Shadow season..

So, I actually am somewhat unsure of the specifics of the history. I know it's a dude or 2 from Turning Point doing a little bit more dc-influenced hardcore. What I'm not sure is if it was post turning point or during their existence. In any event, this is a really good 7"-I may even like it more than Turning Point. It's pretty typical of that time frame when the late 80s sxe kids were branching out and listening to brit pop and the dc revolution summer stuff that they may have shit on when it initially came out-at least that is the vibe I get. Anyways, enjoy.........


http://www.mediafire.com/?zkmgt1mjziy

1990s dance party.

A trip back to yesteryear with the great It's For Life compilation. What we have here is Lifetime before they decided to be a pop punk band, One of my alltime fave edge bands, Ressurection (sic) and a who's who of 90s east and west coast edge bands such as Mouthpiece, Strife, mean season, flagman-you get the idea. My favorite songs on this are the songs "submerged" by Reveal and the Ressurection live version of "why?" but if you're into this style, it's an all around good compilation and a pretty good representation of the era and subgenre when sxe hardcore was in it's early adult years. So check it out (or don't).

http://www.mediafire.com/?5gh6xbjs5hdzpu3

Admiral!!!

So I was in High School and my friend Dietrich told me about this band our Friend Joe had just seen at Club Soda. They were called Admiral. Kalamazoo Michigan figurehead Joel Wick had put together a benefit show for homeless people or animals or maybe both (?). Anyways, Laughing Hyenas, Circus Lupus and several other bands played. As I previously stated one of the bands went by the name of Admiral. In Joe's words, the singer looked homeless and their performance almost made him cry-which was pretty absurd to my 15 year old ears. Anyways, as I was slipping out of metal, this was one of the first contemporary hardcore/punk bands I was to hear on a mixtape dietrich made for me. Needless to say, I thought they were great. Emotional and intense without seeming to be playing a card of some sort. It just seemed legitimate and, unlike some bands to come along later it still seemed steeped in that world of hardcore punk from a musical standpoint. Anyways, here's both of their 7"s and a live set that they played in Washington, DC courtesy of the emoisdead group on mediafire. If you haven't you should check them out, lots of good stuff.

http://www.mediafire.com/?xd4weq5da6dxuzz