The Punk Vault

Win tickets to see The Fall of Troy 9/24 at Metro in Chicago!

The Fall of Troy is an interesting band. They play what many refer to as “post hardcore” which bands like Since By Man did so well in the early 2000’s but The Fall of Troy had a different take on the style. The band was one of the...

Win free tickets to The All Stars Tour at Chicago’s Metro August 6!

With summer comes not only outdoor festivals but big tours that feature almost a full day’s worth of bands playing at various clubs across america. One of those tours, The All Stars Tour, is coming to Chicago next Thursday, August 6th to...

Social Distortion contest: Win tickets to the 10/12 Vic Theater show plus more!

Social Distortion is a band with a varied history spanning over three decades now. They started as a punk rock band at the end of the 1970s and their first album, [amazon_link id=”B000005EMY” target=”_blank” ]Mommy’s...

Pelican “Final Breath” video

Pelican have just completed and posted a video for the final track on their latest album, What We All Come to Need, an album I still haven’t heard yet! It is their first for Southern Lord and this song also has the distinction of being the...

Dwarves limited edition Throbblehead

I never thought I’d see the day that they made punk rock action figures, but first it happened with “The Misfits”, then GG Allin and the mighty Tesco Vee, and now The Dwarves. Aggronautix who released the aforementioned GG and...

New items in the Punk Vault store

I just updated the store with some new items, all vinyl including the new Dr. Know and Ill Repute reissues. Check it out right here and please tell your friends.
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Giants – They the Undeserving

Giants – They the Undeserving LP The Mylene Sheath The Mylene Sheath continue to keep their batting average at an all time high as the new releases continue to stream out. Second in the batch of new releases for the label I received comes this...

The Punk Vault Store has reopened

The Punk Vault store has just reopened. I had to replace the entire shopping cart system with a newer and better one. This one handles shipping much better than the old system. There’s also a bunch of new and some rare records for sale in...

Category - General

New LFCM site

Yesterday while staying inside avoiding the arctic cold I re-did the LFCM site. I personally think it is much better than the old site which I wasn’t really very happy with. Go over and check it out and please let...

A new look and a new LFCM!

As you probably noticed, I changed the appearance of this site. The old one may make a comeback from time to time as well, you never know. I’m still working out the kinks with this new theme and making it work how...

Don’t be alarmed

I’m going to be doing some updates to this site that hopefully you won’t notice. If the site starts looking weird or is not here for a short spell, don’t be alarmed, I’m not going anywhere...

R.I.P. Bam Bam Bigelow

I just learned that Bam Bam Bigelow, the famous pro wrestler passed away. No information on what happened has been released at the moment. I once met Bam Bam when I worked at Midway Games and we had him at a distributor...

Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas everyone. I hope this holiday finds all my faithful readers receiving all kinds of good swag under their tree or wherever they place their gifts. My little unplanned hiatus will come to an end shortly...

My 15 minutes of fame

In an ever growing effort to get my 15 minutes of fame (done in 3 minute increments between TV and Radio), I was on WBEZ radio this morning. No, I wasn’t talking about punk rock for once, I was part of a feature...

Happy birthday… MXV

Today I would like to wish a happy birthday to, well, myself! Yes, it is that time again where I am one year closer to the dirt nap. If you are keeping score at home I’m 37 and it is fucking scary that I’m...

Happy Birthday Lisa!

Today is the birthday of Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records, my friend and favorite lady in punk rock! Go on over to the Frontier Records site and send her some birthday love, and while you are there, you can even score...