HARD STRIPES "S/T" 7" E.P. (VC003)
Out Now on the VINYL CONFLICT LABEL!
The third release on the VINYL CONFLICT Record Label is out now! We've got the debut 7" EP from RVA's Hard Stripes
in our hands and ready to go. Hard Stripes have been kicking around for
a few years now, and after teasing us with a couple of demos we are
stoked to finally be releasing their debut 7". Five tracks of some
tough as nails no bullshit hardcore, check out the track we have posted
up on the Grave Mistake Bandcamp Page.
We've got some limited WHITE VINYL
available for mailorder, and if you happen to find yourself in the
Richmond area, stop on by Vinyl Conflict Record Store and grab a copy
(they have white vinyl as well). As you may have heard, myself and
Vinyl Conflict shop owner Bobby Egger restarted the VC record label this
year to give you a taste of what's been going on in Richmond, VA
recently. For most of the label's releases, we will be introducing you
to some of our favorite active hardcore and punk bands (or inactive,
cough cough DEVIL'S HAND) that have been keeping this city interesting
over the past few years. We have some cool stuff lined up for 2014, and
hopefully we will be able to bring you some releases from some newer
bands as well as household RVA names as well.
If you ever find yourself in town (possibly on December 7th
for COKE BUST, UNHOLY THOUGHTS, MERCENARY, BARGE, and PROTESTER at
Strange Matter) do yourself a favor and swing by Vinyl Conflict at 324
South Pine Street. Bobby has free candy on the counter ... he might try
to talk to you though so just nod your head and smile. They also sell
lots of records, tapes, shirts (both sleeved and desleeved), patches,
pins, and other cool stuff that punk kids like. But, free candy.
GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS NEWS!
Some quick news and then I'll let you get to your weekend! The new Brain F≠ "Empty
Set" LP should hopefully be out next month, we'll keep you updated as
the release date draws closer, but definitely keep an eye out for it
before the year is up.
Sadly, it's looking like the 86 Mentality and Striking Distance LPs
will be pushed to early next year. Trust me, I wanted to have them in
your hands before 2013 was up, but I can't see that happening. I ASSURE
you both will be well worth the wait, so thanks for being patient!
Night Birds played their final show of 2013 on WFMU
last weekend and you should be able to still stream the show on the FMU
website. Night Birds are taking it easy for the remainder of the year
and early 2014 while Brian becomes a father, but expect them to be out
and about once again by Spring of next year!
Big Eyes just returned from their first European tour! I
have yet to get the full scoop, but from the updates I got while the
band was on the road, things seemed to have gone pretty well. Thanks to
everyone involved in making that tour happen. Big Eyes will be heading
out on tour AGAIN at the end of this month so stay tuned for the full
info on that in the next couple of weeks!
The Coke Bust "Confined" 12" has been getting a lot of great
feedback so thanks to everyone who's checked out the record! We are
running very low on the colored vinyl however we still have a few copies
in the GM store so if you haven't grabbed one yet, do it! You can read a
couple of recent Coke Bust interviews over at NOISEY and PUNKNEWS,
and the band will also be laying low towards the end of the year before
heading out for a Brazilian tour early 2014! Also Nick and Chris have
announced the first round of bands for DAMAGED CITY FEST which will be
happening for the second year in a row next April, in good ol'
Washington DC. We will keep you updated on both of those events over the
next couple of months.
Finally, the Red Dons "Notes on the Underground" 7" has been
getting some great feedback as well, and we also have a few copies on
the limited color vinyl left in the store. The European version on Taken
By Surprise Records is also now available, so be sure to grab a copy
from Michl if that's more convenient for you!
On a final note, we've added a few distro items to the webstore
since the last update, including the CRIMINAL INSTINCT Demo 7", four
awesome reissues courtesy of UGLY POP (Cockney Rejects, The Business,
and Stiv Bators), as well as a few new releases from DEAD BEAT Records. I
also picked up a few copies of the incredible new BELGRADO LP, and
restocked on the RED DONS "A Forced Turning Point" 7". Full info is
below, so check it out and thanks for reading!!! Have a great weekend!
Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
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NEW WEBSTORE TITLES FOR 11.08.13:
BELGRADO "SIGLO XXI" LP (LA VIDA ES UN MUS)
Barcelona's Belgrado return with their second album 'Siglo XXI' and first for La Vida Es Un Mus. The 11 track album melds dark and dreamy goth and post punk with a stunning and clear production. The bass leads and drives each track into the batcave whilst the vocals yearn and ache on top. This record has a clear 80's English influence (Killing Joke, Vex, A Touch of Hysteria, Blood and Roses etc) but it also very modern day Barcelona with the reverb as important as an instrument and totally DIY. 2011's excellent self titled LP has been bettered in sound, production and song.The LP comes in a thick black and white sleeve with artwork from drummer Jonathan also including a 30x30 insert, an extra lyric sheet and a 40x55 poster.
TOTALLY SLOW "S/T" LP (SELF AWARE)
Totally Slow is a band that came out of nowhere (at least for me) and really stole Self Aware's heart. Their guitar-sound is surfy in that Descendents way, and even a little bit of Dead Kennedys? Then throw it in a Superchunk blender and lightly sauce it with early 90s Lookout! Records punk. Sorry about the cooking references, it might seem really clear that I don't know what I'm doing in the kitchen. It turns out these guys did not come out of nowhere, but instead have played in many many bands. Rights Reserved, Eagle Bravo, Manamid, and Decoration Ghost might ring a few bells?
CRIMINAL INSTINCT "DEMO" 7"
Ripping demo from Atlanta's CRIMINAL INSTINCT now on vinyl!
COCKNEY REJECTS "FLARES 'N SLIPPERS" 7" (UGLY POP)
Released on Small Wonder in 1979, this unassuming slab signalled the emergence of a new genre, kickstarting both the Rejects' career and the entire oi movement. Debuting with three tracks of quick, raw and exuberant punk rock clearly inspired by the likes of Cock Sparrer, UK Subs and Sham 69, Cockney Rejects went on to sign with EMI and write a number of all time classics, but this is where it all started. High-quality authorised reissue, taken from the masters and packaged in full colour jacket. (UP043)
BUSINESS, THE "HARRY MAY" 7" (UGLY POP)
One of the three or four all-time great oi singles, this debut 45 from the seminal skinhead band exploded out of east London in 1981, pairing up two 100% monster street punk tracks and spending three months in the UK indie charts, peaking at #13. The Business have gone on to release many genre classics since, but this will always be their finest moment, and remains essential for fans of pure punk rock. High-quality authorised reissue, taken from the masters and in the iconic original sleeve. (UP044)
STIV BATORS / DAVID QUINTON "MAKE UP YOUR MIND" 7" (UGLY POP)
Invited by Dead Boys frontman Stiv Bators to play on his upcoming solo LP in 1979, teenaged Toronto punk rock drummer David Quinton was soon in LA, recording and writing for what was to become Stiv's classic“ Disconnected” LP . One of Quinton's songs, “Make Up Your Mind”, was a highlight of the record, so when Quinton found himself recording his own solo LP a couple years later, he decided to rerecord a new version. This limited 45 backs the 1979 Bators version with the 1981 Quinton version, and puts a classic power pop punk song of that era on the 45RPM single it always deserved. Four pages of extensive liner notes and unseen photos from Quinton's personal stash, one-time-only press of 500!
STIV BATORS' DEAD BOYS "LAST STAND 1980" 7" (UGLY POP)
When erstwhile DEAD BOYS Stiv Bators and Jimmy Zero decided to give it another shot with a summer 1980 US tour, they assembled a pretty crack backing band-- George Cabaniss (Hammer Damage) on guitar, Frank Secich (Blue Ash) on bass and David Quinton (Mods, Arson) on drums-- and proceeded to take it on the road. Over thirty years later, Quinton has remastered the original excellent-quality board tapes from three of the shows to come up with incediary takes on all-time American punk rock monsters “Son Of Sam”, “Third Generation Nation” and “All This And More”. 100% authorised release with four-age insert featuring extensive liners and unseen pictures!
