New Distro Updates!

MESRINE Going to the Morgue LP (Sonic Deadline Records) [RM25]
the limited vinyl re-release of their debut 2001 full-length! For those not already familiar with Mesrine, they play fucking brutal raw old school no compromise, no holds barred d-beat + death metal influenced GRINDCORE!!! Completely re-mastered and with all new artwork plus one extra bonus track not included in the original CD version, this release is limited to just 300 hand numbered copies.
[http://www.myspace.com/mesrine]

THE MINDLESS SHOW/GASOLINE GRENADE split tape (Pissart Records) [RM6]
One of the most exciting projects from the local DIY scene is finally here! 11 tracks by the furiously brash but melodic GASOLINE GRENADE and the thoughtful, studious THE MINDLESS SHOW. [Ricecooker]
[http://www.myspace.com/themindlessshow] [http://www.myspace.com/gasgrenade]

* cheap wholesale rates! get in touch with us now! Less than 10 copies, RM5 each. 10 copies or more, RM4 each!

THY REGIMENT Forgive & Forget (United Front/Nervhous Records) [RM12]
10 songs of modern passionate hardcore in the vein of Terror and Throwdown. If you’re into those kind of bands, yup those tough-guy hardcore sounds, this one is for you!
[http://www.myspace.com/thyregiment7]

TOWER OF ROME/GUN KATA split CD (Sonic Deadline Records) [RM15]
Tower of Rome get compared to such bands as Ed Gein, Discordance Axis, and Pig Destroyer, while Gun Kata features members 7000 Dying Rats, Kungfu Rick, and Hewhocorrupts, so that should give you an idea of the kind of music they play.
[http://www.myspace.com/towerofrome] [http://www.myspace.com/gunkata]

Grind Your Fucking Head In

Hello punks! It’s been a while since our last update. We have some new distro stuff for sale, check out below:

DISGUST War Deterrent (Grind Freaks) [RM30]
This lot are from Japan (and so shouldn’t be confused with the Napalm Death offshoot) and make really ripping d-beat hardcore with a good bit of grind chucked in, so whether you’d class them as one or the other depends on which side your bread is buttered. You can probably already hear in your mind what this sounds like, and you wouldn’t be far off, but what the hell, the production job is great, all clear while still maintaining the harshness, and it rollicks along relentlessly. [review by Kunal Nandi, for www.collective-zine.co.uk]
[http://www.myspace.com/disgustmask]

UNHOLY GRAVE Terroraging Crisis (Grind Freaks) [RM30]
I couldn’t care less about that fact that virtually all the seemingly thousands of songs the remarkably prolific Unholy Grave have released over the years basically sound the same. They still rip hard. On their fifth (!) album, UG remain consistently entertaining despite the pretty one-dimensional nature of their raging Japanese grindcore (plus rocky moments), un-produced to sound rougher than a badger’s arse and angry as all hell. Lyrics follow an anti-terrorism theme much of the time. There’s a Repulsion cover in there too. [review by Kunal Nandi, for www.collective-zine.co.uk]
[http://www.myspace.com/unholygrave]

V/A GRIND BASTARDS VOL. 4 (Grind Freaks) [RM20]
This is the fourth installment of the Grind Bastards series by the Japanese label, Grind Freaks. This time featuring Disgunder, Ada Max, Zomba Green, Total Fucking Destruction, Vulgaroyal Bloodhill, Diborce, Riverge, Little Bastards, Fortitude, Naqro, Black Ganion, Mortalized, Die You Bastard! and Unholy Grave.
[http://grindfreaks.seesaa.net/]

