The Season of the Assassin is at Hand

Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:58 AM EDT

"...I ain't even Vinnie no more: evil my new name..." The bellowing beast that is Vinnie Paz declares in no uncertain terms that this sh*t you are about to bear witness to is bloody, raw, and capable of melting your f**cking face.

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entertainment, rap, gangsta-rap, jedi-mind-tricks, enemy-soil-records, vinnie-paz, philadelphia-hip-hop

The Pagan Babies: Next to Last

Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:54 AM EDT

Sunday night at St.

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entertainment, punk-rock, pagan-babies, philly-hardcore

DIY Meets Technology

Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:52 AM EDT

Don't you hate it when your favorite band plays 2 blocks up from the dive bar you’ve wasted your entire night in, and you don’t find out about it until the next day? Well, you can now thank Scott Wasserman and the team at Transmogrify LLC for saving your cool, hi …

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technology, r, transmogrify-llc

C-Lance: The Future is Here

Mon May 17, 2010 6:00 PM EDT

Picture by Dan Bradley Craig "C-Lance" Lanciani is one of the sickest producers you probably haven't heard of. Yet. He's only 22, but already he's already racking up some seriously impressive credits on his resume.

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entertainment, producer, hip-hop, jedi-mind-tricks, ill-bill, vinnie-paz, enemy-soil

I Slept With Joey Ramone: Legs and Mickey

Sun May 9, 2010 11:52 AM EDT

Under the threat of the latest teen craze known as a Philadelphia Flash Mob, Legs McNeil is every bit the cool customer one would expect a legendary writer and witness to be.

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entertainment, flash-mob, punk-rock, legs-mcneil, the-ramones, joey-ramone, south-street, mickey-leigh, tattooed-moms

Necro Wants you to "DIE!"

Sun May 9, 2010 11:48 AM EDT

Necro’s been in it for a minute. Widely recognized as one of the dopest producers of his generation, the kid has been dropping sickening jewels on a consistent basis for years now.

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entertainment, hip-hop, brooklyn, die, necro, ill-bill, psycho-logical-records, uncle-howie, non-phixion

Bobby Steele: Never Say Die

Sun May 9, 2010 11:43 AM EDT

Bobby Steele is an original Misfit. As part of the legendary Horrorcore outfit he made a reputation as an angry Punk in one of the genre's most volatile bands.

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entertainment, punk-rock, the-undead, horror-punk, bobby-steele, the-record-collector, the-misfits

The Immortal HR

Sun May 9, 2010 11:39 AM EDT

As tiredly clichéd as it is, I grew up on the Bad Brains and they definitely changed my life. Yeah, me and about a million other Hardcore kids, I know. But it’s still true.

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entertainment, human-rights, hardcore, hr, bad-brains, dchc, the-record-collector, the-tri-tone

Records of a Lifetime: Black Sabbath

Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:43 PM EDT

When you are 10 years old and aspiring to be a Heavy Metal burnout-dude in the suburbs there is only one place to go: the Park.

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entertainment, ozzy, black-sabbath, metal, records-of-a-lifetime

The Casting Out: The Fire Still Burns

Tue Mar 9, 2010 1:53 PM EST

Born from the ashes of the legendary Delaware Hardcore outfit Boy Sets Fire, The Casting Out harness all the intensity of BSF and channel it into a melodic stream of exuberant agro-pop whose energy and elation are reminiscent of the heaviest brand of stomp-core.

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entertainment, hardcore, emo, punk-rock, the-casting-out, boy-sets-fire

Records of a Lifetime: Embrace

Tue Mar 2, 2010 5:54 PM EST

In 1987 I spent an extended stay at a hospital. Not a great time. I had collapsed in a friend’s driveway while we were installing a car stereo into a rust-stricken, cancer-riddled 1970 Chevelle an aunt had given to me.

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entertainment, hardcore, emo, straight-edge, punk-rock, embrace, ian-mackaye

Records of a Lifetime: Gray Matter "Thog"

Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:35 PM EST

“Everybody’s trying to find their qualifier, style or belief; failing bodies trying to find themselves a little relief…” Thus begins one of the best low-budget rock and roll albums ever recorded.

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Records of a Lifetime: Fugazi

Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:46 AM EST

It was summer. I had taken the day off from the stifling regiment of summer school and went down to South Street. It was a typical weekday record-buying trip for me. Usually I went alone; on that day I had company.

