Thursday, April 29, 2010

4 More Reasons To Hate York


here is the first 7" vinyl record that Blag XIII appeared on...this was a 4 way split put out by local D.I.Y. label N.O.L.O. Records....the label was started by the bassist from Eden Park and the singer from my band, Blag 13...the four bands appearing on this split were all friends, played countless shows together, and supported each other the way a real underground music scene should...the styles vary from hardcore punk to metal to alternative/punk but regardless of each individuals personal taste in music we all banded together and worked towards the common good...N.O.L.O. stands for No One Likes Our Records...and like the album says, heres 4 more reasons not to
1. Blag XIII - Fashion Faction
2. Bullet - Agony
3. Fanboys - In The Backstage
4. Eden Park - Truck #9
whoa, look at this crew! these guys are obviously more punk than you...i personally think we should have been on the cover of Punk And Disorderly...hahaha...i heard that dude on the left is one bad muthafucka! ;)

Blag XIII - We're Killing Ourselves

heres another Blag 13 track that was recorded for a compilation that never saw the light of day...i like the way we mixed the sound clip at the beginning to flow right into the song...i've always been a fan of using movie clips or sound bytes from television shows as intros to kind of define the song and make it stand out...maybe thats why i like Blood Freak so much, they're pretty heavy on the horror movie intros, especially their first album 'Sleaze Merchants'...but anyway, i digress...check out 'We're Killing Ourselves' from York County's finest hardcore punk powerhouse circa 1997, Blag 13
we have the worst logo on that flyer, damn...haha, oh well, the show was kick ass...it was an honor to play with Flag Of Democracy and Kill Your Idols, both great punk bands

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Blag XIII - Draft Beer, Not Me

come with me back in time...all the way back to the year 1997...the Green Bay Packers were Super Bowl Champions, The Baltimore Orioles finished 1st in the AL East, the very first season of South Park aired, i saw Event Horizon in the movie theater, i just graduated from high school and the world was mine to conquer, rule, and wreck...it was without a doubt one of the best years of my life...and a big part of the reason for that was because my punk rock band recorded an album, played a ton of shows, partied our asses off, and had a really great time at it...i gotta admit sometimes i miss those glory days of yesteryear but thanx to the miracle of cassette tapes and vinyl records, i have a few mementos to help me remember all the good times...this is a song by my old hardcore punk band, Blag 13...it was recorded in '97 to be part of some punk rock compilation that never got released, so this track has just sat on the shelf for quite a few years without anyone really ever getting a chance to hear it, outside of the band and our fans and friends that came to the shows....i dig this track, its one of my favorite Blag 13 songs because of how we trade off on vocals...Green Mike's got the first verse, Dik 13 on the second, yours truly, Brad Cancer, on the third, and then back to Dik again...it has a catchy shoutalong chorus that i like and i thought the whole premise was kinda clever....i didn't find out til much later that another hardcore band by the name of Belching Penguins, beat me to the punch and released an album way back in 1986 called 'Draft Beer...Not Me'...hell, what the fuck did i know?, i was 18 and full of angst and while i might have had a broad knowledge of the punk rock and hardcore music scene at that time, you couldn't expect me to know every band and album title ever!....i guess i can just chalk it up to great minds thinking alike, i was just 11 years too slow...anyway, go ahead and toss a couple back, check out this hardcore punk anthem, and start a circle pit in your living room! http://www.mediafire.com/?nwzyizdtnyt

