Ian Mackaye's Little Red Hat

I think this is the first Dischord album to use non-black and white on the cover. How much do you think that would cost in the early 80s? Oh, Flex Your Head . What am I gonna do with you? 32 tracks that sound the same. Hell yeah. Let’s go. SIDE A Teen Idles <3 I love how silly and goofy this band is. They are truly a lot of fun. “I Drink Milk?” lol. If this came out today, it would be considered “pop punk.” Just goes to show, pop punk is one of the most loaded terms in our musical lexicon. Untouchables Sloppy. Fun. Sounds like other hardcore around this time. I’d rather be listening to the Teen Idles. And to be fair I’d rather listen to the Teen Idols than the Teen Idles. S.O.A.  Back to Alabama with the State Of. I always enjoy a good song about hating kids. I think this is more fun than the Adolescents “I Hate Children,”  but I’m not sure why. Also, I love how fucking raw this recording sounds. That crash symbol is something else. Lol @ the “thanks Mom.” More proof that h...

Did Minor Threat rip off Rancid album with this album cover? Not cool, guys. Not much to say about this that hasn't been said already. Dan Ozzi recently wrote a great piece about Minor Threat that I highly recommend you read it . That article encapsulates a lot of the feelings I have about this band and what they represent to me.  Anyway. I like the title of this blog, but what if I had named it, "icantkeepupicantkeepupicantkeepup.blogspot.com?" Just an idea for you little rascals out there. I'll sell you that URL idea for the price of one Fugazi show. Top 3 riffs on this Minor Threat compilation: Screaming At a Wall I don't Wanna Hear It Seeing Red And that bass picking in "12XU." Let's go Brian! Ok actually screw it, here are a couple MINOR (THREAT) memories that come to mind when I listen to this band. At one of Shrug Dealer 's early shows, there was a very cute, very short, very wasted woman who was celebrating what had to be at LEAST her 40t...