Newer Sounds

Purity Ring - Another Eternity. amazon.com. New.

Splashh - Comfort. amazon.com. New.

St. Vincent. amazon.com. New.

Travis - Where You Stand. amazon.com. Used.

Beyond - Dew It!/Live Crucial Chaos WNYU. Revelation Records. New.

Goodbyes

It sounds like 108 is going to continue without Rob Fish.

I don't know about that. It won't be the same band as far as I'm concerned.

With that being said, take a listen to his new project: Eshas.

108 - Threefold Misery. Used.

Tee Till Death

Pardon me while I channel Tee Till Death for a moment.

I'd like to know more about the Cabal shirt Rob Fish is wearing in the album art.

It's not a basketball jersey, but appears to be a licensed NBA product. It is sleeved, not a tank.

Is this a one off Cabal item?

108 - One Path for Me Through Destiny. Used.

Meh

Hard Stance is okay. I don't have any strong opinions one way or the other. I like them. I listen to them. But they're nothing special.

I first bought it because it was pre-Inside Out.

I think that's why most people first picked up their releases.

I'm sure that continues to be the case. Although pre-Rage Against the Machine might be the bigger draw these days.

Hard Stance. Used.

They Were Always There

From the first time I saw them. To the last time I saw them.

There have been a lot of changes.

Some good. Some bad.

All of them. A part of me. A part of who I am.

For a while. A long while. Steps back.

Then. Eventually. Moving forward.

Growing as a person.

108 - Creation. Sustenance. Destruction. Go buy it!

Panthor's Velvet Body Would Have Cushioned the Blow

Kevin was Ian's younger cousin.

He was there when I put Battle Cat through the living room window on Oxford Drive.

I was trying to get it stuck in a tree. Due to the immobile nature of the "action" figure. It hooked well.

Kevin came to his share of indoor soccer games.

The rides would lead to discussions about The Cure. Dead Milkmen. Black Flag.

The moms promised to take us to see The Cure during one of these rides to the Woodhaven Sports Center.

I'm still waiting. Twenty years on.

Eventually. High school. I was listening to more hardcore. Less punk. Shelter. Gorilla Biscuits. Judge. Minor Threat. Embrace.

Kevin a year younger. Now also into hardcore. But more.

Like the car rides before. We would discuss music. Bands. He expanded my listening.

I now knew of the "band before Rage Against the Machine."

Kevin made me a tape. Inside Out. Burn. And Statue on side two. Which segued into Electric Avenue. Or a similar song. Already on the tape.

I wore out the Inside Out and Statue. Statue is still a favorite band. I would usually fast forward through Burn.

I enjoy Burn. But now. Like then. I'll almost always skip over them. Especially if Statue is on the horizon.

I know. I am alone in my ho-hum opinion of Burn.

Inside Out - No Spiritual Surrender. A raw cassette dub. Bought the seven inch. Ultimately picked up the compact disc on eBay. For Colin.

In the Spirit of My Feelings on Live Music

De la Rocha Comes Alive!

When a band has limited output. Sometimes the listener takes what he can get.

Inside Out - Live at KXLU 1991. Quality. Questionable. For Colin.

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