Yer Scene Vol. 2

Tabl e o f Co nt ent s Pa g e 1 - Le t t e r f r o m t h e Ed it o r Pa g e 3 - Ve n u e s Pa g e 17 - Lo c a l Ba n d Sp o t l ig h t s Pa g e 2 7 - Mo n t h l y Pic k s Pa g e 4 5 - Bio s

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Let t er f r om t he Edi t or No v e mb e r k in d a s u c k s a s s , if w e ?r e g o n n a b e r e a l .

Al l e g a t io n s a g a in s t s o me o f my h e r o e s , J e s s e La c e y , Lo u is CK... It ?s b e e n a p a r t ic u l a r l y d e mo r a l iz in g mo n t h . Bu t in t h e f a c e o f t h is , w e mu s t d o o u r b e s t t o b e k in d e r a n d o v e r a l l b e t t e r p e o p l e . In t h e p u n k s c e n e , y o u w il l f in d p e o p l e o f a l l s o c ia l s t a t u s e s , is s u e s , w o r r ie s , d r e a ms a n d e v e r y t h in g e l s e t h a t ma k e s h u ma n it y w h a t it is . Bu t in s p it e o f t h is ,w e h av e a s e n s e o f t o g e t h e r n e s s , p a r t ic u l a r l y in DIY c u l t u r e t h a t is ir r e p l a c e a b l e . T h e mo me n t w e a c c e p t d e f e a t is t h e mo me n t w e t r u l y l o s e . Wh e n t h e s e a r c h f o r t h e n e x t v e n u e h a l t s a f t e r a f av o u r it e c l o s e s , w e l o s e . Wh e n w e s t o p s h o w in g u p t o s h o w s b e c a u s e o f p e r s o n a l d r a ma in t h e s c e n e , w e l o s e . I c a n a d mit t o h av in g e x p e r ie n c e d b o t h o f t h e s e . T h e s c e n e is a h o me , n o ma t t e r h o w w e t h in k o f it , a n d it r e f l e c t s o n u s . T o t h o s e w h o a r e mo u r n in g v e n u e s , I c a n t e l l y o u I u n d e r s t a n d . T o t h o s e s t u c k h o me in b e d a n d av o id in g s h o w s f o r a n y t y p e o f r e a s o n , I u n d e r s t a n d .

T a k e t h e t ime y o u n e e d . Bu t f r o m t h e r e y o u mu s t c o nt ac t ev er y o ne y o u k no w and c an f o r a new pl ac e t o p l a y . Yo u h av e t o g o t o t h a t s h o w . Yo u h av e t o s t ic k y o u r n e c k o u t a l it t l e f o r o t h e r s y o u 'r e p l a y in g w it h . Yo u h av e t o t r y t o ma k e n e w p e o p l e f e e l in v it e d a n d w e l c o me . Yo u h av e t o s p e n d t ime c l e a n in g u p a f t e r s h o w s s o a v e n u e w il l l e t y o u p l a y a g a in . Yo u h av e t o l o a d in a n d o u t .

Wh y ? Be c a u s e w e l o v e o u r s c e n e . So me t ime s w e j u s t g e t a l it t l e d is il l u s io n e d w h e n t h e w o r l d b e a t s d o w n o n u s . Bu t a s a l e g e n d o n c e s a id , ?On l y p o s e r s d ie .? We k e e p f ig h t in g t o s e e o u r s c e n e t h r iv e . Ou r h o me . I wa n t e d t o ma k e s u r e t h is is s u e c o v e r e d v e n u e s a s t h e y ?r e t h e l if e b l o o d o f t h e s c e n e .

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Yer Scene Vol . 2 T h e f ir s t is s u e wa s a c o mp l e t e s u c c e s s a n d t h e t e a m w o u l d l ik e t o e x t e n d o u r t h a n k s t o a n y o n e w h o s h a r e d t h is , t o o k a g a n d e r o r e v e n s a id ? d u d e t h is f u c k in g s u c k s .? We l o v e d t h e f e e d b a c k a n d w il l c o n t in u e t o imp r o v e in e v e r y wa y w e c a n . T h a t ?s a p r o mis e . Sin c e t h e f ir s t is s u e , w e ?v e r e c r u it e d c l o s e t o 10 mo r e me mb e r s o f t h e t e a m w h o h av e s u b me r g e d t h e ms e l v e s in o u r b a d j o k e s a n d in t o o u r t e a m.

As u s u a l , I h av e a l is t o f t h a n k y o u ?s t o d is p e n s e . T o my w r it in g t e a m, y o u a r e a c o n s t a n t r e min d e r t h a t w h a t w e ?r e d o in g is imp o r t a n t a n d g iv e me in s p ir a t io n t o k e e p p u s h in g t h r o u g h t h e g r a y e s t o f d a y s . T o t h e ar t t e a m, t h a n k you f or t a k in g t he vag ues t d e s c r ip t io n s o f w h a t t h e w r it in g t e a m is l o o k in g f o r a n d t u r n in g it in t o g o l d (y o u ?d t h in k f o r p e o p l e w h o w r it e w e c o u l d w o r d t h in g s ...). T o o u r s o c ia l me d ia d e p a r t me n t h e a d , J e r e my , f o r ma k in g s u r e e v e r y o n e h e c a n p o s s ib l y in t e r a c t w it h k n o w s a b o u t it . A s p e c ia l t h a n k y o u , t o my l o v in g g ir l f r ie n d f o r r e min d in g me o f a l l t h e g o o d in t h e w o r l d a n d o f t h e p o s s ib il it ie s o f h u ma n it y . I d o n ?t k n o w w h e r e I o r t h is z in e w o u l d b e w it h o u t y o u , No r a h , I l o v e y o u . Fin a l l y , t o t h e p e r s o n w h o t o o k t h e t ime t o o p e n t h is u p , c h e c k o u t a c o u p l e o f t h e b a n d s a n d s e n t it t o a f r ie n d . T h a n k y o u , w e n e e d y o u .

So p l e a s e , t a k e s o me t ime t o r e a d a b o u t s c e n e s f r o m a r o u n d t h e g l o b e , ma y b e l is t e n t o a c o u p l e b a n d s a n d s e n d t h is z in e t o a f r ie n d o r t w o .

- Ke n n e t h Fu r y , @k f u r y b u d

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Sai nt John i s a ci t y t hat st r uggl es wi t h moment um. The scene bui l ds i t sel f t o gr eat hei ght s, suf f er s a massi ve set back ei t her i n r egar ds t o bands who br eak up or even venue i ssues. Peopl e i n t he scene r umi nat e on t hi s and event ual l y become f r ust r at ed and ar e ei t her f or ced t o move away as pr evi ousl y ment i oned, l eavi ng an even gr eat er pi t i n t he soul of t he scene.

The peopl e whom ar e l ef t behi nd and want t o see a scene t hr i ve ar e f or ced i nt o f i ndi ng a sol ut i on. I n t he spr i ng of 2016, a member of t he Sai nt John band LOVEOVER pr esent ed a sol ut i on; a st or age r oom i n t he l ocal Gr eek communi t y cent r e.

Yur gos, t he af or ement i oned member gat her ed hi s band, enl i st ed t he hel p of hi s peer s f r om ot her bands i n Sai nt John, f r om Thi r st y Camel t o t he Bl oodcl ot s. Br uce Tor r i e, a f r i end t o t he Bl oodcl ot s, r i gged up a syst em t o al l ow f or enough power t o get i nt o t he act ual r oom we consi der ed t he venue and soon enough an openi ng show was booked.

The venue qui ckl y became known as Mount Ol ympus, named by Yur gos. Post er s f or shows wer e dr awn, al l t hose i nvol ved i n cl eani ng and or gani zi ng post ed r el ent l essl y about t he upcomi ng venue. As someone who was par t of t he cl eani ng, I want t o descr i be t o you how absur d t he si t uat i on was. We moved, and I shi t you not , wei ght machi nes, meat gr i nder s, popcor n maker s, not 5 or 10 but pr obabl y cl ose t o 15 door s, endl ess amount s of gar bage, pai nt i ngs, mul t i t udes of chai r s, t abl es, a f r amed pi ct ur e of past r i es and numer ous ot her oddi t i es. But soon enough, i t became pl ayabl e, i f not pr one t o j okes about asbest os.

Mount Ol y mpus b y Ke n n e t h Fu r y

The i ni t i al shows t her e wer e successf ul , i f not chaot i c, but hey, i t ' s punk. The cr owds at Mount Ol ympus wer e var i ed, peopl e who had never been t o shows came somet i mes f or t he I nst agr am pi ct ur e t o post l at er , somet i mes t hey became st apl es of t he scene. The shows wer e open t o ever yone and anyone, bot h i n l i neups and t hose who want ed t o come. The moshi ng was genui nel y f un and peopl e wer e i ncr edi bl y r espect f ul about t hose who f el l . For a l ot of peopl e, i t was t he best venue t hey?d been t o, most l y f or t he maj or f act of how f r ee i t was.

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The venue onl y became bet t er as i t was gi ven mor e t i me and at t ent i on.

The dust seemed per manent l y st uck t o t he f l oor ( I had a bl ack pai r of Doc?s t hat wer e of t en a gr ey/ br own and needed a hose down af t er ever y show) . Bands began usi ng i t as a j am space whi ch i n t ur n caused i t t o become a space t o r ecor d demos. And at i t ?s most basi c l evel , t o t hose who spent so much t i me j ust hangi ng out i n t her e bet ween shows, i t was home. Gr af f i t i , done bot h by ar t i st s and t he bands began t o t ake hol d of ever y i nch i t coul d. Mount O?s aest het i c gr ew i nt o i t sel f .

The booki ng st ar t ed t o i nvol ve t our i ng bands.

Those who wer e i nvol ved i n t hose shows can at t est t hat t hey wer e al ways some of t he most memor abl e. I n f act , a t our i ng band pl ayed t he l ast set ever at t he venue. Bands l i ke La Fet e or 1971 l ef t peopl e f eel i ng l i ke t he ci t y and venue coul d be a r eal dest i nat i on. Whi l e we had no i l l usi ons of bei ng CBGB?s, somet i mes i t f el t l i ke we coul d.

