Koolblue13 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/dcs-legendary-punk-label-dischord-makes-its-entire-music-catalog-free-to-stream-online.html Apart from whatever political nightmare du jour we’re living in, it can be easy to dislike Washington, DC. I say this as someone who grew up outside the city, called it home for many years, and generally found its public face of monuments, tourists, politicos, and waves of lobbyists and bureaucrats pretty alienating. The “real” DC was elsewhere, in the city’s historic Black neighborhoods, many now heavily gentrified, which hosted legendary jazz clubs and gave birth to the genius of go-go.And even in the privileged, middle class neighborhoods and DMV suburbs. Among the skate punks and disaffected military brats who created the DC punk scene, a seething, furiously productive punk economy centered around Dischord Records. The small label has been as hugely influential in the past few decades as Seattle's Sub Pop or Long Beach's SST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Ian MacKaye is the man. Saw fugazi at the Peppermint in 1991, Ive never been to a show with so much energy since. Shudder to think opened, iirc. I loved several dischord bands back in the day, Jawbox comes to mind they were outstanding live. What if Don Zientara had never decided to build a soundboard? Imagine what we would have lost. He is the unsung hero of the DC music scene, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 I actually got to see the guys from Dag Nasty a few years ago playing in another band. Hang out with them and hear a bunch of stories. Bad Brains and Minor Threat, I remember where I was hearing them for the first time. Life changing **** for me. GI and Youth Brigade, saw them. I use to go to a club in Trenton called City Gardens to see all of them. I saw Blind Melon at the peppermint in 92 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 WELL, i guess i won't be getting much done at work tomorrow. Cool! ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Bang said: WELL, i guess i won't be getting much done at work tomorrow. Cool! ~Bang I was just thinking that I need to find some new music to get into. Then I found a ton of old music I need to discover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Great news! Shout-out to the mighty Beefeater too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I saw The Local Milk People open for Fugazi at the old 9:30 Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I can't take punk seriously unless it has a fake British accent like Green Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 36 minutes ago, Corcaigh said: I can't take punk seriously unless it has a fake British accent like Green Day. grrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Corcaigh said: I can't take punk seriously unless it has a fake British accent like Green Day. 1 2 X U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Koolblue13 said: 1 2 X U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 I swear I heard the music for out of step coming back from commercial during monday night football a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, Koolblue13 said: I swear I heard the music for out of step coming back from commercial during monday night football a few years ago. They used to play Waiting Room at FedEx field in between plays... i think Jim Rome used to use a few Fugazi tracks too Ive always thought that some of the early DC punk could make for some nice color on a movie soundtrack. This song would get me completely pumped to watch Aquaman kick ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 1 hour ago, zoony said: Looks like cabaret. Or what they'd call 'Fake punk' nowadays. It stand to reason that a band for Belfast was the greatest punk band ever. They had real reason to be angry and alienated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 They had a track on a Dischord comp, so fair game. Always thought they should have been way bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 SLF is good. I still have nobodys heros that I listen too. Doesn't measure up to Minor Threat, but few do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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