Just A Few Reminders About the Blog...

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Just a few things...


It's 2012 and the blog rolls on. Sometimes at a slower pace as parenthood and job searching do take up time, but this continues on and every effort will be made to keep a (somewhat) regular and consistent flow of posts coming your way.

I'm always interested in hearing from new bands and glad to post recordings. As you can see, I don't "just post music", there's some thought and history into it. Feel free to e-mail me links/zips/info. and what not. The more you send me, the better (info./picture/that kind of stuff).

The Blog E-Mail is: it.follows.blog@gmail.com

Connor- Punk & Proud

I'm working on doing another "Mix Tape", working within the framework of a Mix CD time (60-80 minutes). While I have plenty of tracks I can pull from things already posted and yet to be posted, if any of you other would like to be a part of it, feel free to email me. It's no guarantee that you will end up on it and I am far from the reach and awesomeness of something like Toxic Breed, but the first two mix tapes have had a good download rate and a lot of the bands on them saw a good jump in their downloads. FYI- Im not looking for anything special or exclusive, though if you want to send newer tracks, it only helps you more ;)

I love comments and now that Shoutbox has gone "pay only", I love the comments even more. So don't be shy... really.

I also enjoy mixing in old interviews, zines, ads, flyers, pictures, etc- so far, all of this stuff has been culled from my own collection. I am always open to others submissions- You can e-mail scans/pictures. You can also send things to me for scan, which I can return or keep- just email me.

I finally have a tape deck. Its a nice little guy (still looking to upgrade to a proper stereo model) and its brand new, so it has worked like a champ. More tapes should be showing up here (the Amendment 18 & Retribution demos are the first) and like with flyers/pictures, they can be sent to me and returned. Just get in touch via email and we can work something out.

Lastly, as always - thanks to everyone who downloads, shares, comments, links, and so on. These downloads are entirely up for everyone and fellow bloggers, feel free to use them- just a little link back would be appreciated. I've found some great bands in the last year just from visitors to the blog and I'd like to hear even more this year.

Again- the blog email is: it.follows.blog@gmail.com

Burn Your Life Down- new EP out on Glory Kid Ltd

Stanford Prison Experiment "Worst Case Scenario":

End of Year Lists???

I'm not much for the end of the year
"Best of..." type lists, especially with the music I listen to. Any given year is filled with just as many new releases as it is filled with new discoveries; and both tend to rule my listening habits fairly evenly. TO THE LEFT you see what lastFM has informed me was my most listened to artists for 2011. Give or take (it only logs my ipod tracks about every fourth or fifth time that I connect it, so these are mostly tracks listened to on the computer itself), the lists looks fairly accurate.

A mix of timeless favorites (Adolescents, Misfits, Minor Threat, Nirvana and more), new releases/discoveries (Arctic Flowers, Written Off, & Youth Avoiders), bands I was listening to as I worked on their respective posts/collections (Straight Faced, the Discipline Engine, the Cable Car Theory, and more), and some favorites whose listen count was elevated by having a newborn child (Aquabats, rjd2 & Aggrolites).

I will say that some of my favorite things released in 2011 (with about 5 minutes thought and with no order to it) were Arctic Flowers lp, some more great Dischord remasters/unreleased stuff (like the Faith demo), the Ratz "Uninformed Youth" 7inch, Youth Avoiders/Zombies Are Pissed split 7inch, Nirvana "Nevermind" (20th anniv), Move Forward "ep", Black Kites/Convulsions Split, & Humans "demo".

New music download posts coming, its going to be another active year with the blog, fear not....

It Follows: Months 1 & 2 - the Cliff Notes

1996- first time seeing Ignite. Great show!

With trying to keep the blog active and mixed with posts of more "known" bands as well as locals, the posts can add up fast. I know what a hassle it can be for the attention-deficit generation to actually spend time searching and reading and how time strapped the rest of us can be with work, family, music, life in general.... so here's a quick flashback on the finer points of the first 2 months with links to the pages themselves- Enjoy!





411 - "Discography" : early 90's melodic/mid-paced hardcore. A true classic, then & now
Former Members of Alfonsin : A discog. of sorts from this stellar hardcore/emo/punk band
Drop It!: Discog of fast & angry hardcore from this early/mid 00's So Cal band.