AGATHOCLES Thanks For Your Hostility (Morbid Records) [RM15]
On “Thanks For Your Hostility” Agathocles’ best guitarist ever, Steve, had been replaced by what eventually turned out to be their second best guitarist, Matty Dupont. What set the album apart from everything they’d done before (and after) it is the over all hardcore punk feeling of it. Whereas their earlier albums had some of these songs, on “Thanks For Your Hostility” there were a lot of them, giving the album a specific character in their discography. The albums hold some of the finest hardcore punt tunes Agathocles have written in their career. Especially “Until It Bleeds”, “Hatred Is The Cure”, “Cheers Mankind Cheers” and “Go Fucking Nihilist” have grown out to be Agathocles anthems, influencing many younger grindcore and crustcore bands which hadn’t grown up with the D-beat sound and the old Scandinavian hardcore scene in the eighties with bands like Kaaos, MOB 47 and Tampere SS. “Thanks For Your Hostility” holds the smallest amount of grindcore and blastspeeddrums compared to their other full length albums but had an unequalled energy and reactionary atmosphere surrounding it. Even the crustcore and grindcore songs on the album had some very catchy breaks and hooks, for instance “Be Your Own God”. And don’t forget the check out the song “Try” which is extremely enjoyable and sounds very different from the rest of the album, and I’m not saying more about it. At times also some industrial sounds were heard once again, reminding the fans of the earlier “Razor Sharp Daggers” album. The sole reason this album is not their finest album is its predecessor “Razor Sharp Daggers” which had even more diversity, a slightly lager amount of classic anthems and a better production. “Thanks For Your Hostility” easily remains their second best album and shows the band at their full musical capacity. The fact that drummer Burt Beyens had to re-record all his parts because of an technical error in an earlier stage and the fact that you’d hardly notice it if you hadn’t known it, makes the album even more impressive. [review by Morbert, for Encyclopaedia Metallum]
[http://www.agathocles.com]

(Almost) huge 7 inch updates! (25/6/2010)

Dear punks, we have a bunch of 7 inches for you! Check these out:

FANZUI XIANGFA/DAIGHILA split (Revulsion Records) [RM16]
This is probably what they call lazy ‘journalism’ but I just can’t help comparing Fanzui Xiangfa with a certain Swedish band that went by the name Demon System 13 (DS-13). It is the kind of hardcore you associate with bandana and skateboard. Thrashcore? Well if you want to be anal about it, yes you can call it that way. Oh yeah, one of the band member is from Umea, Sweden and used to be in some semi well known band. You can thank me if any of that trivial stuff can actually save your life. It would be killer if they can just stick to one thing but maybe they just can’t decide it yet. As long as they can keep the circle pit busy, no one will be complaining, right? Daighila on the flipside present their take on what I would call destructo-core. There’s a little of hardcore, skramz and metal thrown in the mix. The OTT screaming vocals will either drive you into eternal orgasm or maddening rage. Whatever it is, you either like it or not. These guys are pretty raging live and it’s good to at least experience half of it on this piece of wax. If this split was actually a steel cage match, DAIGHILA definitely wins it without any doubt. But since this is not some competition, who the fuck cares? These dudes are upset with a lot of things in life and it is reflected pretty accurately on the two tracks they presented on this slab of vinyl. Hardcore! [review stolen from Revulsion Records]

FLATOUT Westbay Fastercore (625 Thrash/Unholy Thrash/Give Praise/Thrash Mouth) [RM12]
Flatout is totally over-the-top West Bay styled fastcore! Screams and growls round out fast blasting lines, sometimes over-taken by crucial mosh steps and breaks…leading into speedy hardcore!
[http://www.myspace.com/flatoutflatout]

GUNS N’ ROSA PARKS Antifreeze EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
Guns ‘N Rosa Parks is a band from the cold depths of Denver, Colorado. Harping in on the cold west hardcore bands, they truly make places like this stand out! Places that are not necessarily made for human people but noted Hardcore/punkrock historians, this maybe the perfect place. These folks plow through the songs with hardcore intensity! Oldschool hardcore blasts, and very catchy punk/hardcore breaks flow into circle pits, just so they can keep warm in the cold Denver weather. Fast and raw! They have been around since ’04 and putting out numerous demos, cdrs, and a split 7″ with In Defence, they are finally hear to dust off the snow and lay out a Full Length EP for themselves. This EP is stop-and-go oldschool hardcore from the start! Angry, and sincere about getting this done right! Also comes with a zine!
[http://www.myspace.com/gunsnrosaparks]

IN DEFENCE/PARTY BY THE SLICE split EP (Berzerker/Crash Assailant/ Goodtimes/Insulin Addicted) [RM12]
Good luck trying to find seven inches of wax with more fun crammed into it than this split between Twin Cities tacolytes In Defence and Milwaukee pizza-eaters Party By The Slice. Which band delivers the most fun? On “Bromophobia,” In Defence offers this line: “You’re just a boy with a cheesy mustache, Wanda Sykes is going to kick your ass.” On the flipside, Party By The Slice pairs the classic line from Romero’s Dawn of the Dead “When there’s no room left in hell, the dead will walk the earth” with “By the time they make it to the lunchroom, they’ll get their just desserts.” When you’re talking zombies, you’re talking my language. [review by MP Johnson, for Razorcake]
[http://www.myspace.com/indefence] [http://www.myspace.com/partybytheslice]