By August , i t f el t l i ke we had bui l t t he most sol i d f oundat i on we coul d. Thi ngs wer e smoot h sai l i ng, f or t he most par t . Of cour se we had i ssues wi t h t he r ampant under age dr i nki ng and st or i es of sexual har assment f r om bot h gender s occur r ed. Despi t e i nt ent i ons t o keep a t i ght shi p, admi t t edl y, i t coul d have been a saf er space. As someone who was i nvol ved so heavi l y wi t h i t , I f el t l i ke I had di sappoi nt ed, l et down and over al l f ai l ed t o pr ovi de a saf e space f or peopl e at t endi ng. Whi l e i ssues r egar di ng per sonal saf et y wer en?t f r equent , t he f act i t happened even once i s a st ai n on t he memor y of t he venue f or many, mysel f i ncl uded.

The venue even had an ar t exhi bi t pl anned f or t he end of t he mont h. Al l of t he moment um abr upt l y st opped when t he owner s of t he st or age r oom i nf or med Yur gos, Wi l l Jor dan, Al ec Mar t i n ( who had spent hi s summer booki ng shows) and Dust y Bayer l e t hat we wer e t o be evi ct ed. They pl eaded t o wai t unt i l af t er a show wi t h a t our i ng band, t he 1971 had happened. The owner s obl i ged and t he execut i on dat e f or t he venue was set .

The f i nal show was t he def i ni ng show f or mysel f and summed up ever yt hi ng about t he venue.

Peopl e wer e shocked, br oken up and over al l pi ssed about t he news of cl osi ng. The show?s l i ne up was st acked f ul l of f avour i t es; Thi r st y Camel , St r eet Li ght Par ki ng Lot and a t our i ng band, 1971. The pi t s wer e some of t he wi l dest , and ever yt hi ng was l ef t t her e. Ever y wor d peopl e knew was yel l ed out as har d as t hey coul d and bef or e l ong, it f el t l i ke a cel ebr at i on of what we had accompl i shed r at her t han a f uner al ser vi ce f or t he venue.

Cr owdsur f i ng happened i n abundance and ever yone was engaged. Ever yone f el t l i ke t hey knew each ot her t her e and r eal l y, i t became pr obabl y t he wei r dest f ami l y gat her i ng any of us had exper i enced. Leavi ng t hat venue f or t he l ast t i me l ef t me f eel i ng empt y and def eat ed.

However i n r et r ospect , as bi t t er as we can possi bl y be about i t cl osi ng, we made t he ci t y a bl i p on t he map f or a mi nut e. We had somet hi ng of our own. Fr om t he wei r d and wi l d st or i es t o t he set s t hat wer e pl ayed, we l ef t t hat venue as bet t er peopl e.

For t hat , I ?m gr at ef ul .

Rest easy, Mount O, I mi ss you of t en.

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Th e Dem o c r a c y Ce n t e r

by Fr ancis Fit zger al d I f you?r e a l ocal musi c f an f r om t he Bost on ar ea, you?ve most l i kel y been t o or at l east hear d of t he Democr acy Cent er i n Har var d Squar e.

The Democr acy Cent er ( f ounded i n 2001) i s not onl y a venue, i t ?s a hi ghl y pr ogr essi ve communi t y or gani zi ng space t hat hol ds f und r ai ser s and i s t he Headquar t er s of sever al non- pr of i t or gani zat i ons based i n Bost on. I f your f i r st exper i ence at t he Democr acy Cent er was anyt hi ng l i ke mi ne, t hen you ar e pr obabl y maki ng an ef f or t t o get back t her e as of t en as possi bl e. I at t ended my f i r st Democr acy Cent er show at t he cr i sp age of 14 wi t h my best f r i end Max who was 13 at t he t i me, wi t h t he i nt ent of seei ng a f ew bands he had t ol d me about . We wer e youngi ns st oked on t he musi c of Sl ayer , t he Dead Kennedys, Mayhem and many ot her bands edgy ki ds ar e i nt o. I bel i eve t her e wer e f our act s on t he bi l l . The l i neup was, i f I r emember cor r ect l y, Hospi t al Beds, Laughi ng St ock, Ci nder bl ock and Vi deo Fi l t h. The at mospher e at t he Democr acy Cent er i s a ver y accept i ng, posi t i ve and saf e one whi ch makes i t a wonder f ul pl ace t o go i f you ar e l ooki ng f or gr eat peopl e and good musi c. I f you?r e one f or har d cor e danci ng, most DC shows have pl ent y of t hat al t hough i t can be a bi t i nt i mi dat i ng f or f i r st t i me show- goer s. So i f you?r e ever i n Cambr i dge f or t he weekend, t he Democr acy Cent er i s a pl ace not onl y i ndi e musi c f ans shoul d vi si t , but f or any open mi nded per son l ooki ng f or somet hi ng new.

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R o c k Ci t y S t u d i o s

by Zachar y Val l adon Camar i l l o, CA i s a ci t y t hat used t o be known onl y as t he home of one of t wo st at e ment al hospi t al s. Rock Ci t y St udi os endeavor s t o change t hat .

Of my ear l y t eenage memor i es, t hose cent er ed ar ound Rock Ci t y ? a 350 cap venue l ocat ed about f or t y- f i ve mi nut es nor t h of Los Angel es - st and among some of my most f avor i t e. For many ot her s l i ke me, based out of Vent ur a Count y, CA, Rock Ci t y i s a pl ace of f i r st s: f i r st t i me on st age, f i r st t i me f al l i ng on st age, and per haps even t hei r f i r st ever - sl oppy- behi nd- t he- venue- i n- f r ont - of - t he- dumpst er - t eenage- ki ss dat e.

Tr ut h t ol d, I gr ew up wi t h t he venue. I t ?s changed qui t e a bi t si nce t he t i me I was a young punk l ad, onl y angr y at t he syst em f or how t i ght my ski nny j eans wer e. Now, a t went y- somet hi ng wi t h a day j ob, I st and at t he back of t he st age r oom, compl et el y i n awe of some of t he nat i onal - l evel act s cr ossi ng t he same st age I st ar t ed on near l y a decade ago. ?When we book a nat i onal t our i ng act , ? says Br et t DeCar l o, Gener al Manager of t he venue. ?Our f i r st t hought i s, ?What l ocal act can we get t o pl ay wi t h t hem??. ?

Br et t has been wi t h Rock Ci t y f or ar ound t wo year s now, and si nce he assumed hi s r ol e, bands such as Ever y Ti me I Di e, SWMRS, Dead Sar a, and Menzi nger s have gr aced t he st age.

At t he ar ound t he age of ei ght een, I ser ved as a secur i t y guar d f or a Thy Ar t i s Mur der show at Rock Ci t y. I had an excel l ent t i me; I ?ve har dl y f ound a gr eat er pl easur e t han t hr owi ng a dr unk ol d guy i n a Shar ks hat ( I or i gi nal l y hai l f r om Anahei m) out of t hat show. Ti mes have changed, however , and t he Rock Ci t y cr ew, under t hei r capt ai n, Ann DeMar t i ni , have made a commi t ment t o empl oyi ng onl y vet er ans as secur i t y guar ds. ?Ann i s t he queen of t hi s communi t y, ? adds Br et t wi t h a smi l e. ?Wi t hout her , t hi s pl ace woul dn?t be her e at al l . ?

Ann and her f ami l y acqui r ed Rock Ci t y St udi os j ago, at a t i me when t he l ocal musi c scene was l venue f aced what seemed l i ke i mmi nent cl osur e. venue has host ed event s whi ch have r ai sed t ens f or peopl e i n t he communi t y.

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I n j ust one st unni ng exampl e, Rock Ci t y managed t o r ai se upwar ds of $11, 000 f or l ocal vi ct i ms of t he hor r i f i c Las Vegas shoot i ng i n Oct ober .

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Ann and her cr ew have bui l t a l egacy f or t hose of us i n t hi s scene t o uphol d. They?ve est abl i shed Local Musi c Scene Counci l Meet i ngs, an open f or um f or bands, f ans, phot ogr apher s and i ndi vi dual musi ci ans al i ke t o shar e t hei r t hought s and i deas about how t o cont i nue t o make t he Vent ur a Count y musi c scene ever bet t er .

I n addi t i on t o t he many amazi ng shows and meet i ngs ( December ki cks of f wi t h l ocal post - har dcor e her oes, Pl an Your Escape, openi ng f or Si anvar ) , Rock Ci t y i s a pl ace f or ki ds and adul t s t o l ear n and gr ow t hr ough musi c. Pr of essi onal l essons ar e of f er ed by cr edent i al ed t eacher s, and f or st udent s who may not be abl e t o af f or d equi pment , heavi l y di scount ed gui t ar s ar e avai l abl e f or pur chase. ?Al l gui t ar st udent s at Rock Ci t y ar e aut omat i cal l y sponsor ed by Legat or Gui t ar s, ? says Br et t . ?I t ?s been an amazi ng deal we wer e abl e t o ar r ange. ?

The f ut ur e i s onl y l ooki ng br i ght er f or st udent s and per f or mer s at Rock Ci t y. They?ve i nst al l ed a br and new f r ont - of - house consol e, an ent i r el y new r ecor di ng st udi o, a new bass syst em and even made an i nt ent i onal ef f or t t o r e- desi gn t he st age r oom wi t h t he acoust i cs i n mi nd.

Though no booki ng i s r eal l y happeni ng at t he moment , pat r ons of t he venue shoul d r ej oi ce ? Br et t i s cooki ng up a new ( and somewhat secr et i ve) upgr ade t o t he venue.

As a l ong- t i me f r i end and f an of t he Rock Ci t y, I f eel l ucky t o have a pl ace t hat ?s wi l l i ng t o hel p Vent ur a Count y become a desi r ed ci t y t o get st ar t ed.

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Meet Fi l i p I wa s b o r n in Be l g r a d e , Se r b ia a n d h av e l iv e d h e r e f o r a l mo s t my e n t ir e l if e . I u s e d t o l is t e n t o ma in s t r e a m mu s ic in my p r e t e e n s u n t il t h e n ... My d is c o v e r y o f DIY s c r e a mo c h a n g e d my p e r c e p t io n s o f mu s ic a n d h o w p o w e r f u l it c a n b e , a t t h e a g e o f 15 .I s t a r t e d l is t e n in g t o my f ir s t t h r e e b a n d s : Or c h id , Sa e t ia a n d Ra e in . Of a l l t h r e e , i?v e l is t e n e d t o Or c h id t h e mo s t . An d it c e r t a in l y ma d e me a p p r e c ia t e mu s ic a s a w h o l e .

