Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
My Great Grandpa is cooler than yours!!
This is a video of my great grandpa Ben recently playing, "Zelda:Orcarina of Time" on the Gamecube. He used to play it on the Nintendo 64 but he likes it on the Gamecube alot more. He used to play, "A Link to the Past" on the Snes and passed that game so many times its crazy!! He passed it more times than me or my friends combined at the time. He still plays till this day! Fuck yea! Gaming Blood is in me!
Love u Great Grandpa Ben!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Juan Of the Dead
I was browsing through youtube and found a blast from my past. This is a short movie i directed in highschool called, "Juan of the Dead". Surprisingly the short Won an award for best short movie at the," Los Angeles Highschool Short Movies Festival". As you can see i make an appearance and so does my Disclose sweater...YEA!!! It's cheesy and the acting sucks but man it was fun directing it and filming it! I miss highschool sometimes it was so much fun! Don't eat Junk Food! Bwahaha!!! Pretty kool that it was uploaded to youtube. I haven't seen this since 2005!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Gloom - Insane Crasher Crust Live
Today I received the repress of the Recommendation of perdition LP in the mail and the Live 91' CD. The Live recording is what i expected! Just like the other live LP it captures the band from the audience perspective and places you in the cloud of distortion~!!!! ARRGGHHH!! I love it! Here is the link to download the Live CD! Recommendation of Perdition is nothing new to anyone that follows japanese crust/punk! CRASHER CRUST!
Thanks to Damaging Noise Blog for the Upload!
http://rapidshare.com/files/400185890/hXc-2010-JP-91-Zatsukakuon-Gyokusai-Dakuryu-Gloom_Sparhawk.rar
Sunday, June 20, 2010
NxAxS - Depths of Hell
NxAxS - Kind World tape will be released soon. Limited to 100 copies. Self Made.
Here is the first NxAxS (NOISE ATTACK SURVIVOR) song i ever arranged. NxAxS was originally supposed to be a Gabber/D-Beat punk kind of side project ala Realicide without all the screaming and wining. This project started right before the Dead Noise tour, when i came back from tour i realized i did not have enough patience to be arranging and sampling songs like this. Though i had a good time arranging the song it just needed a change of direction to keep me interested. It did however show me if i ever wanted to go in this kinda SCUMPUTER route i can! Right now NxAxS is still in the works and is now a band paying homage to all noisy japanese punk from the 90's and some current bands like Death Dust Extractor and Zyanose. D-Beat Techno Raw Punk! ENJoi~! and Dance to D-Beat!
Can you figure out what songs i sampled to make this track!??
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W1ILUDXI
Friday, June 18, 2010
I am one lucky fucker>>>!
I went to E3 last year while i was working for Activision. Yes! the video game company. I worked as a game tester for, Guitar Hero:Van Halen, Band Hero and uuughhh....Tony Hawk:Ride. Honestly video game testing is THE BEST JOB a nerdy punk like me could ever get! Full time..Hour Lunches..Snack Night every Thursday which consisted of Ice Cream and Cereal...SERIOUSLY! So please if you get the opportunity like i did..Snag an QA job at a game company. You don't need a crazy resume or experience just apply and make sure your ready to play video games for 8 hours straight..HAHAH!
Note: I look fucking haggard in all the pics..we showed up at the convention center three hours before the doors opened..why i dont know!!! i was fucking tired..and i had a horrible breakfast..i look more caveman than ever. BRUTAL!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Up The Bootleggs!
Recently there was a slight rukkus in the universe of D.I.Y. and the topic of discussion was, "Bootleg" shirts. Everyone has there opinion on bootlegs and I want to share mine. My friends at Black Market Distro got alot of criticism over the designs they print, Zyanose, D-Clone, Dustnoise, Final Blood Bath...Mainly japanese bands. The rumors and lies about the distro was started on some irrelevant forum talking about how BMD Distro is exploiting japanese punk and making money off bands that are broken up and yada yada yada! Keep in mind the people arguing over the bootleg shirts were mainly a chosen few from a certain noisecore round table.
