Playlist: Feb 26, 2007

la piovra - danni collaterali
discarga - regras
books lie - it doesn't take a brain surgeon

tidal - we are out of step
volume 11 - abuse/you and me
gob - bring me the head of gob

warkrime - no more
how we are - reaching the crossroads
fruit salad - not for nothing

yage - clearness of fog
party of helicopters - slow dance
wasted time - enemies of common sense

kieltolaki - pedofilelukka
assault - victims of jackals
tierra de nadie - tierra de nadia

rakkaus - askel
skitkids - du kanbli jord
victims - gate of fear

social circkle - cut loose
ringers - walking ghost
new mexican disaster squad - pulse

black ss - subhuman
havaistys - minuutissa
xbrainiax - red out

STRIKE OF THE WEEK:
This Is My Fist/Giant Haystacks Split EP

insect warfare - fucked up on pcp
rise above - scientific abuse
anal massaker - nachbarschaft

angel hair - stigmata martyr
conversions - dictated desires
the rats - do you really want to fight me

appalachian terror unit - armageddon will not be brought by the gods
rats into robots - the finite universe
daitro - chaque seconde

from ashes rise - high on the media fix
deathsquad - repent
def choice - we've got our money on you

kyklooppien sukupuutto - ymmarra...
destroy - stop thinking and follow
desolation - in blue no innocent will die

abe froman - citizen's arrest
bear proof suit - up front
okara - june 14th

end of a year - harrison
sinking ships - the next time i go
tear it up - the beginning

Strike of the Week #1: This Is My Fist/Giant Haystacks Split EP

So here's the deal: Ben and I both like 45's a lot, even when they're not played at 45. That's okay, because it's the seven inch diameter that matters, and is the basis for our newest conception: Strike of the Week.

Every week, we'll be picking one or two 45's and playing them in their entirety at or near 11:00pm. Criteria? Freshness, of course, and punk rockness. Nothing more, really.

First up: This Is My Fist/Giant Haystacks courtesy of 625. Bay Area punk rockers put that hyphy to shame with some ragingly good tunes. Fist-pumping and righteous, this is something worth picking up, especially after the amount of time put into it to finally get it out.

Playlist: Feb 19, 2007

kylesa - identity defined
shikari - post student syndrome
tierra de nadie - desensitized

la piovra - risacca
behead the prophet n.l.s.l - in love with the dead
social circkle - cut loose

no idols - temporary solutions to permenant problems
amanda woodward - un peu d'etoffe
on the might of princes - you can only be so careful

step forward - can't get ahead
the vicious - it's all a lie
rites - nothing to show for it

permanent trip - losing ground
morser - spiral of pain
germ attak - direct action attak

bg - the hill
deadbodieseverywhere - the wahit
pisschrist - hellfare wellfare

daniel striped tiger - dusk broke out as the desert burden
bear proof suit - sans equity
brain handle - disheveled

scapegoat - scum
eaten alive - die die die
makara - papercuts

out with a bang - out with a bang
rakkaus - el puolesta javastaan
the rats - we are the rats

bomben alarm - virus
wellington - should've known
likskjit - war is upon us

ringers - walking ghost
gorilla angreb - supersyn
navies - a survey's measure

fruit salad - not fit for nothing
dynasty - tff
no trigger - the not-so-noble purveyors of the third or fourth coming

rat byte - break yourself/get lost
nihilistics - after death
death token - on the fields of prey

totalitar - vi ar eliten
reagan ss - empty black box
ripcord - single ticket to hell

championship - string or twine

MNS Flyer

Favorites of 2006

Here's a show we did on Dec 18, 2006 featuring our favorite hc/punk releases of the year. This one was a blast, hopefully we'll be able to do another to end 2007.

daniel striped tiger - your birthday cake
navies - continental drift
have heart - life is hard

verse - weather to a stone
eaten alive - eat your face
shook ones - pheasant

artimus pyle - savages
extorion - fuse
today's overdose - insomnia

permanent trip - losing ground
look back and laugh - street terrorism
kylesa - hollow severer

a.r.m. - jacking off satan
they and the children - watch it go
meneguar - bury a flower

life at these speeds - landfilled
united states - thanks for nothing
please inform the captain this is a hijack - in the service of capital

hatred surge - farce
sick of talk - intro/in your place
burial - heart is truth

wasted time - enemies of common sense
warkrime - ?
social circkle - ussa

ampere - new forms
tiny hawks - eggs in reverse
sinaloa - words through wires

pyramids - slow hair
dynasty - animal disregard
great redneck hope - ?

kieltolaki - ?
regulations - stop
tragedy - crucifier

sunday morning einsteins - ?
mind eraser - coping methods
skitsystem - rat, klass and rang

coldbringer - metaphysical ways
waco fuck - overcompensation
wasteland - new american century

solidarity pact - radical sabbatical
magrudergrind - my lai massacre
caustic christ - doesn't anyone want to impress jodie foster anymore

deep wound - don't need
l.s.d. - ?
lobotomia - faces de morte

direct control - fake
bear proof suit - no equity

Last Monday's Show

I have a copy of the last show recorded as an MP3 that I can share. Email me at benjaminpopp at yahoo.com if you're interested.

Scapegoat/Ampere Burn Down Western Mass.

I'll be hitching out from Cambridge for this. I think you should, too. That Scapegoat 7" has been a big hit around the station and the show. Here are the deets:


FEBRUARY 24, 2007
@ the flywheel
2 holyoke st.
easthampton, MA.

