Monday, June 3, 2024
Dog Killer - Last Act of a Desperate Band (1986)
Dog Killer was a hardcore punk band in Chico during the mid 1980's. They are the earliest example of hardcore in Chico that I'm aware of. They ripped pretty good for the time period too. Not all the songs I can say have aged well, but if you're looking for snotty 80's punk, this is it! These guys were definitely paying attention to LA bands and owned some TSOL and Vandals records. I would love to know more on this era of the northstate punk scene. If you're an old head with stories and records, please hit me up!
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
CULL - Demo (2024)
Born out of the ashes of Outside Looking In comes CULL. This is my newest band and one I feel really proud of. Making it all with my close friends means everything. The songs we've got together on this demo are a mix of stompy hardcore with a dash of street punk. Lyrically the songs are socially driven by working class issues and a cloud of hurt I've always felt in this world and seen through my loved ones. I will always fight to believe there is light in this darkness and these songs help ease the weight on my heart I feel.
CULL
Miles - Vox
Bryan - Guitar
JxRad - Bass
Tommy - Drums
Photo by seana
WHAT’S LEFT
Working class life
Working class death
No savings no retirement
Buried in debt
What’s left
For us?
Bought and sold
Off by the rich
Our broken bodies
Dying in the ditch
DEAD END
Dead end
Living in the dead end
No future
It’s all caving in
Depression, recession, addiction
There’s no light in this place
Trapped inside
With no escape
COGS
We submit our bodies to the machine
Locked down we’re not free
Our souls have been stripped
Running empty on discontent
Our hands are cramping
Our backs are breaking
Our knees are failing
Our lives are fading
It’s all for what?
It’s all for what?
NOWHERE
In this place we’re looking for hope
Searching for ways to cope
Poverty and abuse all around
Gripping in and holding us down
Go nowhere
Going nowhere
An impoverished system holds us behind
Lack of opportunity pushes us outside
Defeated we lack self-worth
Dredging and toiling in the dirt
Gotta get out
Gotta be free
Gotta escape
Before the walls burry you and me
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Broadcasting to the Masses!
I've decided to create a Youtube extension of the blog. It occurred to me that not everyone wants to or can download the zip folders I've always used to upload the music. I thought people might enjoy being able to stream the content instead. All future post will be posted with both a download link and a Youtube link. That way you can have the files for your collection or just causally check them out. I'm going through now and uploading a number of old post onto Youtube and creating new ones too. Stay tuned for the broadcast!
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Gruk - Self Titled (2001)
Gruk’s self titled album stands the test of time in my book. This album made a huge impact on the Chico and Redding punk scene. Everyone of my friends in Redding had a burned copy of this cd and when they would come up from Chico to Redding to play, we’d would loose it! Some of my favorite show memories as a teenager are from seeing them play live in the mid 2000’s. The songs on this release have everything that makes for classic punk. They are catchy, pissed, smart, messy, from the heart, and to the point. It will forever be a classic to me.
GRUK:
Vocals - Rachel Riot
Guitar - Ryan Emotion
Bass - Brad
Drums - Jens
Sunday, June 4, 2023
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