I got word Sunday night from Itchy's former band mate Dustin Aller that the infamous front man and founder of Shock Therapy has passed away. He was found in a field in Detroit. He was 45 years old .
Posted by Cuda on Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:25 am ( Reads: 41 )(Read More... Site News | 5118 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
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Tour Dates: Glam Punks- Trash Brats Reunite in Detroit
Re-Union shows seem to plentiful these days. If you're a new fan to bands you didn't get to see previously, what a way to catch a glimpse of the past and witness greatness. One of Detroit's greatest musical attractions of the 80 and 90's is finally getting up onstage again and it will certainly be a packed house of fans new and old.
Posted by Cuda on Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:03 am ( Reads: 27 )(Read More... Tour Dates | 3026 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
When at an invite party, is it considered a show debut? Well either way, this was the first display of Bloody Mess and the New Disease in the spotlight, in a non-impromptu, "band mates there: check, instruments available: check" sort of way. Most reading this have heard the infamous tales of Bloody Mess and his notorious antics while fronting various bands (25 years of rock n roll kiddies, lots of time and lots of stories)... But when it is all broken down to the actual music, Bloody's reputation may precede the the actual talent and passion that is the real Bloody Mess.
Posted by Cuda on Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:15 pm ( Reads: 30 )(Read More... Live Show Review | 2084 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
In light of recent political accusations of President-Elect Barack Obama being a Socialist, I thought I would throw my proverbial two cents into the ring.
Posted by Cuda on Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:11 pm ( Reads: 47 )(Read More... SkatepunkNC | 2207 bytes more | 2 comments | Score: 5)
"Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us."
--P.J. O'Rouke
Posted by Cuda on Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:42 am ( Reads: 75 )(Read More... Radical Write with Bhoff Detroit | 2724 bytes more | comments? | Score: 4)
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Live Show Review: The State/Nightbringer/AsGoodAsDead/Full Scale Panic/Manute Bol
The Longhorn Saloon is even closer to my house than many other Toledo venues, so a punk show here was pretty cool. I hear from a number of Toledo scene vets that the Longhorn used to hold punk shows there often a few years back. Hopefully the good sized crowd this show drew will be a start for doing them again.
Posted by Cuda on Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:10 am ( Reads: 88 )(Read More... Live Show Review | 9981 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
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Interviews: Interview with Squirrel from The Cavity Creeps
The songs that stick with you all your life, the ones you jam the most in your car,when you're fixing the sink, or bumping uglies to are done by the bands you have a connection with. Any number of things can connect you with that band, emotions, admiration, respect, or just raw talent.The relative short time that The Cavity Creeps have been around they have developed not just fans, but connections, and relationships with those they have played for and with. The Cavity Creeps play punk/OI music with a twist.
Posted by Cuda on Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:03 pm ( Reads: 82 )(Read More... Interviews | 13030 bytes more | 1 comment | Score: 0)
Back in the days of my youth, as young mohawked punk rocker, there were a few metal bands that nobody gave you any crap if you liked..
Venom was high on that list.
Posted by Cuda on Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:37 am ( Reads: 99 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 777 bytes more | 3 comments | Score: 5)
So, the band that has inspired thousands of would be shredders for the better part of the last twenty years to early cases of carpel tunnel syndrome is back! That's right, the one and only Metallica. Love them or hate them no one can deny the influence they have had on metal, punk, rock n roll and even to some extent top 40. Know this - I've been a fan of this band since hearing the opening riffs of the Four Horsemen off Kill em All., and their interviews in the early days turned me on to bands like Killing Joke which led me deeper into the underground music that even my buddies though was out there. That being said I think I've earned the right to review a Metallica CD.
Posted by Cuda on Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:11 am ( Reads: 105 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 4278 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
Buffalo has definitely produced some of the finer acts in music to date, such as Every Time I Die, It Dies Today, Cannibal Corpse, the Goo Goo Dolls, Snapcase and to a somewhat lesser extent, Rick James. The scene in Buffalo never seems to fade as quality acts get their name in lights night after night
The next one? Adeliah. Now, don’t try to pronounce it, it might aggravate you. Regardless, it is safe to say, their jams are surely tasty.
