Every road leads back here

Christmas is not the best time of year for me.I don't know why exactly.I used to love it even as recently as two years ago.Since i don't know why i hate it i can't really do anything to remedy that situation.Ah well.

I just want to see The Spirit on the 1st.I saw the posters for this in Cali back in July and it looks hella good.Shout me if you're going to this.
Im also digging on The Watchmen.I maintain it will be good but i am prepared to eat my words.Im always sketch about comic movies.I was'nt a fan of X-Men and that new Wolverine movie is going to bite.Whoever they have playing Gambit is sooooooo wrong it hurts.He is my favourite character and Hollywood has fucked me over one too many times before.That is never a good combination.
FUCK YOU HOLLYWOOD!!!!



Forging Frienships....FUCKING HELL!!!
The set they played on monday at Have Heart was too good.Congatulations to the guys on the good news.The song 'Every Road :eads Back Here' is awwesome and is going to be good to hear on record.This album will be release of the year.Get your pre-orders NOW!

records i got:
Coke Bust-Demo 7"
Coke Bust-Fuck bar culture
The Helm-s/t 7"
Holdxfast-No words left
Internal Affairs/Allegiance-Split
Shipwreck-Squall black w/green burst

No Shelter

Am i selfish?
i can't answer this for myself anymore and its frustrating as hell.

I ask cause i had a very contempelative walk home tonight.I appreciate what i have and i know im in absolute no position to complain but fuck it i want perfection and i know i will never have it.I was walking by cows lane off Dame street and,as always,i look in the kitchen fitting store imagining what the display would look like in my house.It has an island with a huge extractor over it.This may sound strange but for as long as i can recall i wanted a house of my own.Its an all consuming obsession.

As i said i was having a very contemplative walk home.My ipod is fucked with a broken screen and it was playing songs on random but in groups of albums.Its wierd and is not a setting that was not on it when it was working.I really wanted to listen to Haymaker or Outburst(or some other band that will make you think im cool and dig hardcore) but then this came on.Its the opening theme from my favourite anime.It always sends me off on wierd trains of thought.

I took a detour up along one of my favourite roads to have a look at the houses.Its not that they are particularly fancy but some of them look like Austrian homes that you'd see in mountain towns.Amazing three storied houses that have open planned spaces and awesome chrstmas trees.This again got me thinkingof the hose i will probably never own.Lots of bother stuff flooded back like stupid mistakes i made that either one way or another would lead to me not walking back to a cold Dublin house.Whether it be actually making something of my life and going to college and having some fucking drive.I want to do architecture in college so bad but i wonderif ill be able to commit to something lke thay.Im a flakey motherfucker with a lazy,selfish outlok on life.I want to have designed my house.To have open floor plan and art i like on the walls.To have the phrenology bust on my window sill like the houses i see when walking home.Will i ever get to Japan?These are all dreams i've shit on in the name of taking the easy way out.If this was'nt Eddies laptop id be smashing the keyboard out of frustration.
FUCK EVERYTHING!
I was supposed to be seeing Slapshot and Energy in Germany tonight.I fail.

Records i got recently:

7"
7 Seconds/Kill Your Idols-split clear red
Fucked Up/Haymaker-split grey marble
Iron Lung/Agents Of Abhorrence-Silent decay ep Pink marble
Ruiner/Day Of The Dead-split grey
Tunguska/Karakermoord-split

12"
Ceremony-Still Nothing Moves You olive green
Never Healed-Only Europa Knows /250

Birth.Conspire.Be.Upset.

So Ceremony played two nights ago.How fucking amazing were they?I really want for this to be happening again.
They have such intensity that really comes across.Ross is an amazing frontman and sounds as clear live as he does on record.Their simplicity is just perfect.I fucking love this band.Seeing them at Sound&Fury was only a warm up to this show.
Fuck that venue though.Paying for water?FUCK OFF!
Aside from the shit this show was fucking awesome.Never Healed were pretty good also.I was'nt too sure about them on record but they really blew me away.

Have Heart has a lot to live up to.


