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After releasing their demo early 2017, REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER quietly worked on their song writing craft, no teasers, no promo tapes, just a constant display of force through live performance where they refined until their was no fat left to trim. WORLD OF INCONVENIENCE finds its home in ever shifting time signatures, punishing punk beats […]

This was originally presented in print in Maximum Rock’N’Roll #328 Photos by Corey Kittrell and Will Butler. Co-Interviewed by Gordy Tordnado and Will Butler Once every generation a band come along that rocks the foundations of hardcore. For kids in America today, that band is DEATHRATS. No, seriously, this DC hardcore band basically came out […]

This was originally presented in print in Short, Fast, and Loud #27 Interviewed by Will Butler, June 2012 Tell me about the humble beginnings of Backslider and where you two came from. I remember you separately from Common Enemy and Raw Sewage respectively. Patrick: We started in the winter of 08 I believe? Logan had […]

Interview by James Walkley 1).  When did Eddie Brock first begin as a band?  Were any of you in bands before this one?  Please share a little bit about those early days. There were a couple early bands before we officially became Eddie Brock.  I wanted to start a band again because it was years since my […]

Interview with Jay Tichy Questions by Jim Walkley of Don’t Be Swindle zine Jay Tichy is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for Sidetracked; I’d assert that either live or on record, Sidetracked are one of the best powerviolence/fastcore bands currently in existence. (Should you doubt that, pick up a copy of the new Self Inflicted/Sidetracked […]

Interview with Dave McCrea (Guitarist/Vocalist) Questions by Jim Walkley of Don’t Be Swindle zine Conducted at the Nasum/ Black Breath/ Massgrave/ Theories show at The Highline in Seattle, May 26th, 2012. Dave was nice enough to sit with me for a few minutes and discuss the awesome Canadian grind/powerviolence band Osk. Vancouver, B.C.’s Massgrave were […]