5.1.10

Snuff - Demmamussabebonk




This was their 1996 comeback album after briefly disbanding in 1991 (during which time all three members auditioned for the bass position in Leatherface). One of the coolest things about Snuff was that drummer Duncan Redmonds was also the singer. Gruff punk rock that uniquely had trombone and organ parts.
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Ultimate Fakebook - This Will Be Laughing Week




Lawrence, Kansas rock band. For fans of Weezer, Superdrag, Nada Surf and the like. After the success of Green Day and Weezer there were a whole bunch of sound-a-likes that got snatched up by major labels; Ultimate Fakebook is one of those bands.
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4.1.10

Good Riddance - The First Four Albums










More 90's melodic hardcore. Good Riddance were the first real band that I ever went to see live. They played at Call The Office in London Ontario with Bodyjar, Reset, Straight Faced and the Satanic Surfers. Not a bad first show, and the band always held a special place in my heart as a result. I always enjoyed everything this band did (including the side-projects Only Crime and Creep Division) but felt the quality started dropping off after Operation Phoenix (althought Symptoms Of A Leveling Spirit is a totally rad album). I should also add that no band in punk ever made better use of sound clips than this band did, real talk.
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22 Jacks - Uncle Bob




After Wax broke-up, Joe Sib started writing songs with his friend Steve Soto (as in the Steve Soto of The Adolescents and Agent Orange fame) and the two soon realized that they had the makings of a really great partnership. They had the tunes, the next step was to get a dynamite band. On this recording Scott Shiflett played bass, replacing former member Matt Riddle (just like he did in Face To Face), Jason Cropper (formerly of Weezer) played guitar, and Sandy Hansen (of the Adolescents) played drums.
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NOFX - The Decline




When this was released in 99 it totally dominated my life, and the lives of all my friends. I still think its the best thing NOFX has done (and that is saying a lot). 10 years into their career who would've thought that Fat Mike and crew were capable of something so completely awesome. For those of you who don't know this is one 18 minute long song, and it totally slays.
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Only The Strong


















Believe it or not there was actually a time when Victory Records actually put out good records. This comp has got sweet versions of Cold As Life's "My own worst enemy" and Hoods' "Above this world" but i think the show stealer on this comp is the In Truth song. If anyone has any other material by In Truth i would love to hear it I've been looking for stuff from this band for 10 years now
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3.1.10

Propagandhi






My two favourite releases by the reigning kings of Canadian punk rock. Both these albums feature the classic line-up of Chris Hannah, Jord Samolesky and John K. Samson. Political thrash punk with biting social commentary and blistering riffs. I like everything this band has ever done, they're batting a thousand in my books, but for my money it just doesn't get any better than these two albums.
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ALL























After Milo went to college the Descendents (Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton) decided to carry on with a new singer (in this case Dave Smalley from DYS/Dag Nasty) under the name ALL. After and album and an EP Dave split and was replaced by Scott Reynolds who recorded 3 full length and a live album (trailblazer). After Scott quit, the band moved to Fort Collins, Colorado and added Chad Price as vocalist. Everyone has their favourite singer/era of ALL, but for my money Chad is/was the best they ever had. I came late to the ALL party as I only became aware of the band after the release of Pummel, which still remains one of my fav ALL releases. Just listen to the song Long Distance on that album, so fucking good. Stephen Egerton's guitar playing on these albums is fucking flawless, the dude is a riff machine.

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Abhinanda




































This is some sweet swedish hardcore from the mid/late 90's. These guys were friends with Refused and you can really hear that influence on The Rumble
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One Man Army










Jack Dalrymple and Brandon Pollack from Dead To Me's first band. I saw these guys hold their own on a bill with No Use For A Name, Pulley and Bigwig many years ago. These guys were also the first band signed to Billie Joe Armstrong's label Adeline Records. Great old-school punk rock influenced strongly by The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers. Jack now plays in both the Swingin' Utters and the Re-Volts.
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2.1.10

Randy - The Rest Is Silence




Fast and precise punk rock. Like the Swedish equivalent of Propagandhi. Very technical music with lyrics that have a real social conscience. After this the band really dropped off in terms of quality, slowing down and adopting a more garage-punk based sound (like the Hives). This is their high-water mark. The guitar parts on this album are totally rad.
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ALL - Everything Sucks Demo




This is the Descendents' Epitaph debut recorded with Chad Price of All on vocals. This was originally going to be All's follow-up to Pummel. I don't know too much about how it became a Descendents record, but I'm sure Mr. Brett Gurewitz had something to do with it. This saw the light of day in 2007 and is a pretty cool release that any All/Descendents fan should at least hear once.
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Descendents - Everything Sucks




The comeback album. After 8 years of inactivity these caffeine fueled maniacs returned without missing a beat (most likely due to the fact that they continued on with a new singer(s) under the name ALL). I love this album, and was fortunate enough to have caught these guys live on the Warped Tour the year following this release. Smart, funny and catchy punk rock. "I'm The One" is one of my favourite punk songs of all time.
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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.
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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.
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Nothington







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.
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1.1.10

Fat Wrecktrospective






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.
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Dead To Me








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.
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Banner Pilot






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.
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Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves




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.
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