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I am not sure what tpg’s reaction will be to this post but whatever, it’s a great album and the last time I ever saw Anthrax in concert was for this record… I thought that this was Anthrax’s “… And Justice for All” personally, not to mention just a really great thrash metal record.

Either way, check out three tracks below…

Anthrax - One Man Stands

Anthrax - Got the Time (Joe Jackson cover)

Anthrax - Time

scott anthrax can’t play his own song..

One of Louisville’s finest:

Shipping News - Everglade

Shipping News - We start to Drift

the Shipping News - Haymaker

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Honestly one of my favorite punk records of all time. This record from these Richmond Va punks, was a really nice example of how punk could be melodic, high energy and anthemic. I fucking loved this band for the first 4 albums and actually the last time I was ever in a ‘pit’ was at their show at Slims in SF in 1996.

For fans of any uptempo high energy rock / punk:

Avail - Model (the song about models and their drive to stay beautiful)

Avail - Sidewalk (the catchy punk one!)

Avail - Southbound 95 (the anthemic one!)

a B side from that record:

Avail - Song (Alt Version)

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Hailing from NC, Milemarker, a band I know a ton of my friends like… This 2000 record, was by far my favorite record by them, maybe it seemed a bit more melodic from their other ones..

Anyway, check out some great tracks below:

Milemarker - Cryogenic Sleep (tell me this couldn’t be a Portishead song)

Milemarker - Sex Jam Two - Insect Incest

Milemarker - frigid forms sell you warmth

Also check out Dave from Milemarker’s new band , Auxes ; HERE. LOOK OUT FOR THIS RECORD HERE.

Check out the video below: It’s from BROWNIES, my favorite ex nyc music venue.

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In 2000, when he was only 20 years old, Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes wrote this record. This, for me is the best record he’s ever done. For fans of singer songwriters and so forth. I love these songs.

Bright Eyes - The Calendar Hung Itself

Bright Eyes - Sunrise Sunset

Bright Eyes - A Song to Pass the Time

A B-Side from that era.

Bright Eyes - Jetsabel Removes the Undesirables

and a video:

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OK this record might fall under guilty pleasures too but I fucking LOVE this album. Like I have said in the past I did my internship in college at Fat Wreck Chords and when I would tell music friends / people in college that I was doing it I would get one of two responses.. Holy Shit I love that label. Or they only thing worth anything on that label is Propagandhi (and sometimes, Snuff) It seems that anyone who hated pop punk at the time seemed to sort OK Propagandhi. So for some crazy funny Canadian punk rock…

CHECK OUT THE TRACKS BELOW:

Propagandhi - Showdown (GEP)

Propagandhi - Anti Manifesto .

Propagandhi - Stick The Fucking Flag Up Your Goddamn Ass, You Son Of A Bitch

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One of those bands that start as something and slowly slowly become something else. What started as a post hardcore punk band slowly melds into a jazz inspired indie band. Highly recommended album. This Day Next Year is one of my all time slowed down relaxing songs…

Karate - Lived-But-Yet-Named

Karate - Sever

Karate - This Day Next Year

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One of my favorite metal bands when I was kid, Anthrax’s Among the Living was one of the fastest things I had ever heard back then… At the forefront of thrash and speed metal and also huge Public Enemy and Stephen King fans, at 16, I related to them easily. Also, they were one of the only bands that I could correctly duplicate their logo…

Check out some of my favorite songs from this 1987 record:

Anthrax - Among the Living

Anthrax - Efilnekufesin (N.F.L)

Anthrax - Indians

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I actually just got this record off of another site but i liked it so much that I figured I repost some of the tracks. Enjoy.

Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

Sam Cooke - Cupid

Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love

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Another installment of Essential Records. This time… Rival Schools. Helmed by ex Quicksand vocalist and Gorilla Biscuits guitarist, Walter Schreifels. My friends and I loved this record a lot, mostly because we liked Jawbreaker, Fugazi and really really missed Quicksand. Either way.. Check out some tracks from this record below:

Rival Schools - Everything has it’s Point

Rival Schools - Undercovers On

Rival Schools - Used for Glue

Rival Schools - Get Center (unreleased)

VIDEO for Used for Glue HERE. Also the RUNOUT GROOVE did a nice little write up about them HERE too.

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