3000 Miles

I've been listening to alot of Vancouver/Seattle hardcore lately. It seems to produce some of the most unique and innovative hardcore bands around. I would say Go It Alone, Blue Monday, Champion, Sinking Ships, and Shook Ones are my personal favorites from that area. Although recently i stumbled across a few others bands that i really enjoyed from that area, Get The Most, In Stride, and especially Legit. If you have any time you should take it and go Check some of these bands out at www.legitimatebros.com . Especially Legit i'm really impressed by them

Inspiring

I thought i'd post some lyrics from one of my favorite bands (champion) this song hits you where it counts. seriously just read it and take what you will from it. It's nothing complicated, it's just telling the straight forward truth.

Miles To Go

When I fall I get right back up again and I walk it off
Because life's much too short to be held back by my mistakes
And when I struggle I try my best to find the lessons learned
They get me through and help me give my best
You're running from your problems and getting nowhere,
But you can't forget your dreams
You'll never reach the goals you've set
Unless you try to take the risk Can you take the chance?
You watched all your efforts get wiped away
And washed out with the tide
Don't let it kill the hope you feel inside
Let's get it straight you need to get back up and try again
Because sometimes the only path to take Is the hardest one to walk
Last shot at our mistakes, the time is now to set them straight
With miles to go will you take the risk?
The choice is yours, are you willing to take the chance?
With miles left to go, will you take the risk?
Because the only path to take is the hardest one to walk.

The Corporation

Is insanely evil. It's also a book made in a documentary that's extremely thought provoking. I get chills when i watch parts of it. The part when they show the revolution that took place in Bolivia over clean water. Watching that gave me hope that the people really do have the power. All we have to do is recognize the power is in our hands and make things right. It's a long road, but a neccesary one if humanity is to survive.

Go watch "The Corporation" or better yet go read the book then watch the movie multiple times. If you haven't been moved by the knowledge you've gained by doing this then i don't know what to say. It's just that crucial.

I have nothing to talk about but music......

Blue Monday broke up. Sad news. I never got to see them live and i was hoping one day the would play Toronto. They put on an awesome show, or so i've heard. Theres a real lack of positive hardcore in Toronto, hopefully some people see that void and fill it with the second coming of GB or something like that. Although it's highly unlikely that will ever happen, on any place on earth.

Lifetime is recording at some point in the near future. Im extremely interested in hearing the new stuff considering they haven't really recorded anything since '97. It'll be good, Dan Yemin will have his hands all over it so it has to be good. Speaking of that dude, i've been listening to Kid Dynamites' Shorter, Faster, Louder alot lately, its phenominal, it really is one of the best hardcore punk albums of all time.

I'm also reading a book right now called " In The Name of Democracy." It's about various war crimes commited by the U.S, it mostly deals with Iraq. It gives an interesting perspective, more rational than alot of other books that deal with that topic.

I wonder if anyone who reads this has the slightest clue as to what i'm talking about......

RAGE!!!

This is what i look like when i rage at a Comeback Kid show.
Check it.
I'm the kid in the grey shirt.

look closely....




adjusting earplug...

Redemption

I figured since i ranted about some of those kids at the show last saturday and how im dissolusioned with the mindset of some of the younger kids at shows i would write a blog on how im not at all out of touch with the music. There have been alot of hardcore and punk albums that have been released in the last few years that are amazing and should re-assure anyone like me that this music will never die. To name a few of these albums:



















Those are just some of the albums that have impacted me in the past few years. Theres quite a few more, thats why i know this music will never die, despite what people make it into it will always be sincere and it will always be special and have a spot in the hearts of alot of people.

Comeback Kid/This Is Hell/Iginite/First Blood

It was a good show, especially comeback kid, andrew did an amzing job with the vocals. which didnt surpirse me since hes so good with figure four. his vocals are different with comeback kid though, i think i like them better. This is Hell put on an amazing set, i was impressed, i had never seen them before saturday night and i'll definately see them next time they play toronto, i need to get more familiar with their stuff first. Ignite was awesome to, but it was unfortunate they didnt get a good reaction, aside from like 20 people, i'll get to that later. First Blood was ok, they were good if the only thing you like is throwing down and songs with breakdowns that are 3 minutes long. none the less, i have alot of respect for them and their beliefs even though i dont partcularly like thier music.

Now, this is the disturbing part. it seems all kids know how to do in the toronto scene is throwdown or two step, theres nothing wrong with it, but these kids need to understand that very rarely can you throwdown to comeback kid and you cant two step or throwdown to ignite. It was disgracefull a band like ignite thats put so much of themselves into the scene and the kids here dont know the first thing about them becuase they dont have breakdowns. the big problem is that 85% of kids are into hardcore music becuase they think its cool, or they're following a trend. its frustrating for people like me who have been into the music since we were little kids and becuase of that it holds a special place in our hearts. For me hardcore isnt about flailing your limbs all over when some dude plays the strings open on his guitar, its not about being in a crew, its not about looking a certain way, its not about following a trend. its about the sincerity of the music and passion and truth thats in the message.

I was pushed over the edge to write this whole rant when i was in front of the stage for comeback kid, they played the song changing face and before they played it andrew said that the song was for anyone who is here for the right reasons. and if you know that song you know what they meant. anyway theres one line in the song that says "I don't need a crew to validate myself." and sure enough theres a kid who i know is in a "crew" yelling these lyrics into the mic. thats proof these kids arent in it for the right reasons.

Anyway thats enough, this is getting ridiculous. im just so disollusioned with the scene right now, its drving me insane to see these kids take something i love and twist it to fit their mold. A mold that is actually contradicting the whole message of the music that they claim to hold so dear.