NO MANS SLAVE/I RESIGN split EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
Made for their Summer ’09 Tour! No Mans Slave is back with even more pulverizing music! Complete with catchy breaks and powerviolence infused blasts, these new songs do not let down. I Resign is new out of Oklahoma City with more of a hardcore approach to the powerviolence spectrum. Fast and over the top, but with some ties into the melodic hardcore feel.
[http://www.myspace.com/nomansslave] [http://www.myspace.com/iresign]

OPERATION EAT SHIT s/t EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
9 tracks in 11 minutes of early 80′s sounding hardcore with a real punk edge from France. Fast, raw, snotty, and loaded with catchy riffs and hooks. Put this in with a band somewhere along the lines of Sunpower musically, but with more of a early hardcore sound. This is a combination of their two split 7 inches on one record.
[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/electrikbox/operationeatshit/]

TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM/FOREVER ANNIHILATING THE OBESE (FATO) split EP (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Nine Blazing HC tunes in about 4 minutes by Ottawa’s now defunct thrashers Take One For The Team + New songs from Oshawa’s grindcore hooligans FATO. Finally available! Only 300 made including 100 on green vinyl.
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.myspace.com/toftt] [http://www.myspace.com/fato]

TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM The Spaghetti Western  (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Now this is right down my throat: killer amp-ed up youth-fest hardcore punk from ottawa punx TOFTT. Dare i say this sounds a hell of a lot like an inbreeding experiment between I SPY and THE NEIGHBORS??? Fast as shit punk with a simple, old school melodic edge that just rages from start to end. I admit, I’m missing out on a lot of the inside Ottawa scene jokes here but these kids make me believe their hearts are and minds are dead-on. DIY and punk as fuck. Rules. [review by Short, Fast & Loud]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.myspace.com/toftt]

New Arrivals (21/6/2010)

Hey punx! check out our new arrivals in the distro! Limited copies only! If you’re interested, you know what to do!

AGATHOCLES/GATT split CD (Jerk Off Records) [RM12]
Raw noisy grinding mince core. GATT is a 3-piece grind/crust from Jakarta, Indonesia. They play dark, heavy grind-punk like Discharge or Dystopia meets old school grindcore like Napalm Death or Unholy Grave with lyrics mainly focus on political and social issues. Expect nothing but raw, in your face, old school grindcore with fast-paced power chords and loads of blazing tempos. Grind crust as fuck [taken from Jerk Off Records MySpace]
[http://www.agathocles.com] [http://www.myspace.com/gattcrusher]

AGATHOCLES/THE VANISHING ACT split CD (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Think this might be AG’s 666 split offering, ok it really isn’t- and for the nerds that keep track of this shit there is a pretty neat AG discography printed on the inside of the CD tray. Gawd be damned do they have a ton o’releases out! Here we have Beer-gium’s mince masters bringing on eleven brutal slashes to the throat accompanied by Canaduh’s THE VANISHING ACT who offer up four brutally heavy grinderz that are completely relentless in delivery. They even pull off a sweet IMPETIGO cover. Nice pairing of two international extreme core bands that do what they do, pretty damn good. Check it. [review by LawLess, for Profane Existence #57]
[http://www.agathocles.com] [http://www.myspace.com/grindgrish]

CONQUEST FOR DEATH Beyond Armageddon: The First Two Albums CD (Cactus) [RM12]
Fresh off of their tour of Southern Africa, and pressed for their 2008 tour of Australia and Southeast Asia, Conquest For Death offer up this collection of both of their full-lengths “Beyond The Hidden Valley” and “Front Row Tickets To Armageddon” plus one Plasmatics cover, for a total of 30 tracks in all. QFD feature members of What Happens Next?, Your Mother and Artimus Pyle and bring thrashing hardcore punk with a strong political, do-it-yourself attitude [description stolen from RevHQ.com]
[http://www.myspace.com/conquestfordeathsf] [http://www.conquestfordeath.com]