The dog that came in to hang with me in work last week.He is amazing.

Dance.floor justice

As some of you may know i'm not fun.
However i did manage to put that aside last night to go out for Laura's birthday even though Antics was mentioned.

This is Laura being festive.She rules lots and since i made a habit of ruining her birthdays i was up for the funs.

Myself,The Eddie and The Skunk headed on our way to the Bernard Shaw.We would have got there sooner but those two dudes have the smallest bladders in the world.We partied and headed to Antics.It was full of dudes like this:

and girls like this:

Suspect.

It was actually a lot of fun.Indie kids are
a)great to fuck with
b)fun to dance into(and touch thier greasey greasey hair)
c)homophobic.Well the dudes are especially the dude who was dancing with Laura,turned around and found out he was shaking asses with me.He did not like that one bit.I laughrd hard.I was having the best time ever because they were playing Sir Mixalot.That shit is the best.MacKell forced himself on me despite my best efforts to stave him off.Its ok we;re all dudes and cause he's a strong dude ha.
Robb punched me in the throat and we exacted straight edge justice most noyably on Sos and an epic hit on Zach.Street Justice baby!

I really had a fun night and there were a shit load of god peeps there.
Happy birthday lady bitch.everybody should give her presents.

Speaking of presents

This guy knows good music and is quite rad.


This dude hooked me up.




This movie is on now.Good times.

Crime Time

It's on.

Craig's/Buddy's last day

I was pissing about work on friday as i usually do,i don't "do" work on fridays, when someone said something about a dog in the store.Result!Dogs rule and thats a fact.I went up to the till and sure enough there was this little jack russell type dog hanging out behind the till.Seeing an opportunity i say ill take care of him for my lunch.I grab a lead that we sell and take him down to the stock room.

This dog,Buddy,is so nice.I can tell he's a bit freaked which is understandable.I would be too if i was that small legging it around town on my own.I give him some water and a bit of sausage roll(he looked hungry).Being the cool dude i am i bring him for a walk up to Stephen's Green.

I don't know if anyone has walked around town with a a dog but people are nicer to you when you're walking around with A CUTE PUPPY!!!!!!

We got up to the park and let him spend some time on some faeces he found and we went for a jog around the park.It was so fucking amazing.I've always wanted a dog fo as long as i can remember so this was a dream come through for me.We got back to work and the guy from the DSPCA was there to collect him.Ihave never been so upset in my whole fucking life.I nearly fucking cried too many times saying bye to him.It was so sad seeing him go.A customer was so taken with him that she offered to adopt if no owner was found.That made me feel better but i still wanted to take him home.Fucking circumstance preventing that are fucked.

He is being held in a shelter for five days then he will go up for adoption.
I miss you Buddy xxx

I needed a huge fucking lift after that so i went to see


It fucking ruled.Well it ruled as much as a recycled Kevin Smith movie can.It really was a great marraige of Smith's writing and Seth Rogen's comedic value which was formed from him looking at Kevin Smith movies in the first place.Oh and Jason Mewes is in this.What more of a reason to see this movie do you want you stupid motherfuckers?

Since moving in with three rather charming Gentlemen,The Skunk,The Jew(Osker.Its a long story involving Ann Frank and nazi's) and Nice guy eddie we've been cooking loads.Thats good yes.What is not good is the fact that we got a bottle of hot sauce and have been using it on and in EVERYTHING!
My insides are permanently on fire and our toilet is getting destroyed.No exagerration.

I also bought:

OH FUCK YEAH!!!
Im going to have my full John Larroquette(see the blog entry) experience.I cant wait till that gets here.Srsly

New records:
Hidden In Plain Viiew-ashes ashes
Dont act like you dont like this band!

Laura has a nice car.Fun times had.

peace

My turn to win.

I epically failed at failing to update this despite my intention to do it regularly.
I fail at a lot of things actually.
I AM NOT DEPENDABLE!

Saying that nothing i do is interesting and im not fun anymore.Despite being boring i was at an awesome toga party on friday.If you dont believe me i have a photo to prove it and here it is:


It was Darragh's 21st and a good time was had by all.Those stigmata are cause i was nailed to the X.If you dont believe me i have a photo to prove it and here it is:


None of that jesus shit for me.

