004)
DOWNLOAD

Cam'ron - Killa Season
(Diplomat Records / Asylum, 2006)
DOWNLOAD

The Real Iron Man

2008-10-13T10:25:00.001-07:00

Iron Man Shot - Prepare one shot of tequila, salt and a lime. Snort salt up your nose, take the shot of tequila and end by squirting the lime juice in your eye.

Unfortunately I've actually done this shot more than once. 3 times to be exact. The first 2 times was in the same night. Horrible.

I was recently went to a tiki bar in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec called the Coconut Bar. I had loads of fun throughout the night and then decided it would be a good idea to just kill that fun with an Iron Man shot. Here's a little photo documentation of the event accompanied with a "how to" on how to torture yourself with this shot. Enjoy

Find some unsuspecting victims and somehow convince them to torture themselves along with you. Thoroughly explain the order of events.

Snort salt up your nose.

Drink shot of tequila.

Squirt lime in eye.

Finally, writhe in pain.

Shouts out to Carol-Ann & Pedro for sharing this experience with me. And just in case you're not convinced of the intensity of this shot, here's a video clip I found so you can experience the pain in real time.

Rest Easy

2008-10-10T13:59:00.000-07:00

It's only been 21 days but it still feels like it was yesterday. Rest easy my nigga.

Most of our readers are familiar with the shockingly tragic events that transpired this past September 20th in South Carolina. Although Travis Barker and DJ AM were able to escape the horrendous plane crash alive, their close friend’s were not as fortunate. In memory of Chris Baker and Charles Still, the Famous Stars & Straps family will release a special benefit shirt on October 13th, with 100% of the proceeds going back to their respective memorial funds. The t-shirts will be available in mens, womens and juniors sizes at The Fast Life store in Los Angeles as well as the Famous online store. We at Hypebeast would like to send our condolences to all the victims families and hope someday they will re-unite once again.

Courtesy of: www.hypebeast.com

Related Posts: Charles "Che" Still - Rest In Peace

"Beyond fucked up."

2008-10-09T19:06:00.000-07:00

So I guess my brother is somewhat of a Television star now. He went from playing an inmate in a video game commercial to playing, what do you know?...another inmate. I guess if you got the look, you got the look. This time around he's locked up with David Duchovny on his new Showtime show "Californication". He has a speaking part which means not only did he have his own trailer on the set all to himself but he was also was immediately invited to join the SAG (The dude that plays Jack in the Jack In The Box commercials is a millionaire because of SAG. They get you paid every time your piece airs. Crazyness). So here's a little video I edited with my brother's parts from the episode. Get ready to laugh:

P.s. You know how every single person featured on the screen has a title in the credits at the end of the feature? For example "guy in car" or "henchmen #1". Well his title was definitely "Enormous Gang Banger". Too good.

As funny as it is, congrats for real Dre.

"I have the power!"

2008-10-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

This is proof that my friends have officially lost their minds. New Wings, Beer & Sports joint titled "Edgar Anna Jones". I couldn't even begin to tell you what this song is about...BUT legend has it that the crystal skull portrayed in the picture above was once full of an alcoholic elixir and by the end of the recording sesh for this gem, the skull was empty. You do the math.

Here's a 0:45 snippet of the jam:

|-|4x012

2008-10-04T21:31:00.000-07:00

In case you're not really "L33T", what to the untrained eye looks like "|-|4x012" actually means "hacker". Although what I am about to present to you isn't really hacking at all it still makes me feel a bit hack saavy when utilizing. If you like to download movies or TV shows and such then I highly recommend checking out this program called Vuze. To use, all you have to do is download the program, install it then head to a site called "www.torrentz.com" to search for whatever it is you may be looking for. All there is to do now is download the "torrent" file from the site and open the downloaded file in Vuze. It's really simple. I've found tons of high quality avi's, some of movies that haven't even left the theaters yet. Give it a try.

Heavy Metal

2008-10-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Testament. People NEED to hear this band if they say they like Heavy Metal Music. These guys are basically the perfect definition of what "Heavy Metal" music should sound like (IMO of course). I'm a fairly new listener of this band but since first encounter I've been hooked. If you haven't heard them before I suggest you listen to the record posted below FIRST and then once you're sold on them, celebrate their entire catalog. "The Formation of Damnation" is their newest and I feel best produced album and was even awarded the "Best Album" award at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards this year beating out Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Children of Bodom and Down. So anyways, give it a try and of course BUY THE RECORD once you realize how great it truly is.

"...the whole album is a Thrash Metal diamond. The sound is also one of the album's strong points since the man who was responsible for the mixing and the engineering is the one and only Andy Sneap. This man really managed to absorb every single drop of the band's energy and put it in this album. TESTAMENT are the next in line that put one more brick in the wall for the revival of Thrash Metal. After the great new albums from EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT, as well as the rest of the active titans of Thrash Metal."

Testament - "The Formation of Damnation"
(Nuclear Blast, 2008)
BUY / MySpace / Download

01. For the Glory of... (1:12)
02. More Than Meets the Eye (4:31)
03. The Evil Has Landed (4:44)
04. The Formation of Damnation (5:10)
05. Dangers of the Faithless (5:47)
06. The Persecuted Won't Forget (5:49)
07. Henchman Ride (4:00)
08. Killing Season (4:52)
09. Afterlife (4:13)
10. F.E.A.R. [False Evidence Appearing Real] (4:46)
11. Leave Me Forever (4:28)

If you're trying to use that "I can't buy things on the internet" line on the issue of getting their record, just go see them live in that case. They're out on tour right now and here's their remaining dates from today on. When you hit the table to pick up some Gig Memorabilia be sure to tip my good friend Larry The Lurker who will be working the merch and most likely giving you a bad attitude.

Oct 4 2008

8:00P

The Lost Horizon

Syracuse, New York

Oct 5 2008

8:00P

Lulu’s

State College, Pennsylvania

Oct 7 2008

8:00P

Chameleon Club

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Oct 8 2008

8:00P

Crocodile Rock

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Oct 9 2008

8:00P

Hammerstein Ballroom

New York, New York

Oct 10 2008

8:00P

Webster Theater

Hartford, Connecticut

Oct 27 2008

8:00P

Arena Monterrey

Monterey

Oct 29 2008

8:00P

VFG Arena

Guadalajara

Oct 30 2008

8:00P

Auditorium Siglo XXI

Puebla

Oct 31 2008

8:00P

Sportspalace

Mexico City

Nov 9 2008

8:00P

AMI Stadium

Christchurch

Feb 13 2009

5:00P

Sheffield Arena

Sheffield

Feb 14 2009

5:00P

LG Arena

Birmingham

Feb 16 2009

5:00P

SECC Hall 4

Glasgow

Feb 17 2009

5:00P

Manchester Arena

Manchester

Feb 18 2009

5:00P

Nottingham Arena

Nottingham

Feb 20 2009

5:00P

Cardiff Arena

Cardiff

Feb 21 2009

5:00P

Wembley Arena

London

Ezekiel Jiles: Atlanta Motorist

2008-10-03T13:22:00.000-07:00

When there is an economic crisis at hand I'm sure that the first thought on people's minds is: "My God, Where is Freekey Zekey? Please get him on the television so I can know how he's feeling about these troubled times." I know that's my thoughts...well, either him or his cousin Cam'ron. I think Cam would be my first pick though. God was gracious this time around and gave us this gem of a video because this is some shit you could only pray for to happen. Prepare to get jolted at about :20 in.

I <3 ZEKE!

THX SRNA.

Diamond Supply Co. x In4mation x Gravis

2008-10-03T10:41:00.001-07:00

Who gets excited about luggage? Well I can safely say that this is the first time in my life that such a thing has happened. I have an original pair of the sneakers to go along with it, and I'm not talking some shot ebay pair that most of you have. Any buyers? I'll even go for an even trade of this bag for them. Get at me!

Looking to create a collaboration piece that extended beyond the usual and often seen confines of a t-shirt, Diamond Supply Co. and In4mation were fortunate to be given the opportunity under the new reign of Gravis footwear designer Kelly Kikuta. Gravis and big-brother Burton’s luggage line has become a strong force in the marketplace for its well-designed and solid products making this triple-threat project suitable for the Diamond and In4mation target and worldly traveler alike. Diamond and In4mation both wanted to create a bag which would fulfill all the requirements of industry heads always hitting up tradeshows around the world. The bag features the unmistakable Tiffany Aqua colorway with croc accents, a popular choice known to garner much attention since its original version on the Nike SB Dunk Low. These will be available in November only at In4mation and Diamond Supply Co. stores.

Courtesy of: Hypebeast

Ink Sling

2008-10-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

I've been known to have average to slightly above average artistic abilities. I guess this makes my friends think it's a good idea that I give them a tattoo even though not only have I NEVER performed such a task in my life, but I also know nothing about tattoos because I basically have none. Here's a little photo journal of the event taken with my glorious 3G iPhone. Enjoy!

Tools of the trade. Monster probably wasn't the best idea since my hands were already nervously shaking.

Shave & clean.

Somewhat of a stencil.

Preparing the gun.

The tattoo and coaching begins.

Apparently my tattoos are painless.

Almost finished...

The end. (Yes, it says "Fugit")

My skills were so proper that I had a customer #2. At least my letters look somewhat legible.

I'm open for business to anyone looking for small not-so-good tattoos. Get at me people!

Me, me, me.

2008-09-30T22:47:00.000-07:00

Am I popular in the blog world? Probably not, but I have a lot of friends that manage blogs and we all seem to like to interview each other. It makes for good fun and good reads. So here's another interview of me that was done by my fellow road warrior and hard pitter extraordinaire Mr. Charles Straight Edge of the What Chedge Wears blog.

Martin Stewart Interview

Martin plays guitar in Donnybrook, bass in Piece By Piece and Lone Wolf, sings in LION, and plays guitar in Terror. He took time out of his days of watching whole series of tv shows and designing shirts to come at us with some updates and thoughts. Thanks again for the interview, and see you soon man.

1. give us a life update, hows things?

- Things are marvelous. As much as I love being on the road traveling the world, I equally love lounging at home in the beautiful Southern California. I've been eating good Mexican food on the daily and I just started watching season 1 of the infamous Lost T.V. series. I also witnessed a $karhead gig take place this week. What an event.

2. whats your favorite hatebreed song?

- I'm gonna have to go with "Severed" off of the "Under The Knife" EP released on Smorgasbord Records in 1996. That track is 2:40 of pure hard pit supremacy. I remember seeing Hatebreed in '97 right after "Satisfaction..." came out and that song definitely received a 5 out of 5 spin-kick rating for the pitting that took place.

3. reunions in hardcore, thoughts and opinion?

- I was a little bit excited when I heard about the Disembodied reunion coming up but then I thought about it and realized that I already saw them in their prime and I didn't really want to see them again and end up disappointed. There's so many different factors when it comes to something like the reunion of a hardcore band that can change my personal opinion. For the most part I think it's corny when a band decides to make a quick pointless comeback just to either make some quick cash or re-live some old fantasy, but sometimes there's a good reason when it's for the benefit of someone in need. Blah, blah, blah...just my personal opinion. Unless it's INFEST I just really don't care.

4. do you have a favorite fitting shirt? lets hear about it.

- XXL Pro Club Tall Tee. Best fitting shirt in the world. Not overly tall, nice thick but not too thick material, every color possible and a nice thick and tight collar.

5. favorite summer activity?

- I'm gonna have to say late night pool / jacuzzi sessions.

6. tell me about a band thats new in the last 2 years, what are their selling points?

- I'm gonna tell you about a band called LONE WOLF. New EP called "Hallucinogenic Fate" out now on Words of War Records. Sounds like anger, agression and hard-pitting mixed with a hint of Crowbar. Sold?

Charles "Che" Still - Rest In Peace

2008-09-26T03:50:00.001-07:00

It's so terrible to realize how true the statement "the good die young" is. You will be missed like no other.

December 9th, 1982 - September 19th, 2008

5 Q's + BS

2008-09-26T03:27:00.000-07:00

Here's an interview I did in April this year that I forgot to post. Someone may enjoy reading it but I'm mainly posting it for the personal nostalgia factor. It was conducted by the Australian legend Pete Abordi of No Apologies fame and posted up on his 5 Q's + BS blog. No Apologies is playing their final gig next month in Sydney. That should be a complete banger and I'm sad I won't be able to be a part of it.

No Apologies - Rest In Peace.

Martin Stewart (Terror, Donnybrook!, LION CREW, Snake Eyes, Piece By Piece, Wings, Beer & Sports, Lone Wolf)

1- You have played/are playing in a fuck load of bands, did you grow up with instruments in the house or is music something you got into later on in life?

