Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Undertaker, undertake!



Welcome to the latest episode of Wednesdays With Andrew, your weekly overdose of punk (and punkish!) rock.

Let's get right down to it, shall we? This week features, if I do say so myself, a very well curated selection of incredible punk rock tunes, as well as Wednesdays With Andrew's first ever blooper reel! 

If you're a fan of Swingin' Utters, The Bouncing Souls, King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, Choking Victim, Plague Vendor (or all or none of them), you should probably go listen, like uhhhh NOW:


Liner notes:

Spotify playlist

Tracklist

  • 1New Comedown by Plague Vendor
  • 2Dinkas when I close my eyes by Against All Authority
  • 3 No Eager Men by Swingin' Utters
  • 4Undertaker, undertake by Swingin' Utters
  • 5Weed Pin by Drug Church
  • 6500 Channels by Choking Victim
  • 7What I'd Give by Battery
  • 8Half-Full Forty by Cyber Twin
  • 9Favorite Everything by The Bouncing Souls
  • 10Rattlesnake by King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard

Big shout out to Mike D for allowing me (without really knowing) to use a picture he took at Swingin' Utters' sunday show for today's art work! Check out his own hardcore/punk blog over at www.MidwesternHousewives.com

If you dug that song half full forty, check out everything Cyber Twin has put out to date, here.

And if you're a human pogo stick, go check out The Bouncing Souls' latest EP, Crucial Moments....here's to 30 more years, guys!


That's a wrap, tune in next week for more of this:


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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Paid in brains!


Welcome to the latest episode of Wednesdays With Andrew, your weekly overdose of punk (and punkish!) rock.

Now, because we're sooooo close to St. Paddy's Day, I have decided to feature....hahah no just kidding, go away, I'm not doing a Dropkick Murphys only playlist or something stupid like that. Just a normal Wednesday here, folks.

This week's playlist is pretty much the sonic equivalent of a kick in the nuts. We have some heavy hitting tunes from great bands like Direct Hit!, Union 13, Adolescents, The Messthetics, Voice of Addiction and more...so, what are you waiting for, go listen, NOW:



Liner notes:

Spotify playlist

Tracklist

  • 1Kids of the blackhole by Adolescents
  • 2Paid in Brains by Direct Hit!
  • 3Buscando la verdad by Union 13
  • 4Serpent tongue by The Messthetics
  • 5Venom by Khiis
  • 6Wrecking Ball by Voice of Addiction
  • 7Cement Sidewalk by Pridebowl
  • 8Just Can't Get Enough by By Divine Right
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If you dug that track Venom from Khiis, check out everything else they have done to date, here. This is straight up, ripping hardcore outta Oakland. Soooooo good.

For all my DC and DCish people, if you feel so inclined, buy tickets to see The Messthetics and Ex Hex rock 930 Club on May 10...it'll be fun!


Here's the video for the Direct Hit! song, Paid in Brains...anyone else think this sounds a bit like Rocket from the Crypt? That's very high praise, by the way

Although Pridebowl is sadly no more, you can still get your fill of lead man Aaron Goulding with his new(ish) band, Setbacks. Go to their facebook page and say huuuulllloooo


I smell a theme here....AND BRRRRRAAAAIIINNNNSSS...i mean ice cream...
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That's it, Andrew out, catch ya next Wednesday!

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Black Lives Matter (still!!)


editor's note: I pronounced "Breathe" wrong at the end. haha come on, you know what I meant!


Well, go figure, Black Lives still Matter! Even those of the ones that aren't your token prop! Wow!

Welcome to the latest Wednesdays With Andrew, folks, and get psyched for some absolutely ear-pounding tunes. In between my ramblings that cover an array of topics, serious ones like suicide, and very-not-serious ones like Alanis Morissette, we play new music from The Specials and Pkew pkew pkew, newish music from Pennywise and Puff Pieces, and some classics from bands like Cigar, The Prodigy and more.

So, go ahead, take some pre-playlist Advil and go listen, NOW:



Liner notes:

Spotify playlist

Tracklist

  • 1Politicians in my eyes by Death
  • 2I Don't Matter At All by Pkew pkew pkew
  • 3Back to home by Cigar
  • 4We Set Fire by Pennywise
  • 5Do Nothing by The Specials
  • 6B.L.M. by The Specials
  • 7I Love My Kennel by PEARS
  • 8Mindhead by Puff Pieces
  • 9Breathe by The Prodigy

My wife (literally..like, she talks like an alien and everything), every time we have friends coming over:




Check out Puff Pieces in their glorious totality, here.

While you're at it, make sure you give Pkew pkew pkew's new album, entitled Optimal Lifestyles, a spin too.

Annnnnnnd if you're into blaring, blistering melodic hardcore, as you should be, go see if PEARS is playing near you! 


Well, this certainly doesn't look consensual..


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Think about donating, getting involved, spreading the word or otherwise generally supporting organizations that help with suicide prevention....here are just a few examples of available resources:

  • https://samaritanshope.org/
  • https://afsp.org/ 
  • https://save.org/
  • https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Remember, no man (woman) is an island! You are never, ever alone, and do not be afraid to reach out to someone if you're ever feeling down.


Alright that's a wrap, smell ya folks next week!


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