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:

Wednesdays With...Luke?!

Happy Wednesday, fellow animals, and welcome to the latest episode of Wednesdays With Andrew, your weekly overdose of punk (and punkish!) rock.

This week I have a real treat in store for you. I had the amazing and humbling opportunity to sit down with Luke Pabich, of Good Riddance fame, to talk about his other passion project - Coercion. The on-again-but-mostly-off again band's 2016 release of Exit Wounds capped a 20 year long period of anticipation for Luke, and provided much needed sonic relief. Their recently released Veritas EP takes their hard rock angst, thrashy guitar craft and deeply introspective songwriting to a new level.

Join me as I chat with Luke about Coercion's origin, their incredible decades-long journey that resulted in them finally showing their songs to the world, and learn what's in store next. Oh and you better fucking believe we showcase a lot of the tunes off the new EP.

What are you waiting for...go listen, NOW:



Liner notes:

Here's the web player link to the interview, and the accompanying Spotify playlist

Tracklist

• 1Veritas by Coercion
• 2Choices by Coercion
• 3The Reasoning by Coercion
• 4Decease and Desist by Coercion
• 5Suffer by Bad Religion
• 6Serial Killer by Vio-lence

Editor's note - I did have to edit the interview slightly for brevity's sake. But if you want the full, uncut version of my talk w/ Luke just send me a note @ WednesdaysWithAndrew@gmail.com and I will share the whole enchilada 

OK, this is where you guys come in. Go check out the rest of Coercion's newest EP Veritas, here; if you feel so inclined buy a digital copy, and hit up your local club owners and promoters and demand they bring Coercion to you!  



That's it for this week, folks. Thanks for tuning in, and HUGE shout out to Luke for enlightening us with his punk rock folklore. Until next week...

Waiting Room

Welcome to the latest episode of Wednesdays With Andrew, your weekly overdose of punk (and punkish!) rock. This weekend we here in DC were deprived of our rick n morty pop up bar, but that's OK because we still have dope tunes to listen to on Wednesday.

My basement is currently flooding (again!) as I type this, so let's get right down to bidness. 

Today I give the humble state of Michigan some nice compliments, review some new music from DBL and Swingin' Utters, and talk about my close friendship w/ the neighborhood pug. OH I also play some great music from bands like The Soviettes, Fugazi, The Distillers, Mustard Plug, The Cramps, Dizzee Rascal and more. Go listen, NOW:


Liner notes:

Tracklist

• 1Drain the blood by The Distillers
• 2Bordeom by Down By Law
• 3Jerry by Mustard Plug
• 4Undertaker, Undertake by Swingin' Utters
• 5Waiting Room by Fugazi
• 6Middle of the night by The Soviettes
• 7Geez Louise by The Unband
• 8Primitive by The Cramps
• 9Fix Up Look Sharp by Dizzee Rascal

If you haven't already, go read Melanie's article in ARLnow that I helped her out on; she did a really fantastic job w/ this topic, and it's a fun read!

"I need more drums in my monitor!"

Make sure to check out Swingin Utters' bandcamp page to track on their upcoming release of Love and Peace, scheduled for August 31. You can also stream their other released track, Human Potential!

Also, check out Down By Law's new album, All In! We feature the track Boredom on today's episode, but you can listen to the whole album, and buy a copy, here.

OK that's a wrap for today's punk rock therapy session, catch ya people next week..

Run.

Howdy Wednesday wranglers...welcome to another bonafide, rollickin' half hour with your 3rd favorite sub market blog personality. This week on Wednesdays With Andrew we feature some real hitmakers, including some ditties from Bad Religion, Bass Drum of Death, Nana Grizol, AWOLNATION, Swingin' Utters and more. Turn on your Russian microwave, open up your favorite purveyor of fake news, and enjoy the playlist.



And here's the webplayer link for all my other sole mates

Wow, has Bad Religion really been around since 1982? Yikes we're getting old. Fuck Armageddon... is off Mr. Brett and friends' 1st full length record How Could Hell Be Any Worse? This album marks the genesis of the now-ubiquitous Epitaph label, which Brett used at the time as a vehicle to publish and sell Bad Religion records.

Flip is a fast and fiery anthem from Israeli punkers Not on Tour. With sticky sweet vocals courtesy of femme fuck-ya'all Sima Brami, and accompanied by treble-friendly guitars and drums at breakneck speeds, these guys are keeping the 90s punk sound relevant. Staying true to their skate punk roots, their 2015 whirlwind of an album, Bad Habits, doesn't contain a single song that clocks in over 2 minutes long.

Bass Drum of Death has been a mainstay of the lo-fi/garage punk movement since the earlier part of this millennium. Gritty and noisy, Crawling After You takes us through frontman John Barrett's journey of unrequited love, changing rapidly from hook to hook that seems to engulf the listener's entire bandwidth. Crawling After You was part of the band's 2013 eleven-song eponymous studio release.

Time to get moody with Aaron Bruno, the genius behind AWOLNATION. Run is the titular track from AWOLNATION's sophomore record, released in 2015 through Red Bull Records. This album marks a departure from the more party-fueled anthems from their first album, and takes a bit more dark and introspective turn.

A trailblazer of 80s east coast hardcore, Gang Green made a name for themselves through irreverent and ragey songwriting and raucous live shows. Skate to Hell was a track off their debut full length, Another Wasted Night. This album also includes their infamous punk cover of Aimee Mann's 'Voices Carry' (ps go check it out if you haven't heard it before). Empowering young people fact - when the original line up formed in 1980, they were only 15 years old. Go get 'em, tigers!

Hope ya'all brought your dancing shoes for this next song, Tumbleweed. Part of the busy LA ska scene, Red Store Bums have been the leading cause of skanking-related injuries since forming in 2001. Back then there were only 3 members - they've since rounded it out to their current line-up of eight touring musicians.

T.V. Song is from Georgia peaches (not to be confused with the Moldy Peaches) Nana Grizol. A super group of indie sorts, Nana Grizol is helmed by Theo Hilton from the band Defiance, Ohio, and Laura Carter, of Neatural Milk Hotel fame. Like Theo's old group, Nana Grizol likes to experiment with non-traditional rock instruments...this time replacing the cello and double bass for an accompanying brass section. T.V. Song is off their latest album, Ursa Minor, which JUST dropped last week.

Is it obvious that Wyldlife are fans of 70s NYC glam punk (n roll), a la Ramones or Dictators? These dudes have been committed to doggedly, feverishly, enthusiastically encouraging crowds to party, through an effective use of sweet power chords and sing-alongable rock n roll anthems. Bruvs, Deadbeat was just released as part of their 2017 full-length release, Out on Your Block...go get yerself a copy now!

We're going to end the playlist today with a song from Battles, an experimental post-rock group out of New York City. Atlas, their hit track off debut studio album Mirrored, shows off the raw tribalism and atonal features of Battles' rhythm-heavy sound. Beyond producing trippy and fun-to-listen-to songs, this also serves as a great project for native Baltimorean John Stanier, previously of Helmet glory, to show off his drumming chops.

OK that's it. Good songs, good stories, good bands, good you, good me, bye.