Jughead's Revenge - Just Joined

Jughead's Revenge - Just Joined

I think this is the bands best album. Sure other records had better songs (like 49/61 on 13 Kiddie Favorites or Tearing Down The World on Image Is Everything) but this is their most consistent release. Tight melodic hardcore, try listening to the song Domino without getting totally stoked. Produced by Trever Keith of Face To Face and released by Nitro Records in 1998. This one also had Craig from Blount on second guitar.

Straw Dogs - We Are Not Amused

Straw Dogs - We Are Not Amused

I bought this LP sealed ten years ago for 0.99 cents because I liked the art. When I got home and listened to it I was pleasantly surprised by what came out of the speakers. Straw Dogs used to be known as The F.U.'s, one of the original Boston hardcore bands, but on this LP they sound more like The Misfits mixed with Broken Bones. Guitarist Steve Martin (who went on to shred in Agnostic Front in the early 90's) just solos all over this record.

Nothington

Nothington - All In

Nothington - Roads, Bridges And Ruins

Former members of Enemy You and Tsunami Bomb playing gruff and energetic punk rock. If you're like me and you wrote these guys off because of your hatred for Tsunami Bomb, do what I did and pull your head out of your ass and listen to these dudes. If you like Social Distortion, Leatherface, The Loved Ones and Hot Water Music you're gonna fucking love Nothington. Roads, Bridges And Ruins is one of the best albums to come out last year.

Fat Wrecktrospective

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

88 tracks over three cd's, this thing is fucking amazing. I've been on a real nostalgia trip lately and I thought that buying this box set would really bring some closure to my recent obsession with 90's punk-rock. Instead this thing has opened a can of worms and made me realize that I have missed out on a ton of great Fat bands (hence the recent posts). Do yourself a favor and go buy this thing, I paid $21.95 Canadian and it was worth every penny. In the booklet/poster there are some real great stories about how bands came to be signed to the label. I can't say enough good things about this release. Go get it now.

Dead To Me

Dead To Me - Cuban Ballerina

Dead To Me - Little Brother EP

Dead To Me - African Elephant

Totally rad Bay-area punk band featuring former members of One Man Army. Dead To Me are one of the coolest punk bands around. Fun melodic songs in the vein of D4 mixed with the 'Utters. Awesome stuff.

Banner Pilot

Banner Pilot - Resignation Day

Banner Pilot - Collapser

Here is another band that I slept on for too long. Collapser is one of the best things to come out in 2009. If you like D4, or gruff midwestern punk in general than you should be all over this. These guys are one of the best current bands on Fat Wreck Chords, and I can't wait to hear what they put out next.

Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves

Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves - S/T

Solo album from Hot Water Music/The Draft vocalist Chris Wollard. Chris got himself a dynamite band and plays a mix of 90's style alt-rock and straight-forward roots-rock. I kind of slept on this release until a couple weeks ago (it's been available in various formats for a year). If you like HWM or The Draft, grab this because it's really great.

Treepeople - Guilt Regret Embarrassment

Treepeople - Guilt Regret Embarrassment

Treepeople - No Mouth Pipetting Demo

The 1991 debut full-length from Doug Martsch's pre-Built To Spill band, Treepeople. This is the German CD version that contains all the bands 7" records from this time period. Awesome guitar work on this thing. If you wish Built To Spill were punkier then you'll be stoked on this album. I found the demo on a pretty rad blog called I Hate All Your Favorite Bands. The demo was self-released by the band in 1988.

The Little Ones

The Little Ones - The Sing Song EP

The Little Ones - Terry Tales And Fallen Gates EP

The Little Ones - Morning Tide

This is the new band from Ed Reyes and Ian Moreno, formerly of Sunday's Best. This sounds like Sunday's Best crossed with The Shins. These guys have had some label trouble since forming, so I really hope they keep at it because these songs are all killer.

Krakatoa - Channel Static Blackout

Krakatoa - Channel Static Blackout

Former members of Threadbare and Harvest playing metal infused hardcore (not metalcore, there is a difference). Like NWOBHM (Maiden and Priest) played with a serious hardcore edge.

Bars - Introducing

Bars - Introducing

Members of The Hope Conspiracy, American Nightmare and The Suicide File playing great rock'n'roll influenced hardcore. Like Entombed covering the Deadboys. I read somewhere that these dudes had an EP worth of material that was slated for release sometime after this came out, but nothing ever materialized. I would really like to hear those songs.

Three Impotent Males

Three Impotent Males- S/T

A Raw Energy classic right here, Sarnia's very own Three Impotent Males. Mid 90's punk rock that i grew up on, these guys played the first punk show i went to.

Superchunk - Foolish

Superchunk - Foolish

Listen to how punk these dudes are: After Matador struck a distribution deal with A&M records, Superchunk left Matador because they wanted no part of a major label. This album was released by lead singer Mac McCaughan on his Merge Records label and was recorded and mixed in only 5 days. One of the bands best albums for sure, just listen to the song Kicked In, so good.

Tera Melos - Idioms Vol. 1

Tera Melos - Idioms Vol. 1

This was released for free by the band earlier this year and it definitely received a ton of plays around my house. Good mathy indie rock. All five songs are covers (Beach Boys, Clash, Pixies, Weezer, and Polaris), and totally slay.

Walls - S/T

Walls - Self Titled

Memebers of Cold Sweat and Iron Lung playing depressing and noisy hardcore/punk, ala Flipper and late-era Black Flag. Like Young Widows and Pissed Jeans mixed together.

Elliott Smith - From A Basement On A Hill II

Elliott Smith - From A Basement On A Hill II

Elliott Smith - Basement Tapes

These two bootlegs have a lot of overlapping tracks but contain most of the songs left off of From A Basement On A Hill. These tunes are all really sad. Definitely one of the best songwriters of this or any generation.

The Anniversary

The Anniversary - Designing A Nervous Breakdown

The Anniversary & Superdrag - Split EP

The Anniversary - Your Majesty

Another great Vagrant band that was totally overlooked during their day. They started out as a Weezer/Rentals-esque power-pop band playing punky songs with female harmonies and moog parts. They then evolved into a great classic rock sounding band referencing The Beatles, The Kinks and the Stones without sounding derivative. Great stuff.

Superdrag - Regretfully Yours

Superdrag - Regretfully Yours

I love this album. Great power-pop with a serious punk edge and ultra-catchy songs; These songs will be stuck in your head for days afterwards. If you like Seaweed, Nada Surf or Weezer then you owe it to yourself to grab this. In my opinion the song Sucked Out on here is one of the best songs of the 90's.

Superchunk - Incidental Music 1991-95

Superchunk - Incidental Music 1991-95

Great compilation of B-Sides, covers and album out-takes. A great starting place for people new to the band, and an essential release for those already hip to the chunk.

Infectious Grooves

Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move

Infectious Grooves - Sarsippius' Ark (Limited Edition)

Infectious Grooves - Groove Family Cyco

Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho

This is Cyco Miko's funk side project, The Infectious Grooves. I probably made it seem like I hate these records from the Suicidal Tendencies post I made, but in reality I really like these guys. The first record had Stephen Perkins from Janes Addiction on drums, Mike Muir on vocals, Robert Truilijo on Bass and Adam Seigel (of Excel fame) on guitar, and that dude really shreds. This sounds like Suicidal Tendencies playing funk. That may sound awful to some people but give these guys a chance. The first album has so many great party jams on it, plus they appeared in the hit teen flick "Encino Man" with The Weasel.