A D.C. Punk Revolution Under President Trump?
To punks on the left side of the political spectrum, Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House offers at least one,…
Tag: Hardcore
D.C.’s Bad Brains Among Nominees For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class Of 2017
One of D.C.’s seminal punk bands, Bad Brains, is among the 19 nominees for the class of 2017 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Citing its “unique mix of breakneck-paced hardcore punk and dubby reggae,” the Hall included the band Tuesday on a list that also proposes Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction and Depeche Mode among first-time nominees.
‘This Was My Night’: A Document Of Latter-Day D.C. Punk, Strictly For The Fans
D.C. hardcore hit peak nostalgia years ago and just kept going. The endless supply of documentary films, books, curated art…
D.C. Hardcore Is Funny, Or At Least The Hard Times Thinks So
Any dead-serious subculture becomes ripe for satire at some point, and if the success of The Hard Times is any…
Wife Of Ailing Bad Brains Frontman H.R.: ‘He’s Constantly In Pain’
A new fundraising campaign has been launched to help H.R., the former leader of iconic D.C. punk band Bad Brains. According…
The Latest On D.C. Hardcore Fest Damaged City
Homegrown punk and hardcore festival Damaged City announced a few key updates to its 2016 schedule today. Returning for its…
Red Hare Pays Tribute To Lungfish And Classic D.C. Hardcore On A New 7-Inch
Rising from the ashes of Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown, Red Hare keeps the flames of D.C. hardcore burning. The band made…
D.C. Punk Fest Damaged City Returns In 2016, And It’s Going To Be Huge
Since it first detonated in 2013, Damaged City Fest has become the East Coast’s Lollapalooza of punk and hardcore — and…
Viking’s Choice: Two Inch Astronaut, ‘Good Behavior’
The D.C. post-hardcore band explores its sonic lineage, but sounds as unpredictable and polished (and poppy!) as ever on its forthcoming third album, Personal Life.
Listen: Youth Brigade Gripes About Late D.C. Club The Bayou
This post has been updated with the song’s lyrics. Back in the toddler years of D.C.’s hardcore scene, Georgetown venue the…
Counterculture Photographer Glen E. Friedman: ‘I’m Trying To Wake People Up’
Glen E. Friedman doesn’t have a smartphone. He doesn’t like to give out his number. And he’s relentlessly protective of…
Six Pics: Screaming Females, Priests, Pure Disgust And More At U+NFest 4
Scenes from the U+Nfest Oct. 2 to 3 at Ottobar in Baltimore. All images by Cassandra Mullinix.
‘Strawberry Dreams’ Is A New Feminist Punk Zine Out Of D.C.
When Paula Martinez and John Scharbach first told Farrah Skeiky about Strawberry Dreams — their idea for a free zine…
‘Crate Digger’: An Entertaining Memoir From A Guy Addicted To Punk Records
At one point in Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Records, a memoir of life as a punk-rock record junkie,…
The Cost Of Independence: Economics And Labor In DIY Music
The final installment in a series by punk musician David Combs, formerly Spoonboy, about issues facing DIY musicians. Read Part…
After 10 Years, D.C. Punk Book ‘Banned In DC’ Is Coming Back Into Print
Right up there with Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins’ Dance Of Days, Banned In DC is one of the most vivid documents of…
This D.C. Hardcore Compilation Could Be The New ‘Flex Your Head’
When I was 17, I bought the legendary Dischord compilation Flex Your Head. Being obsessed with D.C. hardcore in my late…
Come To A Screening of ‘Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)’
The documentary traces the rise of the hardcore punk scene in the nation’s capital, and all the DIY energy, rage and creativity that came with it.
Rob Watson Of Pure Disgust: ‘I Couldn’t Care Less What White People Think Of My Lyrics’
The last two years have felt like a renaissance for D.C.’s once-legendary hardcore scene. Bands like Protester, Red Death and…
Viking’s Choice: Red Death, ‘Strategic Mass Delirium’
One of the pit leaders of today’s stellar D.C. hardcore scene is Red Death, a band that more than lives up to its name.