Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit




This is one of my favorite albums from one of my favorite bands Alkaline Trio, While they were still in their prime. It has some of the best lyrical content I've ever read (tongue-tied, bleeding from your eyes. even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of your scars. )
Goddamnit was realeased in october of 1998 on Asian Man Records, Mike DaRonco of Allmusic called Goddamnit "hands down the perfect listening in the wake of a broken heart" and remarked that "It's rare that a band such as Alkaline Trio can make love songs appealing without being labeled as 'wimpy' or 'generic', and Goddamnit is the record to erase those labels."





Wesley Eisold - Death Beds


This post is a little different from what I usually post, This is the book Cold Cave/Some Girls/ AN/ ETC. Front man Wes Eisold published back in _ on his independant publishing label Heartworm Press.
The book itself is very rare as it was limited to 1,000 copies, never to be repressed.

"Deathbeds is a 176 page perfect-bound paper back collection of Eisold's work from 1999-2007. Included within is all of the lyrical content of past and present musical endeavors, the contents of every zine, unreleased works and new poems."



The Lab Rats / Scissorhands


This split album was released by two now defunct bay area hardcore bands way back in 2002, The Lab Rats side is fucking amazing, 3 Youth crew styled hardcore anthems as well as a Charles Bronson cover.
Scissor hands played a "Darker" style of hardcore very much in vein of AFI.
Members on this release have spawned numerous other East Bay mainstays such as This Is My Fist, Sharp Knife, Jealous Again, Ceremony, Lights Out, Said Radio, and many more.


Heavens

Heavens was a side project created by Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba and F- Minus Bassist Josiah Steinbrick.
Created in September of 2006, Heavens only released one album "Patent Pending" There was little touring in fall of 06 with darker my love , Disbandment was confirmed two years later.


Patent Pending

Swamp Thing


Swamp thing is a hardcore band from Richmond, VA


The Youth is Sick


In Shame