Brian Posehn - Fart And Wiener Jokes

talk about bringing back the funny...nobody is more hilarious than metalhead/stand up comedian Brian Posehn...you probably know this guy from The Sarah Silverman Program or if you wanna go way back, the weird ogre looking dude that played the mail clerk on the t.v. series Just Shoot Me!...Posehn has also appeared in the motion picture, The Devil's Rejects, co-wrote a 5 issue comic book miniseries called 'The Last Christmas', supplied his voice to numerous cartoons including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Metalocalypse, WordGirl, and Rob Zombie's animated film, 'The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto', hes done voice work for the video games Brutal Legend and Halo 2, and he also directed a music video for glam rock, parody metal band, Steel Panther...what can't this guy do? the only thing i can really think of is maybe winning a modeling competition...this album is a live stand up performance which includes two bonus tracks at the end where he does vocals over an allstar lineup of metal musicians, including Scott Ian of Anthrax...the first song is called 'More Metal Than You'...gotta love that title...and the second is a metal cover version of 'The Gambler', originally made popular by Kenny Rogers...if you're looking for something to make you laugh and aren't easily offended by dick jokes and crude pot humor, definitely check this shit out!
nice fucking shirt Posehn!! but check out the emo faggot on the left and then George Michael's illegitimate stepson on the right...what a couple of douchebags...haha...i guess you can't help who your fans are

Sabotage

ok time to bring back the funny...check out this video from youtube of the Beastie Boys song 'Sabotage'....some awesome dude took the video and changed the lyrics in the song to actually describe whats happening in the video...the way he methodically, step by step, explains the on screen action, while singing in tune with the music is really impressive, creative, and super fucking funny....i laughed my ass off, i bet you will too
also check out the videos for 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart', which was a 2010 Webby Award Honoree...and the Meatloaf song, 'Anything For Love', those are two really bizarre videos that go great with sing along commentary

Psywarfare Vs. Integrity

if you don't believe me on how crazy Psywarfare really is, check out this split 7" picture disc with Integrity that was released in 1996 on Victory Records...i was lucky enough to buy this shit when it came out, because now its long out of print, not to mention the cool artwork and basically its just a badass pic disc to add to any collection....what makes this record the most unique and intriguing though is the warning sticker that came on it, advising the listener to not play the Psywarfare side at 78 rpms around epileptics and pets, as it might cause them to totally seize out and lose their shit!...once i read that label in the record store i knew this was absolutely, without a doubt, something i had to have....heed the warning, i don't have a dog but my pet rock straight fell off the table when i blasted this auditory crippling insanity

Psywarfare - Circle Gets The Square

do you like noise? do you like droning out to the mechanical sounds, fuzzy loops, distortion, static overdrive, and sonic chaos that makes up a good noise album....if so, you are not alone and let me tell you this little cd here has gotta be one of the best noise recordings i've personally ever heard...yeah a lot of people talk about Merzbow and Masonna being the gods of noise...and yeah i get it, they're really good and maybe in Japan they're the best, but i think the most overlooked muthafucka on the scene these days is the mighty Dwid Hellion, vocalist for hardcore legends, Integrity, and experimental noise artist extraordinaire...hes done stuff with the harsh power electronics outfit, Lockweld, but this is his own solo album...and i fucking love everything about this record...throw on some headphones and crank it up to get the full experience...theres so many things going on at one time on this album that it takes a few spins to fully comprehend all the little nuances and details that make this venture into the realm of discordant musical expression, slightly above anything else thats out there right now...i must warn you...he didn't name this project Psywarfare for nuthin...this is not for the weak minded or easily frightened, as it could possibly drive you insane and cause you to end up in the "Rubber Room", a track title from this revolutionary noise record

Throwing Raw Meat At Earth Crisis : Part 2

as promised i bring to you the second installment in the battle of the vegans vs. the 'vores (thats slang for carnivores...its a new thing im tryin to get going...spread the word) this band has absolutely no problem eating meat, in fact they don't even give a fuck where it comes from...as far as they're concerned, YOU could be their next meal!...im talking about the death metal savagery that is Bone Gnawer...these guys are cannibals with a capital C for carnage and they're ready to spill some blood and shred your face off with razorsharp guitars and heavy bloodsoaked breakdowns that make you wanna sing along with this ode to human consumption...Henry David Thoreau must be rolling over in his grave at the thought...check out 'Cannibal Cook-out' by Bone Gnawer