Im not going to write anymore about that argument cause its pretty much been settled. What this argument did bring to my attention was how selfish some people can be when it comes to a certain genre of punk especially japanese punk. I love me my japanese punk and so do the rest of my friends. Its pretty difficult to buy japanese punk shirts in general. Alot of my friends dont have the money to buy 20 dollar shirts. So instead we make our own shirts...I don't see anything wrong in this! People all over the world bootleg shirts. Tapes and Records is a totally different discussion because were talking about music and this is about shirts. (Dumb Right?) First if i could drop 20 dollars to buy an official shirt off a current japanese band i would but in reality i wouldnt spend that much on shirt. I would a record but a shirt...get real. One of the main reasons punk grabbed my attention was anyone could do it! Buy some supplies, screen print sell em at shows, and you got your beer money. Noone is swimming in money here! and the way i see it Bootlegs is the reason some punk bands survive the test of time! Gism, Confuse. What i feel some people are afraid of is certain bands becoming more, "Burned out" and this is dumb...because really, id rather see a punk sporting a Dustnoise shirt than a Rancid shirt or Casualties shirt. If the person is doing it for fashion then you got nothing to worry about because there going to be down and out of the scene in no time. I don't feel anyone is into this for making money because if they were i think id be screen printing Justin Beiber shirts instead. Noone own punk we are all doing this to get away from big business do this ourselves, spread the message and music and images of bands around the world and spread this underground army. Yea we live in the world of superficial Myspace punks taking pictures of themselves posing for Mirror Magazine but like i mentioned...if there is a certain band you like and a person is only wearing that band for fashion you know there going to Fuck Off in no time. Well there could be more to this but im tired and like i said there is some type of irony when you mix business with punk. Fuck Politics! and...
Up the Bootlegs!
Expose Shirt -$30.00
HAHAH!
Im not going to write anymore about that argument cause its pretty much been settled. What this argument did bring to my attention was how selfish some people can be when it comes to a certain genre of punk especially japanese punk. I love me my japanese punk and so do the rest of my friends. Its pretty difficult to buy japanese punk shirts in general. Alot of my friends dont have the money to buy 20 dollar shirts. So instead we make our own shirts...I don't see anything wrong in this! People all over the world bootleg shirts. Tapes and Records is a totally different discussion because were talking about music and this is about shirts. (Dumb Right?) First if i could drop 20 dollars to buy an official shirt off a current japanese band i would but in reality i wouldnt spend that much on shirt. I would a record but a shirt...get real. One of the main reasons punk grabbed my attention was anyone could do it! Buy some supplies, screen print sell em at shows, and you got your beer money. Noone is swimming in money here! and the way i see it Bootlegs is the reason some punk bands survive the test of time! Gism, Confuse. What i feel some people are afraid of is certain bands becoming more, "Burned out" and this is dumb...because really, id rather see a punk sporting a Dustnoise shirt than a Rancid shirt or Casualties shirt. If the person is doing it for fashion then you got nothing to worry about because there going to be down and out of the scene in no time. I don't feel anyone is into this for making money because if they were i think id be screen printing Justin Beiber shirts instead. Noone own punk we are all doing this to get away from big business do this ourselves, spread the message and music and images of bands around the world and spread this underground army. Yea we live in the world of superficial Myspace punks taking pictures of themselves posing for Mirror Magazine but like i mentioned...if there is a certain band you like and a person is only wearing that band for fashion you know there going to Fuck Off in no time. Well there could be more to this but im tired and like i said there is some type of irony when you mix business with punk. Fuck Politics! and...
Up the Bootlegs!
Expose Shirt -$30.00
HAHAH!
With A little Help from my friends!
This is a picture of the package I sent my friend Brian from the Netherlands..problably the most epic package i have sent anyone so far! Brian has helped me with most of my current band artwork for, The Helpless, Dead Noise, NxAxS. Brian is a kool fucking dude, if your in a band and need some good artwork hit up Brian! In return all he asks is a copy of whatever is printed! Thanks Brian! CHEERS!
