Remote Outposts

    Believe or not, sometimes I don't have a story or the reference points or the "members of" list or anything to go on. E...

   Olympia, Washington. Love it or hate it. For whatever reason, it's a small town that brings up a lot of different emotions for peo...

    Mugwort, the plant, is said to further one's psychic abilities, enhance your dreams and repel negative energies. If used in exces...

Today's post is brought to you by  Erik Ruin , who previously contributed a  top ten list  to the blog a few years ago. I think this...

   If you're familiar with this blog, you're probably familiar with COUNTY Z, because I've  given  you  plenty  of  opportuni...

   JOSE BOVE came to the small Midwestern college town that I found myself in and aurally destroyed an art gallery...or so I thought. The...

  Since the previous entry  was so sprawling and featured 100 songs, I decided to keep this one short and sweet. These two bands are two ...

    Yesterday, I was hanging out with my friend Ryan in his studio while he showed me all of the new, huge paintings and installations he...

   WET DRAG is a band I've never seen and I'm not sure if they're even still around. Are either of these things important to ...

   I got this tape sometime last year without truly realizing the band was from the neighboring city of Oakland. Their location may be th...

   When I'm at my job, I rarely let down my guard to reveal details of my personal life to my co-workers because I feel like there...

   In my mind, BLOOD TRUCK was around long enough to make this tape, dub 12 copies of it and go on a short tour with  BEASTHEAD . I had t...

   "Everything Went Pink" is a tape that was released by  Dan B  back in 2000 that specifically covered the DIY punk scene in A...

    When my band went on tour in 2012, we didn't put much thought into the fact that people might actually find reasons to pay attent...

   Like many bands on this blog, I don't know where to start with THE GOOD GOOD. I think I first heard them when I was sitting around...

   A few years ago, I got into a...errr....heated discussion with an acquaintance of mine about touring. He was convinced that bands shou...

   As I'm sure I've said before, IMPRACTICAL COCKPIT is one of my favorite bands. Years back, they were getting ready to go on a t...

   FLORAL BEEF started out with Sean, Emmalee and Jen playing their songs at a new band show in Sean's backyard on a half pipe. Later,...

   Last night, I went to see DavEnd's amazing musical, Fabulous Artistic Guys Get Overtly Traumatized Sometimes  and it was outstandi...

   Many of the sounds I put on here are harsh, abrasive, fucked up, angry and defiant...because I like that kind of music. I also like so...