PUTRESCENCE Dawn of the Necrofecalizer CD (No Escape Records) [RM12]
This is the brand new second cd of Putrescence, which is possibly my fave canadian band! Clearly, the band sounds quite different compared to their debut full length, sound production is alot cleaner and more polished… I always prefer more of a raw edge in my grind but the band manages to keep a visceral type of energy. Style is a mix of “brutal” death metal and grind, keeping a relatively technical edge but never pulling any punches; I’d situate their sound between Hideous Mangleus & Dead Infection. Gutsy roaring growls and maniacal shrieks, low-tuned and intricate riffing, cool distorted bass sound, solid pounding and blasting drumming. Superb death/grind with a great flowing sound. Lyrics are pure comedy, so absurd and random they always get hilarious, clearly poking fun at gory lyrics in a smart-ass Bodies Lay Broken /Birdflesh way though always still remaining entertaining all the way… All in all, a brillant come-back, two thumbs up, absolutely recommended, don’t miss this one, steal it if you must and all that stuff [review by Braindead]
[http://www.myspace.com/putrescence]

TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM/THE ANTENNAS Banana Split CD (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Ottawa natives Take One for the Team have teamed up with the now defunct Antennas for a split that proves why Ottawa bands are making their mark as of late. The Antennas put for a good effort, with dueling axes and fast punk beats, although the first song on this release by The Antennas is quite a cheesy love song. Take One for the Team speed things up a little with punk rock the way it should be, and before you know it this split is over. Great release from both bands, with outstanding artwork by local artist Pascale. I really believe that Take One for the Team are one of the better bands coming out of Ottawa right now, check them out. [review by I Lubricate You]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.purevolume.com/theantennas]

TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM Mosh Hard With A Vengeance CD (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Ottawa’s answer to SPAZZ. And they do a good job of it. Power violence to the core. Some INFEST influences, a little NO COMMENT, and loads of humour. They just totally remind me of SPAZZ. There are quite a few references to hardcore in the lyrics subject matter. A gauntlet is thrown down at CRUCIAL UNIT in “Iced Tea in Your Face”. And I think AND THE SAGA CONTINUES gets criticized in “Revenge is a dish best served sandwich”. A zine gets called out in “Moon Conspiracy”, a label in “Good News, Bad News”, and a promoter in “Pay to Play”. The band has advice for the scene in “Sharing Gear is the best”, “DIY not CRY”, “At the Gates of Noise”,”Blackburn”, “TxDxP”, and the title track. “Post Office Core” Is a song that should have been written years ago. “A New Chapter” expresses the satisfaction of quitting a job that we can all relate to. Mexican wrestling masks, boxer shorts, and power violence all from the nation’s capital. Wicked fast and wicked fun. [review by Equalizing Distort, April 2007]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com]

UN QUARTO MORTO Il Dono Della Sintesi: First Fast Three Years CD (Shove Records) [RM12]
Un Quarto Morto from Italy packed the songs of their three-years-band-history on one CD and released “Il Dono Della Sintesi” as a DIY-production. 24 songs are waiting for you guys, no time to take a rest, this oldschool-hardcore will keep you moving, I promise. Inspired by bands from the late 80s like Minor Threat, Youth Of Today or Black Flag, this four-piece loves their music to be fast and intense. 90-seconds-songs with a real aggressive voice make you finde your way to the dancefloor. Take your time and check out this fine italian Trash-Hardcore-Band!
[http://www.myspace.com/unquartomorto]

PUTRESCENCE Dawn of the Necrofecalizer CD

CAPTALIST CASUALTIES!

CAPITALIST CASUALTIES 1996-1999: Years in Ruin CD (Six Weeks) RM25
This is the third installment in the Capitalist Casualties discography series on Six Weeks, this time compiling the recordings from 1996 to 1999 of this seminal California political thrashcore band. For those still unfamiliar, this Bay Area band set the standard in the 90′s for stop and start, relentless fast hardcore with harsh, depressing and political lyrical outbursts. This CD contains 30 more mega-blasts of anger from various out of print EP’s and split EP’s, all never before released on CD.
[http://www.myspace.com/capitalistcasualties]

