let's hear your music

[Gentle Jones]

i know some of yall are musicians and/or in bands, if you have tunes online please post them as i love hearing new stuff, any genre

[BleedForYourCause]

http://www.myspace.com/theincitedde

[Gentle Jones]

nice one, whats that sample from in the beginning of take hold?

[BleedForYourCause]

nice one, whats that sample from in the beginning of take hold?

Its from Ken Burns' Civil War documentry...its a quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

[Yorkshire Rich]

check link in my sig, that'll take you right there.

[Gentle Jones]

hey rich, a few of those sound like live recordings which often sound like shit however these are well done, nice and clear. good stuff.

[Professor]

check link in my sig, that'll take you right there.

same here. well, the Turnpike Wrecks one is mine. the other is my dj gig.

[Gentle Jones]

hahahaha "we are from new jersey" is hot! i've never been to clifton but looking at your other myspace page the dj gig sounds like a good time, good taste.

[Nupe_SouthSide]

um..............

[Gentle Jones]

yeah i heard all the fear city tunes on the myspace page before, the hippie tune is straight up hilarious

yall should film that riot fest show with naked raygun and the toasters that sounds like a good time

[grouchybastid]

yeah i heard all the fear city tunes on the myspace page before, the hippie tune is straight up hilarious

yall should film that riot fest show with naked raygun and the toasters that sounds like a good time

Hells yeah. Especially considering those damn South Side boys don't look likely to make it to New York/New Jersey any time soon... :mad:

[Oi! Division]

www.myspace.com/vanguardbcs

[Gentle Jones]

"stick together" is pretty tight, what do you play in the group?

[thisistheuproar]

Play in / Played in these bands...

http://www.myspace.com/holdxfast (NYC-ish hardcore)
http://www.myspace.com/thesearecoptictimes (old hardcore / punk)
http://www.myspace.com/sawwheel (acoustic folk shit)
http://www.myspace.com/bittertongues (Fugazi / Quicksand style)

[Gentle Jones]

lol at being listed as ghettotech

i checked out bittertongues first since i'm a big fan of that old quicksand and fugazi stuff, pretty nice i'm digging the "everybody back" tune, lead singer sounds a little like the dude from crowbar (not much but thats how i hear it)

liking the hold fast page even better, love hardcore and yall have a bit of that sxe sound which is one of my favorites, rat pit is tight... love that shit where everything drops out but the bass line.. classic, in vain is good too (at like 45 seconds it cuts out to just one side of the speakers (maybe its my setup)) LOL @ hyphy listing hahaha

checking out the sawwheel stuff now... pretty mellow coffee house stuff, not bad not bad, flowers is pretty smooth, feeling the tamborine on the tunes hahahaha cool stuff for what it is

quality of the recordings are pretty sharp, good selection, nice to hear some variety

thanks for the links

[eddie shots]

http://www.myspace.com/bandoffelons
http://www.myspace.com/theexpresidentshardcore
http://www.myspace.com/11615405
http://www.myspace.com/coldbkellypipesndrums

[Gentle Jones]

yall from amboy? my wifes family lives in perthamboy my brothers in law are in this band

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=10613946

kinda bummed there were no pipes and drums tunes posted lets hear some of that shit!

the band of felons stuff is real solid and tight production too i'm feeling the working poor tune and over the edge is mad catchy, punk rock romance too (great lyrics) damn these are some tight cuts! i see yall have drummer issues it says on the page, to tell the truth all the drummers i know are crazy asses hope yall get that together i bet these tunes are dope live, never heard yall before this is really really good stuff

hahaha @ the fallen working class intro sample... love double bass on some hardcore, kinda quiet mix but good stuff here too

i was in california for most of the time define was together but i bet yall had some good shows too bad i missed them, whats the story there?

you obviously keep busy, these were a good listen, really liking the band of felons recordings in particular, keep up the good work

[ArmedSuspect]

www.armedsuspects.com (http://www.armedsuspects.com) (Punk/Oi!/Hardcore)
www.myspace.com/armedsuspects (http://www.myspace.com/armedsuspects)
www.myspace.com/citm187 (http://www.myspace.com/citm187) (hardcore)

[thisistheuproar]

lol at being listed as ghettotech

i checked out bittertongues first since i'm a big fan of that old quicksand and fugazi stuff, pretty nice i'm digging the "everybody back" tune, lead singer sounds a little like the dude from crowbar (not much but thats how i hear it)

liking the hold fast page even better, love hardcore and yall have a bit of that sxe sound which is one of my favorites, rat pit is tight... love that shit where everything drops out but the bass line.. classic, in vain is good too (at like 45 seconds it cuts out to just one side of the speakers (maybe its my setup)) LOL @ hyphy listing hahaha

checking out the sawwheel stuff now... pretty mellow coffee house stuff, not bad not bad, flowers is pretty smooth, feeling the tamborine on the tunes hahahaha cool stuff for what it is

quality of the recordings are pretty sharp, good selection, nice to hear some variety

thanks for the links

I sing in Bitter Tongues, play drums in Hold Fast, just did some lead in the Saw Wheel stuff... I like Saw Wheel, but it gets a little too mellow for me sometimes.