I grew up in music loving family. Nobody actually played any instruments, they all just loved to listen and be a part of the music. I never even touched an instrument until I was in about the 8th grade and some friends of mine wanted to start a band asked me to play bass. I bought a bass from the pawn shop that week and just started listening to songs I liked and trying to copy what I thought the song sounded like. The first song I ever learned to play was "London Dungeon" by The Misifts. After that I moved to guitar and would sit in my room after High School listening to Earth Crisis "Destroy The Machines" from start to finish learning to play every song.

2- I recently watched a youtube video of Terror playing on the Firestorm Tour and it looked as though at any minute instruments were to be put down and fists were to be raised, as something was going on with the security, has this happened? and if so does Terror have a 1 in , all in code of ethics? haha!

Nothing serious happened on that tour at all with bouncers at any of the clubs. It has absolutely happened in the past though with Terror and other bands I've been a part of. I'm trying to keep a new level of cool over myself when situations like that start to break out these days. I can't be dropping my guitar and jumping off stage throwing punches anymore. I can't afford to end up and jail and I have no health insurance so I definitely can't afford to end up in the hospital, from self inflicted injuries of course. I don't know it all and I can only speak for myself, but when someone puts their hands on you in a threatening manner you want to return the aggression. I'm not saying that anytime a bouncer touches you or gets in your face you should smash him and his whole team out and shut the show down. There's a time and place for everything. Sometimes you should brush things off and other times you should make things happen. But like I said, I don't know it all so I can't tell you when to make what decision. I just know how I feel myself and how I need to react. I've worked security before and I well know that there's a respectful and non-offensive way to take control of a situation. Most bouncers though are just knuckleheads that probably got bullied as kids and just lose control when they have that position of power. Hardcore is hardcore and in my opinion it was truly never meant to be bound by anyones rules, even the club the gig's taking place at. BUT if we as "hardcore kids" are going to accept that the gig is going to be in a certain place then we also have to accept that we may have to compromise a little to avoid a total disaster. I could easily go around the world to every club and have it out with every bouncer we encounter, but then who would let us play their club after that? What would happen? What venue would be willing to host a hardcore show? So who really knows what to do. Fuck it, smash out anyone you want I guess. I'll just do me.

3- You're on tour 10 months out of the year, how do you do it and maintain, 1- a relationship at home and 2- your sanity?

I have a long distance relationship. Bi-coastal and international. I live in California and she leaves clear on the other side of the continent in Quebec City, Canada. Being on tour so much actually helps out with amount of time we spend together. Any time the band gets near the eastern half of the continent she'll come down and meet with us and tour with us a bit. She's a true road dog. I even brought her to Europe with us once. As far as my sanity, are any of us who are involved in this hardcore thing truly sane in the first place? I really don't think so. I've wanted to travel the entire world since I was a kid and now I'm able to do that all while playing sweet gigs and making great international friends like yourself along the way. I love this life.

4- You are one of the not many (that i know of) African American guys in a touring hardcore band, are there many brothers over there into the core?

There's a few that I can think of off hand. 2 parts of Trash Talk are "brothas". Rashod the drummer of Bracewar too. There's a few of us here and there. We're definitely the minority though. When you come from an African American family you can easily understand how not a lot of us will end up migrating towards hardcore. Living with a Black family is truly a different world. Me and the 3 dudes I mentioned are planning to start an all Black band. Expect to be shocked.

5- The Damned, The Shamed... Give us an exclusive low down, what should we expect?

New Terror record due out this summer of '08 on Century Media Records. Expect some people to love it and some people to hate it, the same old story and cycle of every band and record. We recorded an album that we think is awesome and that has so far had nothing but positive feed back from all the dudes that we care about. A step up from the last record and all that typical stuff. There's a couple of shredding guitar solos this time around which I think is great. A couple of songs will probably surprise some people but most of them will make you want to mosh the world in my opinion. What it comes down to is that people just need to listen to it and decide for themselves. But either way, we're going to continue doing what we do. While those people out there that hate us are doing their usual talking, we'll be over in Australia gigging with you and the rest of our friends and partying at the beach with jellyfish. While the nerds are at the computer typing away, we'll be in Russia or maybe Brazil playing a sweet gig for people that truly care. I love you Pete, no homo, and your band. You're a solid dude. Mosh the world.

Freaky French Fries

2008-09-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of photographs of some freakishly large french fries that I snapped with my, again, new 3G iPhone. Amazing.

The Golden Ox - Whittier, CA

Random Delivery Pizza Place - Random Hotel @ Middle America, USA

LONE WOLF - "Hallucinogenic Fate"

2008-09-24T13:42:00.000-07:00

So one of my many side project bands is actually coming out with a legitimate musical release. LONE WOLF - "Hallucinogenic Fate". Peep game:

Finally, the Lone Wolf "Hallucinogenic Fate" 7" is available for preorder! After numerous hold-up's, unreturned phone calls, and general flakiness by the pressing plant, we finally have the vinyl in stock and are comfortable accepting preorders for this amazing record. As of right now we're only waiting for the silk screened covers to arrive.

As you can see from our Releases page, the vinyl comes in two colors: dark grey (/250) and light grey (/100). For the dark grey colors we created special silkscreened covers compliments of Hellfish silkscreening (/100). We also have a special, stamped preorder edition available for the 4 pack orders (/50).

About Lone Wolf:

Lone Wolf was founded in September of 2006 by Bo Thomson (Snake Eyes, ex-Donnybrook) and Adam Riser (ex-Betrayed). After a handful of songs were written, they recruited Nick Trujillo (Snake Eyes, ex-Donnybrook), Mark Choiniere (Throwdown), and Martin Stewart (Terror, Donnybrook).

In June of 2007, they headed into For The Record Studios with Garrett Carroll to track 4 songs for their debut release titled "Hallucinogenic Fate" to be released on Words Of War Records. After about 4 days of recording and a 3-month break to tour with their respective other bands, Nick Jett (Terror, Piece By Piece) lended his talents by mixing the songs they had recorded. The final product was then passed off to Paul Miner (New Found Glory, Atreyu, Thrice, Death By Stereo, Throwdown) to master and complete.

An audio player for the release is available on the main page at: www.wordsofwarrecords.com

You can also purchase the release online at the following locations:

iTunes
eMusic
Napster
Amazon MP3
Groupie Tunes

DTN Wallet Crew: WALLET CHECK

2008-09-24T13:32:00.001-07:00

First post in ages. Trying to get back into the blogging game thanks to some motivation from my fellow road dog Mr. Charles Straight Edge. This is a very special photo that was snapped with my new 3G iPhone of our DTN Wallet Crew representing our colors. Members include The SMAC Man, Sir David Wood, Mr. Charles Straight Edge and myself.

Tour is great.

GUTTER MAGIC x COCK BLOG

2008-07-19T01:05:00.000-07:00

Here's the 3rd installment of my blog mash-ups. This one comes courtesy of my good friend and fellow road warrior Zack Cannon a.k.a. Zap a.k.a. Little Zack a.k.a. Not-so-little Zack a.k.a. Medium Zack of the infamous "IF YOU CAN'T DRAW A CROWD" penis art blog. Genius idea.

Name: Zachary Bush Cannon

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 180 lbs.

Birthdate: November 17th 1980

Location:All over the world or just Los Angeles, CA

Fame: Professional Sound Dude / Road Dog / Rager

About Zack: I'm a 27 year old loser. I'm a sound engineer / tech for touring bands of all genres, but currently work for Every Time I Die. I love touring most of the year and the rest of the year I love being home. I love partying and getting blackout drunk with my friends. I love hardcore. Video games consumer 50% of my life. I have lived all over Florida, New York, Boston and California a.k.a. Heaven a.k.a. Paradise a.

k.a. Best Place on Earth.

So this piece here could easily make me gag on sight. The thought of an uncircumcised penis dripping remainders of a hot load *pause* is just not settling for me. But despite it's utter filthiness it's sheer brilliance still manages to shine through the grime. The use of the "infinity" sign as a ball bag for the pecker is just breath taking and topping it all of with the fact that the canvas of this masterpiece is a sticker with some Russian mumbo-jumbo across the top is just added joy. This work of art was discovered on the bathroom wall of a music venue in Moscow, Russia. Proof that a pervert is a pervert no matter what part of the world you may be from.

Location: Moscow, Russia @ Tabula Rasa

Artist: Unkown

"Thou shalt not steal, but we stole..."

2008-07-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

I don't know details about this documentary but I do know that it's a certified street legend. You check just about any blog in the past year and they'll most likely have a post donning this documentary trailer. There's only one trailer up on youtube and it was posted in 2007 so it's been a year now and I've heard nothing about a release date. If anyone has any info about it, please let a nigga know. If you don't know what this is, then now you'll know. LOOOOOOOO LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE! LOOOOOOOOOO LIIIIIIIIIIIIFE! THROW YA L's UP!

P.s. The video starts off mad gay-ish but trust, just get through the first few minutes and witness the grime.

Summer Lovin'

2008-07-08T19:51:00.000-07:00

For those of you that read this blog I apologize for the lack of updates. But, what can you expect when your author here is home for the Summer for the first time in about 3 years!? I've been enjoying my Summer time in my beautiful home of Southern California and haven't really had much time to coup myself up and surf the net. I've been surfing real waves instead. Not really at all, but I have been kayaking a lot. So anyways, until I get a chance to get all my things together and start updating this bad boy I'll just leave you with a picture of what I get to look at every evening in this paradise of So. Cal.

Introducing: The McDoogal

2008-05-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

Step 1: Enter your local McDonalds estblishment.

Step 2: Purchase one $.99 double cheeseburger and one $.99
McChicken sandwich for a total of $2.14.

Step 3: Unwrap double cheeseburger and peel apart the two
pieces of meat.

Step 4: Unwrap McChicken and insert entire sandwich (bun and
all) in between the 2 pulled apart pieces of meat of double
cheeseburger.

Step 5: Mash down new creation in order to fit in mouth.

Step 6: Enjoy.

BANNED FROM CHAIN REACTION

2008-05-12T15:39:00.001-07:00

Not anymore. This show is monumental because it's the first show I have ever actually booked.

"Beer runs my life, and my life runs on beer."

2008-04-14T14:21:00.000-07:00

Wings, Beer & Sports. Internet superstars, international trashers. 4 song demo, never played a show, worldwide recognition. I recently conducted an interview with Jeff Givens, a member of the supergroup, and former bass player of Los Angeles hardcore band Piece By Piece. Here's an unreleased track from Wings, Beer & Sports called "Mt. Blady" which will mostly likely be released on their debut full length record. There's also a video for the song "7th Inning Stretch" at the end of the interview so make sure to check that out:

Name: Jeff "3 Strings" Givens
Height: 6'3
Weight: 225
Birth Date: 07/16/1982
Location: Granada Hills, CA
Fame: PBP, WBS, I know mar-teen from donnybrook
About Jeff: "It's not a party 'til your blackin' out."

"We drink, we don't bullshit."

Q: Tell me about your role in Wings, Beer & Sports and your thoughs about the band in general:

A: My role in WBS? Well if you can call it a role I guess what I do basically is drink to the point where I'm in a borderline blackout (per Nick's request), then Nick gives me a pen and some paper while he does some space age computer shit by hitting every button on the keyboard to come up with the next banger...and the rest is history. The best part about WBS is that nothing is scripted and everyone has a part in it. Shit, even Ralph and Kwiz sing on multiple songs, were not picky. Also, no topic is off limits and we're going to say whatever comes to our minds regardless of what anyone thinks. I love it when people hit me up and they say "Did you see what kids were saying about WBS on the Rev board?" Hahaha the Rev board!? What is this, 1995? Pissing people off is great and from what I hear I'm not bad at it.

Q: How do you feel about the current state of hardcore from a musical and communital aspect?

A: I'm not what you call a "show frequenter" but I love looking at flyers for shows in a city no one has ever heard of with 427 bands that all have "blood" somewhere in their name and people are surprised when no one shows up. Every one in the scene now feels it's their responsibility to start one or multiple shitty bands even if their previous bands were an absolute train wreck. For example, when ixa (Internal Affairs) started it was great, something raw and different for kids to get excited about and as a result every kid that has seen them [play] has started a minimum of 14 bands that are all awful. Jesus, just stop people. I mean if you can't hit a ball you're peobably not going to try out for the big leagues right? It's time for hardcore to focus on quality rather than quantity. No more Dino shows that start at 1 pm and end 3 days later.

Q: Give me a play by play: the inside of a venue versus the parking lot during a gig?