MODERN PETS "SORRY, THANKS" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Berlin fuck ups the MODERN PETS stab out their own little corner of cool with their newest Ritalin-rampant rager 'Sorry. Thanks'. Mixing the best elements of late-'70s/ early '80s Punk and adding their own little sparkling dash of NOW! Germany's finest unleash a dynamic album with fervent hooks,scratchy, corkscrewed guitar solos with a manic hyperactive personality that really sounds like no other band than the MODERN PETS. By taking the snot-filled humor of the Dickies, a smear of street grime from the Adverts, and a kiss of pop seduction from the Buzzcocks and Generation X; the MODERN PETS create a timeless arsenal of degenerate-mutated Punk Rock hits. Contagiously, catchy tunes from the newest heirs to the Deutstchpunk throne.
HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE "SUGAR MOUNTAIN" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Check out this Punk Rock, Snot Rocket shot straight outta the back alleys of Oakland. Total Bay Area rager featuring members of Neon Piss, Knifey Spooney and the Ringers. This things got early East Bay, Pop Punk smeared all over it. If Lookout Records were still in it's hey day, HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE would be one of those bands that Livermore would put out and people would freak the fuck out over. The riffs are tuff, the hooks are bouncy and the tunes are a lil rough around the edges, but sooooo damn good. If bands like Pinhead Gunpowder, Crimpshrine, Cringer and early Green Day mean anything to ya, HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE are swimming in that same Punk infected cesspool of awesomeness. Total banger for the wet brains.
THEE MIGHTY FEVERS "FUCK'IN GREAT RNR" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Well fuck my ears if this thing isn't great. Decending from the same depraved Japanese Garage Punk royalty as greats like Teengenerate, the Registrators and Guitar Wolf; Kobe's THEE MIGHTY FEVERS check in with one of the most impressive debuts I've heard in a long time. THEE MIGHTY FEVERS are all about ugly riffs spittin' raw, savage Punk Rock toughness and they got no qualms about shoving their ferocious, Rock N Roll fuck fest down your throat. Their music is caked in the Pagans, Dead Boys, early GG and the Ramones and the whole thing sounds like a crackling, mess of Riff N Roll supremacy. They approach each song with damn near Hardcore velocity and the end result is snarling, feedback soaked, Rock N Roll filth from a band that you can tell has done their homework. 13 punishing blasts of Garage gutted Punk Rock. Teengenerate fans need.
SHARK TOYS "S/T" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Inner city mutations reign supreme on this shambolic, scuzz-pop ripper from bowels of Los Angeles. Throbbing bass, jagged guitars, and dreary vocals anchor each tune with grimy proto punk toughness and clangy, post punk grit. And the poetry-as-lyrics vocals are smattered with splashes of Keys and a Moog that have a real rhythmic, almost mechanical, feel to them that kinda comes off a little like Devo. But don't take that as them sounding like a Wave band, because they're far from it. SHARK TOYS music is carved out of the ramshackle, pop-fused, punk of bands like the Modern Lovers and Television Personalities. Intimate and shambolic, gutter-pop, slop polished in Swell Maps, Raincoats and Gang of Four decadence. Recorded and mixed by Monty Buckles of the Lamps/Wounded Lion.
CREEPING IVIES, THE "STAY WILD" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Any band that matters has a career defining record and for Scotland's The CREEPPING IVIES, 'Stay Wild' is that record. ‘Stay Wild’ is a monumental opus of face-melting, fuzz bathed in the primal libations of Rock N Rolls past. Cut from the same treble-tattered cloth as greats like the Cramps, Gene Vincent, Thee Headcoats and The Oblivians; The CREEPING IVIES seamlessly mesh stripped down 50's Rock N Roll, Swampy Blues, R&B and raw, unbridled Garage Punk into their own depraved, cauldron of Riff N Roll supremacy. With torn-toms, shredded guitars, and hauntingly carnal Blues howled vox, The CREEPING IVIES dish out a primitive dose of mutated Rock N Roll that works. Cathartic, hot-wired, fuzz heavy filth from this feisty, ferocious two-some. Cover Art by Idonmine.