New Direction: Ep from this Fun & Smart Hardcore band. Music you can party or argue to
Inside Out: A classic live set from the Anthrax as well as other assorted live only songs
Consequence: 90's metal tinged hardcore. Members went on to Strife & Eyelid
Tomorrow's Gone: Vegas hardcore, emotion laced, Dag Nasty/emo-core influenced
Life In Pictures: Metal & Punk fused together in this little EP. Arizona Hardcore.
Count Me Out: Live radio set of this amazing Virginia Hardcore band.
Quicksand: Two 7inches of Post-Hardcore greatness as well as the B-Sides Collection
Headstrong: Local Punk band from the late 90's. Slight HC Punk tendencies with melody
Discharged: Comp of covers with 411, Nausea, ENT, Final Conflict, & Nuerosis
Evergreen: Great early 90's emo from Southern California.
Pukes: Discog of local late 90's HC Punk band. Big Misfits worship & smart asses
In Dying Days: Stellar Metallic Hardcore from Canada. Fast, some chug, never boring
W.C. Stiffs: Pre-Rotting Stiffs. Street Punk to Metallic Punk w/this local band collection
Redemption 87: Great 90's revival from Nor Cal. Members from other great bands
Backside: Second lp from this local skate punk/new school 90's band

Blog Info. & More

As we start to hit our stride here at 'It Follows' some things are starting to take shape and possibly become "regular". For example:

Monday: There will be come kind of music download post to kick off the week. Right now I'm trying to go with some work drive music, today was Anything Goes, next Monday will be the Breathe In "Nervous Breakdown" 7inch.

Tues/Wed: there might be something, there might not. At least one of the two days there should be something, at the very least an old ad or interview.

Thurs: Comp. Day. I've got comps coming out of my ears, enough already ripped and scanned to probably last well into the summer. This Thursday will be the great Indecision Records live comp, "Devil's Night Out." It just gets better from there.

Fri: Something, sometimes a real surprise, some times a smaller download. It's a little something as we roll into the weekend.

Sat/Sun:  Typically the meat and potatoes. A couple posts over the two days, plenty to keep you busy and having a good old time.

Demos/Submissions: Bands, Musicians, & Labels- I'm always more than glad to post something up. I WILL listen to it, it might not be right away. I love label samplers too. I appreciate info. & preferably lyrics, even if just a text file. Not to be fancy, but because I will be posting this up on my blog. As long as it meets the criteria of not being sexist/racist/homophobic, I will post it with a write up. Like record reviews, it will be fair and an honest opinion

Contributors: As the blog starts to grow and get more consistent I'd like to have some interviews. That's the thing I have the least amount of time to do. Sure, there are some local bands/people I will likely do short interviews with, but I'd be more than glad to have some help in that area. I can't offer much, full credit will be yours 100% of the time. At this time it would be a scenario of you emailing me and letting me know how you'd like to help out and/or email interviews and pictures (if you have some) and I will post them. I'm not quite to the point where I'm looking for help with actual posts, maybe in a few months.

Other Blogs: I'm always up for swapping links. However, if your blog has a majority of downloads that aren't out of print music, I'm not interested. Don't get me wrong, feel free to add me to your blog roll and I'll gladly plug you guys, but this blog is for out of print/unreleased and stuff that is authorized by bands/labels to be posted. I'm not condemning you, its just not why I'm doing this.

LASTLY, FEEL FREE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, REQUESTS, EMAIL- I LIKE THE FEEDBACK

Back At It...

... I had been in Sacramento Feb. 16th - 21st with my Youth & Government Delegation (incredible youth program in most states in the United States if you're unaware) and set up posts to come while away. I had hoped to jump back in to things a little quicker, but work had other plans (as did finally getting more than 5-6 hours of sleep per day). Being an expectant father also plays in to how one's day is split up. I did however, make a recent trip to the always beloved Dr. Strange Records, picking up some great records, of which many will turn up here. Namely, Blackspot/Triceratops "Banana Split" 7inch, Rubbish Heap 7inch, Carry Nation 7inch, Gordon Solie Motherfuckers "Powerbomb Anthems Vol. 1" 10 inch; I also picked up a copy of the first Missing 23rd lp on Mankind, a personal accomplishment of sorts.

Lots more to come to the blog from my last few visits to Dr. Strange. Also, any of you out there considering moving records of yours, please feel free to get a hold of me itfollowsblog@gmail.com , I'm always looking to add to the collection, and I'm always looking for new bands as well as smaller or unknown ones.

In the next week or so you can expect the Ressurection s/t 7inch, the Shroud demo/7inch post, Burn Your Life Down demo (new california band), Blackspot, Abnegation, Rancor, Dirty Dirt & the Dirts, and lots more!

For now, enjoy this little Very Distro ad stuffed inside one of my Rain on the Parade 7inches