A: Well typically I usually arrive an average of about 2 hours late because let's be honest, those first bands don't even sound good from the parking lot. Then I proceed to stir up a parking lot situation if one hasn't already started. Then we proceed to make fun of Misha for about an hour or 2 which is great because everyone can chime in and enjoy this party. By now the bands are starting to wind down so you go find your friends who played and tell them "Awesome set man, kids were going nuts!" even though you know damn well you haven't got within 100 feet of the door. Now depending on the blood alcohol level and who is playing, we might attempt to make our way to the door. There's nothing more priceless then the look on a 17 year old kid wearing an Atreyu shirt when a drunk Dre and Zack start walking in their direction. On the inside I usually look around and think to myself "Who the hell are these people?" while the people on the inside are thinking "Wow, look at these assholes." After that I usually get on stage and watch everyone look like an asshole unless one of my friends bands is playing and then I'm almost always "that asshole".

Q: What's your affiliation with the band Carry On?

A: I think I can safely say I was their 6th man. I was just about at every show they played. I went to 2 or 3 in one day and anyone who knows me would say that is absolutely ridiculous. I was pretty much with those guys day in and day out regardless of if there was a show or not. Corey's story telling abilities...might have to be my favorite part of it all.

Q: Give me a quick review of the last demo that you received:

A: Terror demo. Pretty solid song writing with Vogel on the throat. Keep an eye out for these guys, they might make it.

Q: I'm going to give you a word and you fire back with the first thing that comes to your mind:

1. Wings: Garlic Parmesean
2. Beer: Bud Light
3. Sports: Red Sox
4. Misha: Foreign

Q: Talk to me about some sports beef. Who are your favorite teams and who do you want to use this open forum to hate on?

Love: Red Sox, Broncos, Lakers
Hate: Yankees, Raiders, Kings

Well there isn't too much beef going on as of right now. Baseball just started and we took 2 of 3 from the Yankees in our first series. It's too early in the season for that to mean anything but I just love it that the Yankees party is slowly coming to a fucking end finally. We've won 2 of the past 4 world series after an 86 year layoff and they haven't really done shit this decade but choke and piss opportunities away, so I'm alright with that. The game is a little tougher when your dudes aren't on the juice, eh? My favorite thing is they just spent 5 hours digging up concrete at their new stadium to remove a David Ortiz jersey that was placed there by a Red Sox fan who happened to do construction on the stadium. If that doesn't scream "shook ones" I don't know what does. As far as the Broncos and Raiders are concerned, we both were dogshit last year. The Raiders have been the worst team in the NFL since their free fall in the Superbowl against the Bucc's and until they do anything to flirt with the idea that they might be ready to make a playoff run I'm not going to worry about them. It's also really cool when all your friends can't believe the Raiders and hate the Broncos...good life I live. Lakers...back on top of the west! For all the people that hated on Kobe and wanted to keep Shaq...fuck you! Have you seen Shaq lately? He runs down the court twice and he's gassed for a month. 6 points and 5 rebounds is not going to get it done. Don't tarnish the legacy anymore...just retire. Can't wait to knock the Suns out of the playoffs.

Q: Give us a play by play of a Superbowl party taking place at your house:

- I start drinking way too early.
- All the Assholes show up a couple hours before game time.
- More than a little alcohol gets consumed.
- Frank (3 Gun) proceeds to make 50 pounds of wings.
- Try to BBQ the meat in the garage because it's too windy and almost set the house on fire.
- More drinking.
- Hit rocks at our neighbors with my roommates golf clubs.
- Still drinking.
- Find a hard hat and throw it at Ralph.
- Should have stopped drinking.
- Dre throws Ralph through table.
- I yell at Ralph while drinking.
- Dre yells at me.
- House destroyed.
- Everyone leaves.
- I wake up and go on espn.com and see who won the Superbowl.

Q: Any words of wisdom for anybody out there in the world?

A: Don't get into Nascar.

FTW.

2008-04-10T09:21:00.000-07:00

Will be the best music video EVER.

Cold As Clay

2008-04-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

These are some illustrations by an artist by the name of Stephen Gammell from the "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" book series. These images used to give me nightmares as a child. While the actual stories in the book aren't too terrifying and have almost a humorous tint to them, the illustrations will haunt your mind while you sleep. I recently re-bought the books as a special box set and if you have no idea what these books are you should seriously consider checking them out if you like reading.

TERROR x MTV

2008-04-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

So apparently MTV in Norway are huge fans of Terror. They've asked us to update an online daily tour diary / blog hosted on their site. It's kinda weird but still pretty damn cool. We were also told that they're going to do some kind of "Terror: xbox / Guitar Hero" contest give-a-way thing. More news on that to come.

www.mtv.no/terrorblog

"Hated it!"

2008-04-04T14:32:00.000-07:00

Rented the DVD out of curiosity, turned it off after roughly 5 minutes.

As Easy As 1, 2, 3

2008-04-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

This is how to buy an iPod in these space age times:

STEP 1: Approach machine.

STEP 2: Swipe credit card.

STEP 3: Purchase.

ENJOY!

Spring Cleaning

2008-04-01T11:09:00.000-07:00

Time to take out the garbage. ZING.

Ahead ov My Time

2008-04-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

None of you would even know what "this fresh" is like. Let me swag splash you: www.toywatchusa.com. Eternal shouts to Julia.

GUTTER MAGIC x 5 Q'S

2008-04-01T07:13:00.000-07:00

Installment #2 of my blog mash up's. This time I teamed up with Sydney local legend, Pete Abordi of 5qs.blogspot.com.

Name: Peter Haydon Abordi
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 80 Kg (176 Lbs.)
Birth Date: April 14th, 1982 (That makes me turning 26 in April. Fuck!)
Location: Maroubra, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Fame: No Apologies, Vocals
About Pete: "My name is Peter Haydon Abordi. For money I load and unload aircraft at the airport which is only down the road from where i live. It's a pretty easy job but it can get boring, I just put on my ipod and zone out. Just last week I started another job though working for my friend Graham's record label Resist Records. I'm taking care of the booking and management side of things for his bands (aside from Parkway Drive) and so far I'm enjoying it. I love the ocean and sun. If the sun's out and I don't have to be any other place, I'll be at the beach either surfing or swimming. Something about the ocean just relaxes me. I grew up in the water and I feel weird if I don't go in it every day.

I dislike alot of things I guess. 99% of the human population is one of them, haha. But as I grow older I've discovered that the less time I worry about things I dislike, the more time I have to enjoy the things I do like. So fuck all that. I sing in a band called No Apologies. We put out an album called "Survival" in July of last year and toured quite alot after it's release. At the time we loved the record and thought it was the best we could do but now we just can't wait to make another one and do all the little things better. We've started planning our 2nd album. I can't wait till we get to work on it. I also did a little zine in the second half of last year called 5q's. It involved me asking friends that I've made around the world from touring 5 short questions each and it was alot of fun. If I wasn't such a retard with computers I would be up to like issue 5 by now, but because I suck and am too busy as well I have just started a blog and am going to just be posting a heap of interviews as well as other BS on there instead."

Pete Abordi (No Apologies)

1. Why do you think it is that so many American bands are able to make the trip to Austrailia for touring yet so VERY few Australian bands ever make it to the U.S.?

A: That's easy, $$$$$$$. Simple, it costs a fuck load to fly from Australia to America and not many HC bands have that cash to spend. Another main reason is that kids in America have so many fucking bands and shows going on that the last thing they need or care about is some band from Australia, whereas stupid fucking Australian kids worship the ground any shitty band from the US steps foot on. The amount of shitty fucking bands touring here now is ridiculous. Bands used to have to "earn it" to tour here and that I thought was kinda cool. But now all you need is some fucking myspace hype and you're here.

1.a. Parkway Drive: Yay or Gay (no homo)?

A: FUCKING YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I can't stress this enough. Parkway are some of the best dude's in the world and no matter what anyone says they are a HARDCORE band. The dudes don't give a fuck about anything. Even though they are doing pretty well they still stay at their friends houses, sleep on the sides of roads, mosh to support bands, take hardcore bands on tour with them, etc, etc. I fucking love those dudes and will back them as long as they are a band.

1.b. Day of Contempt: Yay or Gay (no homo)?

A: Yay again. Dan Smith is one of my best friends in the world and I love him and whatever he does as a musician. It was a little weird that they went from sounding and looking like Earth Crisis to sounding and looking like Good Charlotte, haha, but that's what they did and no one can do shit about it. I actually liked their "softer" stuff a lot. But yeah, maybe they could have changed the band name or something a little sooner.

2. Would you say it's true that Australian women are more "loose" than women anywhere else in the world? And by "loose" I mean more willing to have some real fun:

A: For someone like yourself who is a part of a full-time American touring band I could definitely see how you could think that, and you could be right. But I wouldn't know. I've been with my girl for over 5 years now and hate most females, haha. I think Australians in a whole are pretty chilled out and once the sun goes down and they have a few drinks things can get "loose".

3. Todd Jones: Misunderstood or just straight up asshole?

A: I don't care. Probably a bit of both and that's why I love the dude. Our personalities are very simlilar. Some people here probably say I'm an asshole but if they do, they dont know me. I, like Todd, just don't have time to be fucked around. I know what I like, I know what I don't, and I'm not here to make any more friends. Haha.

4. Soul Control: You heard of them? If so, would you say "fuck soul control"?

A: Haha, are you referring to how I can often say "fuck this, fuck that...", haha, or are you trying to get me to start some beef before I get over there? Haha, either way I have their 7" and it's pretty cool. I don't judge a band until I can see them with my own eyes. Anyone can make a half decent record nowadays but whether or not they can pull it of live is another thing.

5. Is Blacklisted's new "Heavier Than Heaven, Lonlier Than God" joint really the "best hardcore record ever" as said by a Deathwish Inc. employee?

A: No way. I really like the record and I'm really looking forward to seeing Blacklisted live, but whoever said that is either on drugs or is hyping their own product a little too much. It's definitely a good record and one of the better ones to come out in the last few years, but come on now, best hardcore record EVER???? I'm sure who even said that wasn't serious. But again, people can think and do whatever the fuck they want so if he/she thinks it's the best hardcore record ever, good on them.

Final thoughts, shouts, etc:

Thanks for the q's, your 5 will be coming soon. Shout out to all my american friends. After years of saying "I'm coming there this July" this year I actually am!

Episode #2 done. Another episode coming? If you have a cool themed blog let's mash up!

POWER, WISDOM, NOBILITY, SEXUALITY.

2008-03-31T14:40:00.000-07:00

"It's a cold world out there. Sometimes I feel I'm getting a little frosty myself."

I was recently shredding a gig in the white power capital of the U.S. (Allentown, PA) and my good friend Alex Russin of Cold World knew it would be in his best interest to attend the event. We drank lots of beers, moshed the world and I decided I wanted to interview him because he's such a noble man. Here's the results:

Q: Let's start by getting the basic 411 from the current Cold World
front. New record / label, give us the quick details you think the
streets wanna know:

A: Record is called DEDICATED TO BABIES WHO CAME FEET FIRST. I’m stoked on it. It's better than the old stuff. More samples, more singing, more solos, more mosh parts. Kids will love it, kids will hate it. That’s all you can really ask for. It’s a hardcore record and anyone who says different can go fuck themselves. It's coming out on Deathwish and they’ve been sweethearts to us. Great label, great staff. Any label that can deal with Cold World should get 5 gold stars.

Q: Cold World x Biohazard mash up, that must have been a dream come true. What was it like working with an "old school" legend like Billy on your record? Was he at all in touch with the current state of hardcore or was it like stepping into a time warp?

A: He was pretty out of touch, he didn’t know all that much. But he had a lot of good stories from a long time ago. A few of the stories ended with “we left him for dead on the side of the road..” He has a weird connection with music, but it’s a cool one. He had some great ideas, and some awful ideas. I hope we only used the good ones. Shit got weird towards the end of recording, but its all sorted out now so there’s no need to talk about it publicly… but you know what it is.

Q: Give me the low down on your last name "Russin":

A: My dad’s side of the family is 100% Russian. My Dad’s generation was the first to be born in America. It was our last name before we came to America though, so its not like one of those at ellis island they give you a last name sort of thing. I never got the full background on our last name, but whenever people hear they sarcastically say “Oh are you Russian? Huh huh huh” and I say “yeah. Dickhead.”

Q: How do you feel about drinking until you black out?

A: It seems to happen when I’m with you a lot. Its awesome when it happens, but the next day when people are saying things like “do you remember throwing up in a glass and throwing it off a wall?” or when your mom tells you that you poured a drink into her purse because she cut you off… that’s when I start to regret it.

Q: What's your booze of choice?

A: BLACK TOOTH GRIN has been my jam for a while. Crown on ice w/ a splash of coke. But lately I’ve been embracing my Russian roots and enjoying vodka tonics. Oh and of course beer. Yuengling Lager, Black & Tans, Lionshead.

Q: Not being a Straight Edge Warrior, do you feel it's ok to mosh the world during a blistering Earth Crisis gig all while you've been praying to the flase idols of inebriation?

