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JT: You’ve obviously been into noise for a long time, but when did you first get interested in noisecore and who were some of those first bands that got you into it? The first noise tape I made could probably be categorized as noisecore, though I didn’t know of it at the time. I was listening to a progression of punk to hardcore to death metal and recording collage type things by using the input buttons o

It was the year the Arlington Heist had to move venues from the normal location at the Knights of Columbus off highway 14 in Arlington Heights, IL, to some random gymnasium that may or may not have been in Arlington Heights. I kept hearing “ex-Charles Bronson” tossed around in conversation when I got there, and a few moments later, Ebro Virumbrales came up to the front of the room with a microphone in his hand. Peopl

I have been friends with EBRO VIRUMBRALES easily over 20 years and counting, but I had forgotten a South American death squad put a gun in his face. I met him when he was just a wide-eyed kid watching shitty punk bands in the basement of a church at age 14, and I have watched him join and play in legendary top tier Hardcore bands ever since. Known mainly in the punk community for playing drums in Los Crudos and Charl

Standards is a record store located in Vista, CA, run by longtime Viva La Vinyl poster and general collector scum Colin Tappe.  This is an article where Colin talks about what he’s been playing at this shop this week.  Check out the shop’s faceberk here and you can read more of Colin’s insane ramblings on music on his site, My Month In Records. This Week’s Records: Insted – We’ll Make The Diff

                      THE BRUISEHEADS from the Netherlands are back with five new tracks of brickwall Oi! Not unlike five blunt kicks to your head, The Bruisheads’ latest offering is a limited edition Digipack CD called The Unstoppable Force released by their country’s own Rebellion Records. Also included on the CD are their demo tracks from 2008. If

First off, my name is Jay Tichy and I sing and play in a bunch of modern bands. I’ll be doing interviews for this site, and for a first start I hit up a long time veteran Chris Dodge to ask him some questions about his current endeavors. Jay: Chris, thanks for your time. Let’s first talk about your newest band that you’ve been singing for: To The Point. What was the goal behind starting this band? D

Standards is a record store located in Vista, CA, run by longtime Viva La Vinyl poster and general collector scum Colin Tappe.  This is an article where Colin talks about what he’s been playing at this shop this week.  Check out the shop’s faceberk here and you can read more of Colin’s insane ramblings on music on his site, My Month In Records. This week’s records: Territory – Sic Semper Tyrannis When I w

  Hi Richard, Here is the completed interview you’ve requested from Iron Lung. They are very pleased to work with you. Thank you. Martin Ken Richard: What sort of work do you guys do? What sort of jobs have you taken to support the band//label//Feeding lifestyle?   Martin Ken: Hi, I am going to be answering for Jon (JK) and Jensen (JW), otherwise known as Iron Lung. They are in Hawaii on vacation and were

Standards is a record store located in Vista, CA, run by longtime Viva La Vinyl poster and general collector scum Colin Tappe.  This is an article where Colin talks about what he’s been playing at this shop this week.  Check out the shop’s faceberk here and you can read more of Colin’s insane ramblings on music on his site, My Month In Records. CHANGE OF PLANS!  This week we’re gonna talk about Samhain &#