I also moved out of my house.Shock horror i know but its all good.I live with two good dudes,have a room thats pretty nice and am near as fuck to town.SWhit rules.Stall over and play video games with me.bring Cr00sh houewarming presents :)

I got class after work and Practice after class.Then home to finish Dead Space...maybe.

I also fail at the post.Sorry

Out of step(with Bus timetables apparently)

Being out on a sunday and not driving can be potentially,fatally cold.
Arriving at the Whitehall at about five past eleven to get the bus coming from town.I had my board so was able to practice kickflips,at which i failed.I look at my watch and its twenty past bus should be here soon.NO!piece of shit bus never came.I stayed till ten to twelve just in case there was another bus.Again NO!
Thank you to Laura,Jack and Fry in Classnevin who took me in.Fuck that bus!
After a nice skate up the road i was in warmsville....ish.Their heating is fucked but the fire was rad and we watched Cape Fear.Result.

So i got fucked with that bus situation cause First Death were practicing after what seems like a fucking year.I thought it might suck but it was actually pretty good.We got a new song done already and starting a second one.After scrapping our old set were starting over.Maybe we'll release that 7" after all.Maybe.

I havent added to the list of records i got cause.....its just annoying.So ill post them up here when i get them.I have been udating this more frequently.Not that i have anything to say.Most of the posts will probably be about Youth Of Today.Awesome.
My latest additions:

7"
Battery/Ignite split
Champion-Live in Austalia
Dirty Money-No Escaping This green black splatter
Energy-Race the sun purple
Fifty On Red- S/T
Fifty On Red- S/T clear green
Growing Stronger-comp
Restless Youth-state of confusion ep
Stand Your Ground-S/T
Suicide File-live on WERS clear pink
Uppercut-What com
es first-uk sleeve white
YouthxxxCrew 08-comp white
YouthxxxCrew 08-comp clear
YouthxxxCrew 08-comp yellow

12"

Anthrax-Im the man
Anthrax-Live:the island years
Black Flag-Everything went black
Black Friday 29-the pursuit of happiness test press
Energy-Invasions of the mind gatefold orange marble
Fastpoint-Good evil clear red
Minor Threat-Cahing In(live) clear yellow
Suicidal Tendencies-the art of rebellion

and......

result.YOT FTW!!!!

Epic win

They never let me down.

Bad Ass

Casino Royale rules fucking hard.I didnt give it much notice when it came out cause i havent been too into Bond movies(fuck you Brosnan)but this was awesome.The opening scene in Madagascar is actually bad ass.Daniel Craig rules as well.this might make me go wee Quantum Of Solace.

Also bad ass are these pies.I urge everyone to get their ass into nourish and eat this amazing amazing pie.For real.Do it.

Phenobarbitual mosh

Do you know who rule?



Thats right.Motherfucking DrugTest.
What a band.What a fucking band.We were blasting 'Locked Out' on the motorway last night.It ruled.


So i have the internets now.THE WORLD IS DOOMED!
I think im getting my Live account sorted tomorrow,money depending,just in time for Left For Dead.things are going quite nicely i think.

The Hose Bunny had some of the funniest jokes ever in it.

DO IT

For Those Who Don't Know NIHON-GO

So im learning Japanese.Its awesome.Im only in my third week of it but its pretty good fun.Its a basic class but at the end of the 14 week course i should be able to take the 4th grade of the proficiency exam.good times.Ive always wanted to learn it and have absoloutely always had an interest with Japan and its culture for as long as i can remember.I decided to do this class cause i might/most likely will be going next year(get planning fucker).Im super super stoked on it.

