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Button Up – Scratching Post 7″ Button Up are one of these punk bands that when I hear them I think fondly about stuff. All kinds...

3September 19, 2011
Night Birds – The Other Side of Darkness

Besides being the best live band I saw all year, Night Birds have also now put out quite possibly the...
0September 19, 2011
East Bay Ray And The Killer Smiles – s/t

I’m pretty sure that if you’re reading this article you at least have an opinion on the Dead Kennedys and...
0September 19, 2011
American Speedway – A Bigger Boat

You know what I don’t like? I don’t much like metal influenced punk. I just don’t. I remember when I...
0August 17, 2011
Cerebral Ballzy – s/t

I had this whole nice succinct review planned out whereby I was gonna explain why I dig this album. But...
1August 16, 2011
The FSS Texts Teh Lulz

Why no FSS posts? FUUUUU! Well cause we got jobs and families and record labels to tend to these days....
0July 21, 2011
Wugazi – 13 Chambers

“…We became art fags or whatever.” – Ian Mackaye, regarding Fugazi’s post-hardcore direction “ Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothing to...
0July 13, 2011
The Shirks – Cry Cry Cry 7″

“Cry Cry Cry” is one of the most refreshingly rock n roll 7″s I’ve heard since the New Bomb Turks...
0June 26, 2011
Nick 13 – self titled

Nick 13′s new solo album is basically Tiger Army Unplugged, but that’s not a bad thing. Nick proves that when...
0June 9, 2011
Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power Live “In The Hands Of Fans”

*Editors note* Paddy Frankenstein, who hardly gets his shit together to write for us anyway, is a notorious asshole. Like,...
2June 3, 2011
The Dwarves – Born Again (Deluxe Edition)

The Dwarves are one of those punk bands that have been doing what they do for so long that at...
0May 25, 2011
Night Birds – Fresh Kills Vol. 1

I normally hate surf punk. NORMALLY. The way The Dead Kennedys used surf guitar is one exception that comes to...
0May 20, 2011
Young Widows – In And Out Of Youth And Lightness

Before getting into this one I’d just like to say that in case you haven’t noticed, we’re back to our...
1May 19, 2011
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life

Hardcore bands generally don’t write concept albums. They generally don’t write 5 minute songs. You generally know what to expect...
0May 18, 2011
Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Queers

Sometimes I decide to go to a show without really thinking things through. When I heard Social Distortion was playing...
0April 22, 2011
FSS Weekly Update – 4/22/11

J Mascis – Several Shades of Why 12″ J is my favorite guitarist. I’ve said it a million times on...