New Heart – Feel the Change (Blood & Ink)
I’m not straight edge, have never had the edge and almost certainly never will. But I love, and have always loved, xSxEx Hardcore and while I don’t adhere to the philosophy, I can and do…
Straight Edge
Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History – Tony Rettman (Bazillion Points)
First things first, I’m not Straight Edge. Never have been and almost certainly never will be. But, for the last three decades I’ve had an ongoing love affair (in purely musical sense of course) with…
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X Devour X – Defiant Until the End (Ugly & Proud)
Lace up your Reebok Hi-Tops, pull on your Champion shorts, crack open the marker pens , X yourself up and hit the pit like you own that shit. Make it your own and ensure that…
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Uniform Choice – Screaming For Change (Reissue) (Southern Lord)
Few bands dare dream that they’ll ever make the same kind of impact as Uniform Choice did in their relatively short existence, and even fewer actually mange to attain the same sort of mythological status…
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True Love – Heaven’s Too Good For Us (Bridge Nine)
Hardcore walked out of my life some ten years ago and slammed the door shut in my face. Whatever, I didn’t miss the fickle bitch! I didn’t even care who it went and hung around…
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Mindset – Nothing Less EP (React!)
Talk about arriving late to the party – this is the first time I get to check out Baltimore-based Mindset, and it is their farewell release and they played their last ever UK show just…