This weekend was class.Classnevin was overrun with Simon,Fingers,Holly and Lars and the dozen or so people tattoo'd.everyone was awesome.I dont know how many movies we watched or tattoo's i saw being done.


instead of going to some stupid jerk beach that was miiiiiiiiiiles away we headed out to Bull Wall around 11.The moon was mega bright and we had all the buzz on the beach


Sleeping at 6 in the morning on the kitchen floor has never been so good.
Major thaks to:Simon,Fingers,Lally,Lars,Holly,Jack,Ciara,Ruthie,Laura,Fry,Robb,Cian and Martin.

Being back in work sucks all the balls but at least i know what i want to get done.

Word

John Larroquette appreciation

John Larroquette is quite possibly the best guy ever.He deserves a ridiculous amount of praise.Detailing his career and overall contribution to quality TV would take ages.To name a few

Night Court was amazing,10th Kingdom was a really good show.Thank you for once Sky One and to top of that he is now Crane,Poole and Schmidt's partner Carl Sack in Boston Legal!you really dont get better than that.AND dont get me started on McBride.

John Larroquette,i salute you.

Records fucking rule

Its true though,they do.Ms.Positive Jen motivated me to make a list.it was fun.Everyone should do this

7"s

Abandon Ship/The permamnenet split green/yellow
AFI-Leaving song Part II green marble
Allegiance-Demo 2002
American Nightmare-4 song demo clear
Anchor-Anchor 7" clear
Atrai-Skate Tuff ,no tradings cards >:( green
Attitude-Turn into stone clear purple
Bad Religion-Stranger than fiction
Black Friday 29-Blackout
Blacklisted-peace on earth,war on stage white
Bracewar-Demo black cover
The Bronx-Hiostorys stranglers clear
Ceremony-Scared people white/black
Ceremony-thunder & lightning grey marble
Ceremony-thunder & lightning black
Chaos Days-demo 2006 purple
Cold World/War Hungry split green/black splatter
Cold World/War Hungry split yellow/black splatter
Cold World/War Hungry split red/black splatter
xCuraheex-demo 07
Dangerloves-young pretenders
Dead Swans-Southern blue blue
Deal With It-World coming down
Death Thraet-live @ showcase theatre
Dirty Money-no escaping this grey
Down To Nothing-splitting headache 2x7" black/white burst
blue/white burst
Down To Nothing-burn it clear blue
Drugtest/R'n'Rsplit white
Drugtest/R'n'Rsplit light blue 2nd cover
Fastpoint-skateboards and powerchords
Fucked Up-Litany
Fucked Up-police
Fucked Up-year of the pig-12"single
Go It Alone-Histories 7"
Go It Alone/blue Monday split light blue 2nd cover
Gorilla Biscuits-ep
Grave Maker-time heals nothing clear purple
Guns Up!-Outlive clear 254/500
Honour Among Thieves-nakatomi plaza clear w/black splatter
Internal Affairs-Deadly visions clear red
Less Than Jake-overrated picture disc
Let Down-Sacrifice me lp clear
Losing Streak-cracked
Meltdown-Cashing in 7"
Meltdown-Demolition green/white quarters
Meltdown-Demolition black/white burst
Meltdown-Demolition pink/green marble
Meltdown-Demolition purple/white marble
Meltdown-ST 7" grey
Mental-demos blue/purple spatter
Millencolin-fox clear grey
Mongoloids-live @S&F 2007
New Found Glory-tip of the iceberg yellow GB cover
New Found Glory-tip of the iceberg picture disc
New Lows-Lowest Depths
No Rights-division one champs red Floorpunch cover
On-vital times
Operation Ivy-hectic ep
Overdose-a life more plagued
Overdose/Lie And Wait split clear
Palehorse-amongst the flock 7"
Pressure-beasts red
Project X-straight edge revenge
Pulling Teeth-witches sabbath III
Reality-altered states
Reign Supreme-fuck the weak
Rise And Fall-bottom feeder light blue
Ruiner-What could possibly go right
Shitty Limits-limits appear
Signs Of Hope-first and foremost orange/grey marble
Sirens-sound of fire clear yellow
Sinking Ships-ten clear red
Sinking Ships-out of touch-last show clear blue
Slapshot-tear it down 2x7"
Storm And Stress-the door
Take Control-tides
Swamp Thing-the youth is sick S&F 08 31/75
Thursday-counting 54321 clear blue
Terror-rhythm amongst the chaos black/whitesplatter
Trapped Under Ice-stay cold white
Trapped Under Ice/Dirty Money split clear red screen cover
True Colors-perspective red/white
True Colors-perspective release show 82/200
Tunguska/De Novissimus split
Youth Of Togay-the dongs we bury clear orange
Zero Mentality/The Setup-soul and death