CAPITALIST CASUALTIES Subdivisions in Ruin CD (Six Weeks) RM25
22-song long power violence/thrash mayhem from one of the longest running hardcore units around (since 1986!!). Dark, powerful and lyrically intense thrash from the last remaining power violence band. Kills.
[http://www.myspace.com/capitalistcasualties]

CAPITALIST CASUALTIES Disassembly Line CD (Six Weeks) RM25
Re-issue of the long lost CC LP on Slap-a-Ham from 1992. Head bashing thrash before it was trendy, this LP laid the groundwork for an onslaught of extreme hardcore band in the 90’s. 21 atomic detonations of early power violence, not seen or heard in 10 years. CD has bonus comp tracks from the LP recording session as well as the “Art Of Ballsitcs” EP from 1991.
[http://www.myspace.com/capitalistcasualties]

Coming Soon!

Hello dear punks! This are some new stuff that will be available from our distro soon! DO NOT ORDER THEM YET! WE WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE!

GOOD CLEAN FUN On The Streets Saving The Scene From The Forces Of Evil TAPE (Refuse Records)
Tape version of their second full length. Positive old school straight edge HC from Washington DC
[http://www.myspace.com/goodcleanfun]

CATHARSIS Samsara TAPE (Youth Culture Records)
Catharsis was an influential American  hardcore punk band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that was active from 1994 to 2002. They were associated with “Holy Terror”, a phenomenon commonly regarded as a form of apocalyptic metallic hardcore that was breeding during the mid-’90s. Catharsis were also known for writing extremely lengthy songs (sometimes broken into multiple parts) with complex title names and unusual time signatures. Catharsis took appreciable influence from Integrity, Neurosis, His Hero Is Gone, Breakdown, Starkweather, Amebix, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Diamanda Galás, GISM, Refused and the early demo recordings of Belgian hardcore band, Negate. The dark, reggae-styled song, ‘Deserts Without Mirages’ on the album, Passion, is perhaps a reflection of the singer’s appreciation for Peter Tosh. The song’s lyrics also heavily borrow from the spoken word passages in the Godspeed You! Black Emperor song ‘The Dead Flag Blues’. Passion album also samples from Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man
[http://www.myspace.com/catharsiscrimethinc]

GOVERNMENT FLU Fuck Poetics + Demo 2008 CD (Refuse Records)
Polish punk / hardcore “all stars” combo playing early 80s influenced brand of Black Flag, Minor Threat, Faith, Negative Approach, Die Kreuzen, Dead Kennedys, N.O.T.A. influenced music, following the paths of Direct Control, Career Suicide, Government Warning or Citizens Patrol. This CD combines their 1st two 7″ EPs both released in 2009.
[http://www.myspace.com/governmentflufuckyou]

HIT ME BACK Life CD (Refuse Records)
This is full length-release from this Los Angeles band. After two 7′s and two split 7″s we have it here thirteen brand new songs that have more influences of more anthemic and melodic early 80′s punk and hardcore, but still with fast and thrash hardcore parts. You can expect lots of youthful expression and energy coming out of this record. Their lyrics covering personal and social issues, not forgetting about some humor and passions of the band members – skateboarding and records collecting. All the songs were recorded in LA by Craigums (What Happens Next?). CD version contains eight bonus songs. Seven of them are taken from “Only Magic School Bus Goes Back In Time” 7″ep (including Heresy cover) and one coming from the same session, previously never released.
[http://www.myspace.com/hitmeback]

Zines & Books from Microcosm Publishing is here!

For more information about these books & zines, head-over to “Distro List” page:

Cometbus #49 by Aaron Cometbus [RM15, 100 pages]
Green Zine #14 by Cristy Road [RM15, 64 pages]
Make A Zine!: When Words and Graphics Collide by Joe Biel [RM25, 160 pages]
Doris Anthology: 1991-2001 by Cindy Crabb [RM40, 320 pages] RESTOCK!
Doris #15: The Anti-Depression Guide by Cindy Crabb [RM12, 32 pages] RESTOCK!
Indestructible by Cristy Road [RM20, 96 pages] RESTOCK!
Bipedal, By Pedal! [RM12, 40 pages] RESTOCK!

New Distro Updates (25th May 2010)

Yo! we recently got some stuff old/new stuff from Nervhous Records and some other labels. For more description, other information and prices, do head over to the “distro list” page!

