Arlan Helm is a photographer/mailman. He put together this compilation of punk and bar bands, most of whom are female-led or all female, from his hometown.
Vancouver’s three queens of cuddle-core are back. Box of Hair is for fans of Runaways and the Muffs who are looking for more honesty in their sugar coating.
With most of the old lineup gone, it’s been left to guitarist/vocalists Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw to keep the fire stoked, and they leave no hair unsinged.
Had they stuck with it, they would be mentioned in the same breath as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold as fondly remembered straight-edge strongholds.
Heartwork makes Swansong look like a limp dick. Carcass chose not to further their technical abilities, but to rehash every Maiden and Priest riff available.
A sort of supergroup to redefine the fun and edge of hardcore. The result is eight songs of straight-forward, energetic, uplifting hardcore for the kids.