A: Yes. Yes it is. Especially if you can pit Pauly Edge into oblivion during Unseen Holocaust. Or doin some experimental mosh moves w/ CHEDGE

Q: What current "hardcore" band gets the most iPod plays / CD spins in the life of Alex Russin?

A: Trash Talk "Plagues" when I wanna get hyped up real fast, Blacklisted "Heavier Than Heaven..." for when I feel emotionally distraught, new band from CT Unforgiven. Just got their disc at United Blood...so good, they have a lot of potential. Title Fight "Kingston" 7” gets a spin at least once a week.

Q: Last but definitely not least, I've been hearing some rumors floating around about some things but instead of making assumptions I'll just ask this question: What are your thoughts on the band Soul Control? And please give an elaborate answer:

A: No Love whatsoever. Guitar player was in a band that toured with a band I was in when I was younger, CW played w /them over the summer and the dude snubbed me super hard. Fuck that attitude bullshit. Did the same cocky shit to some other people I know. They ripped off the War Hungry 7” on a t-shirt, like we are friends with them, but we aren’t. The singer gets super sketchy w/ every single girl ever, no matter if they have a boyfriend. Disrespected a friend of mine pretty hard in that matter. They preach about being respectful to people but when called out on being a scumbag to girls the singer says “THOSE ARE JUST LYRICS”. what the fuck? Nah, that shits not cool, these aren’t just lyrics. I’m pretty sure there is a band out there that refers to them as being a disrespect to jah.. I forget what band that is...can you enlighten me?

"You think it's cool but you're just a disgrace to Jah. Mo'a anbessa ze'imnegede yihuda..." --LION CREW

GUTTER MAGIC x WHATCHEDGEWEARS

2008-03-31T14:21:00.000-07:00

Installment #1 of my blog mash up's. This one is featuring my man, no homo, Chucky Edge of whatchedgewears.blogspot.com.

Name: Chuck Henry
Alias: Chucky Edge, Chedge
Height: 9'17"
Weight: of The World
Birth Date: Eternal
Fame: whatchedgewears, Supreme Road Dog, Moshing The World
About Chedge: "I enjoy long walks on the beach, classic cheese pizza (deep dish pizza can get to doughy and sometimes thin pizza just doesn't hold up. So I guess girls are kinda like pizza? Right?), and good talks about HBO's The Wire. I don't like stupid haircuts and girls who can talk about current MLB are winners. I like girls who are usually on the taller side cause I'm a tall dude and I'm not afraid. The athletic type is great too. Bums who sit around on their computers and slobs, don't bother."

Title: Yuth The World.

Commentary by Chedge: This Down To Nothing grey longsleeve is a remake of a classic style and design concept from the late 1980's. The front pocket print is one of my favorite kinds of shirts right now. The athletic collegiate font is also a staple of lots of hardcore bands that I got into when I first got into hardcore and is still widely used in hardcore merchandise to this day.

Down To Nothing also plays a really great live set too. Comparable to Madball playing "Lockdown" in 2007 to current, it sounds great. That's whats important to me.

This concludes blog mash up's episode one. Eternal shouts to whatchedgewears, Down To Nothing, Pizza & Moshing The World.

Peace to the Gods.

Do What The Wall Says

2008-03-17T16:07:00.001-07:00

End white rule.

Posting Via iPhone

2008-03-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

...for the first time. Here's a picture of the Lusty Lady Seattle's
notoriously clever marquee just for first time enjoyment.

More iPhone blogs to come...

A New Masterpeice

2008-02-21T11:47:00.000-08:00

I just finished up this masterpiece for my girl Serena's "Real Talk" blog. Peep game:

identitycrashtest.blogspot.com

It's a beauty right? I'm becoming a real pro with those diamond letters. Too bad I'm a few years too late. I could have been banking on designing all the latest Cash Money releases.

Revolutionary But Gangster

2008-02-16T12:59:00.000-08:00

(Olympia, WA)

Wow. Knowing the way listening to Dead Prez makes me feel makes me not surprised at all by this situation. Being someone like me that grew up dealing with harassment by the police when it was completely unnecessary, I can't help but feel a bit good while reading this story. I can't completely agree with these kinds of situations happening because 99% of the time the actions are carried out by knuckle heads who are just trying to nut up rather than make a real stand against "the man". Either way this shit is crazy.

Police said a band called the Dead Presidents was playing at Evergreen State College when a fight broke out within the crowd at about 1:30 a.m. As a campus police officer responded and tried to make an arrest in the brawl, she was surrounded by a crowd of concert-goers. Police said as she struggled to remove the man from the crowd, the band onstage started playing a song called “F___ the Police,” and the audience became increasingly agitated and combative. Washington State Patrol Trooper Brandy Kessler said the crowd surrounded the officer’s car, demanding for the arrested man to be released. The officer called for backup. Thurston County deputies responded and removed the campus officer from her car and released the arrested man. When a deputy’s car failed to start, the crowd overturned it, breaking out windows and ripping the car apart. Officers were pelted with rocks during the melee. Officials said a deputy's laptop computer and a radar gun were stolen. No weapons were lost. Troopers and a Thurston County SWAT team dispersed the crowd. No further arrests were made. One officer was hurt by pepper spray in his eyes.

YO FUCK 'EM!

Interview w/ whatchedgewears.blogspot.com

2008-02-15T21:58:00.000-08:00

This interview was conducted with me courtesy of Chucky Edge (a.k.a. Chucky + Edge = Chedge) for his blog whatchedgewears.blogspot.com. Eternal shouts to Chedge for always being a solid A+ dude.

(picture courtesy of terror in the studio, new record looks awesome!)

Martin Stewart Interview

Martin is from the greater Los Angeles Area. He plays guitar in Terror and Donnybrook!. He also sings in LION, and played in RJ's and The Wrong Side. I forget when I first met him but he has been a good friend. Coming to So. Cal. for gigs is always great when he is around. On my first full U.S. tour with Verse and HH we stayed at his house and he hung at all the Cali gigs. Those were some good times. Oh yeah, dude has a hard mosh too. Can't wait till the new Terror record comes out and I can't wait to see them on tour again. I always do a couple dives and shit.

1. How's things? Eat any good food?

Things are great. I reside in the state of Massachusetts for this month. I'm always eating good food. I'm a food connoisseur. I had to type that word into dictionary.com to make sure I spelled it right. But yea, I'm really into Thai food and Korean BBQ right now. Both are excellent for stuffing yourself to the brink of explosion. Oh, and wings always.

2. What Leeway record do you enjoy more, Desperate Measures or Born to Expire? Why?

I'm gonna go ahead and say Open Mouth Kiss. "Foot The Bill" is easily my favorite Leeway song.

3. What do you do in your free time that has little or nothing to do with music?

I go snowboarding, wakeboarding, to the gym...typical jock stuff. I like to read and play guitar hero too. I also watch a lot of DVD's, Nat Geo, History, Discovery and Animal Planet. Most of all, I pet my cats.

4. What's your favorite song to play live?

Merauder "Life Is Pain" during soundcheck.

5. Did / Do you have a T-shirt that you really like the fit? If so, explain.

Pro Club plain tall t's. They have THE best fit out of any T ever and even though they're labeled "tall" it's not really a tall T soulja boy style. Tight thick collars is where it's at. I wish I could bootleg every band t-shirt I own onto pro clubs.

6. Any final thoughts?

I noticed that in your email the signature read something like "sent via blackberry". I think you need to man up and get an iPhone. Just saying.

New DB! x LION jump-offs!

2008-02-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

So as a couple of you may know (i'm still convinced that not a single person besides maybe Buske and Kent read this blog), both Donnybrook! and LION CREW gigged recently last month. They have some merch left over from those shows and are selling it online. Hit that up and pick up some new joints for the upcoming spring season. YAHERD!

Just click the images below to do the damn thing:

TERROR: Planet Z Studio Update

2008-02-15T19:35:00.000-08:00

This is me participating in the bass recording session via webcam conference from the house next door to the studio. Isn't technology amazing sometimes? Better yet, aren't Mac computers amazing. Actually that's just a true statement and not a question.

I just finished recording all the main guitar tracks over the past few days so I'm taking a break while the bass gets tracked. Soon I'll be back in the booth doing leads and all that jazz. I got tons of pics and videos so far and will be posting more soon. Stay tuned if you care.

Peace to the Gods & Earths.

CRANK DAT GODZILLA!

INFINITE LOL'Z!

2008-02-11T20:48:00.000-08:00

Breath of Fresh Air

2008-02-05T10:59:00.000-08:00

...from Soulja Boy and all that other nonsense flooding the air waves. Although I do love to Crank That.

Ghostface - We Celebrate

Turning Japanese

2008-01-24T11:12:00.000-08:00

BEAST OF MOSH!

2008-01-22T06:51:00.000-08:00

I'm gonna go ahead and say that DOGGYHOOD$ is not only the best band of '07-'08 but also the best band name...EVER. Coming straight outta Tokyo sounding like a mix of Bulldoze and OLC with the attitude of NWA. This band is ridiculous in the best way possible.

"DOGGYHOOD$ will taking over Tokyo hardcore soon, so stay tuned."

DOGGYHOOD$ - Demo '07
(Self Released, 2007)
MySpace / Download

01. Still Disgusting
02. Represent

The Dawn of Destruction

2008-01-13T08:06:00.000-08:00

Every so often, an album comes along and reminds you of why you got into metal in the first place. An album that captures the sheer intensity and most importantly, the thrilling adrenaline rush you got when first listening to your own cherished classic albums. Almost nothing beats the feeling you get when experiencing the inexorable flow of top quality sparkling molten steel into your ear canals. For me, these albums come along maybe every year or so, maybe not even that often, but when they do, they help you re-live that hunger you had when you first started discovering bands way back when…

Need I say more? This shit is, for lack of a better word, AWESOME.

Evile (UK) - Enter The Grave
(Earache Records, 2007)
MySpace / Website / Download

01. Enter The Grave
02. Thrasher
03. First Blood
04. Man Against Machine
05. Burned Alive
06. Killer From The Deep
07. We, Who Are About To Die
08. Schizophrenia
09. Bathe In Blood
10. Armored Assault

I'm Learning French

2008-01-09T20:36:00.000-08:00

So these are the kinds of videos I now watch.

Omnikrom - Été Hit

Seoul Searchin'

2008-01-09T20:09:00.000-08:00

Seoul, Korea.

I would have never thought in a million years I would find myself walking the streets of that ancient Asian land. In between gigging to the masses and firing up some husky puppy meat on the Korean BBQ, I found some time to visit the 600+ year old Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) that sits right in the middle of modern day downtown Seoul. Treading through it's archaic alleyways and antique dirt roads that weaved like a labyrinth between it's primeval and almost menacing structures, I couldn't help but get the feeling I was on some set of an old kung-fu movie. It was so impressive that it was teetering on the brink of unbelievable. My favorite section of the palace was the Hyangwonjeong Pavilion. Here are some pictures I took of the Pavilion (including the one above):

The Hyangwonjong

There was once a hall called Jangandang hall north of the Hamhwadang hall. As the northern corridor of this building was near to the northern palace, one soon reached the Gyemumun, a secret gate to the palace, once one left the corridor. There was the Konnyonggak pavilion east of the Jangandang, and there was the Boksudang hall north of the pavilion. There is a pond south of this hall's southern corridor, namely, south of the Geoncheonggung palace. There is an isle in the center of the pond. A hexagonal two-story pavilion named Hyangwonjeong perches on the isle. At present we can reach the pavilion through a wooden bridge in the south. But the bridge was once located in the north for crossing the Geoncheonggung palace. The bridge is called Chuihyanggyo.
(1) The Hyangwonji Pond and Chuihyanggyo Bridge

Constructed in 1456, the Hyangwonji pond belongs to the rear garden of the Gyeongbokgung palace. It can be also found in an ancient Korean chronicle. According to the record, the pond was built along with the Chuirojeong pavilion, and lotus flowers were planted in it.

The existing pond was reconstructed in 1873, and the hexagonal pavilion of Hyangwonjeong and Chuihyanggyo bridge were built then. The area of the pond is 4605 square meters.

Waterweeds can be found there along with carp swimming in the pond, by which trees, including zelkova, chinese juniper, maple, pine, oak, pear etc. stand.

On the island in which the Hyangwonjeong pavilion is erected shrubs, including royal azaleas and maple trees grow, and south of the pond, one finds a stone pond with "荷池"(Haji) inscribed on the side and there are also stone tables here.

The water of the pond springs up from the northern hill and the well called Yeolsangjinwon. The pond is at its most spectacular when the Mt.Bugaksan , the pavilion painted in diverse colours, and the wooden bridge are reflected on the water in the pond.