DUM DUM TAK Hentikan Penindasan CD (Nervhous)
ENABLER Eden Sank To Grief CS (Halo of Flies)
LAST STRIVE Kuasa Kita CD (Nervhous)
SMG/CUNT SAW split CS (Kill A Cop Records)
SMG/ONSET OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS/DESTROY REACTION/SCARCE Grindcore 4 Way split CS (Underground Pollution Records)
STICK NO BILL Nobody CDEP (Nervhous)
STRAIGHT ANSWER The Complete Discography CD (Nervhous/Cactus)
TOXICTOY Amazingly Realistic Puke! CDEP (Nervhous Records)
WHIPPERSNAPPER Demo CD (Nervhous)
V/A TIME IS MONKEY Compilation CD (Kampret)
V/A PUNK ROCK PARADOX Compilation CD (Nervhous)

Zines/Books coming soon!

Hello people, we just ordered another batch of zines and books from Microcosm Publishing for the distro! LIMITED COPIES ONLY! WE ARE TAKING PRE-ORDERS NOW, DO CONTACT US!

Cometbus #49 by Aaron Cometbus [RM15, 100 pages]
Aaron’s description of his travels, life, houses, and culture. Very instrumental and influential in shaping zine making today. #49 is a contributor issue. Aaron has an amazing ability to explain and glamorize things in punk that most of forget or begin to take for granted. He makes sex in a dumpster sound like something to seek out. He makes me want to kiss in the rain. He makes a horrible tour sound like a great experience. He turns broken bones and horrible injuries into a great metaphor for appreciating life. [taken from Microcosm Publishing website]

Green Zine #14 by Cristy Road [RM15, 64 pages]
Cristy Road has always brought us breathtaking artwork (some of my favorite) along with literary stories that remind us of the strength and ability of punk youth. This new issue is more of the same with some reflection of Cristy’s various homes between Miami and Philadelphia, racism in her communities, the strength of her friends, coming to terms with assault, gender, sexuality, and identity, and much more. The words are powerful, the stories make you feel like anything can be accomplished, and the artwork adds another strong element. Once a true fanzine devoted to Green Day, this zine has now evolved into literary prose devoted to the strengths of our communities.

Make A Zine!: When Words and Graphics Collide by Joe Biel [RM25, 160 pages]
In Microcosm’s DIY guide to zine-making, editors Bill Brent, Joe Biel, and a cast of contributors take you from the dreaming and scheming stages onto printing, publication and beyond! Covering all the bases for beginners, Make a Zine! hits on more advanced topics like Creative Commons licenses, legality, and sustainability. Says Feminist Review, “Make a Zine! is an inspiring, easy, and digestible read for anyone, whether you’re already immersed in a cut-and-paste world, a graphic designer with a penchant for radical thought, or a newbie trying to find the best way to make yourself and your ideas known.” Illustrated by an army of notable and soon-to-be-notable artists and cartoonists, Make a Zine! also takes a look at the burgeoning indie comix scene, with a solid and comprehensive chapter by punk illustrator Fly (Slug and Lettuce, Peops.) Part history lesson, part how-to guide, Make a Zine! is a call to arms, an ecstatic, positive rally cry in the face of TV show book clubs and bestsellers by celebrity chefs. As says Biel in the book’s intro, “Let’s go!”

Doris Anthology: 1991-2001 by Cindy Crabb [RM40, 320 pages] RESTOCK!
Cindy writes her zine, DORIS, like she is figuring out the human condition. She makes writing about the simplest and most common things – playing music, childhood, cooking, or sex- resonate with universal understanding. She helps us make sense of more complex things like the satisfaction from doing useful work, natural curiosity, the ability to use logic, gender dynamics, introspection, the need for challenge and change, combating depression, and creating art and literature. She shares and explores the emotions that go along with having an abortion, rape, dealing with the death of family, or sexual harrassment in a context that is enlightening and personal, feeling like a close friend opening up to you. What’s most impressive though is that she relates these things into every article in her zine seamlessly. [taken from Microcosm Publishing website]

Doris #15: The Anti-Depression Guide by Cindy Crabb [RM12, 32 pages] RESTOCK!
Doris #15 starts by stating “there is nothing wrong with a little depression.  It is a reasonable response to this fucked up world and you don’t need to hide or deny it.”  That’s what makes this anti-depression guide so great.  It doesn’t treat depression like a disease that needs to be hidden and suppressed with the latest trend in drug therapy.  Instead, it offers fun, real-life advice from someone who had dealt with depression. [taken from Microcosm Publishing website]

