straight-edge
20 songs that transformed punk, from "Raw Power" to "Rebel Girl"
There are a lot of people out there who know what punk rock is but have no idea how to explain it to a novice or an outsider. It would seem simple enough to define it as “three-chord teenage rebel music,” but what about all those songs that have four or more chords? Or all […]
These 15 classic albums made 1996 a crucial year in punk history
1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term in the White House. On April 3, former math professor Ted Kaczynski was arrested in his remote Montana cabin, suspected (correctly, it turns out) to be American domestic terrorist the Unabomber. Conservative public policy bulwark […]
Here are the 10 most influential bands of hardcore
Hardcore has gone through countless stylistic changes since its inception and has inspired a variety of movements within music. Whether it’s the early veterans of the genre such as Black Flag or later acts who spawned metalcore and heavier subgenres by branching off hardcore such as Converge, these pioneers have been repeatedly used as an […]
The 15 best punk albums of 1983 include eternal hardcore classics
1983: Hardcore rules, OK—at least if it comes from America. England was mired in the nü pop of Culture Club and Duran Duran as its punk scene further slipped into shitty versions of what Motörhead did brilliantly. Not to say a similarly boneheaded ethic wasn’t starting to slip into U.S. hardcore. But the best of […]
Jono vs. The World part 3: Touring as a straightedge vegetarian
My name is Jonathan Diener, and after thirteen years of playing in my touring band, The Swellers, we broke up and I had to move on. I'm a writer now, but will always keep music as a priority. After months of being home working on new bands, my friends Versus The World asked me to […]
"It's important for people to know they can like all kinds of music"—No Sleep Records label profile
APTV Los Angeles correspondent Nick Major stopped by the No Sleep Records HQ out in Huntington Beach, CA and chatted with label founder Chris Hansen about why he started up the label, benefits of having a diverse roster, the resurgence of vinyl and more before heading out to the Anaheim stop of No Sleep's first […]
Guilty of being misquoted: Confessions of a "Straight Edge Dude"
Recently, an article was posted that portrayed both myself and the record label I own, No Sleep Records, in a very poor way. This was due to a miscommunication/misunderstanding from the writer as to what the piece would be about. On top of that, the article was edited poorly and contained numerous errors due to […]
Song Premiere: GhostxShip, "I Still Believe"
Syracuse, NY straight edge torchbearers GhostxShip are exclusively streaming “I Still Believe” on AltPress, a new song from their forthcoming Carry The Flame EP. Pre-orders have launched in conjunction with the premiere at Seventh Dagger. “I Still Believe” is a call to arms. To scream aloud to the world that hardcore is alive and well. […]
Fall Out Boy's Andy Hurley joins FOCUSEDxMINDS
Milwaukee-based straight edge band FOCUSEDxMINDS announced on September 30 that former Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley has joined the band: “We're excited to welcome our friends Andy (Earth Crisis, ex-Enabler) on drums and Matt Wes (ex-Noose) on bass. New LP in early 2013. 6131.” FOCUSEDxMINDS plan to release a new LP in early 2013.
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