Tag: Punk

DJ Straight Edge’s RSD 2020 Drop I Pickups

August 31, 2020 | By
DJ Straight Edge’s RSD 2020 Drop I Pickups

Record Store Day 2020 Part I 2020 has been a rough year for music lovers- not to mention the rest of the global population as well! Since mid March, we have been cheated out of our opportunities to see live music or to even really get together with people and listen to / talk about […]

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Albums for The Apocalypse #6: Minutemen’s “Double Nickels on the Dime”

March 29, 2020 | By
Albums for The Apocalypse #6: Minutemen’s “Double Nickels on the Dime”

Long ago, now some 40 years ago, several bands emerged from the budding punk rock scene that would change the landscape of music forever. Among the greats, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, The Misfits, one band stood out above the rest. A band that chose to go against the usual three chord riff and repetitive choruses […]

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Albums for The Apocalypse #4: Hüsker Dü’s “Zen Arcade”

March 23, 2020 | By
Albums for The Apocalypse #4: Hüsker Dü’s “Zen Arcade”

              As someone who prides himself on his interest in all things punk, thrash, and hardcore (as well as being the only DJ at WXCI who strictly plays these genres) my answer for the greatest punk album of all time is cemented clearly in my mind. It’s the magnum opus of the crowning jewel […]

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