I s t a r t e d ma k in g mu s ic a t t h e a g e o f 17 , s t a r t in g w it h my v e r y f ir s t n o is e p r o j e c t WAAS, t h e n I w e n t o n t o f o r m v a r io u s s t y l e s s u c h a s , v a p o r wav e , h n w , n in t e n d o c o r e , d r o n e ,e t c . I a l s o s t a r t e d my o w n DIY l a b e l Co n f u s io n Sp e c ia l is t Re c o r d s . I s t a r t e d it o f f a s a n e t l a b e l , b u t I ma d e my o w n p r o g r e s s w it h r e l e a s in g t a p e s a n d c d ?s . I s t a r t e d t o f r e q u e n t l y v is it l o c a l v e n u e s s u c h a s In e x Fil m, CUK Ima g o a n d my f av o r it e MKC Ko mb in a t .

I h av e n o t ic e d t h a t s c r e a mo / e mo in Se r b ia is r a r e l y h e a r d o f , e s p e c ia l l y in o t h e r Ex - Yu c o u n t r ie s . De s p it e t h e f a c t t h a t No v i Sa d h a s a w e l l k n o w n p u n k s c e n e , s c r e a mo is a r a r it y h e r e . So it ?s u p t o me a n d o t h e r s a l ik e t o c h a n g e t h a t . T h is is j u s t t h e b e g in n in g .

MKC Kombi nat

by Fi l i p MKC s t a n d s f o r Mic r o Cu l t u r a l Ce n t e r . It ?s o n e o f my f av o r it e l o c a l s in Be l g r a d e , e s p e c ia l l y n e x t t o Kv a k a 2 2 a n d CUK Ima g o .It is l o c a t e d a t t h e n e ig h b o r h o o d o f Ze mu n , w h e r e my a u n t u s e d t o l iv e w h e n I wa s a k id .

It is r u n b y Fil ip a n d Mil e n a . T h e y a r e w o r k in g t o g e t h e r t o n o t o n l y s e t u p s h o w s , b u t o t h e r e v e n t s s u c h a s g a l l e r ie s , mo v ie n ig h t s , g a min g n ig h t s a n d h o s t in g r a d io s h o w s . T h a t ?s b a s ic a l l y a l o t .

Wh e n I f ir s t g o t t h e r e , I wa s f o l l o w in g a n e v e n t p a g e w h e r e e a g l e h a s l a n d e d h a d p e r f o r me d a l o n g w it h o t h e r b a n d s . I f o u n d my s e l f t h e r e t h r o u g h a t u n n e l n e x t t o a p h o t o c o p y c e n t e r .

It is k in d a s ma l l , b u t c o mf y e n o u g h f o r p e o p l e t o g a t h e r , h av e s o me d r in k s , f o r b a n d s t o p e r f o r m, f o r mo v ie s t o wa t c h , f o r a r t s a n d d is t r o s t o b u y f r o m, e t c . Du r in g p e r f o r ma n c e s , it is p r e t t y d im, d e s p it e w it h a f e w s ma l l l ig h t s o n . T h e y a l s o h av e a p r o j e c t o r f o r v is u a l s .

I s t a r t e d p e r f o r min g t h e r e l a s t s u mme r ? o n c e a s Ev a Ra s a n d t w ic e a s FREECLICK in J u n e . I r e a l l y h a d s o mu c h f u n t h e r e .

I w o u l d d e f in it e l y r e c o mme n d t h a t p l a c e . No t o n l y f o r p e r f o r min g b u t a l s o g e t t in g t o k n o w p e o p l e h e r e .It is a v e r y w e l c o min g p l a c e , w it h v e r y n ic e a n d h e l p f u l p e o p l e .

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SKI NPI N+??. ? ???? ( 6 . 1 1 . 2 0 1 7 )

by Fil ip T h is mo n t h w e h a d Sk in p in , a d u o f r o m Sy d n e y , Au s t r a l ia . T h e y p l a y a v e r y f a s t , n o is e d r iv e n h a r d c o r e p u n k r o c k . T h e ir s e t is s o mu c h f u n , n o t t o me n t io n t h e y a r e v e r y f u n n y p e o p l e .

T h e y a t l e a s t k n o w h o w t o c h e e r u s u p w it h t h e ir h u mo r in b e t w e e n s o n g s . T h e y r e min d me s o me t h in g l ik e Ra n c id , b u t f a s t e r a n d mo r e in t e n s e . Al l in a l l , t h e mo s t b a d a s s b a n d ev er .

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??.? ?? ?? is a n u p c o min g in s t r u me n t a l p o s t - h a r d c o r e d u o s t ar t ed by me mb e r s of Wr o n g Wa y Kid s , Wip e d o u t , eag l ehas l and ed , r ado s t - s t r adanj e wh o happened t o p e r f o r m t h e ir v er y f ir s t s ho w t h e r e .T h e y pl ay an in t e r e s t in g f o r m o f p o s t - h a r d c o r e a n d n o is e r o c k e x c l u d in g t h e v o c a l s . T h e y s h a r e a n e q u a l a mo u n t o f s h e e r in t e n s it y a n d l o u d n e s s wa r . T h e y h av e y e t t o p u t o u t a r e l e a s e ...

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Night and Day Caf e

by Tom Sander s Some venues ar e bor n gr eat . Ot her s have gr eat ness t hr ust upon t hem. And i n a ci t y l i ke Manchest er - a pl ace so st eeped i n musi c t hat i t s venues have been bot h t he subj ect of f eat ur e f i l ms and t he t ar get of t er r or at t acks- i t t akes a speci al sor t of pl ace t o embody t he ci t y?s musi cal hear t . Ent er t he Ni ght & Day Caf e.

Founded i n 1991, t hi s unassumi ng pub on Ol dham St has been one of t he f ew const ant s i n a ci t y t hat r ei nvent s i t sel f ever y decade. The Nor t her n Quar t er Manchest er ?s bust l i ng ni ght l i f e di st r i ct - was bui l t of f t he back of t he cul t ur al cr ed gener at ed by DI Y venues such as Ni ght & Day i n t he 80s and 90s, but whi l st most i t s f or mer peer s have f al l en vi ct i m t o t he t i de of gent r i f i cat i on, N&D has st ood t al l over t he year s agai nst a bar r age of noi se compl ai nt s and gover nment - i mposed budget cut s t o emer ge as t he l ast man st andi ng.

The r eason behi nd i t s cul t r eput at i on i s si mpl e- i t has a si ngul ar , unwaver i ng devot i on t o put t i ng on l i ve musi c. For over 25 year s t he venue has host ed a l i ve act al most ever y ni ght wi t hout f ai l , and i n t hat t i me has managed t o host such a br oad swat he of ar t i st s t hat t he musi c scene i n Nor t her n Engl and woul d be unr ecogni zabl e wi t hout i t . Head down on any gi ven ni ght and you?r e equal l y l i kel y t o f i nd ei t her a gaggl e of unsi gned l ocal bands maki ng t hei r l i ve debut , a cul t i nt er nat i onal act embar ki ng on t hei r f i r st i nt er nat i onal t our or a l ocal l egend pl ayi ng a secr et show- or even al l t hr ee at once. The anyt hi ng- goes booki ng pol i cy has l ong made i t a r i t e of passage f or new act s, and some of i t s mor e successf ul gr aduat es have been mor e t han happy t o r et ur n t he l ove.

Whet her i t be dyi ng on t hei r ar se at an open mi c or cl osi ng out a busy ni ght wi t h a sweat y, communal si ngal ong of Bowi e?s ?St ar man?, pr et t y much ever y Mancuni an musi c f an has a st or y t o shar e about N&D. For me, i t was get t i ng on t he guest l i st t o see a f r i end?s band open f or a l ocal act cal l ed Man Made. My f r i end had been t easi ng me about a ?sur pr i se?, so I had been expect i ng somet hi ng speci al - what I wasn?t pr epar ed f or t hough was f or Johnny Mar r t o appear out of nowher e t o j oi n t he band onst age and pl ay backup on t hr ee songs, bef or e l aunchi ng i nt o an i mpr ompt u set of Smi t hs cover s t hat br ought t he house down.

Li ve musi c t hr i ves on t he unexpect edwat chi ng somet hi ng i ncr edi bl e unf ol d. i n t he f i r st pl ace- hopi ng t o wi t ness moment when t he band and t he audi ence somet hi ng speci al .

t hat gi ddy vi scer al f eel i ng when you?r e I t ?s t he r eason t hat we al l go t o gi gs t hat magi c, t o exper i ence t hat per f ect cl i ck i nt o gear t o become par t of

Most venues woul d be l ucky t o pl ay host t o one of t hose moment s. Her e, i t coul d happen any ni ght of t he week.

I t may not ever go down i n l egend l i ke t he Haci enda or be as ar t f ul l y cool as some of Manchest er ?s mor e bohemi an venues, but when you?ve become such a bel oved i nst i t ut i on you don' t need t o chase t r ends t o st ay r el evant . Ni ght & Day of f er s ever yt hi ng a musi c l over coul d ask f or i n a smal l venue- a sl i ght l y di ngy sl i ce of par adi se wher e anyt hi ng coul d happen. Long may i t r ei gn.

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Real Ar t Tacoma by hugh s chmi dt When I f i r st moved t o Tacoma, I was pr et t y wor r i ed about how act i ve of a scene t her e was. The mul t i t ude of ar t i cl es l ament i ng i t s deat h cer t ai nl y wer en?t hel pi ng. Lucki l y, Real Ar t Tacoma quel l ed a l ot of my f ear s. I t ?s an al l - ages, non- pr of i t venue t hat host s a var i et y of ar t i st s, f r om bi gger bands l i ke Thou and Comeback Ki d t o smal l er l ocal and t our i ng act s. Al l - ages venues ar e so har d t o come by, l et al one ones t hat ar e t hat dedi cat ed t o t he communi t y t hey?r e r el i ant on. I t ?s a decent l y si zed, 300 capaci t y venue t hat has shows on t he st age or on t he f l oor t o accommodat e di f f er ent si zes and ki nds of bands. They?r e const ant l y havi ng shows, f r om hi p- hop t o f ol k, i ndi e r ock t o har dcor e.

