can't stop, won't stop.

Chk..Chec...Checckk, one..two...three....aight, I might not get a master degree in hiphop philosophy or anything like that. But there's one thing about hiphop that makes me can not and will not ever stop listening to the beat, the rhyme and the feel. I know for some of you, hiphop might just feel like a pointless shouts of words that sound pretty much the same, but to me it's a totally different thing you know. Hiphop might be dead by now, but the fresh air keeps breathing throughout the years. At the first time, I used to not liking hiphop this much and began to have doubts over such thing as "rap/hiphop/black music", but in the past two and three years behind, I felt like I should admit how black music really has, it has somekind of something that others don't. Yeah, I'm speaking about the cultural aspect and the social aspect behind the movement they called "hiphop". Hiphop is and was being used as tools of fighting racism, police brutality and keeping up with life. I'd say hiphop has the same weight as far as what hardcore/punk does to preserve the word "old skool mentality". Issues like relationships, socio-political views, anti-fascism, anti-racism, or even simpler things like getting up everyday. Yeah, that's what I find interesting about hiphop and beyond, not just the beats that keep our feet stomping, but more than that, the history behind all of this that stands out so loud in my ear.

"don't sweat the techniques" - Rakeem.

Sick Fix - Self Titled EP

Sick Fix comes from Washington, DC. they're basically a hardcore/punk band, playing thrashy and fast kind of straight edge hardcore. Influenced by good dosage of early 90s outfit like Infest and late 80s bands such as Youth of Today and Judge. Oh and btw, they have a furious female singer named Michelle. As what she said "mosh hard or eat a bag of dicks". Now do it!

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The Carrier - One Year Later

Several dudes from Boston playing hardcore with intensity and integrity. The Carrier is such a tremendous treasure outta hardcore scene, combining sincere melodies and aggressive hardcore sounds. By far, I'm hooked up and so psyched everytime I listen to these dudes. Oh well, enough for the talk. Now it's your turn to give it a listen :)

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The Ergs! - The Ben Kweller EP

If it aint for the fun, I'd mostly skip the run. This time, the fun is on the hand of these several dudes of The Ergs! who happened to sound pretty much like Descendents, but definitely stands up on their own signature of poppy punk anthems and hilarious song deliverance. The Ergs! emerged to the scene with the hope of reviving those spectacles punk, like what Minutemen and Descendents done long time before Good Charlotte or Fall Out Boy even made an impact on MTV and such. So, I'll just leave the link and see how you guys go with it, there's nothing to be afraid of. Have a go!

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As The Sun Sets (The World Has Gone Sour) Part 1

Raising up hell (I begin to close my eyes),
Invaders on television, counting profit from artificial daydream
Wake me up from this utter destruction of world's downfall
Cut sick through world's peace, "beauty is in the eye of the stockholder"
Death is approaching silently, like how they made the system looked very subtle
Whisper the sign of defeat, while feeding the nation with fear and anxiety
Crossed out, cross me out from this letter unsent, send my regards to depravity
Where innocence dies like a dust left on every corner of the street
So here I am, waiting the world to come to closure, or is it not yet?
I saw the crimson skies wash me up with such glance, indicating raid
Tell me this is not the end, tell me this is not the end
Loose lips, sink ships (take your life trophy and keep on smiling)
"In the absent of light, the darkness prevail"
And so, both of these cruel hands refuse to understand
History fall like autumn leaves, bathing in blood, the dance of decadence

Bring Back Hardcore Pride photoset (by Grace Gunawan)

yo, here's some sweet pics from the bring back hardcore pride gigs yesterday. they were taken by the talented Grace Gunawan. check it out.

can't touch this.

Trap Them - Sleepwell Deconstructor

Hard dripping and dirty, skull-crushing riffs and mammoth distortions. Trap Them has risen from the darkest abyss of their world to destroy the world with its inhabitants. This record sets a standard to fulfill the hunger of high quality hardcore/punk infused grinding and metal touch, with heavy social/political issues to address. Trap Them is uncompromising, vicious like a wolf.

For Fans of Converge, Entombed, Slayer, Nasum.

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