SCAPEGOAT(from boston, in the vein of infest and crossed out. 7" on painkiller records, first western MA show appearance!)

AMPERE(first western MA show since october!)

SOUL SWALLOWER (from boston. heavy and brutal. members of mind eraser, mental etc...)

WASTE MANAGEMENT (new band from boston. members of say goodbye, sick and tired and mind eraser.)

HELPING HAND (sounds like 7 seconds "the crew". really awesome band from western MA.)


7pm
$6
www.flywheelarts.org

Playlist: Feb 12, 2007

harriet the spy - ? (from tour ep)
swing kids - blue note
relics - vocalization

cardiac arrest - fat lord
they live - play the part
kyklooppien sukupuutto - ymmarra...

new mexican disaster squad - the piggy bank's gone
phleg camp - arrest
balboa - clandestine

tear it up - i hate my life
sinking ships - give up
eaten alive - eat your face

tierra de nadie - corazon negro
pisschrist - manusia bangsat
likskiit - exit bag

dean dirg - never adds up
in/humanity - portion of a murder mystery
the rats - not afraid to die

appalachian terror unit - endless bloodshed
call me lightning - ghouls
bear proof suit - sans equity

xbrainiax - sunken tomb
scapegoat - hemorrhage
no comply - stitched from a skateboard injury

laudanum - virus
insane 'n the brain - naught energy murder
insult - suicide of democracy

encroached - shoot the icons
loomis slovak - land sea air
under a dying sun - when walls are built

the pine - strings
scent of human history - take your time with time
reds - the blind believe

end of a year - darnel
gorilla angreb - the saw is the law
havaistys - tunnevammaiset

raukkas - askel
tusk - depraved perspective
corss examination - p.a.c.p.

totalitar - sista kriget
germ attak - canadian concentration camp
social circkle - ussa

bravo fucking bravo - feed the motherfucking sharks
sawhorse - snap
warkrime - everybody hates me

thieves and assassins - the death on the city pavement
one eyed richard and the goddamn liars - holden caulfield
eloe omoe - illidrium

New Records on Monday's Show

We've got a crapload of new 7"s that will make their Monday Night Strike debut on our next show. Most of these are still available through Havoc Records Distro.



RATS - WE ARE THE RATS
Sweden, Thrashbastard Records

DEAN DIRG/BOMBENALARM - SPLIT
Germany, Hate Records

RAKKAUS - KUOLEVAN MAAILMAN HILJAINEN KIROUS
Finland, Tuska ja Ahdistus Records

TEIRRA DE NADIE - SORDOS A LA TIERRA
Wisconsin, Mundo en Kaos Records

OUT WITH A BANG - I'M AGAINST IT
Italy, Fashionable Idiots Records

LIKSJIT - DODSDISIPPEL
Norway, Dodsrall Records

PISSCHRIST - TOTAL FUCKING PISSLICKERS
Australia, Endless Blockades Records

DEATH TOKEN/KYKLOOPPIEN SUKUPUUTTO - SPLIT
Denmark/Finland, many labels

Underagers Set to Lose Out On Shows

The Boston Herald recently reported on a new ban introduced by Boston on underaged shows, reporting that "On Tuesday, the City Hall notified nightclubs across the city that events featuring live music or DJs will have to clear the room of underage patrons by 11 p.m."

No word yet on how this might eventually affect Cantabrigian shows, but we'll see. A similar piece of legislation has been a point of controversy in D.C. recently; it seems that show violence is leading to the proposed laws.

A sure to be effective online petition has been started here.

Hot Cross New Release

Level-Plane is now taking pre-orders for the new Hot Cross LP, Risk Revival. Available in orange, yellow, and hideous picture disc form online from 29 North Records. Pretty limited runs, and the band won't have any at the record release shows.

Speaking of record release shows, don't miss Hot Cross with our friends and generally awesome Boston band, Sinaloa.


FEBRUARY 17 (Saturday) @ MassArt Pozen Center
Hot Cross (record release)
Transistor Transistor
Readyellow
Sinaloa

Disrupt Reissues

Relapse is reissuing Disrupt's Unrest album as well as a new collection CD of all of Disrupt's other material. Massachusetts newcomers should check out this crusty Boston classic.

You can preorder the CDs at the Relapse Store. There's also a box set version available which includes a DVD and larger booklet.

Sudden Death

According to Ben, the Harvard power play apparently blows.

Playlist: Feb 5, 2007

An abbreviated show tonight due to Beanpot Hockey!

scapegoat - catchechize
on the might of princes - the water vs the anchor
400 years - radio silence

eloe omoe - illidrium
gorilla angreb - long island
balboa - clandestine

permanent trip - losing ground
bear proof suit - sans equity
social circkle - static eyes

germ attak - direct action attak
diallo - sudden movements
wardance orange - radio resistance

appalachian terror unit - armegeddon won't be brought by the gods
infest - mankind
colbom - too 'smart' for our own good

havaistys - tunnevammaiset
the fiction - who dares question ryan dorn?
thieves and assassins - death on the city pavement

brainhandle - disheveled (off of no bullshit #2 comp)
totalitar - inspelning pagar
kieltolaki - uskallatko kyseenallaitik

kylesa - where the horizon unfolds
unhinged - vicious circle
warcry - countdown to hell

tragedy - rabid panic
relics - no end
off minor - cadaveric