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Be Right Back

By admin on May. 17, 2012.

I am in the middle of moving, so we will be back to regular posts next week. I will also have an announcement of a new project that newcomers to Signifying Nothing will especially want to check out I think.

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April 2012 Reviews

By admin on Apr. 26, 2012.

Stick Together
Demo

This Wilkes-Barre band plays 88 style hardcore that reminds me a lot of Four Walls Falling and Release. Good stuff.

Mindless
Human Conditioning Tape

Despite their name, Mindless are not so kind of Infest worship band (although I call dibs on Human Conditioning as a band name…I dig it). Mindless remind me a bit of His Hero Is Gone, but with some 1990′s power violence influence (Charles Bronson I think?). This is a pretty interesting sound and I would like to hear more from them.

Fashionable Activism #2

I really liked the firsti ssue of this fanzine and the second one is cool too. Interviews with The Men, Shaved Women, and Death Domain. I totally agree that Arctic Flowers is a cool band, but their sound isn’t really that revolutionary. Also, there is an “Oi” fad right now? You’ll never be as good as Blitz.

Kevin McCaughey
2140 W. Crystal St. 3R
Chiago IL 60622

Dear Jesus Fanzine Anthology

Dear Jesus Fanzine was done by Sam from Born Against/Vermiform Records. This collection puts together their issues plus some one pagers. Tons of bands are featured here like No For An Answer, Swiz, Supertouch and many others. Overall, I think Dear Jesus is a solid fanzine that, despite what Sam thinks in his introduction, has held up rather well. I find myself in agreement with most of Sam’s political thoughts and assessments of various bands, records, and scene issues. I love the progression and his venim toward Fugazi as issues go by. I was so right as a beb about that band and people would mock me for it. They fucking suck. At $25, this is a little pricey, but I think the value inside this collection is worth your money and time.

State Poison
Self Titled 12″
Flower of Carnage Records

This is a pecular record that I am really enjoying. There is a big d-beat influence from bands like Anti Cimex, but I also hear a bit of Gauze and other early Japanese bands too. This is really good.

United Youth
Something 2 Prove 7″
Back To Back Records

Energetic hardcore from Wilkes-Barre that reminds me of turn of the century bands like Mental and Dump Truck. The vocalist reminds me a lot of Ray Cappo.

Getting Even
Self Titled 7″
Pass Judgement Records

Noisey hardcore that sounds like it is influenced a bit by bands like Drive Like Jehu. I think this band reminds me of Black Cross a lot. Not really my thing.

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Pushead Top 100 Mixtape Part Five

By admin on Apr. 22, 2012.

Underdog-True Blue
Stupids-What Happens Next
Execute-Final Attack
Malinheads-War Game
Die Kreuzen-This Hope
76% Uncertain-Decision 84
Agent Orange-Your Mother Sucks Cock In Hell
Partisans-Police Story
Final Warning-Rain of Death
Anthrax-Capitalism Is Cannibalism

Station ID

Stains-Political Scandal
Stalag 13-Black and Gray
LSD-Karen Nash
Inferno-Ronald Reagan
Ultra Violent-Dead Generation
Mau Maus-Religious Right
The Accused-Slow Death
Subvert-Stand Up
Dead Kennedys-We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now
Leeway-Unexpected

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Show Review: Supertouch @ Asbury Lanes 2-3-12

By admin on Apr. 6, 2012.

I haven’t seen Supertouch since the middle of the nineties or so, so I was pretty excited about seeing them. Especially since it was an all ages show as well. I’ve heard mixed reviews of recent Supertouch gigs, but checking some videos on Youtube made it seem like they were tight and played all the classics people in New Jersey want to hear. After a day of teaching, I went home and ate dinner and then hung out for a few hours before making the hourish trek up to Asbury Park.

I missed a few of the openers, including Born Annoying (members of Get Real) and a new band from Andy Scarpulla (Tear It Up). After spending some time catching up with a number of friends, Too Many Voices, the new band from Kill Your Idols singer Andy West, which also has members of Texas Is The Reason, Ressurection, and 25 Ta Life. Too Many Voices sound a lot like Dag Nasty, complete with Brian Bakeresque riffs. Andy trying to “sing” worked better on some songs than others, but on a recording it is probably a lot better. This band isn’t really my thing, but I can see them getting very popular as their sound crosses over a lot of scenes (an example of this would be a band like Kid Dynamite).

(Hey, look, it’s me in the Bl’ast! shirt…)

Supertouch were obviously why I was there, and I packed it up in the front getting ready for them along with some friends. After a long period of tuning, they suddenly busted into their intro. So far, so good, but the intro was a little sloppy, which had me worried for the rest of their set. Suddenly, Mark Ryan came out from the “backstage” area and they busted into Climbing Aboard. Yes!!! People started going off, there was a crazy pile on, and I got the mic shoved in my face about four times. Supertouch would go on to play a bunch of songs from their LP, a new song, and the song from the Anti-Matter Fanzine compilation before ending with, of course, Searching For The Light. I got off a couple of dives onto the pile and the night ended on a high note.

Brett also reviewed this over at the new In Effect Fanzine website.

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Signifying Nothing Podcast 4-2-12

By admin on Apr. 2, 2012.

Collapse-Failure (Don Fury Session)
Rain On The Parade-Do Or Die (Full Speed Ahead)
Bikini Kill-I Hate Danger (The Singles)
Direct Control-Hardcore For Heroin (Self Titled)
Green Beret-Neutralize Me (Demo)
The Unseen-I Don’t Care (Protect & Serve)
Spazz-Rat Pack (Split With Black Army Jacket)
Paintbox-Can’t Bear Anymore (Singing Shouting Crying)
Saccharine Trust-The Worm’s Quest (Worldbroken)
Talk Is Poison-Talk Is Poison (Condensed Humanity)

The Comes-Panic (No Side)
Christian Club-Christian Club Will Die (Self Titled)
Knife Fight-Who Are You? (Out Of Print 2002-2004)
No Rock Stars-I Hate School (No Core)
False Liberty-Unity (Silence Is Consent)
Fratricide-Going Under (Pusmort Sampler)
Dead Nation-Jerk Off (First Four Days Demo)
Wretched-Se Ne Fregano (Split With Indegesti)
False Justice-Hold Your Head High (Demo)
Dinosaur JR-Raisans (You’re Living All Over Me)

Black Flag-Rat’s Eyes (Slip It In)
Anthrax-Violence Is Violence (Capitalism Is Cannibalism)
1.6 Band-Plastic Bags (Discography)
The Ruts-Babylon’s Burning (Peel Session)
Vanishing Leper-The Vanquished (Self Titled)

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