Experts in Their Fields Beths Quicksand

Quicksand – Giving The Past Away – Epitaph Records I’ll keep this short as possible. This is due to the fact that I am huge fan of Quicksand / Walter (singer and songwriter of this band). Therefore its my opinion I have bias and can easily ramble on for too long. This track is great.…

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Exclusive Rival Schools Photos Pt II

Rival Schools photos part II. Looking back to 2000 ish. Rival Schools are one of the biggest highlights for me when they started gigging. Additionally Run for Cover Records is reissuing the landmark Rival LP United By Fate album. Take a peek here https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/ Rather than bore you with a bunch of drivel I’ll repost…

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Quicksand – Exclusive Distant Populations Discussion

Distant Populations going nowhere. When you start your first single and album with that line.. you already have me hooked. Like Scooby, Errrr ?  Distant Populations ? Long ago, in time? Distant in space. I know not at this time. Let’s back up though. This piece is featuring one of my absolute all time favorite…

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Rival Schools Re United By Fate

United By Fate ? Maybe hardcore. This post we go back at least 20 years. Rival Schools is pretty much for lack of better terms hardcore supergroup. Fronting the group is one of my all-time favorites, Walter Schreifels. Rather than go through the list of all the bands and projects.. fuck it. I’ll give you…

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Enjoy New Descendents Music

Enjoy New Descendents music, sort of, 9th & Walnut is early Descendents material finished up for 2021. The Fruit Bats take the seminal 90’s album Siamese Dream and fearlessly cover the entirety. Lucid Express ? Clearly breathtaking shoegaze from Hong Kong. Another Quicksand single, man I’m getting antsy for the LP. Finally but not leastly…

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5 Ways To Be Cool – Gold Throes Hypno Chickens

5 ways to be cool ? The summer heat and humidity is rampant, I am grateful for A/C and electricity. So blogging may not bring accolades, on the other hand, it is climate controlled. Conversely, I still feel like I am quarantined, thus there is an escape. More new music. Summer 2021 Philadelphia gifts us…

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What Awaits Us – A Beyond Story – New Documentary

What Awaits Us late edition review. Late pass version (Step!) of documentary review. “What Awaits Us” is by Kevin Egan the singer of Beyond. Although I am nowhere near caught up on hardcore and there are many missing pieces from the past in my years of listening, luckily I knew about this band. It’s the…

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Moonkisser Man – Eating Dope Bodies – Jer Bang

Three quick reviews, first one by Cuzface – the other two signed off by me. John Meat. Man- Eaters / Moonkisser / Dope Body Man-Eaters – “Gentle Ballads for the Simple Soul” Review All right, reviews I have done have been well within the hardcore realm and no questions asked. https://meatsheetfanzine.com/scowl-ep-santa-cruz/ This time around we…

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