Song Of The Week!

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, you lucky bastards get two songs of the week! Not only that, but they come from two of the greatest punk bands to ever walk the earth. First off, it's Dead Kennedys with "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". With a name like that, the song really speaks for itself, but Jello Biafra's lyrics are worth checking out too, if you couldn't catch them from the song. The video is from the Kennedys lost session tapes,  but there are also a few live vids on Youtube worth checking out. Lyrics

The next one is a song about a having a PMA, or positive mental attitude. It's called "Attitude" and it comes from  a band that was living proof that punk is in the heart and the head, not in the skin. They are Bad Brains of course, from good old Washington D.C. The video is live footage from 1979, when punk was merely a thorn in the ass of the establishment. Lyrics

Coming up in the future: Review of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Hometown Throwdown, and also keep an eye out for some new music reviews.

Song Of The Week!

This week's song of the week comes with two videos! Bonus!

The song is "Put Down Your Weapons" by The Black Pacific, a band formed by ex-Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg. The first video is not really a video, just a recording of the song with the album cover as a backdrop. For those of us who are visual learners, there is a second video which is an acoustic version is played by Lindberg. Also in that video is an acoustic version of another song off the band's recent album.

In the wake of the recent killings in Arizona, this song is probably more timely than the group ever could have imagined. The song speaks to the important issue of how hateful and violent speech can lead to hateful and violent acts, especially in a country where firearms are so readily available. Lyrics

Song of The Week!

Hey folks, sorry for neglecting ya last week but I'm sure everyone was too deep in their consumerism-induced coma to notice! Anyway, as an apology I'm bringin' out a ripper of a Song of The Week in "Wanderlust" by Buffalo metalcore fiends Every Time I Die. I'm pretty sure the song is about how frickin' scary it is when you open a door and a big bearded lumberjack is shredding on guitar in there. Could be wrong, but watch the video and you'll see what I mean.

In other news, my application for a radio show was sadly rejected. This means I will likely be serving another term as a lowly intern, I will keep you posted as to what show I am appearing on. 

Before I go, let me just say to keep an eye out for a couple new entries in the week ahead, reviews of the Hometown Throwdown and also some wintery albums are imminent.