RESTOCKS
CRAZY SPIRIT - I'M DEAD 7"
DEAD MEAT - DEMO 1984 7"
HOAX - S/T (THIRD) 7"
RED DONS - A FORCED TURNING POINT 7"
BRAIN TUMORS - S/T LP
Barcelona's Belgrado return with their second album 'Siglo XXI' and first for La Vida Es Un Mus. The 11 track album melds dark and dreamy goth and post punk with a stunning and clear production. The bass leads and drives each track into the batcave whilst the vocals yearn and ache on top. This record has a clear 80's English influence (Killing Joke, Vex, A Touch of Hysteria, Blood and Roses etc) but it also very modern day Barcelona with the reverb as important as an instrument and totally DIY. 2011's excellent self titled LP has been bettered in sound, production and song.The LP comes in a thick black and white sleeve with artwork from drummer Jonathan also including a 30x30 insert, an extra lyric sheet and a 40x55 poster.
TOTALLY SLOW "S/T" LP (SELF AWARE)
Totally Slow is a band that came out of nowhere (at least for me) and really stole Self Aware's heart. Their guitar-sound is surfy in that Descendents way, and even a little bit of Dead Kennedys? Then throw it in a Superchunk blender and lightly sauce it with early 90s Lookout! Records punk. Sorry about the cooking references, it might seem really clear that I don't know what I'm doing in the kitchen. It turns out these guys did not come out of nowhere, but instead have played in many many bands. Rights Reserved, Eagle Bravo, Manamid, and Decoration Ghost might ring a few bells?
CRIMINAL INSTINCT "DEMO" 7"
Ripping demo from Atlanta's CRIMINAL INSTINCT now on vinyl!
COCKNEY REJECTS "FLARES 'N SLIPPERS" 7" (UGLY POP)
Released on Small Wonder in 1979, this unassuming slab signalled the emergence of a new genre, kickstarting both the Rejects' career and the entire oi movement. Debuting with three tracks of quick, raw and exuberant punk rock clearly inspired by the likes of Cock Sparrer, UK Subs and Sham 69, Cockney Rejects went on to sign with EMI and write a number of all time classics, but this is where it all started. High-quality authorised reissue, taken from the masters and packaged in full colour jacket. (UP043)
BUSINESS, THE "HARRY MAY" 7" (UGLY POP)
One of the three or four all-time great oi singles, this debut 45 from the seminal skinhead band exploded out of east London in 1981, pairing up two 100% monster street punk tracks and spending three months in the UK indie charts, peaking at #13. The Business have gone on to release many genre classics since, but this will always be their finest moment, and remains essential for fans of pure punk rock. High-quality authorised reissue, taken from the masters and in the iconic original sleeve. (UP044)
STIV BATORS / DAVID QUINTON "MAKE UP YOUR MIND" 7" (UGLY POP)
Invited by Dead Boys frontman Stiv Bators to play on his upcoming solo LP in 1979, teenaged Toronto punk rock drummer David Quinton was soon in LA, recording and writing for what was to become Stiv's classic“ Disconnected” LP . One of Quinton's songs, “Make Up Your Mind”, was a highlight of the record, so when Quinton found himself recording his own solo LP a couple years later, he decided to rerecord a new version. This limited 45 backs the 1979 Bators version with the 1981 Quinton version, and puts a classic power pop punk song of that era on the 45RPM single it always deserved. Four pages of extensive liner notes and unseen photos from Quinton's personal stash, one-time-only press of 500!
STIV BATORS' DEAD BOYS "LAST STAND 1980" 7" (UGLY POP)
When erstwhile DEAD BOYS Stiv Bators and Jimmy Zero decided to give it another shot with a summer 1980 US tour, they assembled a pretty crack backing band-- George Cabaniss (Hammer Damage) on guitar, Frank Secich (Blue Ash) on bass and David Quinton (Mods, Arson) on drums-- and proceeded to take it on the road. Over thirty years later, Quinton has remastered the original excellent-quality board tapes from three of the shows to come up with incediary takes on all-time American punk rock monsters “Son Of Sam”, “Third Generation Nation” and “All This And More”. 100% authorised release with four-age insert featuring extensive liners and unseen pictures!
