hardcore

In My Eyes: Photographs 1982- 1997
- Print Reviews
- September 28, 2021
Jim Saah documented the D.C. hardcore scene with training from a high school photography class, capturing energy and excitement with a natural sense of technique and art.
7 Seconds
- Music Reviews
- July 7, 2021
The Crew (Trust Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Spitboy
- Music Reviews
- June 11, 2021
Body of Work (1990-1995) (Don Giovanni ). Review by Scott Adams.
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
- Screen Reviews
- June 7, 2021
Documentary on the Washington, D.C. punk scene, with a focus on the earlier years.
Circle Jerks
- Music Reviews
- November 25, 2020
Group Sex (Trust Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Seized Up
- Music Reviews
- October 23, 2020
Brace Yourself (Pirate’s Press). Review by Scott Adams.
Husker Du
- Music Reviews
- November 10, 2017
Savage Young Du (Numero Group). Review by Scott Adams.

Spoke: Images and Stories from the 1980s Washington, DC Punk Sce
- Print Reviews
- January 31, 2017
Companion photo book to the documentary Salad Days, an exploration of Washington DC’s trailblazing hardcore punk scene.
The Dicks
- Screen Reviews
- March 16, 2016
The Dicks From Texas (MVDVisual). Review by Scott Adams.
THERE WILL BE QUIET: THE STORY OF JUDGE
- Screen Reviews
- May 13, 2015
Mike Judge created the straight edge band Judge as a darker, more militant answer to the movement’s detractors. A loner who was able to conquer his stage fright to lead a band, Judge revisits the band in this new documentary.
Poison Idea
- Music Reviews
- December 2, 2013
Kings of Punk (Southern Lord). Review by Scott Adams.
45 Grave: October 2012
- Features
- October 23, 2012
45 Grave is a monthly column dedicated to a physical music medium that is way too fun to go quietly into digital limbo, no matter how eagerly cloud zombies want to fashion the coffin.
Violence Girl
- Print Reviews
- January 5, 2012
With a razor-sharp memory and conversational writing style, L.A. punk pioneer Alice Bag recounts her musical obsession.
See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody
- Print Reviews
- October 24, 2011
See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody tells Bob Mould’s entire story — from his abusive childhood to his coming out as a gay man, filled with details and anecdotes from his 50-plus years.

History Lesson Part 1: Punk Rock in Los Angeles in 1984
- Screen Reviews
- April 6, 2011
Live clips and interviews from Meat Puppets, Minutemen, Redd Kross and Twisted Roots.
American Hardcore
- Print Reviews
- February 23, 2011
The net result of plowing through a weighty tome like this is a sense of awe at how a bunch of kids created their own culture whole cloth, like the music industry on a Utopian, communal, microcosmic level.
Stimulators
- Music Reviews
- December 15, 2010
Loud Fast Rules (ROIR). Review by Scott Adams.
Suicidal Tendencies
- Event Reviews
- December 8, 2010
Old school skateboarding thrash punks Suicidal Tendencies stopped by Orlando with Hed PE to wax political. It was a ruckus not to be missed — and Eric Donath did not.
Suicidal Tendencies
- Music Reviews
- December 7, 2010
No Mercy Fool/The Suicidal Family (Suicidal). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Dance of Days
- Print Reviews
- March 22, 2010
Akashic Press expands, redesigns, and re-releases Mark Anderson and Mark Jenkins‘s invaluable DIY learning tool, Dance of Days. Even better, it’s just as energizing as the first read. What were YOU up to at age 16?

Plus 1: Athens – Show Flyers From A Legendary Scene 1967 – 2002
- Print Reviews
- January 14, 2022
Plus 1 Athens: Show Flyers from an Legendary Scene reproduces over 150 Athens, Georgia band flyers in a beautifully designed book.
Southern Accents…Groove Me!
- Mann About Sound
- January 13, 2022
Swingin’ instrumentals from King Curtis, Lazy Lester, Roy Buchanan and more from KMRD 96.9, Madrid New Mexico.
Shawscope Volume One Blu-ray
- Screen Reviews
- January 12, 2022
12 film box set of films from the legendary Hong Kong film studio, Shaw Brothers .
Seafarers
- Music Reviews
- January 10, 2022
// (Self released). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Black Keys
- Music Reviews
- January 7, 2022
El Camino (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (Nonesuch Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
HARD + FAST
- Print Reviews
- January 5, 2022
A look back at the early days of Los Angeles punk through the lens of photographer Melanie Nissen and her new book HARD + FAST.
Gun Shot Wound: the Film
- Screen Reviews
- January 4, 2022
A documentary on gun violence in urban America
Gov’t Mule
- Music Reviews
- January 3, 2022
Heavy Load Blues (Fantasy Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
David Long
- Music Reviews
- December 31, 2021
A Public Record: Song and Stories. Review by Stacey Zering.
Playhouse Family Holiday
- Archikulture Digest
- December 29, 2021
Winter Park Playhouse rolls out the big guns for their celebratory Christmas cabaret.