I t ?s a r eal l y i ncl usi ve space t hat ?s easy t o vol unt eer at , and t he st af f ar e r eal l y ni ce. I t ?s i n a r eal l y conveni ent l ocat i on f or t our i ng bands comi ng t hr ough because i t ?s r i ght i n bet ween Por t l and and Seat t l e. I ?ve seen some r eal l y gr eat shows t her e and t her e ar e a l ot of r eal l y good ones comi ng up! Hi t t hem up f or booki ng and by al l means i f you?r e i n t he ar ea get t o t he gi g!

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Naci รณn De Humo/ Sav e Bandi t / Ant i phony / Senz a/ Mar r ows t one @ Real Ar t Tacoma by hugh s chmi dt Al r i ght so somet hi ng y?al l shoul d know about me i s t hat I have a r eal i nabi l i t y t o ef f ect i vel y use publ i c t r anspor t at i on. Somet hi ng goes wr ong ever y t i me: I get on t he wr ong bus, I mi ss t he bus, t he bus i s l at e, et c. Due t o al l 3 of t hose t hi ngs happeni ng, I was l at e and onl y caught a f ew mi nut es of Naci รณn de Humo?s set , a sound col l age/ noi se ar t i st . Ever yone was si t t i ng on t he f l oor when I came i n, and some had t hei r eyes cl osed, i mmer sed i n t he set . I t was def i ni t el y not l i ke anyt hi ng I ?d hear d bef or e; t he onl y noi se set s I ?ve exper i enced back east have been var i ant s of har sh noi se so t hi s was def i ni t el y a change. They l ayer ed some r eal l y pr et t y t ext ur es on t op of each ot her , r esul t i ng i n an at mospher i c but dense sound. Save Bandi t was next , a Seat t l e t r i o who pl ay mat hy and spast i c emo r emi ni scent of bands l i ke Snowi ng or Fox Wound. They wer e super f un t o wat ch and ar e def i ni t el y r eal l y ener get i c per f or mer s. They ended t hei r set wi t h a deat hdeal er . cover whi ch was super cool and r emi nded me of home.

Ant i phony and Senza wer e up next , suppor t i ng a br and new spl i t t al ked about el sewher e i n t hi s zi ne. Ant i phony ar e a f r ant i c post har dcor e band f r om Nor t her n Cal i f or ni a, wi t h a sound t hat I don?t hear a l ot of bands r unni ng wi t h t hat of t en. They sound ki nda l i ke ear l y Fal l of Tr oy or At The Dr i ve I n, but wi t h mor e mel odi c sect i ons t han ei t her of t hose bands. Wi t h shi f t i ng t i me si gnat ur es and dynami cs, t hey?r e a band t hat keeps you on your t oes l i ve.

Eugene, Or egon?s Senza i s a chaot i c, di ssonant emovi ol ence band t hat oper at es at a br eakneck speed. Whi l e t hey per f or m wi t hout vocal mi cr ophones, al l t hr ee member s of t he gr oup pr ovi de pi er ci ng hi gh pi t ched scr eams i n uni son wi t h each ot her t hat cut t hr ough t he i nst r ument at i on maki ng t hem audi bl e. The dr um and gui t ar i nt er pl ay on songs l i ke ?Pr ovar e? made t hei r set seem even mor e mani c and f ast paced, whi ch t hey bl azed t hr ough wi t h mer e seconds bet ween songs.

Thei r set ended wi t h r eal l y power f ul yet vul ner abl e scr eami ng, as t he i nst r ument at i on dr opped out and t he dr umki t was knocked over ont o t he f l oor . They put on a gr eat f ucki ng l i ve show.

Tacoma l ocal s Mar r owst one cl osed out t he show wi t h t hei r br and of mel odi c emo/ post har dcor e i n t he vei n of Ci t i zen or ear l y Ti t l e Fi ght .

Bot h t he scr eamed and cl ean vocal s ar e pai ned and f ul l of emot i on, wi t h t he gui t ar sound al t er nat i ng bet ween spacey pi cked chor ds and chunky di st or t i on. Thei r f r ont man has gr eat st age pr esence, and despi t e endi ng t hei r set ear l y due t o possi bl e dr ummer i nj ur y, l ef t r eal l y gr eat vi bes i n t hei r wake. Over al l , i t was a r eal l y t i ght show and I ?m st oked t o be mor e i nvol ved i n what seems l i ke an act i ve emo scene i n Tacoma/ Seat t l e.

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Bel gr ade, Ser bia

by Fil ip Re p e t i t o r

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The post - noi se punk t r i o f r om Bel gr ade j ust r el eased t hei r l at est al bum l ast year . I magi ne t he Ser bi an ver si on of Shel l ac, Soni c Yout h or Bl onde Redhead.

Because t hat ?s what i t sounds l i ke. They ar e one of t he f ew who know how t o r ock i t and keep i t t i ght , di scor dant , noi sy and cat chy at t he same t i me. Fr om t he spi r i t s of Joy Di vi si on ( Su?eni snovi ) t o r ebel l i ous r i ot gr r l chant s( Gde ?es?) t o medi t at i ng passages of Swans ( Cr vena) . Thi s i s t he al bum t hat you must n?t mi ss, even i f you ar e not f ami l i ar wi t h t he Ser bi an al t er nat i ve scene.

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Ea g l e h a s l a n d e d ? s / t One of Ser bi a?s f ew emo- vi ol ence act s t o ever come out i n 2012 and ar e st i l l act i ve t o t hi s day.

I r emember t hey have r el eased t hei r second al bum s/ t 7? l ast year . I t st ar t s of f wi t h an uneasy 8- bi t i nt r o whi ch qui ckl y t akes us i nt o t he passage of anger , sadness, r age and dest r uct i on.

Punk f or ces wi t h a met al l i c edge of angst wast es no t i me i n get t i ng under your ski n.

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Tac o ma, Washingt o n

by Hugh Sc hmidt Ma r r o ws t o n e Mar r owst one ar e an emo/ post - har dcor e band who ar e r eal l y f ucki ng sad. Thi nk Touche Amor e, t hi nk Ti t l e Fi ght bef or e t hey st ar t ed maki ng i ndi e pop. The l yr i cs hi t cl ose t o home, and I t hi nk, convey a uni ver sal message of hope af t er t r agedy, l i ght af t er dar kness. I ?m ser i ous when I say t hat I t hi nk anyone can r el at e t o t hem, whi ch makes t hei r musi c t hat much mor e power f ul t o t he l i st ener . The cl ean and scr eamed vocal s ar e passi onat e, and t he gui t ar s pr ovi de per f ect amount s of t ensi on and r el ease. Thi s band i s ext r emel y cat har t i c whi l e al so bei ng super cat chy. Tr acks l i ke ?Dear Wol f ? and ?10. 22? ar e absol ut el y hear t wr enchi ng, and ever y cr acked scr eam f eel s l i ke a punch i n t he t hr oat . Thi s i s musi c t o scr eam at t he sky t o, so i f you?r e l i ke me and you f eel l i ke doi ng t hat most of t he t i me, check t hi s band out .

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Bo st o n, M assac huset t s

by Hugh Sc hmidt Sp i r i t t o wn So, her e?s t he deal wi t h t hi s band. They?r e not r eal l y a band.

Ther e?s no st abl e l i ne up, and honest l y, t he i dent i t i es of t he or i gi nal member s ar en?t ent i r el y known.

They wear masks const r uct ed of duct t ape and paper mache, t hey?r e obscur ed by f og at t hei r l i ve shows, and t hei r musi c has no i dent i f i abl e human voi ces. Thei r ar t i t sel f , i s mor e t han j ust musi c. I t ?s t heat r e, i t ?s pai nt i ng, i t ?s musi c, i t ?s sound scapes. I t ?s t he embodi ment of t he sur r eal . As a r esul t of t hei r obscur i t y, f ew r ecor di ngs exi st out si de of i phone vi deos. What does exi st of of f i ci al r ecor di ngs, i s a r epr esent at i on of what i s, as f ar as I know, t he ear l i est i t er at i on of Spi r i t t own. Spi r i t t own began i n Concor d, MA, i n ear l y 2013 as a somewhat acoust i c act , f eat ur i ng t wo member s, possi bl y of t he Robi chaud f ami l y. They have t hr ee r ecor ded songs. ?Why Nor t h? consi st s of spor adi c bucket hi t t i ng, spar se acoust i c gui t ar pi cki ng, and et her eal moani ng/ wai l i ng. ?Advi ce? i s a bi zar r e, bl uesy number , r emi ni scent of Capt ai n Beef hear t , t hat qui t e l i t er al l y consi st s of advi ce. Such one l i ner s i ncl ude ?never t r ust a man i n a hooded sweat shi r t i f he?s got a gun i n hi s pant s? and ?never buy somet hi ng t hat uses 9- vol t bat t er i es, t hose t hi ngs ar e expensi ve?. ?Wave l engt hs i n Cyan? i s a bi zar r e, noi sy psychedel i c t une wi t h t r i ppy noi sy gui t ar and what sounds l i ke a mel odi ca. Thi s was t he f i r st i t er at i on of t hi s pr oj ect , whi ch l i ved and di ed t hat same year . I t was r evi ved i n t he summer of 2015 wi t h a show at Ar t Par k, whi ch was Spi r i t t own i n i t ?s f ul l f or m, I won?t i dent i f y t he member s wear i ng masks, because honest l y I ?m not sur e I coul d, but I can say f or sur e t hat Fr ed Bex and ( i f I ?m r emember i ng cor r ect l y) Har r i son Sel l e ( bot h of Skank Vendor ) pl ayed dr ums and bass, r espect i vel y, at t hi s show. The f r ont man l eer ed at and spun ar ound i n t he audi ence, scr eami ng and yel l i ng as t wo member s pl ayed t hei r pedal boar ds mor e t han t hei r gui t ar s. Thi s l i ne up al so f eat ur ed an el ect r i c vi ol i ni st i n t he mi x, wi t h t he f ul l band put t i ng f or t h sheet s of noi se as f og f i l l ed t he r oom. I t was har sh noi se r ock, wi t h st eady, sl ow and heavy dr ums over f eedbacki ng el ect r i c gui t ar and vi ol i n. Thi s was t he f i nal show of t hi s l i neup, but t he pr oj ect was br i ef l y r evi ved yet agai n i n t he f al l of 2016 by mysel f , Chl oe Koval , and Wi l l Robi chaud ( cont i nui ng t he f ami l y t r adi t i on) .

