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There might be more than one band called Brainpan out there, but we’re concerned with the one from D.C. that describes itself as playing “grind-influenced hardcore.” The band’s new album, Turn Continue reading Brainpan “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead”: the debut album
A new book by Tony Rettman called STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History is out now on softcover on Bazillian Points. It’s got a foreword by CIV from Gorilla Biscuits and Continue reading “STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History” out now
Most of the songs on Bombs Not Ballots are under the two-minute mark. While Might Makes Right describes itself as thrash/powerviolence, to D.U.‘s ears, the band mixes some grind and Continue reading Might Makes Right “Bombs Not Ballots” out now
“Smooshing melodic stuff against abrasive stuff”—that’s how Matthew Michel described a typical song section of his old band Majority Rule. That formula, the band’s passionate live shows, and its lyrics earned Continue reading Majority Rule on their reunion: interview
A new crusty, d-beaty band has emerged in Baltimore, MD named Krauthammer. The singer is known in the local underground punk/HC/grind scene as a show organizer, but not as a Continue reading Krauthammer live in Baltimore: video
Kaiju Daisenso continues to hold D.U.’s attention on the strength of the latest release, the Radiation Scars CD EP. It’s a consistent follow-up to the band’s 7” we wrote about before: Continue reading Kaiju Daisenso: Radiation Scars review
D.U. last spoke to City of Caterpillar back in 2003 before the band broke up. Since that time, the Virginia band’s reputation as a groundbreaking emo/hardcore/whatever-it-is band has grown. In Continue reading City of Caterpillar interview on their reunion
The writer/director of Salad Days, the great “Decade of Punk in Washington DC” documentary, has a new project. Scott Crawford has a sort of companion book coming out called Spoke, Continue reading “Spoke”: new book on D.C. punk
The punks behind Damaged City Fest have announced the first rack of bands for the fifth of their annual event, which will take place April 6-9, 2017, in Washington DC Continue reading Damaged City Fest is coming back to DC
We’ve got no problem writing about Musket Hawk, that dirty, earthy, hardcoreish band from Baltimore, nor are we the only ones. Decibel has premiered a track from the band’s forthcoming album Continue reading Musket Hawk desolates with new album