Bitter Tongues is a really fun band to play in, but we've had ALL kinds of legal trouble with our label, so we've been laying really low lately.

And Hold Fast actually is a straight-edge band, with the exception of myself (it began with all sxe members). The singer's a skin, straight-edge, tough as nails... all-around awesome dude. It's too bad we're breaking up.

Anyway, glad you like the stuff.

[Gentle Jones]

www.armedsuspects.com (http://www.armedsuspects.com/) (Punk/Oi!/Hardcore)
www.myspace.com/armedsuspects (http://www.myspace.com/armedsuspects)
www.myspace.com/citm187 (http://www.myspace.com/citm187) (hardcore)


the caught in the moment tunes were really muddy i could barely hear them

however the armed suspects was crystal clear, i like the guitar sound and the lyrics are catchy. 20 years lost is a great concept.

i see one of the reviews posted say the lyrics are indiscernable but i disagree i think i can hear everything clearly

really feeling this one if there's vinyl still available i might cop that off the website

good luck with this newest release, sound quality is excellent

[Gentle Jones]

Bitter Tongues is a really fun band to play in, but we've had ALL kinds of legal trouble with our label, so we've been laying really low lately.

why's that? i always wondered why independent groups even deal with labels at all, with small runs its just as easy to do it yourself

good luck with the projects though

[thisistheuproar]

http://www.myspace.com/bandoffelons
http://www.myspace.com/theexpresidentshardcore
http://www.myspace.com/11615405
http://www.myspace.com/coldbkellypipesndrums

Props. All that stuff sounds good.

[thisistheuproar]

why's that? i always wondered why independent groups even deal with labels at all, with small runs its just as easy to do it yourself

good luck with the projects though

Well, the shithouse label (United Edge) distributed the record all over the place, through distros that we couldn't have done ourselves. So it sounded like a good deal at first. Our full-length was in all the mom-and-pop stores, Hot Topics, Best Buy, even Wal-Mart... The record was released on Oct. 11th of last year, and before October was up, we had already sold 2000+ copies of the record. And our deal with the label was actually a publishing deal rather than a recording contract, because we paid for the recordings ourselves, so our royalties were 50% (rather than 14%, which is around average). So we expected a decent payoff.

But now that the record has sold even more than that, the label refuses to pay us our royalties (which should be a LOT) because they misprinted the bar codes on the initial run of CDs, and they claim they can't track album sales. BULLSHIT. The distributors have record of how many were bought by stores. So now we're in the process of auditing them to get our motherfucking money. We spent a lot of time on the road last year, busting our asses, ignoring our responsibilities at home, and staying broke-as-fuck, so now we want some money.

[Gentle Jones]

Well, the shithouse label (United Edge) distributed the record all over the place, through distros that we couldn't have done ourselves. So it sounded like a good deal at first. Our full-length was in all the mom-and-pop stores, Hot Topics, Best Buy, even Wal-Mart... The record was released on Oct. 11th of last year, and before October was up, we had already sold 2000+ copies of the record. And our deal with the label was actually a publishing deal rather than a recording contract, because we paid for the recordings ourselves, so our royalties were 50% (rather than 14%, which is around average). So we expected a decent payoff.

But now that the record has sold even more than that, the label refuses to pay us our royalties (which should be a LOT) because they misprinted the bar codes on the initial run of CDs, and they claim they can't track album sales. BULLSHIT. The distributors have record of how many were bought by stores. So now we're in the process of auditing them to get our motherfucking money. We spent a lot of time on the road last year, busting our asses, ignoring our responsibilities at home, and staying broke-as-fuck, so now we want some money.

that's fucked. get a lawyer and good luck with that. sounds like a headache and a half.

[Oi! Division]

I play bass and sing back-ups.

[ArmedSuspect]

really feeling this one if there's vinyl still available i might cop that off the website

Picture disc boxset http://www.piratespressrecords.com/releases/a_box_main.html

Individual 7 inch
http://www.piratespressrecords.com/releases/a_7_armedsuspects.html

[Gentle Jones]

thanks for the links, i already copped that boxset yesterday. looking forward to checking it out.