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The onl y song we per f or med was a r endi t i on of ?Why Nor t h?, wi t h mysel f on vocal s, Chl oe Koval on bucket , and Wi l l Robi chaud on gui t ar . We per f or med t wi ce, once at an open mi c, and once at t he end of t he Uni cef Benef i t Concer t . Wi l l and Chl oe r evi ved t he pr oj ect yet agai n once I l ef t f or school i n t he f al l of 2017, and changed t he sound t o have mor e of an ambi ent , shoe gaze f eel . Peopl e si t down and cl ose t hei r eyes dur i ng t hei r set , whi ch makes f or a t r ul y t r anscendent exper i ence. Peopl e went up t o t hem af t er t hei r l ast set and t ol d t hem t hat t hei r musi c t ook t hem on a j our ney, and t hey?r e so cor r ect . Spi r i t t own t akes you on a j our ney. Spi r i t t own i s, i n i t sel f , a j our ney. Honest l y, i t woul dn?t sur pr i se me i f Spi r i t t own l ast s unt i l t he end of t i me.

They?r e t r ul y an i mpor t ant band t o our smal l scene f or t hei r wi l l i ngness t o exper i ment and wei r d out al l t he t i me. They?r e a band t hat doesn?t car e i f i di ot s l eave dur i ng t hei r set because t hey know what t hey?r e doi ng i s i mpor t ant . Spi r i t t own i s i n al l of us.

Spi r i t t own i s f or ever .

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Saint Cat her ines, Ont ar io

by Kennet h Fur y Ou t p u t Out put ar e an absol ut e Ont ar i an gem. Hai l i ng f r om St .

Cat har i nes, t he gr oup managed t o t ast ef ul l y bl end t hei r i nf l uences wi t h much success, t hei r sound i s so uni que and ver y much t hei r own. I can pr oudl y say t hese ar e wonder f ul peopl e, havi ng hung out wi t h t hem af t er t hey t our ed and pl ayed i n my home ci t y. Af t er t hey dr opped a cover s EP and I l oved i t , and deci ded al l needed t o hear i t . I was f or t unat e enough t o ask t hem some quest i ons about i t . .

Have a l ook bel ow.

Whi l e ever yone has f undament al i nf l uences t hat t hey?l l al ways l ove, do you have mor e speci f i c ones when wr i t i ng f or Out put ? " I don' t t hi nk i t ' s ever been a consci ous t hought f or any of us when we get t oget her and wr i t e. I ' d say we have a pr et t y good i dea of what our aest het i c i s as a whol e, but i t ' s never been " Hey, l et ' s wr i t e a song t hat sounds l i ke t hi s band, or t hi s ot her one. " The pr ocess has al ways been qui t e nat ur al t o us, and our i ndi vi dual i nf l uences col l ect i vel y shi ne t hr ough i n t he end r egar dl ess.

To cont i nue of f t he l ast quest i on, i s i t f ai r t o assume al l t he ar t i st s whose songs you cover ed on your Hal l oween EP ar e i nf l uent i al ?

Tot al l y. We t ossed ar ound t he i dea of doi ng somet hi ng cool f or Hal l oween, and t hese ar e bands t hat we r eal l y gi ve a shi t about .

Per sonal l y speaki ng, f or exampl e, Hot Snakes have had a huge i nf l uence of my gui t ar pl ayi ng. John Rei s i s a downpi cki ng war l or d, no bet t er way t o put i t .

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When you cover mot or head ( One of t he best cover s I ' ve ever hear d! ) do you wor r y about how t hat may be t aken or per cei ved? Do you t hi nk i t ' s becomi ng chi c i n some ways t o cover heavi er ar t i st s r at her t han r ej ect t hem as some mor e i ndi e bands i n some scenes do? ( not i mpl yi ng t hi s i s what you' r e doi ng, t hat cover was t oo l egi t t o ever be quest i oned. ) Honest l y, not r eal l y. Adam br ought t hat song t o t he t abl e. He' s t he bi ggest Mot or head f an i n t he band, and i t was pr obabl y one of t he st r ongest cover s on t he mi xt ape i n my opi ni on. As f or t he whol e " chi c" t hi ng, t o each hi s own I guess. We' r e a heavy- i sh r ock n' r ol l band, so cover i ng Mot or head makes sense t o us. I f peopl e f r om ot her scenes want t o r ej ect t hat i dea, t hey' r e f r ee t o do so, but i t doesn' t phase us one bi t .

You use r eal l y cr i sp, t i ght and honest l y, heavy pr oduct i on. I s t hi s a somewhat i nt ent i onal choi ce? I f so, why? How do you f eel l i ke how your musi c i s r ecor ded and pr oduced adds t o your i deas/ messages/ over al l aest het i cs?

We r ecor ded t he Best Enemy 7" wi t h Si mon Lar ochet t e, at hi s London st udi o cal l ed The Sugar Shack. We t r acked dr ums and bass l i ve of f t he f l oor at t he same t i me, and t hen over dubbed gui t ar and vocal s af t er war ds. We di dn' t copy & past e sect i ons, use cl i ck t r acks, or l ayer dozens of gui t ar t r acks. The pr ocess was ver y or gani c wi t h ver y f ew t akes r equi r ed, and t he t onal qual i t i es t hat Si mon was abl e t o capt ur e wi t h hi s exper t i se l ef t us i ncr edi bl y sat i sf i ed i n t he end. We' r e a hi gh- deci bel , l i ve r ock band, and our i nt ent i on f r om t he ver y st ar t was capt ur i ng t hat essence.

What do you t hi nk has been your gr eat est accompl i shment as a band and as i ndi vi dual musi ci ans?

I can' t r eal l y speak on t hei r behal f about i ndi vi dual accompl i shment s, but as an i ndependent band, I woul d have t o say t he amount of shows we' ve managed t o r ack up i n t he shor t t i me we' ve been act i ve. Si nce Jul y 2016, we' ve pl ayed over 60 shows acr oss 5 pr ovi nces, al l of whi ch wer e booked by Jesse, t he f at her f i gur e i n t he band, & one of t he har dest wor ki ng dudes I know.

We' ve put qui t e an emphasi s on doi ng t hi ngs your sel f as much as possi bl e, i t r equi r es pat i ence and per si st ence, but i t ' s at t ai nabl e.

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Rout ine days b y Ke n n e t h Fu r y Rout i ne Days ar e one of t hose gr oups who have l i t t l e out , but you ador e t hei r wor k so much you f i nd your sel f l i st eni ng t o t he same f ew songs over and over agai n.

Fi ndi ng t hi s gr oup was act ual l y t he r esul t of a mi scl i ck on t o anot her emo subr eddi t . I had seen t he name Rout i ne Days post ed el sewher e and l i ke bef or e al l gr eat choi ces i n l i f e f i gur ed ?Ah, what t he hel l . ?

Rout i ne Daze, a f our song demo EP i nst ant l y won me over .

The poppy song wr i t i ng sensi bi l i t i es mat ed wi t h emo r evi val and pop punk i nf l uence caught my at t ent i on i n ever y way. For t hose mour ni ng Moder n Basebal l and t hei r t ongue i n cheek l yr i cs i nt er t wi ned wi t h sel f depr ecat i on, cat chy and memor abl e hooks and over al l sense t hat t he musi c you' r e l i st eni ng t o i s made by peopl e you?d wanna chi l l wi t h i n your basement , f ear not , Rout i ne Days ar e her e.

I knew t hese guys woul d be ones i ?d want t o gi ve at t ent i on t o and how coul d I not ? Bef or e I had even compl et el y f i ni shed t he EP I had al r eady sent i t t o my f r i ends and t he Yer Scene t eam. The EP became a dai l y l i st en l eadi ng me t o qui ckl y deci de i t woul d be my mont hl y pi ck f or November . Want i ng t o know mor e about t he band I shot t hem an emai l and f r om t her e I got t o know t hem. I ?m pl eased t o r epor t t hat t he f our pi ece ar e f unny, at t ent i ve and over al l st i l l gi ve me t he vi be t hey?r e guys I want t o hang out wi t h. When I appr oached t hem f or an i nt er vi ew, t hey l eapt at t he oppor t uni t y and gave me some r eal i nsi ght i nt o t he wor ki ngs of t he band.

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How w ou l d y ou s ee y ou r l oc at i on af f ec t i n g y ou r s ou n d ? You r l oc al s c en e an d s t u f f . D o y ou c i t e an y l oc al ban d s as i m p or t an t ?

Gar et t , l i st ed as ?Gur t ? whom i s t he l ead gui t ar pl ayer f or t he gr oup was t he f i r st t o chi me i n. ?We come f r om a smal l t own cal l ed Logan, WV. I t ' s a t own wi t h a popul at i on of ar ound 2, 000 peopl e. Our l ocal scene i s most l y made up of ei t her count r y, gospel , or met al bands, so I never dr ew up much i nspi r at i on f r om l ocal bands. We r eal l y j ust st ar t ed pl ayi ng and wr i t i ng musi c t hat we t hought sounded cool , and i t sl owl y f or med i nt o Rout i ne Days?

