Coke Bust
Demo
Independent (2007)
It's an odd thing to look back on the things that helped shape us such as the music we listen to and just how long ago they initially took place. Looking back on the DC punk and hardcore scene, the time has flown by. It has been almost twenty years since Fugazi decided to form, and has been twenty-two years since Revolution Summer and the birth of bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace. Minor Threat became a band nearly thirty years ago, and the term straight edge entered our vocabulary in 1981. These are still bands and events that are have such a great influence on the music of today, but most of us weren't even alive when all of it was taking place. Despite how long ago it may have started, one thing that has remained true is DC straight edge and the following it still generates. This is no better seen in Coke Bust. I had the opportunity to see Coke Bust a week ago at a benefit for the National Coalition of Organized Resistance. Held in the basement of a church, vegan burritos on the side and youth crew patches rampant, Coke Bust played a short … Read more
Explosions in the Sky
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
Temporary Residence (2007)
To call Explosions in the Sky's new record, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, expansive would be a horrendous … Read more
No Harm Done
Our Day of Days
Anchorless (2007)
It's hard to be original anymore when playing any form of rock music and even harder to stand out when … Read more
The End of Six Thousand Years / Embrace the End
Split
Still Life (2006)
Still Life Records delivers another slab of aggressive metalcore as it teams up Italy's The End of Six Thousand Years … Read more
