Friday Hardcore

Hey! The B-Side of the We Got Party comp. (Finally!)



7 Seconds
Wasted Life Ain't No Crime

A skeno classic.

Jack Shit
Follow The Leader

A 7 Seconds offshoot (Steve Youth/Troy?...), with a kickass tune.

HEY, A bonus song!

Somehow forgot this clasic thrash tune from the A Side.

The Vacant
Caught By The Mafia

How could you not like a 19 second song called Caught By The Mafia?

All from
We Got Power, Party Or Go Home compilation LP
Mystic 1983

Fuck it, too much wine tonight...happy holidays!

Hey, maybe I'm just tired?

After a six day work week, this tune seemed, somewhat appropriate.



Mr. Lif
Live From The Plantation
I Phantom CD (buy)
Definitive Jux 2002

"The purpose of our life is just to serve the economy
They misinform our minds to paint a picture of harmony
But if you listen then you know that shit's out of tune
Cuz the function of our life is just to work and consume"

Endnote
1. Watch the video here.

(late) Friday Hardcore

Mystic Records. A label hated by countless bands. Records covetingly preserved by fans of early 80s US (mostly Southern Californian) hardcore. Nardcore! The Super 7 series! Endless samplers! Anything to fatten up owner Doug Moody's wallet?

Questionable business practices aside, Mystic did put out some rad records. RKL, Ill Repute, Battalion Of Saints, the Nardcore comp, the Doggy Style 7"...anyone remember "Donut Shop Rock"?

Mystic had this thing for compilations: it almost seems like that half of their discography was made up of records collecting no-fi, two chord hardcore from various scenes. My favorite being, the We Got Power, Party Or Go Home LP.



Compiled by Dave Markey (Sin 34/1991: The Year Punk Broke) from We Got Power! Fanzine. Some of the best tunes from the side A. The flipside will come next week.

Ill Repute
Count The Odds

Hailing from Oxnard, California: Nardcore. The What Happens Next 12" is a classic. Pick it up, if you can.

Putrid Girls
1 2 3 4

Who are these people? Do they have anything else out? Fucking ace!

Rebel Truth
Monkey's Paw

Outta Sacramento. Great melodic, political hardcore. Check the discography CD out on Grand Theft Audio.

Willful Neglect
E. M. S. & D.

Eat My Shit & Die. Great HC from Minnesota. More info here.

All from
We Got Power, Party Or Go Home compilation LP
Mystic 1983

Other great bands on side a: The Authorities, The Nip Drivers, White Flag, White Cross, Fuck Ups, The Vacant, Adrenalin O.D., Big Boys + Sin 34. More info on the comp.

Endnotes
1. "Read the mag that made the compilation famous" here.
2. One day, Mystic will get around to finishing their site.

Ship out on the sea...Happy place to be!

King Kong
Dirty City Rainy Day
Funny Farm CD (buy)
Drag City 1993

Indie/B-52's/Calvin Johnson/caveman rock. And yeah, with a (funk) edge. Without doubt, the most retarded band with ex-Slint personal.

Endnotes
1. King Kong, the web site.
2. Saw a !!! offshoot band, Free Blood, the other night. They pretty much sucked. A karaoke party gone bad. Equipment failure, shit like that. Didn't help that Melt Banana was opening. It was sorta funny, though...they knew they sucked, thanked the crowd for their politeness and waited/wanted the heckling to start. "Where are the hecklers?!!!"