[eddie shots]

yall from amboy? my wifes family lives in perthamboy my brothers in law are in this band

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=10613946

kinda bummed there were no pipes and drums tunes posted lets hear some of that shit!

the band of felons stuff is real solid and tight production too i'm feeling the working poor tune and over the edge is mad catchy, punk rock romance too (great lyrics) damn these are some tight cuts! i see yall have drummer issues it says on the page, to tell the truth all the drummers i know are crazy asses hope yall get that together i bet these tunes are dope live, never heard yall before this is really really good stuff

hahaha @ the fallen working class intro sample... love double bass on some hardcore, kinda quiet mix but good stuff here too

i was in california for most of the time define was together but i bet yall had some good shows too bad i missed them, whats the story there?

you obviously keep busy, these were a good listen, really liking the band of felons recordings in particular, keep up the good work

thanks for the king words brother. i never heard of the band from perth, but im going to check them out. band of felons is pretty much done, but we might carry over some of the tunes to the project im putting together right now with ex and current members from band of felons, stormwatch, steel toe solution, and unyoung heros. that should be an interesting mix.

[bonecrusher1177]

Used to play in this band
http://www.myspace.com/scallywagspunk

[BleedForYourCause]

thanks for the king words brother. i never heard of the band from perth, but im going to check them out. band of felons is pretty much done, but we might carry over some of the tunes to the project im putting together right now with ex and current members from band of felons, stormwatch, steel toe solution, and unyoung heros. that should be an interesting mix.


Wait, who from Stormwatch? And funny story: randomly, the brother-in-law of one of the guys in Unyoung Heros is stationed with me down here. He walked up to me and handed me their CD and was like "You look like you might like this". Of course, I was quite familar with the band already...ok, maybe its not that funny, but just a little odd.

[eddie shots]

Wait, who from Stormwatch? And funny story: randomly, the brother-in-law of one of the guys in Unyoung Heros is stationed with me down here. He walked up to me and handed me their CD and was like "You look like you might like this". Of course, I was quite familar with the band already...ok, maybe its not that funny, but just a little odd.

sab from stormwatch is gonna be on the vocals and mike from unyoung heros is going to be on drums. he is still going to be playing in unyoung hereos too.

[BleedForYourCause]

sab from stormwatch is gonna be on the vocals and mike from unyoung heros is going to be on drums. he is still going to be playing in unyoung hereos too.

Sab, no shit? Hmm, is this a new development? Sabs a pretty good friend of mine, and I haven't heard anything about it. What's it going to be called, and what style?

[eddie shots]

we were supposed to get together and make a plan on saturday, but the hurricane kept everyone from traveling. he sais he has lots of ideas and lyrics for songs already. we are waitin for mike to move to delaware to start setting up some rehearsals. id imagine it going to be hardcore influenced oi, but thats up in the air. as for names i was throwing around thick skinned.

[Gentle Jones]

sab from stormwatch is gonna be on the vocals and mike from unyoung heros is going to be on drums. he is still going to be playing in unyoung hereos too.

oh shit! good luck with the project man.

[BleedForYourCause]

we were supposed to get together and make a plan on saturday, but the hurricane kept everyone from traveling. he sais he has lots of ideas and lyrics for songs already. we are waitin for mike to move to delaware to start setting up some rehearsals. id imagine it going to be hardcore influenced oi, but thats up in the air. as for names i was throwing around thick skinned.


Sounds good. He had asked me about starting somthing up a while back, but I was busy with my band, plus school and the military, so it was a no-go. Can't wait to hear it...the Delaware scene is really coming alive since I've been gone...for a while there, my band and labor day saints (road to ruin back then) were the only ones keeping the oi! flame alive...

[eddie shots]

oh shit! good luck with the project man.

know whats even better all 5 members have not even been in the same state at the same time and sab already got an offer to do some shows down south opening up for vice sqaud next summer. haha. we better get our shit together.

[Gentle Jones]

hahahaha i'm not surprised, sab is on point

he's a very good writer too imho

[aaronriddle]

www.myspace.com/modernkicksband (http://www.myspace.com/modernkicksband)

been in some other shitty punk bands but too embarressed to list em

[Gentle Jones]

oh shit yall got a ringtone!

www.isound.com/modern_kicks (http://www.isound.com/modern_kicks) hahahaa thats fucking awesome

[Gentle Jones]

Picture disc boxset http://www.piratespressrecords.com/releases/a_box_main.html

Individual 7 inch
http://www.piratespressrecords.com/releases/a_7_armedsuspects.html


i got that box set today. its fucking class. i wonder who manufactured it and how many were pressed? i buy alot of records and this was one of the nicest sets i've seen, hands down.

[ArmedSuspect]

i got that box set today. its fucking class. i wonder who manufactured it and how many were pressed? i buy alot of records and this was one of the nicest sets i've seen, hands down.


The boxes are hand-numbered and only 1500 copies were pressed. I believe they were manufactured in the UK.

[Gentle Jones]

shit is real nice man

[The Strangler75]

www.myspace.com/thephoenixcitymuggers (street rock n roll/punk)
www.myspace.com/outforrevenge (AZ hardcore)