hardcore Archives • Ink 19

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?

Straight Line Stitch
- Music Reviews
- November 20, 2008
When Skies Wash Ashore (KOCH/Raging Nation Records). Review by P. McEver.
Jaguar Love
- Music Reviews
- October 24, 2008
Take Me to the Sea (Matador). Review by Addam Donnelly.
TSOL: The Early Years Live
- Screen Reviews
- October 8, 2008
Matthew Moyer spends a quiet night in with TSOL.
No Redeeming Social Value
- Music Reviews
- July 8, 2008
Still Drinking (Dead City Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Lafcadio
- Music Reviews
- June 9, 2008
Kibosh (Joyful Noise). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Final Quarrel: Live at CBGBs 2001
- Screen Reviews
- March 3, 2008
Scott Adams’ quarrel with this recently released DVD of the legendary Cro-Mags’ CBGBs reunion show is not that the band couldn’t bring the power one last time, but that the camera and sound quality were bootleg quality. That ain’t punk, punk.

Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits
- Screen Reviews
- August 21, 2018
Groundbreaking all women reggae-infused punk group the Slits finally get the documentary treatment.
Fit For a King
- Event Reviews
- August 20, 2018
Fit For a King, Moths to Flames and Currents rocked the Soundbar!
Buyer and Cellar
- Archikulture Digest
- August 19, 2018
A fantasy about living and working in Barbara Streisand’s basement to make her happy.
Boz Scaggs
- Music Reviews
- August 17, 2018
Out of the Blues (Concord Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Blue October
- Music Reviews
- August 16, 2018
I Hope You’re Happy (Up / Down Records). Review by Christopher Long.
The Orb
- Music Reviews
- August 16, 2018
No Sounds Are Out of Bounds (Cooking Vinyl). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Guadalcanal Diary
- Music Reviews
- August 15, 2018
At Your Birthday Party (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Van’s Warped Tour
- Event Reviews
- August 14, 2018
After 24 years of punk rock summers, the Van’s Warped Tour takes one final tour around the country. Jen Cray was at one of the final dates to bask in the bittersweet beauty one last time.
Walter Salas-Humara
- Music Reviews
- August 13, 2018
Walterio (Rhyme & Reason Records). Review by James Mann.
Including Shooter
- Archikulture Digest
- August 10, 2018
Turns out there really IS a school shooter section in Hell.