Posted by Cuda on Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:15 am ( Reads: 105 )(Read More... Buffalo Scene | 2032 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right." ~H.L. Mencken, 1956
The idea of the "lesser of two evils" easily the stupidest rationale for voting…no exceptions.
Posted by Cuda on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:12 pm ( Reads: 133 )(Read More... Radical Write with Bhoff Detroit | 3904 bytes more | comments? | Score: 5)
Nearly every song on this well-produced cd from Indiana deals with sexual themes. Not really in a crude way, like say, GG Allin, but in a humorous way. One could make the assumption that this cat gets lucky quite a bit, or never at all.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:23 am ( Reads: 139 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 1113 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
I was at a Peoria house party recently & hung out with the Cracks. They gave me this cd. 3 songs of pure punk rock joy! Guitarist Phil Knowles writes some genius lyrics & for some odd reason, parts of this cd remind me of a sort of M.D.C. style of writing.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:19 am ( Reads: 127 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 943 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
This 3-piece band is currently looking for a new drummer, since their guy Brad moved out of state. (What a great drummer, too) A great live hardcore/punk band from Peoria. This cd has 9 little ditties to make you twitch.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:17 am ( Reads: 130 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 884 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
9 songs from my favorite Detroit punk rock band. Too bad there aren't more photos of singer Colleen Caffeine included in this package. There are 2 very nice pics of her though, and also photos of guitarist Killer Kieth, bassist Joe, and drummer Bob Champe.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:14 am ( Reads: 121 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 1615 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
Reviewing Idiom is like reviewing an acid trip. There's so much going on here. So much sensory stimulation and audio orgasm insanity. These two cd's have a combined total of 43 songs, each unique and quite original.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:11 am ( Reads: 119 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 999 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
This is a different sort of band from the Galesburg, Illinois area. One minute they're melodic & mellow, with the singer actually singing. Then, all of a sudden they're heavy as fuck, delivering the screams, intensity & chaos. They sound like they'd be a good "live" act.
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:09 am ( Reads: 154 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 979 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
It was hard to listen to or review this at first, with it being on cassette tape and me not having a cassette player. But then I found one! (Better late than never)
Posted by Cuda on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:06 am ( Reads: 133 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 1079 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
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CD Reviews: CD-Review-The Imp Villains- 3 song demo 2008
The Imp Villains from just south of Detroit are not old enough to have reached their creative and musical peaks yet, but you can hear the desperation and anger for a world that the really probably has not truly fukked them over yet. This kind of abrasiveness at such young ages is a sign of good things to come.
Posted by Cuda on Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:55 pm ( Reads: 133 )(Read More... CD Reviews | 2089 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
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Interviews: Ashers! A New Band with a Familiar Face
The Unseen have long been a namesake in the Punk scene. Now from the ashes comes a new band lead by singer Mark Unseen called appropriately, Ashers. With a new CD in tow, Ashers recently set out on an east coast tour, only to be sidelined by the barrage of hurricanes crashing the coast and the party. The original plan was a review of a local Florida performance. Since that became impossible, Mark was kind enough to give an interview.
Posted by Cuda on Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:17 am ( Reads: 143 )(Read More... Interviews | 3602 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
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Florida Scene: Trains Followed Us ~ Fresh Tracks for a Worn Out World
Very few times in one’s life do they have “firsts”. My first “first” was watching Cecil Fielder hit the very first home run out of the brand new Comisky Park in Chicago. My second “first” was watching Jacksonville, Florida’s Trains Followed Us play their first show. The second “first” is a much better memory.
Posted by Cuda on Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:02 am ( Reads: 169 )(Read More... Florida Scene | 7012 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0)