The dr ummer , Chr i s was qui ck t o add t he di f f i cul t i es of pl ayi ng t he musi c t hey do. ?Most peopl e l i st en t o gospel , or count r y musi c so we usual l y have t o dr i ve about an hour or so away t o Char l est on t o r eal l y pl ay t he ki nd of shows t hat we want t o pl ay. And because of t hat I t hi nk our desi r e was t o j ust do somet hi ng di f f er ent f r om what ot her peopl e wer e doi ng. " Ot her member s voi ced t he sent i ment of want i ng t o go agai nst t he gr ai n and do musi c t hey di dn?t r eal l y hear r egul ar l y

W ou l d y ou c al l t h i s d ef i n i t i v e of y ou r d es i r ed s ou n d or d o y ou s ee y ou r s el f p r og r es s i n g i n c er t ai n w ay s ? ?Si nce we st ar t ed pl ayi ng about a year ago, our sound has changed sl i ght l y. I t ' s most l y f r om us l ear ni ng t o vi be t oget her as a band. A l ot of t he ear l y songs we wr ot e wer e t est songs f or us as a band. Our sound wi l l most l y st ay l i ke our demo, but we ar e st ar t i ng t o devel op a mor e st abl e and pr of essi onal sound as a band. ? - Gar et t , l ead gui t ar I def i ni t el y t hi nk we?r e al ways t r yi ng t o one up our sel ves. Some of t he songs we wr ot e i n t he begi nni ng ar e a bi t si mpl er compar ed t o t he ki nd of musi c we?ve wr i t t en r ecent l y. Si mpl e i sn?t a bad t hi ng t hough, we st i l l r eal l y l i ke t hose songs. I j ust t hi nk as we pl ay mor e and evol ve as musi ci ans our musi c i s goi ng t o r ef l ect t hat . ? - Chr i s, dr ummer

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?I t hi nk we' r e st ar t i ng t o f i nd our sound, but I woul dn' t say i t ' s def i ni t i ve. I don' t l i ke t o seal i t up i n a box and say i t ' s al ways gonna sound j ust l i ke t hi s. I ' m al ways open t o exper i ment i ng and addi ng di f f er ent i nf l uences and el ement s t o our sound, I t hi nk t hat ' s par t of what makes pl ayi ng musi c so f un. " - Tanner , vocal s

W h at d i d t h i s EP g et r i g h t f or y ou , w h at d o y ou f eel l i k e y ou w an t t o w or k on c on v ey i n g t h r ou g h f u t u r e w or k s ? ?I see t hi s EP as mor e of a demo t han anyt hi ng r eal l y. I mai nl y want ed t o r ecor d our musi c so we coul d l i st en t o i t out si de of pr act i ce. We al so had ver y mi ni mal r ecor di ng exper i ence as a gr oup, so t hi s was a good oppor t uni t y t o l ear n about what i t t akes t o r ecor d songs. ? Gar et t , l ead gui t ar ?The pur pose of t hi s EP f or me was j ust t o get some f or m of musi c out t her e f or peopl e t o l i st en t o. I do however l i ke t hat we i ncl uded some f ast er songs and some sl ower songs t o show t hat we can be dynami c i n our pl ayi ng. I n f ut ur e wor ks I ?d l i ke t o spend mor e t i me and r eal l y nai l each song t o i t s f ul l pot ent i al . ? - Chr i s, dr ummer

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" I t hi nk t he mai n t hi ng i t got r i ght f or me i s t he qual i t y of sound.

I ' m gl ad peopl e get a chance t o l i st en t o somet hi ng by us t hat wasn' t r ecor ded on j ust a l apt op mi c or cel l phone. As f ar as i mpr ovement goes, I want t o f ocus on honi ng my ski l l s as a gui t ar i st . I come f r om a si nger songwr i t er backgr ound, a l ot of open chor d, chuggi ng al ong ki nd of st uf f , so I ' m hopi ng t o pr ovi de some mor e i nt er est i ng r hyt hm gui t ar wor k on f ut ur e r el eases. " - Tanner , vocal s

You c i t e M od er n B as ebal l as a m aj or i n f l u en c e, h ow d i d y ou c om e ac r os s t h em ? Fav ou r i t e al bu m , m em ber an d w h at t h ei r i n f l u en c e h as h ad d i r ec t l y an d i n d i r ec t l y on y ou r l i v es an d ban d . " Oh yeah, I l ove Moder n Basebal l , t hey' ve def i ni t el y t aught me t hat song wr i t i ng and pl ayi ng doesn' t al ways have t o f eel l i ke a ser i ous, r i gi d t hi ng. They j ust gave me t he i dea t hat I coul d j am wi t h my f r i ends, wr i t e t he f i r st t hi ng t hat came t o my head and not be hyper cr i t i cal about i t , and I l oved t hat . They' ve def i ni t el y been a huge i nf l uence on al l of us I t hi nk. I f i r st came acr oss t hem when my f r i end Cr ash sent me a l i nk t o t hei r song " The Weekend" dur i ng ei t her my sophomor e or j uni or year of hi gh school . Favor i t e al bum def i ni t el y has t o be " Spor t s" j ust f or t he si mpl e f act t hat i t ' s t he al bum t hat got me i nt o t hem and I st i l l have " Cooke" on r epeat t o t hi s day somet i mes haha. I don' t r eal l y have a f avor i t e member , but t hey al l seem l i ke gr eat dudes and I ' m r eal l y l ovi ng Jake' s pr oj ect Sl aught er Beach , Dog. " - Tanner , vocal s How w as t h i s EP r ec or d ed , d i d y ou d o i t p r et t y d i y / y ou r s el v es ? " The EP was r ecor ded by our f r i end Jasper , who we met f r om pl ayi ng house shows t oget her i n t he Char l est on ar ea. He r ecor ded i t f or us on hi s mobi l e st udi o set up. I ' m not a bi g gear head or anyt hi ng, so I can' t r eal l y gi ve any speci f i cs on what al l was used. Fr om what I can r ecal l , i t was a f ew mi cs, a daw, and a smal l por t abl e mi xi ng boar d.

I t was al l r ecor ded over t he cour se of a weekend i n our pr act i ce space, so t he whol e t hi ng was pr et t y DI Y, but st i l l a maj or upgr ade f r om t he f or mat i ve days when we t r i ed t o r ecor d st uf f usi ng l apt op mi cs and st uf f . " - Tanner , vocal s " He of f er ed t o r ecor d us f or f r ee, and wi t h none of us havi ng any r ecor di ng exper i ence, we l et hi m r ecor d us. I t onl y t ook us a f ul l day t o r ecor d t he f our t r acks and anot her day t o do f i ni shi ng t ouch- ups on songs. " - Gar et t , l ead gui t ar

These guys ar e ki ckass, musi cal l y and as peopl e. Show t hem some l ove!

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Ful l Length: CHEAT DEATH, LI VE DEAD! - Shi zune Does t hi s r ecor d r eal l y count as a f ul l l engt h? I t ?s onl y 14 mi nut es l ong but t her e ar e t en t r acks on i t so l et ?s r un wi t h i t shal l we? As you can pr obabl y t el l f r om t he r unt i me and number of t r acks, t hi s r ecor d i s pur e skr amz wi t h no bul l shi t . The l ongest t r ack on her e i s a second under 2 mi nut es, yet despi t e t hei r shor t r unt i me, each song i s uni quel y cat chy. Hai l i ng f r om Loni go, I t al y, Shi zune has been ar ound f or al most 6 year s now, i nf l uenced by ear l i er I t al i an bands l i ke Raei n and La Qui et e. CHEAT DEATH, LI VE DEAD! i s t o me a f ul l r eal i zat i on of what t he band has been t r yi ng t o do f or al l t hese year s. I t ?s t hei r best yet . Opener ?t he dr eamer s sl eep on concr et e? begi ns wi t h weepy yet f r ant i c gui t ar pl ayi ng, t i ght r api d f i r e dr ummi ng and mi d/ hi gh scr eams accent uat ed by gang vocal s. Ever y song seems t o have t hose same el ement s, yet each t r ack r emai ns uni que. Whi l e t he vocal s ar e cer t ai nl y ext r emel y emot i ve, i t ?s t he gui t ar s on t hi s r ecor d t hat r eal l y get me. They?r e i ncr edi bl y act i ve ( dar e I say shr eddy at t i mes) yet r emai n sor r owf ul , and pul l t oget her some r eal l y pr et t y l ead par t s.

Somet hi ng t hat al so set s t hi s r ecor d apar t i s i t s cl ear sound. As much as I l ove l o- f i r ecor ded i n a t r ashcan skr amz, t hi s al bum r eal l y benef i t s f r om cl ean pr oduct i on. Ever y el ement i s cl ear and exact l y wher e i t ?s supposed t o be, i t j ust sounds f ucki ng per f ect . The dr ums sound so f ucki ng good, and t he gui t ar t one i s j ust i ncr edi bl e. Thi s r ecor d has so much r epl ay val ue, I wor ked on a f ar m over t he summer and used t o l i st en t o t hi s ver y al bum over and over whi l e pi cki ng.

I t ?s so f ucki ng good and has my f avor i t e pr oduct i on of skr amz al bum I ?ve ever hear d. You?r e doi ng your sel f a di sser vi ce i f you?r e not l i st eni ng t o t hi s. Ser i ousl y, you?r e f ucki ng up.

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Ful l Length: Los Pensami ent os De una Car a Pal i da - Massa Ner a Thi s band i s f ucki ng i ncr edi bl e. I coul d honest l y l eave i t at t hat but I get so exci t ed about t hi s r ecor d t hat I f eel I ?d be doi ng i t a di sser vi ce i f I di d. I f you?r e i nt o post r ock i nf l uenced scr eamo at al l , t hi s i s t he r el ease f or you. Remi ni scent of bands l i ke Ci t y of Cat er pi l l ar or La Qui et e, New Jer sey based band Massa Ner a have been ki l l i ng i t f or al most t wo year s now. Thi s r ecor d i s t hei r debut f ul l l engt h, and t he l engt hi er f or mat r eal l y l ends i t sel f t o t hei r st yl e.

I t ?s one cohesi ve pi ece i n t er ms of mood and at mospher e, wi t h beaut i f ul l y pl aced spoken wor d and sampl es. I bar el y know how t o descr i be t he sheer scope of t hi s al bum, i t ?s j ust t hat gor geous. What st ood out t he most t o me on f i r st l i st en wer e t he l yr i cs and vocal s.

