One of my favorite bands of the ‘90s post-hardcore scene was Quicksand. They had a certain something that a lot of other bands of that time simply did not. Maybe it was being a New Yorker and finally having some hometown heroes succeed again, but whatever it was I was hooked. Part of that appeal […]
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Feb
New York '90s post hardcore gods reunite for 2013 tour
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Jun
Annual fest now 2 days = 2x the killer line-up
FYF Fest (Fuck Yeah Fest Festival…don’t ask) has been a favorite day festival for Los Angeles’ city dwellers for a couple years now. The festival, which started as a promotion of punk bands, has included a plethora of bands from different genres bringing it mounting attention over the past few years, and has finally built […]
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Mar
And it only took 10 years for a followup
Rival Schools return today with their second album Pedals, only a full 10 years after their debut United By Fate. What can you say — guys like to take their time. This is the first vid from the LP, and although you really can’t go wrong with any Walter Schreifels project, this one’s especially promising. […]
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Apr
Enough said.
As a fledgling youth in Boston, there were many a day I found solace in the angular guitar chords of Walter Schreifels. As the guitarist for New York hardcore luminaries Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today, he added joy to my life in ways unexplained. But it wasn’t till he formed Quicksand in the early […]
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Aug
You either loved hardcore as a kid, or you didn’t. If you did, buy this book the day it comes out (October 7). If you didn’t…well, I have to say you missed out. Sorry. Not only are the photographs in Radio Silence great, but there are all sorts of intimate, first-person anecdotes from luminaries of […]