I.L.C.S.M! (n/h)

2007-11-03T01:03:00.000-07:00

I hope at least one person that may read this blog understands the title of this post.

Me, along with a few other people I know, are most likely the hugest fans of Cam'ron on this planet. My good friend DFJ put it so well when he said "It's like everything he (Cam) does and says is to make me personally laugh.". My love for him (no homo) goes way beyond his ability to make me hysterically laugh. The dude has got a rhyme skill like nobody else in the game. Some people will say it's "corny" or this and that, but I say those people just aren't in the same world of supreme understanding like me. One day I'll do as planned and compile a list of all of Cam's greatest rhymes like "(where she at?) In front of the corner store, under the canopy. Chick want to stand with me, she gotta drink a can o' pee." LAAAVAAA!

So anyways, the whole point of this post is to share with you his latest interview he did with Miss Info after a fairly long period of complete absence. You'll find all you need to know in the following:

Ok, sorry for the delay, fell asleep early yesterday….trying to get through the West Village Halloween parade after work was exhausting. Mentally and physically, lol.But the extent of my trick or treating consisted of catching up with my fellow Harlemite, Cam’ron. I know y’all aren’t interested in all the regular conversation, so here are the pertinent rap parts…

I asked Cam why he seemingly dropped off the face of the planet this past spring, especially after that infamous youtube clip. One minute he was telling 50 Cent it was going to be a hot summer, and the next minute, Cam was M.I.A. But he said when the beef with 50 cent, the Tru Life and Jim Jones’ beef, and his altercation with Tru Life, all happened one right after the other, he got hit by a family emergency that took priority. Cam’s mom suffered a number of strokes that left her paralyzed on her left side. He moved her to Florida for a while, set up her rehabilitation and therapy, and kept an eye on her: “I told her, you not dying on my watch.”
[sidenote: I’m glad to hear Cam’s mom is doing better, Ms. Frederica is a real character. Back in the day, she even got her son to give her some burn on a song, “Me, My Moms, and Jimmy,” off Confessions of Fire album. “You think Cam’s nice, he’s a son of a gun,” lol.]

Cam says that while he was dealing with the personal, there were business issues as well.
“Also, me and Asylum weren’t seeing eye to eye at the time. But we recently worked things out. We had a conversation with the lawyers and with Todd (Moscowitz), so now we’re straight. I wasn’t gonna drop the mixtape until that happened….”

But all the while, Cam said he was also watching how other people were reacting to his absence.

“Even when I had my mom situated, she had the help she needs, the physical therapy, everything was right–that was like a month ago—I still laid low, because when I come out it’s gonna be done it right. But I just sat back and bugged out at how everyone else was acting.

I heard all the rumors, mad felonious shit, fake shit.
And I would tell n—as, my moms just had a stroke, and they’d be like ‘Oh, ok, so are you still coming through?’ Fam, what is wrong with you?”

(Which does seem mad shady, but I cant say I’m surprised. This business has a way of messing up peoples’ priorities. Anyways, I asked Cam, ‘What about all those Cam’ron sightings? The last time we spoke was when you posted the youtube video, so I didn’t know if those rumors were real or not.’)

Exactly. I ain’t talked to nobody, but I kept hearing all these stories. Cam was in a car crash. Cam was begging for a deal. Some hood DVD dudes were up up on [140th st] to try to find me. Folks were asking for interviews. Im like Bigfoot, its crazy!

My thing is, it felt like folks were tryin’ to strong arm me into showing up for shit. Like, no disrespect to BET, but I was watching one day and they announced ‘Cam is gonna be on 106 and Park. He’s gonna talk about his new album…’ I just started laughing, like, what is you talking about? Nothing about that was true. What’s so funny is that in the past, I always had to go through mad shit just to get them to play a new video or whatever. But now I’m seeing those two tell me what I’m doing. But nobody can force me to do anything or be anywhere….I can afford to chill out. I mean, I get 1.5 million dollars just to hand my album in, but I’m still not rushing. I could have come back a month ago….but instead I said, ‘Alright, Duke, block all my calls, shut down the interviews…’

(So what about the rumor that you were seen shopping for a deal at some indie label…)

I went to meet with my man Jeff Kempler, I’ve known him for years, and now that he’s [executive vice president] over at Virgin, he called me over to catch up. So then we walked around the office, and Fat Joe’s label [Imperial Records] is in the same building.

(I guess it was your silence that was making folks jump to conclusions…)

“Yo I’m killin’ n—as with my silence! Me not saying nothing is driving people crazy…”

(Well since it’s clear you’ve been keeping up with the Cam’ron rumor mill, what did you think about what your peers were saying? 50 Cent joked about you being missing….)

But here’s the funny thing about it. They all say Cam’s missing… You look at 50 Cent and Kanye West. They came out after, like two years since their last records. Meanwhile, I put out a movie, an album, executive-produced four albums this summer…Y’all n—as be missing. I be out every year, fam.

(During an interview with MTV, Jim Jones said finding you was like “finding Nemo.” And in a youtube interview with Mikey Fresh, Jimmy said “Cam’ron is in his own world.”)

He’s right, I live on Pluto, and I take a spaceship home every night. Hahaha…

(Well, I guess you’re about to phone home. Next week, you’ll be back out with a double mixtape, Public Enemy #1. Are you working on a new album as well?)

Yeah. Actually I was in the middle of recording the album when everything happened. I had maybe a full CD of music since May or June. Now I’m looking to drop the album in February or March, 2008. But with all this nonsense going on, I had to put out this double CD real quick. And you know how I am, I don’t like to sit on old tracks so I decided to throw like 40 songs on there and make the mixtape free.
The video we posted on [killacamspace] was just to make fun of the way ppl was acting. But in the hood, it was nothing like that. Everybody just been showing love like ‘Yo, please come back out. We need that.”

(So, what is the state of Dipset right now? I’ve talked to Jim Jones about his new projects and new record deal. And last week he told me about his new mixtape, which is dropping one day before yours. But he made a point of shouting out “Dipset for life.” Which seemed encouraging to me…Have you and Jimmy talked yet?)

I still haven’t spoken to Jim. But Jim ran with me for over 10 yrs, he worked hard, and I wish him the best of luck. Everybody thinks I’m mad at Jim. Why am I mad? I told people for years that Jimmy was gonna be a star. So its better on my resume…I wish him the best. The only thing is, him being with 50, I can’t really run with that. Hang out with who you want to hang out…but me, I can’t really do nothing like that.

(What did you think when 50 brought Jimmy and Juelz onstage with him to perform “Ballin’?”)

Actually, that was a great move for 50. First, he had Jim and Jeelz, then he brought out Remy Ma and J-Hood, then I even saw Whoo kid on TV with Gillie the Kid goin’ at Lil Wayne. I commend him for that. You’re really snatching a person from they own set. And then you also are seeing these n—as’ potential…

(So do you address this on Public Enemy #1?)

I make a comment but I keep it moving. On the first joint, I talk for like 6 minutes. I still get at 50. The Tru Life shit. I clear that shit up. And I also address the NYPD, the Intel squad…How they dragged me in during the whole Jay-Z and 50 Cent beef and tried to get me to talk about them….all that shit.

(And knowing how Cam talks trash with the best of them, I’m pretty sure that will be an entertaining 6 minute rant. But before we hung up, I had to ask him about that cryptic message he sent my homies at MTV last week: “Killa Season again, you little yentas***,” “November 7th. Cam’ron is anonymous. Dipset!”
Uhh, Cam, do you know what a yenta is?)

Hahaha, of course! You know my lawyers are Jewish, they be saying that all the time. So then I was watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Larry David—I fucks with Larry—he called Ted Danson a ‘yenta.’ Yo, I fell out laughing. That shit was crazy. I said, that’s exactly what all these folks are doin’, gossiping about me. Yentas. That’s where the ‘Cam’ron is anonymous’ came from too. Did you see that episode? That’s my shit. You have HBO On Demand? Its episode 52….

(For the record, that episode really is hilarious. I have to admit, I thought Cam was off his rocker when I first read that message….but now, I kinda love it. Random pop culture references are my shit! lol…)

"We're celebrities with guns. Shootin' stars."

ALL HAIL!

2007-10-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

LONE WOLF is a new band from Southern California. There are 2 songs up on the myspace page that you can check out. Shit is hard as nails.

myspace.com/allhaillonewolf

LONE WOLF was founded in September of 2006 by Bo Thomson (Snake Eyes, ex-Donnybrook) and Adam Riser (ex-Betrayed). After a handful of songs were written, they recruited Nick Trujillo (Snake Eyes, ex-Donnybrook), Mark Choiniere (Throwdown), and Martin Stewart (Terror, Donnybrook).

In June of 2007, they headed into For The Record Studios with Garrett Carroll to track 4 songs for their debut release. After about 4 days of tracking and a 3-month break to tour with their respective other bands, Nick Jett (Terror, Piece By Piece) lended his talents by mixing the songs they had recorded. Finally, the songs were passed off to Paul Minor (New Found Glory, Atreyu, Thrice, Death By Stereo, Throwdown) to master and complete the music process.

LONE WOLF's debut EP entitled "Hallucenogenic Fate" is completed, but it has not been determined what label will be releasing it. Stay tuned for further details in the near furture.

The Dan Diaries: Episode VI

2007-10-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

Read this one and tell me your head doesn't spin.

Where Did The Dollar Go?

3 guys go to a hotel and pay $30.00 for a room which means they each paid $10.00. After they got to their room, the manager realized he had made a mistake. The room is $25.00. He gives the bellboy $5.00 and told him to take it to the 3 men. The bell boy says "I can't divide $5.00 to 3 people" so he keeps $2.00 for himself and gives the 3 men the other remaining $3.00 which means the men only spent $9.00 each on the room instead of $10.00. $9.00 x 3 = $27.00. The bellboy has $2.00 so...

what ever happened to the other $1.00?

Stomp Through

2007-10-24T17:49:00.000-07:00

New Smif-n-Wessun track featuring Joell Ortiz and Rock of Heltah Skeltah just smashing the hook. Straight lava. The video is so hard. Reminds me of me when I walk through my hood carrying a sledgehammer. I'm putting the mp3 up for download along with a couple of other new tracks I acquired and am digging at the moment. Check it:

Cormega Ft. Lil' Fame of M.O.P. - 718

Freeway - It's Over

Freeway - Still Got Love

Freewat Ft. Lil' Wayne - Step Back

Ghostface Killah - Celebrate

Joe Budden - Heart of The City (Response to Ransom's "Kid Brother" diss)

Lil' Wayne - Gossip (Supposed 50 Cent diss)

Ransom - Kid Brother (Joe Budden diss)

Royce Da 5"9' - Blue Magic Freestyle

Royce Da 5"9' - Promised Land

Smif 'n' Wessun Ft. Joell Ortiz & Rock of Heltah Skeltah - Stomp

Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back

All music courtesy of nahright.com.

Email@mom.com

2007-10-23T23:26:00.000-07:00

People who have a good relationship with their internet savvy parents know exactly what's going on here. My mom emails me at least 5 times a week. 90% of the emails I get from her were forwarded to her and 268 people I don't know from somebody I don't know, and she in turn forwards it to another 491 people I don't know and I get tacked along in there myself. They most always contain some kind of funny picture/video or some strange bit of information and this most recent one is no exception. This time I decided to share the information contained because I thought it was really cool. So here you go:

01. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
02. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
03. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
04. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
05. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
06. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
07. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
08. A snail can sleep for three years.
09. Al Capones' business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
10. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
11. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
12. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
13. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
14. Butterflies taste with their feet.
15. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about ten.
16. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
17. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
18. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
19. If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
20. If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
21. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
23. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
24. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
25. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
26. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
27. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
28. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
29. "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
30. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
31. The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
32. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
33. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
34. The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
35. The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
36. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
37. There are more chickens than people in the world.
38. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
39. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
40. There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
41. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
42. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
43. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
44. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
45. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.

"Just because I'm from Compton..."

2007-10-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

New track from The Game. This is Jayceon at EASILY his finest yet. God I love the West Coast. This is that good West Coast gangster rap that makes me want to act a fool. Props for the 300 sample at the end.

The Game - Walk In The Streets

Two Words:

2007-10-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

Just heard these guys for the first time tonight while browsing a message board. I spotted the name of the band in a topic and thought it sounded "cool" so I checked them out. I was supremely impressed. These dudes are coming out of NYC and judging by their MySpace music page it seems like they haven't been a band for more that several months or so. I could be wrong though. The music is hard & pissed ~~and the 2 demo songs I found are recorded very well. Apparently they have 4 more songs for a 6 song demo~~ and they are currently looking to play more shows. If anyone is interested in booking these guys or contacting them for anything else you can hit them up here: mindpiecenyc@yahoo.com

EDIT: I just got the rest of the songs from the 6 song demo. Here they are:

Mind Piece - Demo
(Self Released, 2007)
MySpace / Download

1. Adrift
2. No Control
3. Wearing Thin
4. The Earth Is Flat
5. Wasted
6. Violent Change

The Dan Diaries: Episode V

2007-10-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

This one is my favorite. It's also the only one to have a title so far.