St andal one, t he l yr i cs ar e ext r emel y wel l wr i t t en, and ar e power f ul even wi t hout cont ext . Not onl y ar e t he l yr i cs t hemsel ves amazi ng, t hei r del i ver y i s f ucki ng i ncr edi bl e. The vocal s on t hi s t hi ng ar e hi gher pi t ched yel l y scr eams, wi t h occasi onal l i ght l y sung vocal s. On t he f i r st t r ack speci f i cal l y, t hey?r e j ust so i ncr edi bl y power f ul .

Near t he end of t he song t her e?s a mel odi c yel l t hat t ur ns i nt o a scr eam whi ch j ust sounds so compl et el y t or t ur ed. I t ?s qui t e r ar e t hat musi c br i ngs r eal t ear s t o my eyes and Massa Ner a f ucki ng di d i t , and on t he f i r st t r ack. The dr ums on t hi s al bum ar e ext r emel y i nt r i cat e and t i ght , wi t h t he gui t ar s doi ng some r eal l y i nt er est i ng wor k t hat f ur t her set s t hi s band apar t . Thi s i s f or sur e my f avor i t e scr eamo r el ease of t hi s year , and possi bl y my f avor i t e r el ease of t he year , per i od.

Favor i t e Tr ack: ยก Wal t z! ( La Guer r a)

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EP's: Fashi on St at ement s of t he Soci al l y Unawar e Seeyouspacecowboy Thi s EP i s j ust f ucki ng br ut al . I t j ust i s. I t ?s 8 mi nut es of absol ut el y i nsane and sassy gr i ndcor e. I f i t wer e any l onger t han t hat my f ace woul d have l i t er al l y mel t ed of f my head. When I say t hat I ?m not f ucki ng ar ound, and nei t her i s t hi s EP. Seeyouspacecowboy. . . i s a sassgr i nd band f r om San Di ego t hat ?s been maki ng waves t hi s year ; you?r e pr obabl y f ami l i ar wi t h t hem i f you?ve been payi ng any at t ent i on t o scr eamo/ sass t hi s year . The gui t ar s ar e const ant l y f eedbacki ng and l ayer pani c chor ds over i nsane bl ast s, wi t h vocal s t hat al t er nat e bet ween l ow gr owl s and mi d t o hi gh pi t ched scr eams.

Thi s EP al so has easi l y some of t he sassi est vocal s I ?ve hear d t hi s year , so i f you?r e l i ke me and ar e i nt o t hat , gi ve i t shot .

You won?t be di sappoi nt ed.

Favor i t e Tr ack: Ji mmy Buf f et t Doesn?t Even Sur f

I ' ve Been Runni ng Round The Ci t y For 10 Mi nut es St r ai ght I n Or der To Fi nd You & Ri p Your Fucki ng Face Of f - 964 Pi nocchi o The t i t l e of t hi s r ecor d i ndi cat es exact l y how i t sounds. I t ?s absol ut el y di sgust i ng and as a r esul t , i t ?s f ucki ng si ck as hel l .

I t ?s heavy and f ast paced wi t h cl assi c, sassy cl eans punct uat i ng i n bet ween scr eechi ng vocal s. Thi s i s t he f i r st r el ease f r om Tokyo whi t ebel t out f i t 964 Pi nocchi o, and i t makes me so exci t ed t o hear mor e of what t hey have t o of f er . The dr ums absol ut el y cont r ol t hese songs, and pr ovi de most of t he backi ng f or t he vocal s, wi t h t he gui t ar s act i ng mor e as a met hod of i ncr easi ng t he di ssonant f er oci t y t hi s EP has t o of f er . The vocal s sound so pur el y demoni c and t he songs sound so gr oss t hat t her e?s no way I coul dn?t wr i t e about t hi s r el ease. I t ?s so compl et el y over t he t op and i s easi l y t he most of f t he wal l s r el ease of t he year .

Favor i t e Tr ack: I ?m Not a Scab, I am a St r i kebr eaker !

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Singl e:

Spl it:

Long Enough/ Cont r i t i on

Senza/ Ant i phony

I ?ve al r eady wr i t t en about t hi s si ngl e a l i t t l e bi t but goddammi t I ?l l do i t agai n. These ar e deat hdeal er . ?s t wo best songs.

St r ai ght up, t hey?r e f ucki ng gr eat . Thi s Bost on skr amz duo has been at i t f or f ew year s now, di shi ng out gr i ndy and heavy scr eamo. Whi l e most duos sound a l i t t l e t hi n, t hi s band makes up f or i t wi t h hyper act i ve t i ght dr ummi ng and t he heavi est bass t one I ?ve hear d i n a whi l e. The bass r i f f s on t hi s t hi ng ar e i ncr edi bl e, wi t h st r ai ned, scr eamy yel l s, pr ovi ded by bot h member s.

The song ?Long Enough? even has a si ngal ong post - har dcor e chor us, whi ch whi l e new f or t he band, f eel s nat ur al f or t hem. I t was a shock when I f i r st hear d i t but t ot al l y f i t s wi t h t hei r sound. The b- si de t o t hi s, Cont r i t i on, i s mor e of cl assi c sound f or t hem but f eat ur es some of t he cool est dr ummi ng I ?ve hear d t hem do. Thi s r ecor d sounds so f ul l and j ust so much heavi er i n t er ms of pr oduct i on t han t hei r past r el eases whi ch si gnal s, at l east t o me, a possi bl e new l eaf f or t he band. Check t hi s si ngl e i f you?r e i nt o any ki nd of har dcor e punk, because t hi s new r el ease has somet hi ng f or ever yone.

Thi s spl i t i s so f r eaki ng good, I know I t al ked about t hi s i n my show r evi ew but I j ust have t o shout t hi s out agai n. Senza i s an emovi ol ence band f r om Eugene, Or egon who r el eased t hi s spl i t ear l y November wi t h Nor Cal post - har dcor e band Ant i phony.

Senza?s si de of t hi s spl i t i s j ust non- st op. Of a si mi l ar i l k t o bands l i ke Jer omes Dr eam, t hey bl aze t hr ough t hei r si de i n j ust 8 mi nut es, wi t h over t he t op bi r d scr eech vocal s t hat pi er ce t hr ough t he chaos. The dr ummi ng on t hi s i s ext r emel y t i ght , especi al l y consi der i ng how br eakneck t hei r sound i s. On t he ot her si de of t hi s t hi ng i s Ant i phony, who have a ver y di f f er ent sound but one t hat pai r s r eal l y wel l wi t h Senza, bot h on t he spl i t and as t our mat es. They have a si mi l ar sound t o bands l i ke At The Dr i ve I n, wi t h wei r d song st r uct ur es and shi f t i ng, ener get i c i nst r ument at i on. They?r e mel odi c and mat hy, wi t h cl assi c post har dcor e yel ps and somet i mes f r ant i c vocal del i ver y. The mel odi c vocal s al so r emi nd me of Ant hony Gr een at t i mes, whi ch i s t r ul y a gr eat t hi ng. Thei r per f or mance on t hei r si de i s i ncr edi bl y t i ght , wi t h r eal l y shar p dr ummi ng and gr i ndi ng bass chor di ng. Thi s spl i t i s i ncr edi bl e, wi t h r eal l y st r ong t r acks f r om bot h bands.

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Hu g h s M on t h l y P i c k So yet agai n, my pi ck i s a l i t t l e ol der and not r eal l y t hat under gr ound but f uck i t , I ?m gonna t al k about No Gods, No Manager s by Choki ng Vi ct i m. Thi s al bum f ucki ng r i ps ( I know I say t hat t oo much but i t wi l l never not be accur at e) . And l ook, bef or e you mot her f ucker s st ar t sayi ng t hat ska sucks, f uck you. Al l t hr ee waves ar e t i ght as f uck and I l ook f or war d t o t he f our t h I swear t o god. Thi s al bum i s onl y hal f ska t hough, so I di gr ess. For t hose of you who don?t know, Choki ng Vi ct i m was a har d( ska) cor e band f r om New Yor k, who br oke up t he day of r ecor di ng t hi s ver y r ecor d. I t ?s pol i t i cal l y char ged, anar chi st shi t punk and i t ?s so f ucki ng good. I mean t hese l yr i cs ar e i ncr edi bl e, t he hooks ar e i ncr edi bl e, t he Mi chael Par ent i sampl es ar e br i l l i ant . I t ?s j ust a gr eat punk r ock r ecor d. I mean how can you ar gue wi t h ?I ?m a l oser , I am Sat an, I am Jesus Chr i st , I ?m me, t her e ar e no wi nner s i n t hi s f ucked r eal i t y?. That ?s t he punkest l yr i c ever .

Thi s ent i r e al bum i s j ust about ki l l i ng cops whi l e hat i ng Amer i ca, wor shi ppi ng Sat an, and r esi st i ng capi t al i sm. That ?s punk as f uck. Thi s al bum i s punk as f uck. I t ?s cat chy, har d hi t t i ng, and sur pr i si ngl y heavy ( t he song ?Fuck Amer i ca? dabbl es i n deat h met al , ?Pr ai se t he Si nner s? has bl ack met al el ement s) . Thi s i s al l whi l e al so bei ng a ska r ecor d. Yeah. Ska i s cool . Thi s al bum f ucki ng r ul es. Fuck you.

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Al bum Rev iew: Ey es Eat Suns ?-Al iv e 2.0 b y Za c h a r y Va l l a d o n I n Sept ember of t hi s year , dynami c Los Angel es t r anspl ant duo, Eyes Eat Suns, dr opped a l ong ant i ci pat ed f ol l ow- up t o t hei r sophomor e EP, Al i ve. Thi s new col l ect i on - - an ecl ect i c ( and el ect r i c) set of r emi x r endi t i ons ser ves as a r emar kabl e t r ansi t i on t o what may be an i dyl l i c sound- poi nt f or t he gr oup.

Or i gi nal l y hai l i ng f r om t he Ral ei gh, Nor t h Car ol i na, t he duo ( Ayi sa Adder l ey and Cai ge Cr ampshee) r el ocat ed t o Los Angel es, Cal i f or ni a ear l i er i n 2017 t o f ur t her pur sue t hei r musi c. Af t er t he r el ease of t hi s new col l ect i on, i t ?s no secr et why.

