news bits: H2O, Joe Coffee, SSD, Lind, MP, Merauder,...

The release of H2O's live at CBGBs album as part of The Bowery Collection has been delayed by a few weeks.

Paul Rev and his crew, aka Joe Coffee, are back writing some new tracks. And that's just one of those things to look forward to.

SSD's Euro tour is overshadowed by usual reunion mess in the sense that it is not all original memebsr and thus the question if it can really be caleld a SSD reunion tour. Oh sometimes these reunions are very troubled waters.

Mark Lind and The Unloved are on track to release "The truth can be brutal" on June 24. And a few weeks later - July 8 - Boston's Street Dogs will have a new album out.

NY's Merauder is in the studio finalising their "Gangsta" album.

In theory - famous last words - we should also see new releases in the coming months from Maximum Penalty and Ironbound. And when Vinnie Stigma's solo album will be released is just anybody's guess - as it has been for the last 3 years.

Belgium's singer-songwriter Sarah Bettens is hitting NYC soon. For fans of Mark Lind, Springsteen,... She was previously leading lady of K's Choice.

SSD, Verse, Have Heart, Bloodline Ltd, Alligators,...

So Boston's glory SSD are joining the reunion-frenzy with gigs in the US and Europe.

Just listened to the new stuff from Verse and Have Heart. Verse's Aggression album is really a step forward from their sophomore. This band keeps growing. Have Heart's ep "You can't go home" is refreshingly slower than their previous work. It feels stronger.

South Africa's tattoo-artists-turned-HC-beats Bloodline Ltd have just released their debut album. For fans of Terror inspired tunes.

Dropkick Murphys are doing some gigs with Mighty Mighty Bosstones. All I can say is "WOW".

Roger Miret's efforts with the Insted crowd has now lead to a full Alligators album combining 2 previously released eps and some extra tracks. Old school.

news: Street Dogs, John Joseph,...

Street Dogs have announced a title, release date and track list for their upcoming Hellcat Records debut. The record is titled State of Grace and is due out July 08, 2008.The album was produced by Ted Hutt (Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly).
Track list:

Mean Fist
Kevin J. O'Toole
Into The Valley
Rebel Song
The General's Boombox
Elizabeth
Two Angry Kids
Guns
San Patricios
A State Of Grace
Free


John Joseph of CroMags fame features on the cover of NYs' Village Voice.

spotted: Absolution 1988 demo

An absolute beauty. NY's Absolution is a historic HC band. The complexity and originality of their songs were ahead of most of the other bands at the end of the 80s - at the height of NYHC.

So here is their 1988 Demo, spotted on this blog:
http://soundandfuryhardcore.blogspot.com/

Dropkick Murphy's bar in Boston

Dropkick Murphy’s’ member re-opens historic Boston bar.

Considered by many as the "Birthplace of Red Sox Nation" and "America's 1st Sports-Bar and Baseball Museum", McGreevy's 3rd Base Saloon is back after its disappearance from the Boston scene in 1920.

A die-hard Sox fan, Casey and the Dropkick Murphys have resurrected "McGreevy's 3rd Base Saloon" in the heart of the city of Boston. Featuring an exact replica of McGreevy's original barroom it features actual photographs and baseball treasures that hung on the walls of the original watering hole.

It’s all at: 911 Boylston St in Boston

Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes (new band from Jeff Bruisers) won the Portsmouth Spotlight "Best Rock Band" award.

Occupied Territory demo

Here's Occupied Territory's demo from 1987. I think it was called "A start".

Does anybody know what happened to the OC members? Did they go into other NYHC bands?

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ywuonf

flyers

Found my old file with tons of flyers. Enjoy.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5jbenf

spotted: District 9 on WNYU

Just found a great WNYU set from NYHC band District 9 on:
http://soundandfuryhardcore.blogspot.com

It's from 1995. Check it out.

Social Distortion and 2009

Social Distortion will have a high-output 2009. The band plans the release of an acoustic album (mainly of older songs), a brand new album and a new solo album from band member Ness.

spotted: newsy updates (Discipline, Madball,...)

Dutch streetrock'n'roll band Discipline will next month release a double album called "Old Pride, New Glory" on I Scream records. It will have 12 new tracks and a bonus cd with 18 cover songs from bands that inspire(d) Discipline.

Drummer Riggs is leaving NYHC band Madball. He will be replaced by Mackie Jason, who played in CroMags amongst others.

The Aids is a new punk/Oi band from the UK and are in the studio for their debut release.

Antipati is a new, melodic punk/Oi band from Sweden and have just released their album "On repeat".

spotted: Trip 6 demo

Spotted the Trip 6 demo for download on http://soundandfuryhardcore.blogspot.com/

T6 was fronted by Tommy Rat and Tommy - I think - never gets the respect he is due for his long-standing efforts in the HC scene. He fronted Warzone back in the early 80s when Raybeez was the drummer. He also created Rejuvenate.

rare early 80s photo of AF (pre-Roger M.)

http://forums.livewire-records.com/read.php?f=1&i=298482&t=298482

free Confront ep soon

MA's Confront will release an ep on July 4th that will be available as a free download.

H2O gigs to showcase new album

With H2O coming back alive with their new 10-track album 'Nothing To Prove' (Bridge 9, May 27) - and teaser 2 track 7" on April 8th, here is the list of their upcoming gigs east and west USA to showcase their return.