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entertainment, hardcore, indie-rock, straight-edge, punk-rock, waiting-room, fugazi, dischord-records, ian-mackaye, dc-hardcore

Records of a Lifetime: Slayer "Reign in Blood"

Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:01 PM EST

It's very rare that one finds "perfection" in anything; let alone "art." And yet, there are those few beautiful moments when, for whatever cosmic reason, art and perfection meet and meld into one crystalline disaster of intent and execution.

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entertainment, metal, thrash, def-jam, death-metal, rick-rubin, black-metal, slayer, reign-in-blood, steven-dilodovico

Records of a Lifetime: Misfits "Walk Among Us"

Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:14 PM EST

I can clearly remember the first time I heard this album; it is a moment that carries more wait and far more clarity than other, supposedly more "important" (i.e.: First Holy Communion, first little league home run, etc.) moments.

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entertainment, hardcore, memoir, misfits, punk-rock, glenn-danzig, records-of-a-lifetime, horror-punk, death-rock

Rob Vitale and the Life of a Hardcore Roadie

Sun Feb 7, 2010 3:43 PM EST

Rob Vitale has lived the Hardcore life. He grew up in Hardcore's hey-day; right in the epicenter of New York City. After years of being a fan and a roadie he went on to front one of Hardcore's most beloved bands: Black Train Jack.

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arts, hardcore, oral-history, punk-rock, city-gardens, nyhc, no-slam-dancing, token-entry, black-train-jack, tim-chunks

The Art of Shudder To Think

Sun Feb 7, 2010 3:31 PM EST

Craig Wedren possesses one of the most distinctive voices in any genre of popular music. At once hypnotic, angelic and truly unique, Wedren's voice slithers with sexy, come-hither charm and boyish innocence.

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arts, washington-dc, hardcore, oral-history, punk-rock, hallucinogenic, dischord, art-rock, city-gardens, no-slam-dancing

Average Community: A Film for the All-Ages Crowd

Sun Feb 7, 2010 12:26 PM EST

Most people do not set about the task of facing their past demons with thoughts of someday turning their exploits into a documentary film. And yet, those that do so with honesty and integrity usually end up with a compelling story that finds a universal theme for all of us.

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entertainment, reunion, documentary, independent-film, hardcore, punk-rock, trenton, all-ages, city-gardens, zara-brothers

Killing Time: Three Steps Back

Sun Feb 7, 2010 11:54 AM EST

For over 20 years the band that was once known as Raw Deal (and is still thought of by many people by that same name) has been a mainstay of traditional New York Hardcore.

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entertainment, cbgb, hardcore, punk-rock, raw-deal, killing-time, city-gardens, nyhc

Outerspace: Bloodlines

Sun Oct 4, 2009 11:06 AM EDT

Outerspace has been a mainstay on Philadelphia's Hip Hop scene for well over a decade now. Blood brothers Crypt the Warchild and Planetary are its main, driving force.

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entertainment, rap, planetary, outerspace, qd, underground-hip-hop, enemy-soil-records, army-of-the-pharaohs, crypt-the-warchild, vinnie-paz

Atlantic/Pacific: No Lable, No Money, No Worries

Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:19 AM EDT

Around 1995 there was no bigger Emo-Pop crossover band than Texas is the Reason . They were a dynamic, pulverizing blend of melody and powerful songwriting that galvanized a generation of Post-Hardcore fans.

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entertainment, emo, texas-is-the-reason, revelation-records, ambient-acoustic-rock

Dutch: The New Ambient Voice of the Enemy of Mankind

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:05 PM EDT

Liz Fullerton is the quintessential wanderer. Not quite a lost soul; just someone extremely comfortable in her ambling ways.

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entertainment, jedi-mind-tricks, stoupe-the-enemy-of-mnakind, enemy-soil-recordings

The Original Dubwarrior

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:51 AM EDT

The nature of the artist is to act as the oracle of truth and beauty. It is his essence that permeates a sordid, lifeless world and brings to it the noble blessings of light and peace.

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entertainment, reggae, dub, timi-tanzania

Freddy Madball Practices "Catholic Guilt"

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:42 AM EDT

Freddy Madball is a New York hardcore legend. That's a fact. Anybody who wants to deny it can step on up right now and we'll see what happens. Yeah, that's what I thought.

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entertainment, hardcore, agnostic-front, roger-miret, vinny-stigma