The Ramones and The Misfits Want Different Things

Stolen from Buske's Tumblr.

Fam-Lay

I shot this while out on the road with N*E*R*D in Europe and Anderson and I threw this together for Fam.

Check out his website Boots & Wigs and his TUMBLR for non stop entertainment.

Sid Vicious - RIP

Sid Vicious, Bass player of the iconic Sex Pistols, died 32 years ago today of a heroin overdose.  Sid taught countless future musicians that a great look and awesome stage presence will always outshine musical ability. In his case, that's a compliment.

I'm sure he'd rather be remembered for his music and attitude then his drug use and the death of Nancy Spungen, so crank "Never Mind The Bollocks" and pierce your lip with a safety pin.

The Damned Things

The Damned Things are like a dream come true; Anthrax is one of my all time favorite bands, I love the people and music of Every Time I Die, and I've never heard a Fall Out Boy song that wasn't catchy. Instant win.

IRONICLAST is out now and well worth the money.



(posted by Douger)

Sam Trapkin (Trapped Under Ice)'s "TOP 5 PIT RIFFS"

Who better to dissect "pits" then a man who's seen them all? Trapped Under Ice is my favorite band to come along in the past couple years, and Sam is quickly becoming one of my favorite people. -Doug

Before I begin, I’d like to take a second to talk about something more important than pitting, riffing, or pit riffing. And that is the psychology behind how we put these lists together in the first place. What drives someone to make the choices they make? Often in the face of scrutinizing peers, we struggle to construct a list that might make us sound a little more…well-informed. Like we really know what we’re talking about. Or, maybe worse, we reach for obscure references to avoid the beaten path. To avoid the obvious choices.

This list was not created to impress. We’re talking about pit riffs. This is about getting in the fucking pit. This is not the result of some personal struggle to make people think I know what I’m talking about. Because if you want to jibber jabber about this record, that record, this year, that singer, this city, you obviously don’t fucking pit.

Gwaaaaar!

I went to high school in a very rural part of central Jersey, which is mostly inhabited with Upper Middle Class "Republican" types. However, the day after a Gwar show at City Gardens, I would see a surprising amount of "normal" kids with their faces stained red from the night before.  Long story short, Gwar has found a way to be relevant, funny and appealing to all kinds of insufferable human filth for 20+ years.

Buske's Top 5 Crowbar Records

Buske's been in bands (Another Victim, Santa Sangre, The Promise, Terror, Maximum Penalty, Nasty Posse) for as long as I've known him, which has been well into 10 years now. He's passionate about music, and Crowbar is at the top of his list.  When I asked him to compile this list, I think he ran a gamut of emotions...Excitement. Anger. Responsibility. Anxiety. Anger. Confusion. Inspiration. Relief. And then anger again.   

He's one of my best friends, he's one of the biggest assholes I know, but he knows his shit.  Take it away, Jonnie Bitch...

I've never had to sit down and actually think about and develop rhetoric to explain why I love Crowbar so much. It's never been a topic of discussion beyond "who is your favorite band?" and when met with "why are they your favorite band?", the answer has always simply been, "because they're the heaviest band on the planet". If you know me, you know I like my music heavy so it only made sense that Crowbar would wear that crown. Having been asked to do this piece, it forced me to sit and really dissect WHY I love these songs so much. As fruity as it may sound, Crowbar is more than just music, lyrics and riffs to me. They harness a certain atmosphere, a distinct emotion. They transcend entertainment in musical form and that is something I have never gotten from any other band. They are poster children for musicians that need to understand that "less is more" when it comes to writing music and songs. It was almost torturous to have to sit and find words to verbalize the emotions/feelings evoked through a Crowbar song, but what follows is my attempt.

Now THAT is what I call a "Flying V"!

(posted by Douger)