INSUBORDINATION FEST ’12

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Uncle Critic

Insubordination Fest is just about my favorite time of year. A few days of fun and pop punk is a great way to start the summer. They just announced the lineup, and here it is (complete with links in case you’re unfamiliar with some of the bands)

June 21 – 23
The Ottobar
Baltimore MD

Be My Doppelganger
Beatnik Termites
Billy Raygun
Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits
Braceface
Candy Hearts
City Mouse
Copyrights
Dan Vapid and the Cheats
Dear Landlord
Dewtons
Dopamines
Emily’s Army
Fatal Flaw
Firecrackers
House Boat
Isotopes
Lipstick Homicide
Mean Jeans
Mikey Erg
Mixtapes
Night Birds
Parasites
Plow United
Promdates
Singleton
Slow Death
Smokejumper
Sweethearts
Teenage Bottlerocket
Trashkanistan
Unlovables
Weekend Dads

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Weekly Label Profile: Don Giovanni Records

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Uncle Critic

Name: Don Giovanni Records
Lifespan: 2003-Current
Web Site: http://www.dongiovannirecords.com/
Notable Releases/Bands: Full of Fancy, The Measure [sa], Pregnant, Dustheads, The Ergs!, For Science, The Steinways
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Don Giovanni Records has been around about eight years, in that time they’ve pumped out almost forty releases. Some people might not think that sounds like a lot but when you look at the products they’ve brought forth to the world you can tell it’s very much a case of quality over quaintly. And while everything they put out might not be the greatest they’ve released some of my favorite pop punk albums of all time. They’ve branched from that pop punk bubble to some harder straight punk and rock titles but I think they’re best stuff has always been their pop releases. Full of Fancy’s latest album marked their latest and 36th release, another top notch notch in their belt. Hopefully we see a continued line of great things from Don Giovanni, because when I hear they’ve got something new coming out I always take note, and you should too.

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Weekly Label Profile: Insubordination Records

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Uncle Critic

Name: Insubordination Records
Lifespan: 1996-Current
Web Site: http://insubordinationrecords.com/
Notable Releases/Bands: Apers, Backseat Virgins, Be My Doppleganger, Beatnik Termites, Copyrights, For Science, Hard-Ons, Proteens, Radio With Guts, Unlovables
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Started by Reggie Silvestri and Pat Kim in 1996 for Beatnik Termites albums, the label quickly grew from there and Chris Thacker was welcomed on board. In 2004 Mark Enoch brought Knock Knock Records into Insubordination Records and things continued to grow from there. Even today Insubordination records is well known for putting out quality pop punk for many years now, not to mention the now yearly Insubordination Fest in Baltimore, 3 days of pop punk that everybody loves

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Weekly Label Profile: It’s Alive Records

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Uncle Critic

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Name: It’s Alive Records
Lifespan: 2004-Present
Web Site: http://www.itsaliverecords.com/
Notable Releases/Bands: The Copyrights, Zatopeks, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Apers, Dear Landlord, For Science, Steinways, The Dazes, Barrakuda McMurder, The Methadones, The Dopamines, The Festipals, Get Bent, House Boat
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It’s Alive is one of my current favorite labels, everything they put out is gold. Not only do they put out great tunes but Jenna and Adam who run it are awesome. Some labels have mp3 downloads or nothing, It’s Alive has a better concept, for an extra $1 they’ll throw in a cdr of records so you can rip them or listen to in your car. I’m a huge fan of this. Their mission? Put out awesome records by great bands. So far they’re knocking that out of the park. Recently they put out the House Boat album “The Delaware Octopus”. They were awesome enough to put out 50 “Tour” Editions with the release. Fans were so excited for this they crashed the site while trying to get to it for three hours. The way I see it, that’s one hell of a compliment.

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REVIEW: Psyched To Die: Year One

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Uncle Critic

psychedtodieyear1Psyched to Die is made up of members from bands all over the punk community, however they sound like none of the previous bands, Psyched to Die is some good old fashioned hardcore, one of the better ones to come around in a long time. “Year One” is a compilation of their first two seven inches “Scatter Brained” and “Sterile Walls” (out on Dirtnap records and Grave Mistake/Firestarter Records, and their eight song demo. Added bonus is an extra track tacked on. The whole bundle is brought to us by the guys at Dirtnap Records. If you looking for a good hardcore album, or looking to complete your Psyched to Die collection in one shot, or if you just don’t feel like ripping your Psyched to Die records into mp3′s you should hurry out and pick this up. If nothing else we’ve got ‘Permanent Solution’ on here twice, that alone should be enough of a sell point.

1. Scatter Brained
2. Conditioned To Fail
3. Punch Press
4. Admitting Defeat
5. Onward Armageddon
6. Permanent Solution
7. Five Year Plan
8. OCD Life
9. New Hampshire Man’s Quandary
10. Staged Reality
11. Sterile Walls
12. Permanent Solution
13. Final Bath
14. Defeated
15. Zen And The Art Of Being A Fuck Up

Get Year One from Amazon HERE

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