Things have been pretty slow over here at D.C. Sniper Headquarters. Malvo has been on "vacation mode" for the better part of July. He's getting ready to go to the beach with his lady friend and I'm sure there is no one happier than the trash/recycling guy that picks up the collection of beer cans that he drags out to the curb every week. Come to think of it, I'm sure his recliner will be happy to get its form back from his fat ass sitting in it all the time playing video games. But I digress...
I was on the look out for some new tunes and thanks to a friend of a friend, I was given a heads up about a new band from PA called Nation Of Wolves. Not sure who they are since there's no info about that on the Band Camp page, but I can safely tell you this much...this demo is the swift kick to the nuts that I was looking for. I was floored when I first heard it and then I listened to it another 6 or 7 times and loved it more and more each time. They remind me of Floorpunch, Raw Deal and Negative Approach. Quite frankly, the singer sounds a little like John Brannon and Jeff Perlin put together. And that's not a bad thing.
According to their bio on Facebook, they are "4 dudes in their late 30's playing hardcore ala Cro Mags, Raw Deal, Floorpunch, No Warning, Negative Approach Bad Brains, Outburst, Breakdown." Looks like I wasn't far off on my description of them. And it's awesome to see some older guys keeping it real with their love of hardcore. I recognize Matt Smith of Rain On The Parade, Hands Tied fame, but I'm not so sure about the other guys. No upcoming show info, but it looks like they were at This Is Hardcore. I can only hope that somebody gets them to come down to D.C. sometime soon so I can check them out. In my opinion this demo is a sign of fantastic things to come. Do yourself a favor and pony up a couple of bucks and download this thing from Band Camp ASAP! - Adult Crash
D.C.S.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
A soap opera within the scene? Let me get my popcorn!
You know it's a slow day at the office when I'm reading the comments section of anything I see on the internet. Usually, comment sections are filled with mind numbing things like misspelled words to posting "facts" based on a meme to verbally attacking someone for whatever reason. So where am I going with this? Well, I'm glad you asked.
In what is sure to be one of the more bizarre forms of trolling, there is a G.I. Facebook page that is totally bogus and they are posting some weird shit as if they're the band. Stuff like, Stabb being kicked out of G.I. and being replaced by someone else and how he's now a Republican candidate in West Virginia. From what I can see, it might be a former G.I. drummer that is the source of this page and it's material. If this is true, then this might be one of the more interesting soap operas within the hardcore scene. Check these screen shots that I got recently and see the weirdness for yourself.
I've gotta admit that it is somewhat entertaining, but I can understand why John/the band are not thrilled with it. Stabb is trying to put the word out that it's a bogus page and to disregard what you see on there, but it may not reach the masses. Hell, I wouldn't of known about his post on Facebook had a friend not shared it.
I'm surprised that this sort of thing doesn't happen more often. I mean, people are trolling twitter, message boards, Instagram and Facebook all the time looking to get a rise out of people. This situation reminds me of the time that somebody started a thread on the Mullet Board (or was it the Livewire Board) saying that Jesse Standhard was going to be the new singer for Kid Dynamite. If memory serves me right, the Kid Dynamite
guys didn't have a sense of humor about it at all. I guess some people totally believed it and were asking the band members about it and they were annoyed. In our opinion, they made it bigger deal about it than it had to be.
Anyway, if you want to see what these imposters are up to, just look for the Government Issue page on Facebook with this big titty chick wearing a Government Issue shirt.
Speaking of imposters...
D.C.S.
In what is sure to be one of the more bizarre forms of trolling, there is a G.I. Facebook page that is totally bogus and they are posting some weird shit as if they're the band. Stuff like, Stabb being kicked out of G.I. and being replaced by someone else and how he's now a Republican candidate in West Virginia. From what I can see, it might be a former G.I. drummer that is the source of this page and it's material. If this is true, then this might be one of the more interesting soap operas within the hardcore scene. Check these screen shots that I got recently and see the weirdness for yourself.
I've gotta admit that it is somewhat entertaining, but I can understand why John/the band are not thrilled with it. Stabb is trying to put the word out that it's a bogus page and to disregard what you see on there, but it may not reach the masses. Hell, I wouldn't of known about his post on Facebook had a friend not shared it.
I'm surprised that this sort of thing doesn't happen more often. I mean, people are trolling twitter, message boards, Instagram and Facebook all the time looking to get a rise out of people. This situation reminds me of the time that somebody started a thread on the Mullet Board (or was it the Livewire Board) saying that Jesse Standhard was going to be the new singer for Kid Dynamite. If memory serves me right, the Kid Dynamite
guys didn't have a sense of humor about it at all. I guess some people totally believed it and were asking the band members about it and they were annoyed. In our opinion, they made it bigger deal about it than it had to be.
Anyway, if you want to see what these imposters are up to, just look for the Government Issue page on Facebook with this big titty chick wearing a Government Issue shirt.
Speaking of imposters...
D.C.S.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
New Night Birds song streaming
Adult Crash here and I'm enjoying a slow day at the office. I'm also enjoying this new song that the A.V. Club is streaming by the Night Birds.
The Night Birds are currently working on a new record to be released by Fat Wreck Chords later this year and we're stoked to hear it. This band just keeps on trucking with endless material. Malvo and I are in agreement that this band has done no wrong in our eyes. We both like everything they've ever done. Which is impressive since we almost never agree on something like that based on bands that have put out so much music. As far as I'm concerned, they could go on for another 10 years and probably still be relevant. These guys are that good. Anyway, enough of my praise. Check out the link below and enjoy.
NIGHT BIRDS - LEFT IN THE MIDDLE
The Night Birds are currently working on a new record to be released by Fat Wreck Chords later this year and we're stoked to hear it. This band just keeps on trucking with endless material. Malvo and I are in agreement that this band has done no wrong in our eyes. We both like everything they've ever done. Which is impressive since we almost never agree on something like that based on bands that have put out so much music. As far as I'm concerned, they could go on for another 10 years and probably still be relevant. These guys are that good. Anyway, enough of my praise. Check out the link below and enjoy.
NIGHT BIRDS - LEFT IN THE MIDDLE
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