dischord records

Everyone loves to jam out to their favorite artists and classic hits, but let’s not forget about all the fresh talent constantly popping up around the world. From pop and indie to punk and post-hardcore, there’s always a new name in music waiting to be heard. We know there’s a lot of faces to sift […]

September 1963: A young R&B combo called the Rolling Stones are rehearsing, preparing for a recording session. Their manager, former Beatles publicist Andrew Loog Oldham, was tearing his hair out. They were about to record their second single, a follow-up to their modestly successful remake of Chuck Berry’s “Come On.” But they had one problem: […]

If there was a punk-rock hall of fame, Bad Religion would certainly belong in it. The long-running California punk outfit have maintained a positive agenda while creating some classic songs. But if the band drove up to the front door of said punk building, they’d probably look through the glass door, look at each other […]

The reconvening of post-hardcore legends Jawbox was a high point of this past summer. It wasn’t the only high point for guitarist/vocalist J. Robbins, though. He was able to finish his first proper solo album, Un-Becoming, that was released by Dischord in May. Having dedicated a year-and-a-half’s worth of weekends in support of Jawbox, Robbins […]

The recent announcement of the 2020 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame came out yesterday. While the Hall’s list is truly a well-rounded roll call of sonic and cultural bastions, it does make this particular grampire wonder when the genre and culture of hardcore will get its due as sonic […]

Legendary D.C. punk label Dischord Records has made its entire catalog free to stream online! Check out some of the influential outfit's musical history, including releases by Minor Threat, Fugazi, and Q And Not U, right here. Read more: Op-Ed: Why Fugazi are still the best punk band in the world Founded in the early […]

While New York and London may have claims to the origins of punk, California and D.C. get to claim hardcore. Hardcore is a style of music that has had various defining characteristics since it first started popping up in the music sphere in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Naturally, hardcore from the ’80s varies […]

Dischord Records have announced that they will release Fugazi’s First Demo this winter. The band’s first EP was released in 1988 as a 10-song cassette and distributed for free at shows. According to Dischord, the band had only played 10 shows at the time First Demo was recorded. The reissue will have 10 tracks from […]

Office Of Future Plans Office Of Future Plans This review originally ran in AP 281. Vocalist/guitarist/producer J. Robbins would probably laugh out loud at the notion of having “icon” status in the underground. Though he may not have coined the term “straight edge” or had a problem selling merch at Burning Airlines shows, Robbins has […]

Joe Lally Why Should I Get Used To It Since Fugazi went on hiatus eight years ago, bassist Joe Lally has recorded with all kinds of luminaries—including former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and members of Frodus—in a variety of projects. But his least intriguing efforts, ironically, have been his solo albums. That […]