April 6th: Irvine, CA @ Bamboozle Left

May 30th- NYC @ Blender Theater w/ This Is Hell, Crime In Stereo, Stigma, Jerk City

May 31st- Philadelphia @ Trocadero w/ This Is Hell, Fahrenheit 451, Stigma, Crime In Stereo

June 1st- Boston @ Middle East Downstairs w/ This Is Hell, Crime In Stereo, Stigma, A Loss For Words

spotted: H2O: new 7"

Ahead of their new album "Nothing to prove" - out in May - NYHC legends H2O will release a 2-track 7" in a few days.

Check out one of the new songs called "1995" (also on the 7") on the band's myspace page: www.myspace.com/h2ofamily

spotted: Sound and Fury festival in July

Sound and Fury Festival: July 25th-27th, 2008

(*This is not the final lineup, stay tuned for updates*)
Annihilation Time , Blacklisted, Bracewar, Ceremony, Cold World,
Colin of Arabia, Downpresser, End of a Year, Guns Up!, Have Heart,
I Rise, Let Down, Lie and Wait, Living Hell, Mother of Mercy,
New Lows, No Apologies, No Truce, Pressure, Rad, Reign Supreme,
Robot Whales, Shipwreck, Sinking Ships, Soul Control, Spanish Bombs,
Staring Problem, Striking Distance, The Carrier, The Mongoloids,
Trap Them, Trapped Under Ice, Trash Talk, Underdog,
Violation, Warpriest

For more info go to: www.myspace.com/soundandfuryfestival

spotted: new Have Heart in the making

Have Heart has started recording for their a new album, following their 2006 release
'The Things We Carry'. The band is planning to record and release a double album. 

Three Sheets acoustic set (dload)

download of Boston's Three Sheets' acoustic set on WAAF Bay Skate rock on March 26, 2006:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/x1nz5n

spotted: last Chokehold gig for download

from the soundboard, Chokehold's last gig back in 1996: check out this blog:
http://x43x.blogspot.com/

Slumlords live @ WERS 2005

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9axyue

spotted (Cold As Life, Koro, Breakdown and more)

COLD AS LIFE will be recording a new full length cd in May. It will be produced by Joey Z from Life Of Agony, tentative release is July / Aug 2008.

The ALMIGHTY LUMBERJACKS OF DEATH complete collection will come out on 12 inch vinyl this summer.

Check out this site where you post your demos for other people to listen/dload: www.freebanddemos.com

After their annual St Patrick's Day gigs in and around Boston, the Dropkick Murphys are again hitting worldstages. Check out their site (www.dropkickmurphys.com) for European tourdates.

The Breakdown reunion at the upcoming, annual NY Superbowl of HC is a 1-off. There wont be a European follow up to that Superbowl gig as previously rumoured.

Chris Cornell, Good Charlotte and others were recently in South Africa as part of some large Coca-Cola sponsored festival.

Blast from the past. Tennessee's Koro's early 80s thrashcore has been released on cd by Sorry State Records. The album 'Speed Kills' contains the famous '700 Club' ep and also some unreleased material.

upcoming (anytime now or in few weeks/months)

not in date order unfortunately (that just take stoo much of my time, sorry)

H2O - cd (May 27)
Justice - live and learn ep (April 1)
H2O - live At CBGB cd (part of The Bowery Collection) (May 13)
No Turning Back - stronger cd (April 15)
Merauder - gangsta cd (sometime in the spring of 2008)
The Alligators - s/t cd (April 29)
Street Dogs new cd (July 8)
Trapped Under Ice - stay cold 7" (April 22)
Mark Lind and the Unloved -the truth can be brutal cd (June 24)

and ofcourse.....
Stigma's solo album (“Still crucified”) which was announced 2 years ago is apparently AGAIN planned for an imminent release

The Bowery Collection - live cds

for the few who don't know but BOWERY refers to the street in NYC where the famous CBGBs was located.

MVDA is putting out some live cds from CBGBs' soundboard: Toasters, Queers, H2O, Terror,... under the banner "The Bowery Collection".

spotted:comments

spotted will be a regular feature on this blog.It's stuff I pick up from other sites, blogs, boards and that I wanna draw attention to. I will always mention where I spotted something.

spotted

on http://soundandfuryhardcore.blogspot.com/ there are curently whole bunch of interesting WNYU sets for download


And check out http://www.thorprecords.com/boards/viewthread.php?tid=10559 for an incredible amount of great downloadable HC from way back in history

what I currently have on my expected list

One thing I will try to uphold is mentioning upcoming releases (pls post whatever you know)

The new H2O cd on May 27

H2O Live At CBGB cd (pasrt of The Bowery Collection) on May 13

Merauder “Gangsta” cd sometime in the spring of 2008

The Alligators cd on April 29

new Street Dogs cd on July 8

Mark Lind and the Unloved (“the truth can be brutal”) on June 24

Stigma's solo album (“Still crucified”) which was announced 2 years ago is apparently AGAIN planned for an imminent release

extra note

I will also mention certain downloads if I think it's worth it, or rare, out of print, unique, fantastic,....

collaterallife

I decided to start this blog in an attempt to have a blog that just talks about music (HC, Oi, streetpunk, rock) - what's new, whta's expected, what's happening - without any chat about life, politics, religion, sex, food, cars, sports,... - there's enough of that somewhere else. Just an informative exchange of news on the music we like.
It might work, it might not work. Only the future will tell.
ME - as the blogger creator - might sometimes write some column about the music (and again only about the music).
That's it. Enjoy, join, participate or don't. It's a choice one can make.

pennywise

new Pennywise album "Reason To Believe" is out. It was (still is??) available for a free download via their myspace page.