Thanksgiving Jam - with HR from the Bad Brains!

Talking about reasons one would like to be in California, and more specifically, OC: Well, how about shows like this one for a start!?



All the above Hardcore (and Punk) old school dudes amaze their fans once again, by having the heart to go out on Thanksgiving Day and play a benefit show for the Eli Home (a non-profit home for abused children in OC). The whole positive message of Hardcore can be found in the acoustic performances of this show, even if the music itself is not Hardcore.
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HR of the Bad Brains is a true living legend, obviously belonging to a league of his own, while bouncing back and forth from Hardcore to Reggae. The Rastafari Icon's latest input is Hey Wella, an entertaining mix of Reggae, Hardcore, Metal and Hip Hop out on DC Hardcore. Definitely worth checking out!


Walter Schreifles, which is known in Hardcore from his time in old school straight edge favorites Gorilla Biscuits, but also Quicksand and Rival Schools, will also be giving an acoustic performance, which to him is nothing new: check out his acoustic cover on Agnostic Front's Society Suckers below!



Along with the two aforementioned musicians (being the 2 more closely related to the type of Hardcore we @ T.Y.S. cover), the lucky attendants will also watch performances by Jonah Matranga of the band FAR, Jeff Pezzati from Chicago's old timers Naked Raygun, and Steve Soto of one of the most old school and pioneering punk rock bands, the Adolescents.

It's nice to see the worldwide Hardcore Community being there for those in need. It's nice to see some older dudes still caring, and not resting on their laurels and/or selling out. Props to these people!

Organizer: The Wishing Well Crew, www.wishingwellcrew.com
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Note: We'd like to apologize for uploading the article a day or two after the show--we decided it was worth to check out anyway!

Jah People Make The World Go Round

Just the other day I was walking around checking out some record shops and by great surprise I bumped into the new BAD BRAINS Lp. Wait a second, say what!? Yes. A new BAD BRAINS record! I can't believe that this legendary rastafari hardcore band is still around making music. Being the clueless hardcore kid that I am, I didn't even know there was a new album out. Needless to say I bought it immediately and came running back home to listen to.

First things first let me say that the vinyl edition I got is a colour vinyl, so you get to see the colours of Jamaica go around while you spin the LP. I mean, how cool is that!? And then again, the music is awesome too. I was hit by the crazy production sound, really really raw and with absolutely tons of overdubs. I looked in the credits, and another surprise came: the album has been produced by Adam Yauch, one of the 3 MCs of the famous BEASTIE BOYS! This just keeps getting better and better.

As far as the music goes (the most important part, actually), this should be considered a classic BAD BRAINS album. The hardcore songs are 100% hardcore, sometimes with reggae vocals, but still HARDcore. And then again you get the mellow reggae songs, wich are sweeter and cooler than they have ever beem before. Being a fan of roots Reggae myself, this is a great treat...

So this is a record that I'm gonna keep playing for a while. I will probably tape it and play it in my car. I will probably play it to all my friends. I will probably dance around to it. I will probably say, "NATTY DREADLOCKS 'PON THE MOUNTAIN TOP"

Jah Rastafari Hardcore.