Al i ve 2. 0 i s, i n many ways, a mat ur at i on of t he sound t hat def i ned t hei r l ast r el ease. The f i r st t r ack, ?Al i ve, ? pul l s us r i ght i nt o t he mi x. I t ?s deep, mel odi c and al most t r ansf i xi ng. Though not a i mmensel y f ar cr y f r om t he or i gi nal t r ack, t he vi be has cer t ai nl y changed. The vocal har moni es ar e gi ven a new chance t o shi ne i n a composi t i on t hat now hangs over t he l i st ener l i ke a phant om; i t hi t s har d, but i t l i nger s.

The updat ed ?Navi gat e? has a cer t ai n j e ne sai s quoi ? What do t he ki ds cal l i t ? A bop. I t cr eeps i nt o your bl oodst r eam and pi ns you t o your seat i n t he same way as ?Al i ve, ? but i f you st i ck ar ound ( near l y t wo mi nut es i n) ? t he dr op i s bonker s.

Ser i ousl y, my bedr oom i s a f ucki ng mess ever y t i me.

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Per haps t he most enr apt ur i Adder l ey?s chi l l i ng voi ce l i st ener t o a puddl e, and vi br ant l y her e. Thi s song l i st ens f or compr ehensi bi l t he ear .

ng song on t hi s EP i s ?I V 101? ? i s enough t o r educe even t he casual Cr ampshee?s gui t ar shi nes most has l ayer s, and deser ves a f ew i t y. Ther e i s mor e her e t han meet s

The r ecor d cl oses wi t h a t r ack t hat j ust won?t l et me go ? ?Ti ck? i s l ess haunt i ng t han i t s count er par t s, but I swear t hat I never knew what ASMR was unt i l Adder l ey del i ver ed??cause I know mi ne ar e bi di ng t i me ?t i l t hey? on t op of t he newl y synt h dr i ven t r ack. I t ?s al most as i f i t ?s casual f or t hese t wo t o gi ve t hei r l i st ener s t he chi l l s.

Whi l e I have vi r t ual l y no compl ai nt s about t hi s set of songs, i t ?s r eal l y t oo damn shor t , and i t l eaves t he l i st ener desper at el y want i ng f or mor e. I f anyt hi ng, I want t o hear t he i nst r ument at i on of Cai ge Cr ampshee shi ne even mor e on what ever t hey choose t o shar e wi t h t he wor l d goi ng f or war d.

The connect i on bet ween voi ce and i nst r ument her e i s enough t o gi ve you a new spi r i t ual i sm, and I want t o hear i t al l shi ne even br i ght er .

Thi s shor t col l ect i on i s st el l ar ; an easy 4/ 5 st ar s f r om me.

I f t hi s sor t of sound i s what we can come t o expect f r om t he now LA- based duo, t hei r next r el ease i s goi ng t o be soul mel t i ng.

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Edit o r In Chief Kennet h Fur y My n a me is Ke n n e t h Fu r y , I l iv e in Ne w Br u n s w ic k a n d p l a y a n a c t iv e p a r t in t h e Sa in t J o h n s c e n e . I c u r r e n t l y p l a y in a h a r d c o r e p u n k b a n d w it h l o t s o f e mo in f l u e n c e u n d e r t h e n a me We l l Wo r n w it h a n o t h e r c o n t r ib u t o r t o t h is z in e , T y s o n . I'm a s e c o n d y e a r Po l it ic s ma j o r a n f d I d r in k t o o mu c h c o f f e e . I'm c o n t a c t a b l e b y n a me o n Fa c e b o o k , t h r o u g h e ma il a t k e n n e t h f u r y @g ma il .c o m, o n T w it t e r a t @k f u r y b u d a n d o n In s t a g r a m a t @k f u r y b u d

Wr it ing Team Fr anci s Fi t z ger al d I'm Fr a n c is Fit z g e r a l d a n d I l iv e in Ea s t o n , MA. I'm a l it t l e n e w t o t h e Bo s t o n mu s ic s c e n e b u t I'v e b e e n o r g a n iz in g a n d p l a y in g s h o w s a r o u n d w h e r e I l iv e f o r a w h il e . I p l a y b a s s in a s t o n e r d o o m b a n d c a l l e d Ob e l is k a n d I'm a l s o a n a ma t e u r il l u s t r a t o r . O w r it e po et r y and t ho r o ug hl y enj o y a n a l y t ic a l w r it in g . I c h e c k my e ma il r e g u l a r l y s o if y o u 'd l ik e t o g e t in c o n t a c t w it h me , f e e l f r e e t o at f r a n c is f it z g e r a l d 7 4 7 4 7 @g ma il .c o m

Zachar y Val l adon Za c h Va l l a d o n is a mu s ic ia n a n d p o e t b a s e d in So u t h e r n Ca l if o r n ia .

He c u r r e n t l y w o r k s a s a n e d it o r ia l p r o f e s s io n a l b y d a y a n d a s a d , s a d e mo s o n g w r it e r b y n ig h t .

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Hugh Schmi dt He y ! I'm Hu g h , I'm f r o m Co n c o r d , MA b u t mo v e d t o T a c o ma , WA e a r l ie r t h is y e a r f o r s c h o o l . I r u n a s k r a mz / e mo s h o w o n my s c h o o l 's r a d io s t a t io n (KUPS) t h a t 's a l wa y s s e e k in g n e w s u b mis s io n s . I d o b a s s / v o c a l s in Kid s Lu v Co p s b a c k in MA a n d a m s t a r t in g a s c r e a mo p r o j e c t in T a c o ma in a d d it io n t o v a r io u s s o l o p r o j e c t s . If y o u wa n t t o s u b mit y o u r mu s ic t o my r a d io s h o w o r wa n t t o g e t in c o n t a c t w it h me , y o u c a n e ma il me a t h w s c h mid t 9 9 @g ma il .c o m

Fi l i p Zd r av o ! I a m Fil ip f r o m Be l g r a d e , Se r b ia . I a m a f il m s t u d e n t w h o d o e s mu s ic , p o e t r y , r e v ie w s , d e s ig n , e t c . a n d i a l s o r u n a DIY l a b e l Co n f u s io n Sp e c ia l is t Re c o r d s . If y o u wa n t t o s u b mit y o u r mu s ic o r a t l e a s t s t a y in t o u c h w it h me , s e n d it o v e r my e ma il s t o j il j k o v ic .f il ip 2 @g ma il .c o m

Tom Sander s I?m T o m Sa n d e r s , a n d I?m a f r e e l a n c e w r it e r a n d j o u r n a l is t b a s e d in Ma n c h e s t e r , UK. I?v e b e e n e x p l o r in g a n d d o c u me n t in g t h e mu s ic / a r t s s c e n e in my h o me t o w n f o r s o me t ime n o w , a n d I?m h a p p y t o p r o v id e a n in s id e r ?s v ie w o f o n e o f t h e mo s t e x c it in g c u l t u r a l h o t s p o t s in t h e w o r l d .

I l iv e f o r d is c u s s in g mu s ic - t o s e e mo r e o f my s t u f f f o l l o w me o n T w it t e r @t o mc s a n d e r s

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Head o f Gr aphic Design Amel i a Bai l ey He l l o ! My n a me is Ame l ia Ba il e y , I wa s b o r n a n d r a is e d in Sa in t J o h n , Ne w Br u n s w ic k a n d I a m n e w t o t h e l o c a l mu s ic s c e n e . I s t a r t e d g o in g t o s h o ws ab o u t t wo y ear s ag o a n d imme d ia t e l y f e l l in l o v e ; e v e r y o n e is s o w e l c o min g a n d t h e mu s ic is a l wa y s g r e a t ! I'm in my f o u r t h y e a r , s t u d y in g Po l it ic s a t t h e Un iv e r s it y o f Ne w Br u n s w ic k , b u t I'm a l s o p a s s io n a t e a b o u t a r t a n d d e s ig n . Yo u c a n c o n t a c t me a t a me l ia .b a il e y @u n b .c a o r o n In s t a g r a m @_ a me l ia b a il e y _

Ar t ist Co nt r ibut o r s Emi l y Dr ak e I'm Emil y Dr a k e a n d I'm f r o m T o r o n t o , b u t I c u r r e n t l y l iv e in Sa in t J o h n , NB! Liv in g h e r e , I'v e b e c o me r e a l l y in t e r e s t e d a n d in v o l v e d w it h t h e mu s ic s c e n e a n d I'm a l wa y s r e a d y t o s u p p o r t l o c a l b a n d s . I l o v e f in d in g n e w wa y s t o e x p r e s s my c r e a t iv it y a n d Ye r Sc e n e h a s g iv e n me t h a t o p p o r t u n it y a n d I c o u l d n 't b e mo r e h a p p y ! If y o u 'r e l o o k in g f o r a n y d e s ig n id e a s , s h o o t me a n e ma il a t e mil y d r a k e _ @h o t ma il .c o m

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Rob Mat t s s on is a Mu s ic ia n a n d Gr a p h ic De s ig n e r b a s e d o u t o f Ce n t r a l NJ / Br o o k l y n .

Ru n s d ig it a l r e c o r d l a b e l "w e a r e t h e u g l y g h o s t " a n d p e r f o r ms mu s ic a s Ro r s c h a c h a n d a s p a r t o f t h e b a n d Fe n c e .

Co v er Design Wi l l i am Si ncl ai r Wil l ia m Sin c l a ir is a n o n - b in a r y p h o t o g r a p h e r a n d g r a p h ic d e s ig n e r b a s e d in Ha l if a x , No v a Sc o t ia . In s t a g r a m: @l il b il l y Ema il : w il l ia ms in c l a ir 9 7 @g ma il .c o m

Head o f So c ial M edia J er emy Pl ume My n a me is J e r e my Pl u me , I l iv e in Ne w Br u n s w ic k a n d a m p r e t t y n e w t o t h e s c e n e , b u t I'm r e a d y t o l e a r n it a n d b e in v o l v e d in it . I wa n n a ma k e s u r e t h a t if s o me o n e r e a l l y d ig s a b a n d t h a n I c a n l is t e n t o a s o n g o f t h e ir , s o a n y b a n d t h a t y o u d ig s e n d me a s o n g I w il l g iv e it a l is t e n ! Yo u c a n g e t a h o l d o f me a t @it s _ p l u me o n In s t a g r a m a n d @it s p l u me o n T w it t e r !!

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