This is Brian's post about the package:
http://www.last.fm/user/brianvdp/journal/2010/06/16/3ppzrq_totaalinen_jöy%21%21%21
Brian's Contact:
http://www.myspace.com/brianvdp
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The Croix 2003-2005
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=454R73JR
I was 16 when i started this band with my friends, Ryan, Danny and Irving. We played a good amount in Los Angeles with the rest of the local bands at the time, The Deleted, The Vex, Moral Decay, All Out Attack, Defied, Informal Society, S.C.R.S. The first rough tracks are from our first Demo CD-R and the later more developed tracks from our, Death March E.P. which was supposed to be released by local label Vicious Records. In the beginning of the bands history we didn't have any boundaries and played whatever we felt like so some tracks vary from crazy fast to a little more mid paced. As we progressed we got alot better and played alittle more straight forward hardcore punk with some double pedal in the mix. Our drummer Ryan was and is the best drummer I have ever seen...Honestly! We played from 2003-2005 and kinda just fizzled out. A moment of Punk History for myself. Enjoy or Don't! Give me a break I was 16 and fucking Pissed! Last song is a Pogo packed number!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Say Cheese and Die 6/12/10: Kruel, Saber M
Koopa (Kruel/Helpless), Frank (Kruel), Hector (BMD Distro/Document One), Me (Chewbacca). We are some sexy motha--Shut your mouth>
Saber M.
I really like this band. Saw Saber M. perform about a month ago at The Helpless' first show. The band pulls off Pogo punk to the fullest extent, influences are definitely; Tom and Boot Boys, Discocks, Ejected. Got the crowd pogoing mad. You don't really see pogoing at gigs, impressed I was,
I've never been to a gig/show where a human was in place of drum hardware, And The drummer was able to do clean rolls. NICE.
The band to destroy the night with D-Beat Raw Punk was Kruel. These guys get better and better every time I see them perform. Kruel has been through some slight line up changes since i met them, but now have a stable line up and are ripping it up. I recently recorded Kruel for there, "Terror Tape" which everyone should grab a copy of before there sold out. Kruel stand out from the rest of the current D-Beat bands because there not afraid to change it up and step out of the, "Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Solo, Chorus, End" structure that all the D-Beat bands i hear stick to and that gets boring at times. They mix catchy guitars with some original drum fills and violent angry spanish vocals and put on a heck of a show no matter if they play first or last they never disappoint.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
I agree with Tony..
Yes, it is true!!! However! And that is a big fucking however!
A lot of people disagree with me but I am convinced that the international D.I.Y. hardcore punk scene in 2010 is in extremely good health. There are amazing records being released all the time! Bands like Herätys, See You In Hell, Destino Final and System Fucker are proof of this. I don’t think there could be a better time to get involved in D.I.Y. punk than in 2010. So you can take your 1983 and shuvit it straight up your sXe arsehole, for this fucking DIY Hardcore scene is still a raped ass!
Jokes aside though. Despite the great enthusiasm I feel about hardcore punk in 2010 I often realise I have a feeling that something is missing. Something important. Hardcore punk music is something I feel very passionately about, and I have tried to formulate what it is that is missing. On the internet I have gone on about the need for people to get more involved, to get back to DIY. As a blogger I have observed the enthusiasm when it comes to sharing hardcore files, and if you know me you'll know that there is absolutely nothing wrong with making full use of the internet in DIY hardcore, however I have argued that there must be more than files.
In my zine Mor eNoize, I have praised bands that I think are doing something new, or pushing hardcore in new directions. Meanwhile crust is now DEAD and d-beat is very close to following suit. But this is actually a red herring, for there are more than enough bands out there that are playing the type of hardcore that I like so there is no need for me to critisise bands that don't play a type of hardcore that I like.
More recently I have realised that most review I write follows a formula that broadly is concerned with name dropping bands that the band being reviewed is trying to sound like. For example: System Fucker = Shit Lickers & Disclose. Heratys = Rattus. Bog People = Lunatic Fringe. Isterismo = Wretched. You could make equatations like this for almost every band around today, sadly.