My First Date

My first date was with a midget with a wooden leg. One night we went out dancing and I spun her the wrong way and she got taller.

The Dan Diaries: Episode IV

2007-10-15T14:19:00.000-07:00

Here is the fourth installment of The Dan Diaries. Dan now knows that he has a fan (me) of his stories and apparently seems to be very happy about that. He is even signing his name at the end of the stories now. I got some background history about Dan himself too. He used to come in to the restaurant and eat with his wife for many, many, many years. Recently his wife passed away and that's when Dan starting writing these stories. Who knows what the meaning behind these stories are. I assume only Dan.

I saw a friend today that I haven't seen in a long time.

He told me that he had just gotten married.

I said "That's good".

He said "Not that good, she's ugly".

I said "That's bad".

He said "Not that bad, she's very rich".

I said "That's good".

He said "Not that good, she's stingy".

I said "That's too bad".

He said "Not that bad, she bought me a new house".

I said "That's good".

He said "Not that good, the house burned down".

I said "That's bad".

He said "Not that bad, she was in it".

More to come later,

Dan.

The Dan Diaries: Episode III

2007-10-14T18:12:00.000-07:00

This one could totally be turned into a ZZ Top song or something.

I was sitting with my girl at the signal waiting for the light to turn green when I heard a rumble from a bad exhaust and a little coupe made the scene. He asked me how my overhead went and I said "good" without a doubt. He said "well when the light turns green, let's go and try it out.". I said "ok", I was feeling good, I checked my pressure and tach. I knew that once that light turned green that there would be no turning back. We were neck and neck, top second gear, the race was fair and square. But just when we reached five grand or more his engine started gasping for air. I was feeling fine, victory was mine, the end was almost in sight. Then I looked in my mirror and guess what I saw?...the black and white. Now I'd like to say the race was good, victory was mine. But even though I won that race I still had to pay the fine.

Alone, confused, betrayed, cold & empty.

2007-10-12T17:17:00.000-07:00

As of late I started to gig with a band called Snake Eyes with some good friends of mine. We just recently had one of my first shows with the band @ Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA along with Paint It Black, Blacklisted, Internal Affairs & Ceremony. It was an awesome show, we played first and here's a short video from the set that was filmed by Springline Productions (MySpace Page):

The Dan Diaries: Episode II

2007-10-12T13:28:00.000-07:00

This one really made me laugh.

Dear Son!

Just a few lines to let you know I'm not dead. I'm writing this letter slow 'cause I know you can't read very fast. It rained twice last week, first for 3 days and then for 4 days. We moved into our new house but your father took the house numbers from our old house, so we don't have to change our address. I went to the doctor last Friday and your father went with me. The doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy the tube from him. I was going to send you some money, but I already sealed the envelope.

Love,

Mom.

The Dan Diaries: Episode I

2007-10-11T13:46:00.000-07:00

So my good friend Stevie works at a Southern-Style BBQ joint called Johnny Reb's in ~~Downey~~ Bellflower, CA. As with most family owned restaurants they get a great deal of "regulars" that religiously visit their establishment to get some grub. Johnny Reb's has one particular regular that goes by the name of "Dan". Every time Dan comes in to eat he leaves behind a short story hand written on the back side of a Johnny Reb's compliment card. I just recently discovered these short gems of entertainment and am now HOOKED and I plan to get my hands on as many of them as possible. So here's the first installment of "The Dan Diaries". I've just taken his story and transcribed it word for word. Enjoy:

As I was walking along the beach one bright and sunny day, I saw a great big box floating in the bay. I pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surprise I discovered a ???? right before my eyes. I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king. I took it to a guy I know who'd buy most anything. But this is what he yelled at me as I walked into his shop, "Get out of here with that ???? before I call the cops!". I turned around and got right out running for my life. I thought I'd take it home and give it to my wife. But this is what she said to me as I walked into the door, "Get out of here with that ???? and don't come back no more!". Now the moral of this story is if you are on the beach and you should see a great big box and it's within your reach. Don't ever stop and open it, that's my advice to you. 'Cause you'll never get rid of the ???? no matter what you do.

Classic. I know you're just dying for Episode II coming soon.

New TERROR Music Vid

2007-10-08T17:41:00.001-07:00

I guess some people just have WAY too much time on their hands.

A Burzum Story: Part VII - The Nazi Ghost

2007-10-08T17:09:00.000-07:00

I stumbled across the website of Varg Vikernes (of BURZUM fame) today and read some interesting articles that he wrote while in prison serving an 18 year bid for murder and some other grimey stuff. This article titled A Burzum Story: Part VII - The Nazi Ghost interested me the most considering the nazi related stigma that has always surrounded this guy and his band. As different as me and good ol' Varg may be, I can in some way relate to his views in this particular writing.

So, since I am not a "nazi" I began to use another term in the late 90's. I did it not just to avoid confusion, but also to find a term more suitable and accurate than the other terms I had used. This new term was "Odalism" from the Norse word óðal (meaning: homeland, allodium, allodial law, nobility, noble, inherited goods, fatherland, land property, distinguished family, distinguished, splendid, kin & the nation"). This term replaces everything positive about all the other -isms I have ever used and in it lies Paganism, Traditional Nationalism, Racialism and Environmentalism. It is not only a more accurate but also a more inclusive term that can be used by all Europeans and others too for that sake. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it is not a term tainted by history.

Don't get me wrong. I still think the dude is well ignorant but that doesn't mean I can't agree with some of the things going through that mysterious mind of his.

P.S. BURZUM's music straight up BLOWS (obv. IMO).

TERROR: New Guitar Player

2007-10-08T17:07:00.000-07:00

I figured it was time for me to hang up the axe and give someone else a shot.

Hardcore, Chopper Style.

2007-10-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

I've had this blog entry on my mind now since I visited Australia. I don't know why, but I keep sleeping on it instead of getting it done. This is a dumbed down version of what I really had in mind just to get the thought out there and hopefully enlighten some people to the fact that there's good music, especially hardcore music, being produced outside of the U.S. So here's a quick list of bands I either had the pleasure of sharing the stage with, picking up a demo from or just catching wind of during my Australian trip.

- Against (Brisbane): http://www.myspace.com/againsthc
- Bad Blood (Sydney): http://www.myspace.com/badbloodsydneyhc
- Extortion (Perth): http://www.myspace.com/extortionextortion
- Fuck It, I Quit (Melbourne): http://www.myspace.com/fuckitiquitmelbourne
- Hardluck (Camberra): http://www.myspace.com/hardluckhc
- Her Nightmare (Melbourne): http://www.myspace.com/hernightmare
- Homewrecker (Sydney): http://www.myspace.com/homewreckerhc
- Ill (Sydney): http://www.myspace.com/illrockz
- Jaws (Perth): http://www.myspace.com/jawonthefloorhc
- Jungle Fever (Sydney): http://www.myspace.com/yourbandsux
- Miles Away (Perth): http://www.myspace.com/milesawayhc
- Mindsnare (Melbourne): http://www.myspace.com/mindsnarehc
- No Apologies (Sydney): http://www.myspace.com/noapologieshc
- Samsara (Melbourne): http://www.myspace.com/samsarahc
- 50 Lions (Byron Bay): http://www.myspace.com/50lions

That's all I could remember off the top of my head at the moment and I'm sure there's TONS more bands that have formed since my last visit down under. Do yourself a favor and check out these bands and take the time to check the bands they have listed in their friends and such. It's a whole different world of music that most people in the states don't even know about.

Smell The Bacon

2007-10-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

2 interviews in one night? I'm on fire! Apparently I'm pretty popular these days. This interview is for issue #2 of a print zine called "5 Q's" and was conducted via MySpace by none other than Mr. Greg Bacon, bass player of Internal Affairs and countless other bands. Issue #1 was put together by Australian maniac Pete Abordi of No Apologies fame. It's short, to the point and was very fun to do. Enjoy:

1. You've played in quite a few bands. How many have there been and what bands are you playing in now?

It seems like the past couple of years that bands just can't get enough of me. I'll start from the bottom of the list and work my way to the present. My first band ever was called The Bandits. It was a Guttermouth influenced punk band we sucked hard. I played bass and I had never touched a stringed instrument up until that point. Then came my high school band called No Allegiance. I loved Earth Crisis but we sounded like Disrupt. Then the rest is a blur, but I think it went something like this: Hurricanrana, Donnybrook!, Internal Affairs (only non-edge scab), Like It Or Not, Terror, The Wrong Side, Righteous Jams, Shattered Realm, Lone Wolf, Snake Eyes, Piece By Piece, Wings, Beer & Sports and a couple that embarrassing to mention. 6 of those bands are active now.

I also played for Warzone. But that was just a dream.

2. Your most recent endeavor, Wings, Beer & Sports, has a lot of hype behind it without playing a show or an official release. What can we expect from this band?

Well the first show will take place somewhere that doesn't plan on having a show ever again. There will be field goal posts, kegs of beer and various other liquor on tap, wings for everyone, massive amounts of sports paraphernalia and we plan to arrive via helicopter and run through a giant WBS paper banner. Ignorance is bliss.

3. When are you putting out a hip hop record on 6131?

Now that I know the offer is on the table, expect me to drop a gem sometime in '08. Me and the infamous Dance Floor Justin often talk about a hip-hop collab with him on the wheels of steel and me on the mic. Greatness will soon be born.

4. How do you feel about Rolling Stone's article on Zac Effron? What about the one on the punk rock fight club?

Zac Effron is a moderately good looking guy, no homo. Isn't he only like 15 or something? I honestly don't even know what the guy does. Obviously some sort of musician since he graces the cover of Rolling Stone with abs of steel. The punk rock fight club sounds scary. I hope I never run into any of those guys in a dark alley.

5. If you were to do a Pennywise cover band, what five songs would you play?

In no particular order:

1. Bro Hymn (obv.)
2. Unknown Road (maybe my fav PW track)
3. No Reason Why
4. Dying To Know
5. Pennywise (how funny would that be?)

So many good songs I had to leave out, but I stand by this list. If I did have to alter this list I would definitely not use any songs on anything after Full Circle.

BONUS QUESTION - No Warning "Suffer, Survive". Best Record Ever?

Aside from "Shai's Greatest Hits" and "Boyz II Men - Legacy"...absolutely.

LIFER.

2007-10-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

I just did an interview recently with a Montreal, Canada based blog called LIFERS. Check it:

What's up man? How's life down south?

Life is marvelous here in California. The weather is unmatched and I recently took up "wake boarding" as a hobby.

How was it growing up on the west coast in the 90's? How did you get involved in punk/hardcore in the first place and what's the first show that you saw?

The West Coast was awesome in the 90's. Definitely my favorite time period for going to shows & just life in general. Real gangster rap ruled the streets, gangs were hard and shows were intense. I don't remember my first "big" hardcore show I went to, but I saw a friends band called P.F.I. play at some youth center in about '92/'93. Me and my brother always listened to rap as youngsters and then a cousin of ours gave my brother a Poison record. I never got into them, but it opened the doors to bands that shredded guitars instead of rocking the mic for us. Then we discovered Bad Religion and our lives completely changed. Me and my brother dove head first into this whole punk rock world that was so appealing in our eyes. From there my lust for harder riffs lead me to checking thanks lists in the records I was buying and discovering new stuff every week til I found what satisfied me. Long story short I started listening to bands like Infest & Gorilla Biscuits thinking they were just punk bands like everything else I was into, and then I realized there was this whole separate hardcore life that was unknown to me. Then the 90's Victory Records roster took over my life.

So you joined Terror about a year ago if I'm right, why? How's shit going right now? Why covering Breakdown on your new EP? How is the collaboration with Reaper Records?

Yea. It's been over a year now. Me and my band donnybrook! were doing a lot of shows with Terror and mostly just hanging out raging tons with them outside of our band lifes. We all got along well with each other and made great friends beyond the whole hardcore world. DB! was on hiatus and Terror needed a guitar player, so with the blessing of the rest of my band I stepped up and starting playing guitar for them. Shit's good right now. New EP with 4 new songs and a Breakdown - "Kickback" cover with Vinnie Paz for Jedi Mind Tricks doing guest vocals on the track. We all love Breakdown (including Vinnie) and thought it would be a dope song to do. Reaper Records is run by a good friend of all of ours, P-Kitty, so working with him is cool. Just trying to stay as active as possible as a band to keep people interested in hardcore music.