MODERN PETS "SORRY, THANKS" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Berlin fuck ups the MODERN PETS stab out their own little corner of cool with their newest Ritalin-rampant rager 'Sorry. Thanks'. Mixing the best elements of late-'70s/ early '80s Punk and adding their own little sparkling dash of NOW! Germany's finest unleash a dynamic album with fervent hooks,scratchy, corkscrewed guitar solos with a manic hyperactive personality that really sounds like no other band than the MODERN PETS. By taking the snot-filled humor of the Dickies, a smear of street grime from the Adverts, and a kiss of pop seduction from the Buzzcocks and Generation X; the MODERN PETS create a timeless arsenal of degenerate-mutated Punk Rock hits. Contagiously, catchy tunes from the newest heirs to the Deutstchpunk throne.
HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE "SUGAR MOUNTAIN" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Check out this Punk Rock, Snot Rocket shot straight outta the back alleys of Oakland. Total Bay Area rager featuring members of Neon Piss, Knifey Spooney and the Ringers. This things got early East Bay, Pop Punk smeared all over it. If Lookout Records were still in it's hey day, HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE would be one of those bands that Livermore would put out and people would freak the fuck out over. The riffs are tuff, the hooks are bouncy and the tunes are a lil rough around the edges, but sooooo damn good. If bands like Pinhead Gunpowder, Crimpshrine, Cringer and early Green Day mean anything to ya, HUFF STUFF MAGAZINE are swimming in that same Punk infected cesspool of awesomeness. Total banger for the wet brains.
THEE MIGHTY FEVERS "FUCK'IN GREAT RNR" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Well fuck my ears if this thing isn't great. Decending from the same depraved Japanese Garage Punk royalty as greats like Teengenerate, the Registrators and Guitar Wolf; Kobe's THEE MIGHTY FEVERS check in with one of the most impressive debuts I've heard in a long time. THEE MIGHTY FEVERS are all about ugly riffs spittin' raw, savage Punk Rock toughness and they got no qualms about shoving their ferocious, Rock N Roll fuck fest down your throat. Their music is caked in the Pagans, Dead Boys, early GG and the Ramones and the whole thing sounds like a crackling, mess of Riff N Roll supremacy. They approach each song with damn near Hardcore velocity and the end result is snarling, feedback soaked, Rock N Roll filth from a band that you can tell has done their homework. 13 punishing blasts of Garage gutted Punk Rock. Teengenerate fans need.
SHARK TOYS "S/T" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Inner city mutations reign supreme on this shambolic, scuzz-pop ripper from bowels of Los Angeles. Throbbing bass, jagged guitars, and dreary vocals anchor each tune with grimy proto punk toughness and clangy, post punk grit. And the poetry-as-lyrics vocals are smattered with splashes of Keys and a Moog that have a real rhythmic, almost mechanical, feel to them that kinda comes off a little like Devo. But don't take that as them sounding like a Wave band, because they're far from it. SHARK TOYS music is carved out of the ramshackle, pop-fused, punk of bands like the Modern Lovers and Television Personalities. Intimate and shambolic, gutter-pop, slop polished in Swell Maps, Raincoats and Gang of Four decadence. Recorded and mixed by Monty Buckles of the Lamps/Wounded Lion.
CREEPING IVIES, THE "STAY WILD" LP (DEAD BEAT)
Any band that matters has a career defining record and for Scotland's The CREEPPING IVIES, 'Stay Wild' is that record. ‘Stay Wild’ is a monumental opus of face-melting, fuzz bathed in the primal libations of Rock N Rolls past. Cut from the same treble-tattered cloth as greats like the Cramps, Gene Vincent, Thee Headcoats and The Oblivians; The CREEPING IVIES seamlessly mesh stripped down 50's Rock N Roll, Swampy Blues, R&B and raw, unbridled Garage Punk into their own depraved, cauldron of Riff N Roll supremacy. With torn-toms, shredded guitars, and hauntingly carnal Blues howled vox, The CREEPING IVIES dish out a primitive dose of mutated Rock N Roll that works. Cathartic, hot-wired, fuzz heavy filth from this feisty, ferocious two-some. Cover Art by Idonmine.
RESTOCKS
CRAZY SPIRIT - I'M DEAD 7"
DEAD MEAT - DEMO 1984 7"
HOAX - S/T (THIRD) 7"
RED DONS - A FORCED TURNING POINT 7"
BRAIN TUMORS - S/T LP
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