Sometimes you come across a record and/or a band from the past that you were completely unaware of and it is like finding buried treasure. These things often happen when someone introduces you to a record they liked and thinks […]
R.I.P. Eric Brockman of Life Sentence
Punk rock in Chicago lost another comrade on Monday as Eric Brockman, guitarist/leader of Life Sentence, passed away. Eric was a staple of the Chicago punk scene throughout the 1980’s, first in the Anti-Bodies and then forming Life Sentence. Life […]
Resistance Pro: Asylum 5/5/16
Resistance Pro Wrestling returned to their home base of Summit, IL this past Saturday with their latest event, Asylum. This was at the Spark Recreation Center which was very large and they drew a really big crowd to the event, […]
The Birthday Party – Prayers On Fire vinyl reissue
Before Nick Cave had his Bad Seeds and became an alternative rock sensation (something well-deserved I might add), he was in a band called The Birthday Party. The band actually was first known as the Boys Next Door before changing […]
Lords Of The New Church – The Method To Our Madness vinyl reissue
I am pretty sure my discovery of The Lords Of The New Church happened because they showed a video for one of their songs on MTV’s 120 Minutes and the host, Dave Kendall, said that the group featured the original guitarist […]
The Weirdos snow colored vinyl reissues
As the temperatures continue to drop here in the Midwest and the threat of snow is always looming, one snow related thing I never mind is getting some snow colored (white, before the dogs and pollution soil it) vinyl in […]