PLANET B – Fiction Prediction LP “Planet B… puts punk, industrial, hip hop, and more into a very aggressive, very confrontational blender.” –BrooklynVegan “Justin Pearson has made his name with spazzy, noisy weirdo-rock outfits like the Locust, Retox and Dead Cross, but his project Planet B — a collaboration with hip-hop producer Luke Henshaw — MORE…
In Episode 33, Justin and Luke talk with Bobby Bray of The Locust, Holy Molar, and INUS. Bobby is a guitarist, a sound technician, and teacher. The three start the conversation with the formation of The Locust, Bobby’s trajectory branching out from death metal as a teenager, and the eventual goal of being a “brutal MORE…
Angel Hair began in late 1992 in Boulder, Colorado, and as PunkNews.org described them: “Angel Hair was a five-piece from Colorado whose music would grow to be associated with the chaotic, inventive San Diego scene of the early nineties. Bands such as Heroin, Antioch Arrow, Swing Kids, Clikitat Ikatowi and Mohinder are good reference points, MORE…
STRESS POSITIONS – “How to Get Ahead” video + Harsh Reality LP Stress Positions is a band from Chicago, IL. The band is made up of three members from the now-defunct C.H.E.W. (Drummer Jonathan Giralt, guitarist Benyamin Rudolph, and bassist Russell Harrison) with new vocalist Stephanie Brooks. The band formed in 2020 during the Covid MORE…
The long-awaited documentary Don’t Fall in Love with Yourself, about Justin Pearson (The Locust, Dead Cross, Deaf Club), Three One G Records and the San Diego punk scene is now globally available on streaming VOD. The film is available for rental or purchase on Vimeo and VHX. This is following a packed run of screenings MORE…
Stress Positions is a band from Chicago, IL. The band is made up of three members from the now-defunct C.H.E.W. (Drummer Jonathan Giralt, guitarist Benyamin Rudolph, and bassist Russell Harrison) with new vocalist Stephanie Brooks. The band formed in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and plays forward-looking classic American hardcore punk. This is jungle D-Beats MORE…
This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available from Vinegar Syndrome and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing MORE…
This compilation of all compilations is a tribute to one of the best bands that has ever existed. On this album you can hear your favorite bands recreating, or maybe just butchering your favorite Queen songs. Pressed on limited edition color vinyl. Track Listing: 1. The Blood Brothers “Under Pressure” 2. Get Hustle “Another One MORE…
Part 1 On long nights sweating through a book deadline, I think of the Bob Seger song that goes, “Those drifter’s days are passed me now/I’ve got so much more to think about/Deadlines and commitments/What to leave in, what to leave out.” I try to write my own version of that but also to say, MORE…
Life is very short and it’s easy to lose it (your life, I mean) and today I find myself thinking of necessary things. What I mean by that is those books or ideas or records or whatever else that you without a doubt NEED and must have in close proximity in a very existential way. MORE…