What's going on with donnybrook? Any new shit coming up? How was the few tours you've done? Craziest story? What happened at the Canadian borders in '05? How was your first time up here? Can you explain a little how the show was with Blacklisted and Internal Affairs in Levis? Why covering District 9 on the album? Best shows?

DB! is still active when were all together. We play local shows when we can and still make the dopest merch. We have new songs written and will eventually record the new "The Beast Inside" record. The few tours we did were insane. Every night would blow the previous night away with good stories. The first summer tour with Internal Affairs was the best summer of my life, no kidding. No one in DB! had ever been on tour before and to be able to go out with another band that we all loved and were good friends of ours and be out for 2 months straight around the whole U.S. and Canada was crazy. The first time we came to Canada our minds were blown. That show @ Levis is the best show we've ever played to date. Real talk. We still talk about that show now. It was like monumental for us. That was the first time we had ever even headlined a show and from what we remember people were going nuts. People were BBQ, drinking beer, smoking weed and just having fun the entire day. It was like hardcore heaven. When we came back the second time, my brother and our bass player got denied at the border for being felons. The rest of us come over anyways with 100 Demons and Colin of Arabia to sell merch to try and make some cash and somehow we got talked into doing the few shows as a 3-piece. It was pretty sketchy, but damn fun.

District 9 got covered on our record because I hated that the song Victim was never really recorded. There was only the live version from the NYHC Documentary. We got a hold of Puerto Rican Mike and asked him how he felt about us covering for the record and he said he was honored. One of the best shows we ever did for me besides the Levi show was a show in Colorado where we played the D9 song live and Mike sang it with us. Shit was HAAAAARD.

We went to Europe with Terror and Blacklisted one winter too. That whole tour was like a dream. We all shared a big double decker bus and basically blacked out from drinking every night. You wouldn't even believe what went on in that tour if I told you. I love my friends.

Favorite street wear right now?

Foreign Families is dope. I really love ALIFE too. Lamar & Dauley. I don't know, I'm down for anything as long as it looks fresh. Shit's too saturated right now. Maybe I'm just a snob though. Watch out for Birds of Paradise though. Shit WILL take over.

Your all time favorite sneakers?

Lacoste X Colette.

Any new shit coming up with Like It Or Not? How did you get DFJ on drums? How was the show at Chain Reaction?

The LION camp is hard at work finishing up the new record. "C-Note$ Da God Presents: STREET PASSION". We got DFJ because real recognizes real. We needed a drummer and he needed to be involved with a larger than life group. The show @ Chain Reaction was bananas. Sold out at 500+ people. Real ignorant shit.

Best band out of the west coast in the 80's? 90's? 00's?

80's = Infest. 90's = Strife. 00's = Like It Or Not.

Your favorite NYHC band? Why?

Madball. There just is none better.

How was the tour that you filled in with Shattered Realm?

Unreal. We went to places in Europe like Rome and Slovania that I hadn't been to yet. Our tour manager was a maniac and was always down to hang out and go sight seeing and stuff like that. It was more like an exotic Euro-Vacay than anything.

Any metal (black, trash, death, ect.) bands you're into?

I love Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth. I listen to tons of trash metal. Mainly the classics like Anthrax and such. I'm not a HUGE metal fan, but I'll give anything a try.

Best country you've been?

Canada. I love you guys.

3 non-hardcore related things you like?

Snowboarding. Boating of any kind. Anything involving nature.

Best ragers? Why?

One's involving my friends because they're more like movie characters than real people. Always a good time.

East Coast or West Coast hip-hop? Favorite MC? Favorite album?

West Coast. I'm very loyal. BUT, my favorite MC at the moment is Sean Price, Boot Camp Click's best. Best album of all time is Dr. Dre "The Chronic". If you can't understand that then you didn't grow up on the West in the 90's.

How its to play in front of huge crowd in Europe and then come back to play here in front of smaller crowds? How did you feel about big shows/tours like that?

As corny as it may sound, I'm just a hardcore kid that loves to play shows no matter how many people are there. To me a tour is a tour. Put me in front of people to play and I'm going to show you how we do what we do.

Shout outs, last words, comments?

Shout outs to all my Canadian friends, including my future wife.

Birds of Paradise coming soon.

Listen to these bands:

- TERROR
- DONNYBROOK
- LIKE IT OR NOT
- WINGS, BEER & SPORTS
- SNAKE EYES
- PIECE BY PIECE
- LONE WOLF

And shout out to you Tremblay and Dan Edge for me hearing that he's no long Dan "EDGE"!

2007-09-26T23:31:00.000-07:00

Donnybrook is going to be one of many Los Angeles bands releasing records this year that are going to shatter the stereotype that the rest of the country has about Southern California hardcore. It's not all haircuts and metal down here. Donnybrook is going to make sure that the rest of the country understands that.

I was going through a bunch of old music the other day and I came across this gem. The DB! 2003 Demo. This brings back some of the best memories I've made in the many years of being a part of this weird "hardcore" world we live in. I hate to be the "old" guy that talks about the "old days", but DAMN...I miss the old days. Days when not EVERYONE was just a bunch of pussies.

"...we will reduce your Autumns in to Ashes. We will Avenge your disrespect Sevenfold. And for all that shit that brew within your Poisoned Well we'll leave your worthless bodies out in the cold, 'cause there's no love here."

EDIT: I forgot to mention that this demo was a live recording of a practice session, hence the shot quality.

DONNYBROOK! - Live Demo
(Self Released, 2003)
MySpace / Download

01. Our Revolt
02. Techno-logic-kill
03. D.F.T.C.
04. What's A Little Blood?
05. Purify
06. Old Tyme Hardcore (Slapshot)

WTF.

2007-09-13T15:49:00.000-07:00

Well, looks like the rumors are true. This homo is just going to son himself so hard. This is some schitzo The Game type shit he's pulling here. Notice he tries to keep some credibility (not like he has much in the first place since he's always been the whackest from the firm) by saying "oh, it's still Dipset all day..." or some shit like that. I can't wait to see the whole of this thing pan out.

50 Cent / G-Unit With Jim Jones On Rap City
Uploaded by TeamOnSMASH

Got Milk?

2007-09-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

I recently attended the ExpoCité in Quebec City. Not only did I milk a cow for the first time in my life, but I also had the privilege of smelling man-made recreations of the smells of feces, vomit, a corpse and the molecule in sweat that makes it smell bad.

Corpse is probably the worst thing I've ever smelled in my entire life. Upon fist whiff, I slowly introduced the bottle it was stored in to about 3 inches away from my nose, and as soon as the first bit of the stench entered my nostrils my gag reflex was already in full effect. It was nothing what I expected though. I had imagined more of a rotten meat type of smell, but it was something completely indescribable. The vomit, feces and sweat were directly on point though.

I met a couple of animals along the way too:

Skull & Bones Goes HOMO

2007-09-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

So the cat’s out of the bag. Curtis interviewed Capo for some BET special yesterday and it’s airing on Monday. For some reason I thought maybe that would stay on the low until next week, but I should’ve known that wasn’t gonna happen.

So now, the rumor is that Jimmy is going to join the Unit. What a dumbass move that would be. Capo already has somewhat of a track record as a soloist and a rabid Dipset fanbase, so why would he ever son himself with a move like that? So what, you’re gonna run around yelling G-Unit now? You lost.

It’s not like you’re Mobb or M.O.P. and you need G-Unit to make you relevant with the kids. And then what happens if Curtis flops? Because we all know that’ll be the end of the Unit once and for all. Just keep hawking your skull belt buckles and Sizzurp and pray for another "Balllin" Jim.
--nahright.com

I will never listen to another minute of Jim (even though I always thought he was the weakest in the camp and never really listened to him that much anyway) if this actually goes down. Rappers should never wear tight clothes anyway. Leave the skull & bones bullshit to the rockers.

It's Like I've Seen The Future.

2007-09-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Man oh man did I predict this. I didn't think it was going to come SO soon though. This is almost too much for my brain to even handle, like a kid who's just walked in to a toy store and told that everything is free. I'm so siked about all of these.

Well, what do you know. Turns out the iPod touch is a reality after all. While we initially assumed that Mr. Jobs wouldn't be so kind as to bless us all with two new full-fledged iPods in a single day, we're elated that he had other ideas. The new flagship iPod has "the same size screen as the iPhone, but it's even thinner" (eight-millimeters, for those taking notes), and it also touts the "same multi-touch interface" found on the firm's handset. Additionally, it boasts a 3.5-inch widescreen display, the ability to "flick through your photos," and you even get the "slide to unlock" feature, too. And yes, this thing actually has WiFi. Of note, the built-in wireless antenna isn't exactly attractive, but if it means that we can surf the web (YouTube included) and buy tunes on our iPod, we suppose it may be an acceptable flaw. As for battery life, the touch is said to last 22-hours when playing back audio and 5-hours when watching video, but only time will tell how draining web surfing will be. The iPod touch will be arriving in 8GB and 16GB flavors and will be priced at $299 and $399, respectively, when they ship "worldwide in a few weeks."

Click here for the full story and more pictures.

Hybrid Moments.

2007-08-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

As the Nike hybrids continue to stack up, they have came up with another collaboration. This time around Nike will use the Air Huarache and the Classic BW. The sole features the Classic BW and uppers of the Air Huarache, finishing touches are the use of colors which include White, Grey and Highlighter Pink. Expected release is in the next couple of months. Via Footurama.

So awesome. J. Bus, I'm looking your way. More pics here.

Guns 'N' Roses BLOW!

2007-08-17T05:26:00.000-07:00

But these in fact do not.

November Rain by Guns N’ Roses marked the last Top 10 hit by Guns n’ Roses and at 8:57 minutes, it’s the longest Top 10 in history. November Rain was also monumental for one of the greatest guitar solos of all time by lead guitarist Slash. The Dunk Mid includes a black/gray/red upper and extensive detailing on the tongue, a rarity amongst most sneakers. No word on a release date, but the earlier news reports slated a November release to correspond with the song name.

It's been a while since the SB's have a notable release in my book.

Young, Gifted & Black.

2007-08-17T05:20:00.001-07:00

Big Daddy Kane was one of the first Hip Hop artists to have a pimp personality and this pair of Puma YO! MTV Raps will take inspiration from his style. The smooth Black uppers features a fat gold chain at the heel, hints of patent leather, BDK gold foil on the insole, and Kane on the tongue. Also a Puma Track Jacket and a Gold Chain T-Shirt will drop. The release date is September 15th 2007, via HB.

I can't even begin to believe how ill these are. These are def a must have. These slay the Doug E. Fresh version. See some more pics here.

YOU ARE NOT READY!

2007-08-17T04:04:00.000-07:00

Wings, Beer & Sports!

ALIFE.

2007-08-13T19:21:00.000-07:00

This Saturday August 18th, ALIFE will be releasing a classic high top from Puma’s archive, the First Round. Designed by ALIFE themselves, these ALIFE First Rounds will be made in the colors white and black and will feature “a custom woven label on the tongue, four different fluorescent patent leather stripes, custom footbeds and 10 pairs of laces - 5 thin and 5 thick.” Only 10 stores worldwide will carry them including ALIFE NYC, ALIFE LA, ALIFE Vancouver, Slammin Kicks (London), Patta (Amsterdam), Colette (Paris), Black Chamber (Singapore), Highs and Lows (Perth) and Provider (Melbourne). There will also be a matching t-shirt released with the shoes which will be sold exclusively at ALIFE LA, ALIFE NYC and rivingtonclub.com.

So ill. For the full story check hypebeast.com.

Heed This Song ov Pain.

2007-08-13T18:34:00.000-07:00

"Turn not your mind from night fears, but embrace them as a lover. Let terror possess your body and course through your veins with its heady intoxication to steal your judgment, your very reason. A man sure of himself, confident in his strength, aware of his rightful place, remains forever ignorant. His mind is closed. He cannot learn in life, and after death there is no acquisition of knowledge, only unending certainty. His highest fulfillment is to be food for the things that burrow and squirm, for in their mindless hunger they are pure, undefiled by reason, and their purity elevates them above the putrefying pride of our race."

The Necronomicon (a.k.a. Kitab al-Azif which literally translates to "The Book of The Dead") is a supposed fictional diary of the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred that was written on his journey of transcendence through time and space to worlds long forgotten by the minds of todays mortal men. I've been obsessed with it lately because whether or not the story behind the book is fictional, it is still an eye-opening enigma to the truth that we as human beings are such a small contribution to the existence of this known universe. It's a very humbling idea to come to terms with. I'm sick of the arrogance of our human race. We're so convinced of our self-appointed superiority over EVERYTHING. All things that we "know" and "learn" are all subject to human error. Everything that we "believe" stems from thoughts of previous humans. Nothing is certain and everything is subject to questioning. Even the sciences that we so boldly rely on for the answers to all things is nothing but a collective agreement of a majority of humans deciding what is reality or not.

