Posted by Jay, March 15th, 2010
Jawbreaker was a punk rock band from San Francisco California. Jawbreaker was a three piece comprised of Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister and Adam Pfahler. All in all the band lasted from 1988 to 1996, a total of eight years. In that time they amassed a pretty good size following while nothing like some of their [...]
Posted by Jay, February 22nd, 2010
Deadguy was a hardcore band born in New Brunswick New Jersey in 1994. The band was founded by a bunch of guys that happened to room together, not exactly the most stable foundation and was perhaps why the lineup changed so many times in the band’s relatively short existence. What made Deadguy so special was [...]
Posted by Jay, February 4th, 2010
There is something special about the band All, not so much in present time but the All of the early/mid nineties. Everyone I know from that time that were All fans remain so today. It was All who virtually defined the pop-punk genre. On the surface their music doesn’t seem so special, slightly heavy rock [...]
Posted by Jay, January 11th, 2010
Monorchid was a punk rock band founded in Washington DC in 1995. Their fresh take on the dormant DC punk sound was a shot in the arm that DC really needed. At the time the punk scene that had thrived in DC in the eighties and early nineties had become relatively stagnant. Don’t get me [...]
Posted by Jay, December 14th, 2009
Sicko was a punk rock band that originated in Spokane Washington in 1991. The band had a eight year run and in that time they produced five 7 inch EPs and four full length albums all while doing multiple national and international tours. Their melodic poppy sound was unique at the time. In a sense [...]