Indestructible by Cristy Road [RM20, 96 pages] RESTOCK!
The follow up to Green Zine #14; Cristy Road now offers up a novel about her years in grade school and high school in Miami – valiantly trying to figure out and defend her gender identity, cultural roots, punk rock nature, and mortality. You know that the artwork alone in here makes this a page turner and the whole package more exciting. Cristy has always existed to remind us of the strength and ability of punk youth – for addressing things like rape, homophobia, and misogyny. This is no exception; giving voice to every frustrated 15 year old girl under fire from her peers for being queer or butch or punk. [taken from Microcosm Publishing website]

Bipedal, By Pedal! [RM12, 40 pages] RESTOCK!
Expozine Best English Zine Award Winner 2008! A social history and tactics lesson about the Critical Mass bicycle movement. Initially meant to serve as a lesson for the unaware, this document is a refresher and motivator about the movement. The biggest question – “is Critical Mass a protest or a celebration?” is explored in extensive detail here and in submission pieces by Ted White (early Critical Mass co-founder and director of “We aren’t blocking Traffic!” documentary), Ayleen Crotty (co-host of the KBOO bike show), Scott Larkin (Go By Bicycle zine) , and more. There are also extensive reprints from the 1995 Critical Mass zine “Hey! Get Out of Our Way!” that updates the text and ideas. Illustrations (on every page!) by Matt Gauck, Fly, Sparky Taylor, Andy Singer, a clipping from “The Oregonian”, and more! [taken from Microcosm Publishing website]

ATLAS LOSING GRIP (soon!)

Hello dear punks! We are proud to announce that we are going to collaborate with Atonal Microtonal to release ATLAS LOSING GRIP Shut the World Out/Watching the Horizon tape here! Never heard of them? Well you might probably heard of the legendary Satanic Surfers and also Sista Sekunden! If you don’t, you suck! Here’s a bio stolen from ATLAS myspace page:

“Punk.
Go ahead, say it out loud: Punk. While it might technically be a four-letter word, it is no longer a four-letter word in the get-your-mouth-washed-out-with-soap category. And Atlas Losing Grip aren’t anything else but punk. No unnecessary screaming; no white belts and bad haircuts; no awkward mosh parts; this Swedish quintet are simply straightforward, faster-than-the-world punk rock, tailor-made to shred bowls or start circle pits to. And trust us, you’ll want to be doing both after a few spins of their new EP, Watching the horizon.

Originally formed in early 2005, the first two years a bunch of members were replaced, removed and remembered before the band finally found a lineup that felt solid. Influenced by bands such as Satanic Surfers, Propagandhi, Millencolin,… they’ve recorded their first album in October 2007, produced by Mattias Persson – sound engineer of Satanic Surfers & Venerea and guitarist in Swedish legendary Hardcore/Crust band Kontrovers. The album has been released in 2008 all over the Europe trough NoReason Records, Shield Recordings and Dv’s Records, while in Japan thorugh Bells on Records. The release has been supported by an intense tour all around Europe in 2008/2009.

Recently, Rodrigo Alfaro, from the legendary Swedish band SATANIC SURFERS has become the lead singer of the band, replacing Stefan Bratt who now just play bass. The new entry has influenced a lot the new way of writing music of the band. One listen to Watching the horizon affirms that statement. A much more diverse offering than Shut the World out, due to the more melodic voice from Rodrigo and his range of influences, Watching the horizon has songs that are faster than ever, slower than ever, more pissed, and more happy. As for the experience reached from the drummer Julian, constantly on tour with the most popular Swedish hardcore band Sista Sekunden, giving a touch of power and speed to the Rodrigo’s melody.

Atlas Losing Grip are doing everything they can to bring back substance over style to the underground. Watching the horizon signals a milestone for the band, but also a new beginning. The album sounds poignant, impassioned and frankly, important. Punk rock needs songs like the ones Atlas Losing Grip are writing: energetic and in your face while still being meaningful and personal. With Watching the horizon, Atlas Losing Grip haven’t merely made a record—they’ve made a statement.”