We as humans know so little about so much. Just think of all the theories we as humans were so sure of in the past that are now looked back on as ignorant. I wonder what theory is next?

Well now that I've thought about this so much I think my head is going to explode. Check this website for more info on the Necronomicon or to learn how to invoke demons if you're into that sort of thing.

Existence is mind boggling. Question everything.

Update Your Swagger!

2007-08-05T17:19:00.000-07:00

Donnybrook! The sickest thing to happen to the City of Los Angeles since Nike Cortez infested feet posted up on the block. DB! has some hot new merch, so utilize this opportunity to update your swagger and get fresh NOW!

Images of Disaster.

2007-08-05T04:08:00.000-07:00

Thinking back to last weekend at Sound & Fury Festival there's one band that just really stands out amongst so many incredible sets. Bitter End from San Antonio, TX. Their most recent record titled "Climate of Fear" is their debut full-length following an EP called "Mind In Chains" that are both released through Malfunction Records. These guys are top notch. This record is just undeniably good. I suggest that everyone pick this up if you love old NYHC but still love to support current bands doing big things today.

Refining their NYHC-influenced mid-tempo mosh approach displayed on their first 7" "Mind In Chains", Bitter End takes it to the next level with their debut LP, "Climate of Fear". Tight production accentuates song after pummeling song dealing with everything fucked up about the world today, and the search for a deeper truth (if one exists at all). One of the best bands around today, between exhaustive touring and their latest release, Bitter End have established themselves as a band not to be slept on in 2007.

Bitter End - Climate of Fear
(Malfunction Records, 2007)
MySpace / Pre-order

01. Panic
02. Climate of Fear
03. Phantoms
04. Vigilance
05. Nothing Remains
06. The Higher
07. The Other Side
08. House of Denial
09. Terrified Eyes
10. On My Own
11. Two Domains

A.D.I.D.A.S.

2007-08-05T03:55:00.000-07:00

"With the imminent release of the adidas Consortium Collection, here’s an upcoming preview of the Status Pack Americana. The Americana features a black and silver leather upper. The heel and sides feature a monogrammed silver print. The silver highlights accent the black nicely to create a solid colorway. No word yet on the release date of this particular model."

I'm feeling these SO hard right now (no homo). Continued proof that there's life beyond Nike (although Nike is the probably the sickest). Can't wait for more word as to when these are dropping. I hope to God they're not a pain in the ass to acquire.

From The Hands ov God.

2007-07-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

What more really needs to be said? The Gods have handed down the best of their best. Everyone should get one of these.

The Ox Must Plow!

2007-07-24T19:18:00.001-07:00

"Unabashedly wearing their New York hardcore influences on their sleeves, Rampage channel the energy of Breakdown and Straight Ahead without blatantly lifting riffs or stealing ideas. Unlike many bands influenced by this style, Rampage remembers that speed is one of the most important ingredients to the recipe of good NYHC - breaking from many prevailing hardcore trends, "Limit Of Destruction" opens with a drum blast that is as reminiscent of the Crumbsuckers or Ludichrist as their less crossover influenced NYHC brothers. This twelve track full length flies by at eighteen minutes, and is a reminder of the old hardcore adage "loud fast rules."

I originally had the mp3's up for download thinking that this was only released on 12". My bad.

That pretty much explains it all. I love this record from the insane guitar solos to the genius lyrics like "faggots with gadgets". Solid record all around. ~~Boston Straight Edge~~.

EDIT: Rampage is not a straight edge band or really even from Boston at all. Me and Brian have partied hard. What was I thinking? Oh well.

Rampage - Limit of Destruction
(Lockin' Out Records, 2007)
MySpace / Purchase
01. Intro
02. Best Enemy
03. Ox Must Plow
04. Goin' Ape
05. Unprepared
06. Physical Therapy
07. Geekin' Out
08. L.O.D.
09. Homeless
10. Smart Too Slow
11. Lesser Men Would Crumble
12. Bitch Pleaze

How You Want It Par?

2007-07-24T18:53:00.000-07:00

Sean Price is the truth. You know I listened to the radio yesterday and heard that damn Crime Mob song 6 times within a few hours, and dudes like P can't even get and radio play. What is this world coming to? Anyway, I'm back in the blog game just like Price is back in the hip-hop game. Neither of us ever left, we're just back with some new shit. Now that you've checked out mine, check out his:

Sean Price - Master P
(Duck Down Records, 2007)
MySpace / Download

01. Psycho Ward
02. 6 Dollar Man
03. M.A.S.T.E.R. P Ft. Agallah
04. BCCC (Frankenstein) Ft. Buckshot & Tek
05. The Huckabuck
06. All I Know Ft. Jozeemo
07. Leg Breakers Ft. Big Shug & Big Twin
08. One Question Ft. Rustee Juxx & Cousin Reeks
09. Long Fifth Goodnight Ft. Starang Wondah
10. Jackass #2 Ft. Flood
11. Get It Together Ft. Diamond D
12. Connect 4 Ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq, U.G. & Casual
13. Knock 'em Out The Box Ft. Eratik Statik
14. Leg Breakers Ft. Big Shug
15. Jamaican
16. Fish
17. Good Fellaz Ft. Sayez & Government
18. Rotten Apple [remix] Ft. Prodigy
19. What's The Deal? Ft. A-Rob & Nezquic
20. Psycho Ward [remix]

Good Night White Pride...

2007-06-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

Chemnitz, Germany

I never, EVER thought I would say this but...sometimes I wish the United States was a bit like Europe. This is a picture I took of a giant banner that covers the entire ceiling of a venue I was recently at in Eastern Germany. These people that run this venue fight every day to keep nazi scum out of their place and scene all together, and they put and they every ounce of effort they possibly can into it. To think that we could ever rid the entire world of racism is just as much of a fantasy as a nazi thinking that anything he/she believes in is ever going to make a real difference in their life. But I do feel that this community I've been a part of for so many years now should never tolerate racism. This is a place that we go to get away from the ugliness of the outside world and there's nothing that makes me more sick than to come to my safe place and realize that these filthy people feel comfortable enough to make their way in. They even took it as far as having a talk with us about a t-shirt we were selling that has the lyric "The blood & the honor still remains" to make sure it wasn't linked with the UK nazi group Blood & Honor. Sure it was a little over the top to assume we were linked with them based solely on the color of my skin, but I had to respect the fact of how passionate they are in what they do.

Well I recently had a run in with some shit bag and here's what I foolishly did to my hand:

I'm not going to get in to the whole story but I just want to say: Can you blame a nazi skinhead for coming to a "Hardcore/Metal" show when the headlining band titles their record Supremacy? Who knows. This world sucks. I'll leave you with this beautiful gem of a song to read the lyrics to that was written by the best band in the history of music.

INFEST
No Man's Slave

"Nazi Killer"

Tear Down.
Knock Down.
Break down.

Stand up.
Resist.
Fight them back.

Stamp out.
Knock out.
Shut out.

Get up.
Stand up.
Fight them back.

Nazi Killer!

Is It The Shoes?

2007-06-03T16:34:00.000-07:00

It's been too long since I've updated. That's life when your such a busy guy like me trotting the globe relentlessly. Recently on my constant trip around the galaxy I finally came across a pair of Nike/Jordan Spiz'ikes. These things are damn incredible. I had my eye one them since they were first released earlier this year but never had the means of getting to a store to pick up a pair. Well, when you're in the middle of a shit-hole town in the south with a total population of a few thousand people sometimes you'll luckily come up on a nice pair of sneakers that no one would ever even know were there.

Oh, and just in case you didn't know the Spiz'ike is a one of a kind Jordan hybrid wielding parts from the Jordan III, IV, V and VI. Aren't they beautiful?

Hard Luck (Canberra City, Australia) - The easiest way to describe these guys is Australia's answer to Outbreak. The best thing to do with these guys is check their myspace page and give this pissed of music a good, long listen.

TERROR Goes To Europe: Pt. I & II

2007-04-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

So our little friend Nick Jett loves using his digital camera and Macbook to make cool little vids documenting our travels. This is what happens:

THE END.

Nike: Air Sabaku

2007-04-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

Just look at those beauties. I just recently ordered these bad boys online through Waraku. They remind me of a Vans Chukka Boots with waaaaay more flavor. These are a new find for me thanks to plenty of free time on the internet and my man Buske. I always say: There's so much more to Nike than just Dunks and Air Max. PROOF!

European beverages...

2007-04-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

Seriously, WTF. Can nothing be normal here? Here is what you have to choose from for thirst quenching in Germany:

This is Afri Kola. It's fairly normal compared to other things you'll find in Europe but still fairly weird. It tastes like semi-normal Coke with a strange after taste. It's called Afri Kola...that alone is weird enough for me to not really want to drink it. It also has a picture of a palm tree on which would make you assume that it's from Africa or something considering the name. It's not. I don't even remember where it's from. Definitely not the weirdest beverage, but still pretty strange.

"What the hell is that?" you might be asking yourself. Well, it's water. In a box. And it's called Carat. It tastes completely normal, but it's in a box. Why? Who knows. I guess Euros just love being different and weird. At one point Hockey Temper Buske was extremely thirsty looking for some water (since all other water is carbonated for some stupid reason) and he screams out "Can I get some God damn water!?! All they have is this freaking carrot juice everywhere!". True story.

So I saved the best for last. Atlanta Cola. Is it Cola? Is it Orange soda? Is it Lemonade? I think it's tar. It's called "cola" but has a picture of an orange on the front and says "Limonade" across the bottom. Someone couldn't make up their damn mind and this crazy concoction is what followed. It's disgusting. I recommend that everyone who ever comes across this drink PLEASE try it so you can join in the hell that I plunged into at first sip.

So in closing I would like everyone to keep in mind that non of these beverages were ever colder than room temperature even though they were kept in the fridge. Europeans don't believe in cold drinks. I swear.

LOL'ing...

2007-04-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hannover, Germany

This is a real picture, minus a small amount of photoshop adjustments courtesy of me of course, that was taken by an amateur photographer. What the hell were we looking at? We may never know. But at least we know what I wish we were looking at. Aaaaah, the beautiful things produced in result of too many hours to kill while sitting at a venue in Eastern Germany in a city whose name has way too many consonants to even dream about pronouncing.

"Spit hot fire!"...

2007-04-24T07:45:00.000-07:00

Fired Up - CTHC

I recently had the chance to see this band live when they opened a show for Internal Affairs in Long Beach, CA. My ear unfortunately hasn't been to the streets as much as usual, so this band slipped under my radar and this show they were playing was my first time ever even hearing their name. Needless to say they blew me away. They play, for lack of a better word, "youth crew" style hardcore with enough twist on it to be something fresh and new. Insane riffs, perfectly matching & catchy vocal patterns, great drumming and just all around good sounding. I didn't have the cash on me that night to buy their CD so I had been on the hunt for it lately. I finally found it last night at a distro in Weinheim, Germany and I'm as siked for this recording as I was for my first time catching them live. This CD is a 10/10 good hardcore record. The kind of CD that makes you remember what it's like to be siked for a good hardcore band that gets you pumped anticipating the next time you get to catch them live. Give it a listen and get amped for these guys.

Fired Up - When The Lights Go Out
(Youngblood Records, 2006)
MySpace / DOWNLOAD

01. All I Could
02. Worn Down
03. Try
04. Dead Dreams
05. Looking In
06. When The Lights Go Out
07. Time Heals
08. A New Start
09. Forget It
10. Spit Hot Fire
11. No Promises
12. From The Heart

One of many reasons why I love French Canadians...

2007-04-22T08:49:00.000-07:00

Picture Courtesy of: Me.

WINGS! BEER! SPORTS!

2007-04-21T06:08:00.000-07:00

Wings, Beer & Sports!...quite possibly the best band in the world. A band whose concept revolves around 3 obvious and glorious things, and whose songs are created only during raging keg parties inside the studio. Brilliant. For example:

Need I say more? Give the demo a listen, download & read the lyrics and bow down to your new favorite band.

Wings, Beer & Sports! - "Trashing Is The New Edge"
(Demo, 2006)
MySpace / Lyrics

01. Parking Lot Situation
02. Trash!
03. Who Won?
04. Run The Bill

"Battlefiled: Ignite!"...

2007-04-21T04:42:00.000-07:00

Some people just have way too much time on their hands. If you are one of these people then check out www.vogelisms.com in your free time. For those that don't know, Scott Vogel - front man of rock Gods/Legends Terror, is known for his off-the-wall stage banter. Someone decided it would be a good idea to make a collection of some of his best "isms" and place it on a website which gives you a new "vogelism" each time you refresh the page...they were obviously right. Check it.