BANDS
GIRLS AGAINST BOYS New York's finest Noise-Rock outfit.
FOETUS Jim Thirwell's website (a.k.a. Foetus, Wiseblood, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia etcetera !)
SONIC YOUTH Started in 81 and still going strong. Another one of NYC's finest.
TRANS AM The progressive, electro post-rock trio from Washington DC.
BARRY ADAMSON Composer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist and KIng of Cool.
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY Excellent hardcore band fronted by Vic Bondi/ex Articles of Faith.
CASINO BURN Casino Burn's Myspace page (Myspace ? Nospace ? Don't believe the hype !)
JOHN HOLMES The now sadly disbanded Leeds hardcore band once known for serving up a brutal slice of hardcore rock action for the over thirties !
COUCH The German elctronica band's Myspace page.
THE CRAVATS The highly original 1980's punk/jazz/experimental band, who after many years of silence are back with some new material.
16 Damn it, these guys kick like a mule on crack. Thankfully back in action. "On the floor, face down, wide awake" . Indeed.
THE DIRTBOMBS Home of the ultra-cool Detroit Garage Rock n Roll band.
RITES OF SPRING Myspace tribute page to the classic DC band, the first and best "Emo" band.
TOOL OF THE MAN Tool of the Man's Myspace page.
LABELS
1000+1 TILT Long standing Greek label, run in the true spirit of D.I.Y. mainly releasing stuff by experimental/soundscape artists.
MANDARANGAN RECORDINGS Chicago based label, huge catalogue of releases (experimental, noise, electronica, industrial). Another champion of the D.I.Y. scene, cool stuff.
TOUCH AND GO RECORDS Probably one of the best labels ever. Responsible for releases by Girls Against Boys, Big Black, The Jesus Lizard, Shellac, you know the rest.
DISCHORD RECORDS Bit of a household name in the punk world, great label, great ethos and it's released some fine music by the good people of Washington DC over the years. Cheap prices too.
RESOURCES
D.I.Y. SEARCH Excellent site for all things D.I.Y. : Arts, music, labels, zines, publishing, web resources and more. Hundreds of links, well worth checking out.
GARAGEBAND Register your band, create your own page, upload your music, get it reviewed and find out if you suck or not ! Be warned, the place is crawling with would-be "Rolling Stone/Mojo" journalists types talking some quality bullshit.
CHRIS SCOTT-TATTOOIST Chris co-owns Custom Tattoo studio in Leeds, the place where I go to get inked. Quality work every time, highly recommended.
FRANK KOZIK The graphic artist responsible for some of the best gig posters ever and "Mans Ruin" records. Now designs vinyl toys amongst other things.
ELECTRICAL AUDIO Steve Albini's Chicago based recording studio. He's come along way since the days of borrowing a 4-track for a case of booze.
BOOK YOUR OWN FUCKING LIFE Long running and well established resources site. Lists everything from bands, labels, promoters/venues, distribution, to radio stations, websites, zines etc. Mainly dealing with punk/hardcore related stuff, but does include other genres too. A very useful site with a great name !
BETTIE PAGE Website of the "Notorious Bettie Page". Pin up girl, fetish model and cult icon extraordinaire. Miss Page we salute you !
THE VENTURE BROS Probably the best adult cartoon ever.
SCORE, BABY ! Excellent site dedicated to cult soundtracks from the 60's, 70's and beyond !
GLEN E. FRIEDMAN Photographer responsible for some iconic pictures documenting the Hardcore Punk, Hip Hop and Skateboarding scene for nearly 30 year.
LOOPERMAN Free samples, loops, tutorials and pro-audio resources, cool site.
