Awesome see a Very small records comp on here. David Hayes showcased some great bands, especially ones from Sacramento like Nar, The Bananas, and Pounded Clown, and great lesser known Berkeley bands like Schlong and Grimple. Sadly, the leader singer of Sewer Trout and Elmer (two bands I loved), Jim Maclean, killed…

I'm actually trying to remember if I've ever seen Train in Vain with the parentheses, and as the article points out, my copy of London Calling doesn't even list it as a track let alone a track with parentheses. I feel like they are stretching it a bit with that one.  So, ya I got to agree with you on those two.

Growing up in the Bay Area punk scene in the early 90's I hated Jawbreaker….fucking hated them. It was an irrational hatred born out of trying to be contrarian and "punk" because everyone I knew loved and worshipped them. "Fuck Jawbreaker, I'm going to Gilman to see Rancid and Schlong!"  Anyways, I got older and…

Growing up in the Bay Area punk scene in the early 90's I hated Jawbreaker….fucking hated them. It was an irrational hatred born out of trying to be contrarian and "punk" because everyone I knew loved and worshipped them. "Fuck Jawbreaker, I'm going to Gilman to see Rancid and Schlong!"  Anyways, I got older and…

I would like to say that it's nice to see Rush on there. I'm not a huge Rush fan, I like the hits and a few others, but they are one of my "get no respect" bands. I remember a review in either Spin or Rolling Stone from a few years ago for Snakes and Arrows (I think that was the name of it) where all it was was 3…

I would like to say that it's nice to see Rush on there. I'm not a huge Rush fan, I like the hits and a few others, but they are one of my "get no respect" bands. I remember a review in either Spin or Rolling Stone from a few years ago for Snakes and Arrows (I think that was the name of it) where all it was was 3…

I was in a hardcore band named Burl, so there's that.

I was in a hardcore band named Burl, so there's that.

It was on NPR all yesterday.

It was on NPR all yesterday.

There was also an album released after Dear You that was a bunch of b-sides and different takes of songs. And I think there was a live album released post-breakup also.

There was also an album released after Dear You that was a bunch of b-sides and different takes of songs. And I think there was a live album released post-breakup also.

I thought it was a lovely reference to ZMF.

I thought it was a lovely reference to ZMF.

For Firefly (and especially Mal), the folks of Serenity live within a moral code of right and wrong.  Early is there to question whether these "rules" by which the people live are really necessary.  In the grand scheme of things does it matter that Mal is fair, the Alliance won, etc. Just as Camus argues whether it…

For Firefly (and especially Mal), the folks of Serenity live within a moral code of right and wrong.  Early is there to question whether these "rules" by which the people live are really necessary.  In the grand scheme of things does it matter that Mal is fair, the Alliance won, etc. Just as Camus argues whether it…

I tend to view existentialism as an amoral philosophy. Going back to The Stranger, Camus questions whether killing a person actually has meaning (and yes I'm humming The Cure right now).  You don't have to be a theist to view killing as an abhorrent event, thus it isn't an inherent atheistic viewpoint, unless you…

I tend to view existentialism as an amoral philosophy. Going back to The Stranger, Camus questions whether killing a person actually has meaning (and yes I'm humming The Cure right now).  You don't have to be a theist to view killing as an abhorrent event, thus it isn't an inherent atheistic viewpoint, unless you…

Read The Stranger to get an idea of what existentialism is about.

Read The Stranger to get an idea of what existentialism is about.