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Late night

Last nite I ended up working until just after midnight. I had such a headache last nite that it made me sick to my stomach. I had a hard time sleeping but at least I got to sleep later today and not come in until noon. I still don’t feel quite...

Sleep aways escapes me

I’m so tired today that I am having trouble keeping my eyes open. I wish I could take a nap. Thankfully the day at work is almost done for me. I needed to go get an oil change in the car but I decided to blow it off and not call to schedule...

Good friends visit

Last nite, Kristine came by and brought me dinner and kept me company to help keep my sanity since I’m trapped in the house while recovering. It was nice to have company since I’m starting to get cabin fever big time. She brought me...

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Fast Death – EP

Fast Death – 7″ EP Patac Records Boston, MA used to be a hotbed for hardcore punk for a spell back in the early 1980s and a lot of fine bands came from that area. Apparently hardcore is still alive and...

Pezz – The Wicked Leading the Blind EP

Pezz – The Wicked Leading the Blind – 7″ EP Fat Sandwich Records Pezz was one of the better punk rock bands of the 1990s and also perhaps one of the most under-rated. How the band didn’t become...

Touch and Go The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine

Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine ’79 – ’83 book by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson Bazillion Points Before Touch and Go became one of the most successful independent record labels of all time...

Devo

Devo 8/5/10 at Congress Theater

Devo fans who either didn’t want to go to Lollapalooza to see them or just wanted a chance to see them an additional time under better conditions had their chance to do so Thursday night at the Congress Theater...

Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent 8/4/10 at House of Blues

Summer means two things: it’s skateboarding season in the midwest and Ted Nugent puts down his bow and arrow and picks up his guitar and hits the road for a season of touring. The controversial motor city madman...

Behemoth to release DVD and tour this fall

Blackened death metal heavyweights, Behemoth, are returning to the United States this fall for a big tour to promote their upcoming DVD. The DVD will be titled Evangelia Heretikaand will see a release date sometime this...

More Riot Fest 2010 news

The Riot Fest people just upped the ante in a big way for this year’s festivities with the release of some new details and the addition of some fine bands. First let’s get to the new bands added to the fest:...