Now, Tokyo Damage Report have (nearly) perfectly formulated all this in a blog post. It sets out some of the things I think are the most important wrongs of hardcore (and music in general) today.
"Yes, D-Clone are a fun band, however: Discharge was about the world’s horrendous problems, and d-beat bands are about . . . Discharge.
[...]
If a band wants to have a lasting effect or bond with its audience, the band needs to be inspired by real life, not just self-referential music about music."
EXACTLY! YES! THIS IS IT!
In the last issue of my zine, I wrote a rant about stupid things in hardcore like ironic-hardcore etc.
Ironic hardcore is stupid because from where I am sitting I can see that there are a lot of fucking scarey things going on in the world today. I am refering of course to all the obvious things that hardcore bands should sing about such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, or the coming war with Iraq, and 10,000 other things like this, as well as the blatantly corrupt Western "democracies", the armstrade, the meat industry, the investment banking system, about the mass media, about hardcore distros not selling fanzines etc etc etc.
Please please please my ears deserve something a little bit more engaging that rehashed Discharge lyrics. You vocal chords deserve to be used to spread messages that are connected to your heart. Your mind deserves intellectual stimulation, not stagnation. Arthrgrhgrhgrhgrhgrhrhgrhgrhgr.
T.G.
London
11:00-11:50
08 June 2010.
Home
A lot of people disagree with me but I am convinced that the international D.I.Y. hardcore punk scene in 2010 is in extremely good health. There are amazing records being released all the time! Bands like Herätys, See You In Hell, Destino Final and System Fucker are proof of this. I don’t think there could be a better time to get involved in D.I.Y. punk than in 2010. So you can take your 1983 and shuvit it straight up your sXe arsehole, for this fucking DIY Hardcore scene is still a raped ass!
Jokes aside though. Despite the great enthusiasm I feel about hardcore punk in 2010 I often realise I have a feeling that something is missing. Something important. Hardcore punk music is something I feel very passionately about, and I have tried to formulate what it is that is missing. On the internet I have gone on about the need for people to get more involved, to get back to DIY. As a blogger I have observed the enthusiasm when it comes to sharing hardcore files, and if you know me you'll know that there is absolutely nothing wrong with making full use of the internet in DIY hardcore, however I have argued that there must be more than files.
In my zine Mor eNoize, I have praised bands that I think are doing something new, or pushing hardcore in new directions. Meanwhile crust is now DEAD and d-beat is very close to following suit. But this is actually a red herring, for there are more than enough bands out there that are playing the type of hardcore that I like so there is no need for me to critisise bands that don't play a type of hardcore that I like.
More recently I have realised that most review I write follows a formula that broadly is concerned with name dropping bands that the band being reviewed is trying to sound like. For example: System Fucker = Shit Lickers & Disclose. Heratys = Rattus. Bog People = Lunatic Fringe. Isterismo = Wretched. You could make equatations like this for almost every band around today, sadly.
Now, Tokyo Damage Report have (nearly) perfectly formulated all this in a blog post. It sets out some of the things I think are the most important wrongs of hardcore (and music in general) today.
"Yes, D-Clone are a fun band, however: Discharge was about the world’s horrendous problems, and d-beat bands are about . . . Discharge.
[...]
If a band wants to have a lasting effect or bond with its audience, the band needs to be inspired by real life, not just self-referential music about music."
EXACTLY! YES! THIS IS IT!
In the last issue of my zine, I wrote a rant about stupid things in hardcore like ironic-hardcore etc.
Ironic hardcore is stupid because from where I am sitting I can see that there are a lot of fucking scarey things going on in the world today. I am refering of course to all the obvious things that hardcore bands should sing about such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, or the coming war with Iraq, and 10,000 other things like this, as well as the blatantly corrupt Western "democracies", the armstrade, the meat industry, the investment banking system, about the mass media, about hardcore distros not selling fanzines etc etc etc.
Please please please my ears deserve something a little bit more engaging that rehashed Discharge lyrics. You vocal chords deserve to be used to spread messages that are connected to your heart. Your mind deserves intellectual stimulation, not stagnation. Arthrgrhgrhgrhgrhgrhrhgrhgrhgr.
