iymi:

New album up at IYMI!

Old Neighbors - Dishwasher
http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/old-neighbors/dishwasher/

When I heard that Kevin and Jon had started a new band, I knew it was going to be great. If you loved The Fucking Cops, this picks up right where they left off. I’m never good at these descriptions, so I’ll leave it to the eloquent Marco Reosti of Salinas Records.

“Old Neighbors are/were a band from Grand Rapids, MI.  Grand Rapids is a fine place full of wonderful people, but it can be a little dark when the dreary days where fall are closing in on winter. Maybe that’s why the songs Jon Rybicki wrote for this band were a little more emotionally raw than his previous efforts in The Fucking Cops.  The music can sound bright and powerful, especially backed by Alex Angus of Traffic & Weather, Kevin Nunn of North Lincoln and Jay VanVeen of Cain Marko, but the lyrics are a stark approach to death and disappointment.”
- Marco Reosti

 

iymi:

The Sidekicks - 1940’s Fighter Jet
http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/the-sidekicks/1940s-fighter-jet/

In honor of their newest release “Awkward Breeds”, we have a brand new Pink Couch from Ohio’s The Sidekicks. 

I can attest to the fact that their new record is amazing, and you should all do yourselves a favor and preorder the new record. You can order it on vinyl from Really Records and on CD from Red Scare along with their “Grace” 7 inch.

Check them out on their upcoming March tour with Cheap Girls when they swing through your town.

oofstar:

jamiesinverguenza:

Also, in regards to the article linked in my previous post — Everything Is Plastic – The Corrupting Ideal of Authenticity In Music — how much do I LOVE author Scott Creney for posting this picture and asking a crucial question I’ve totally asked on my blog: Just what the fuck makes you so certain that Kristen Stewart doesn’t love Minor Threat as much as you do? Call me crazy, call me a dreamer, but I absolutely DO want to believe that K. Stew is a Minor Threat fan. But then I’m not enough of a woman-hater to believe that her liking them somehow de-legitimates their work.

not that it’s related, but i think it’s interesting how the shirt looks purple in the one picture.  they were trying to make her pinker or something.  also, punk shirt at the comic book convention (and conversely, nerd shirts at the punk shows) are my favorite things.

“Normal people can’t like what I like.”

asianmanrecords:

Interview with Jesse Michaels from Classics of Love/Common Rider/Big Rig/Operation Ivy on Giant Robot

On the upcoming, self-titled Classics of Love LP, Jesse Michaels declares, “Life is a game where you see who gets the most money/Life is a game where you see who gets the most power.” Those are some cool punk lyrics on their own but the ex-frontperson of Common Rider, Big Rig, and Operation Ivy backs up the sentiments by starting rad bands that never get played on the radio, play huge tours, or cash in. Instead, Michaels just makes totally honest, somewhat trashy, energy-packed, and supremely melodic ’70s punk-inspired music with touches of hardcore and ska. So I was stoked when our mutual friend Mike Park asked me if I wanted to contact Jesse about his band’s latest release on Asian Man Records. Cramming 13 songs into 23 minutes, it’s loaded with raging punk with touches of The Specials (“Castle In The Sky“) and Bad Religion (“We Need a Change”). Of course, the breathless, humanist, blue-collar lyrics are pure Jesse Michaels. Here’s how the conversation went…

Click here to read the rest of the interview with Jesse at GIANT ROBOT.

sirepress:

2 color print for artist Bruno Guerreiro for his upcoming print show at Kung Fu Necktie on February 10th in Philadelphia, PA.

Serious metal going on here. Expect to see you there.

(via restorations)

(Source: oofstar)

lastkindwords:

jonahray:

This makes me very happy.

thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart (then Jon Leibowitz) as a young College of William & Mary student moshing at a Dead Kennedys show at Casablanca in Richmond, VA, c. 1982.

Photo by Irish Willis Peele.

[gawker.]

Jon Stewart in the pit during Dead Kennedys circa ‘82

iymi:

Pink Couch Session
Matt Pryor - Where Do We Go From Here
http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/matt-pryor/where-do-we-go-from-here/

Matt Pryor is here to kick off a new year for the site. His new record “May Day” just came out today, so make sure to grab it! The album was released under his own label, Nightshoes Syndicate, and on Big Scary Monsters in the UK. Matt is currently on tour with Into It Over It, Chris Conley of Saves to Day and more, on the “Where’s the Band?” tour. 

You can hear the whole album on Bandcamp and also buy it from iTunes.

Thanks to Lisa, Bryan, Edan, Matt and Death By Audio for having us over! This session was on my “must-have” list when I started. It’s nice to be able to cross one off finally!