T.G.
London
11:00-11:50
08 June 2010.
Home
Thursday, June 10, 2010
I love my friends...
Sometimes you take the words right out of my mouth.
"I think 16 year old street punk girls shouldn't do anything, because most of them are only in it to get boned!"
-Vanessa
"I think 16 year old street punk girls shouldn't do anything, because most of them are only in it to get boned!"
-Vanessa
Black Wax Records
John and Jesse have opened a record store in the heart of Boyle Heights/East L.A. Black Wax Records. Maybe this store will open up kids to newer types of music and not just street punk. Don't get me wrong I like some street punk..the kind that auctually sounds like UK 82 punk and not this wierd melodic epic sing along bullshit.
Support these guys! Donate if possible..and give them both big hugs!
http://www.myspace.com/black_wax_records
Support these guys! Donate if possible..and give them both big hugs!
http://www.myspace.com/black_wax_records
Seriously...stop making fucking flyers...
For some reason..punks in LA are getting less and less creative when it comes to making punk flyers. Silencio Statico has some of the coolest cut n paste flyers so far,and morbid massacre is doing some awesome flyers but then you get these crappy ugly..microsoft paint flyers...BIG ROB...stop making flyers...and i speak for everyone that feels the same! PLEASE!
Also i gurantee if anything.maybe half of these bands will auctually play...people and there fucking house gigs..how much more do you need to exploit the scene for your own wealthy gain??
Yes The Helpless will play and so will Kruel and Skeptical Youth and Nothing to Prove but the rest of the bands lack in consistency to bring equipment..
Also i gurantee if anything.maybe half of these bands will auctually play...people and there fucking house gigs..how much more do you need to exploit the scene for your own wealthy gain??
Yes The Helpless will play and so will Kruel and Skeptical Youth and Nothing to Prove but the rest of the bands lack in consistency to bring equipment..
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Shoe-gaze into my dreams!
Been building my life out of distorted fragments
Absorbing light through a prismatic tomb
My mind imbibes the city's madness
Projecting worlds on the walls of this magic room
This magic room
My prismatic tomb
This prismatic room
My magic tomb
When I conjure memories
They feel like someone else's
Mere unconscious currency
I adhere to my reflections
Been building my life out of distorted fragments
Absorbing light through a kaleidoscopic tomb
My mind imbibes the city's madness
Projecting worlds on the walls of this cosmic room
Absorbing light through a prismatic tomb
My mind imbibes the city's madness
Projecting worlds on the walls of this magic room
This magic room
My prismatic tomb
This prismatic room
My magic tomb
When I conjure memories
They feel like someone else's
Mere unconscious currency
I adhere to my reflections
Been building my life out of distorted fragments
Absorbing light through a kaleidoscopic tomb
My mind imbibes the city's madness
Projecting worlds on the walls of this cosmic room
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
It is great to be part of something right now..
Recently I started noticing some of my favorite bands from today are around my age of 20-25. Just to name a few, Perdition, Nerveskade, S.S.R, Rayos X, Kruel, Discuartisar and the list goes on. We all come from the same generation growing up in the 90's and have about 30 years of punk inspiration to push us forward. Since high school alot of us have been in and out of bands and short lived projects and now we are homing into our skills and busting out some Raw Fucking Punk. Growing up I got alot of shit for being the part of the, "Kids" and even called, "Poser" because of my age. Well now those shit talkers can move aside It's our turn to take over and push the scene into a more positive welcoming and organized way. Now Im not saying i didn't get any help from any of my older peers but there were not many, atleast for me. Im excited to be part of this new generation of punk bands, to inspire the younger punks to start bands. Were getting Noisier, Louder, Maybe even alittle better at our instruments? This is going to be Fucking Great!
Oi! Arrggh! Go! Ughhh!
Always wanted to start a blog, finally did. What to expect...Random Pictures from my Daily Life, Random Rants, Show Reviews, Record Reviews, Constructive Criticism, Current and Future projects, basically anything I want to share. Possible downloads also..we will see..
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