10"

Pulling Teeth-Vicious Skin picture disc

12"

7 Seconds-hardcore rules 1980-1982
Allegiance-overlooked yellow/red marble
Allegiance-desperation clear gold
Bane-the Note yellow/orange marble
Bitter End-Climate of fear clear blue
Blacklisted-heavier than heaven...... clear blue
Bracewar-juggernaut gatefold clear
Carrer Suicide/Jed Whitety split
Carrer Suicide-career suicide
Carrer Suicide-attempted suicide
Ceremony-still nothing moves you release show misprint
Champion-different directions blue/pink/clearmarble
out of 1000
Chain Of Strength-the one thing that..
Cold World-no omega gatefold clear yellow
Cold World-dedicated to the babies... orange marble
Dag Nasty-wig out @ denkos yellow
Down To Nothing-the most orange/purple
Down To Nothing-unbreakable
Go It Alone-histories gatefold
Embrace Today-we are the enemy clear red
The First Step-what we know white
Fucked Up-hidden world 2xlp gatefold
Guns Up!-outlive clear purpe
Ignite-our darkest days white/blk/grey marble
In My Eyes-the differnce between yellow
In My Eyes-nothing to hide
Internal Affairs-s/t etched clear yellow
ISHC-takin it ova' red/blue marble
Iron Age-constant struggle gatefold
Judge-what it meant double lp gatefold
Justice-escapades white
Let Down-s/t grey/blue marble
Loved Ones-keep your heart
Meltdown-demolition & demo clear green
Modern Life Is War-midnight in america gatefold clear blue
Mongoloids-time trials green/red marble
Paint It Black-new lexicon clear blue
Pulling Teeth-martyr immortal gatefold clear gold
Ramones-rock n' roll high school
Resist-we want our world back blue/black marble
Ruiner-prepare to be let down purple/orange/white
Rzl Dzl-strictly saucers gatefold pizza disc
Shai Hulud-a profond hatred of man picture disc
Shai Hulud-hearts once nourished... picture disc
Shelter-attaining the supreme
Side By Side-you're only young once
Slapshot-digital warfare orange marble
Soul Control-involution clear red
Thursday-full collapse clear orange
Trash Talk-s/t red/white marble
The Vandals-look what i almost steopped in
Warzone-tommy rat demo 84/street kids demo 86

Compilations

Foreign Exchange-comp 7"
Our City Is Burning-Boston hardcore 7" comp
Live @ Reflectionsfest-Reflections comp
Where the wild things are-NYHC comp

We're the youth of today!

This band!this band have really Really been getting a lot of plays with me lately.The intensity and pure power they had was unreal.Ray Cappo you are my hero.I cant even begin to list the amount of bands who just ripped of his style/mannerisms.i count myself in that number also, has to be done like.Break Down The Walls is just phenomenal.Anyone who hasnt listened to them before.....WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN HARDCORE???
I Have been listening to an inordinate amount of older hardcore recently.Much more in comparison to modern stuff.I dont want to come across as preachy or snooty but you really have to listen to where the newer bands came from.No YOT= no DTN.Simple as.
If you do take my advice and listen to these guys spend that extra minute or two and get some Slapshot.they were keeping hardcore evil since before you were born.

Good times lately have included a bit of a break in the First Death camp.I think we thought we were breaking up there for a while but not the case.We're having a bit of a break to get our shit together and hopefully not write songs we'll play for a week and then totally hate.That happens more than id like to admit.We're fussy bastards with real short attention spans.Maybe we'll come out with some good songs.who knows.
Now we gotta go play a show.Galway is calling.

Peace

and remember

The First Step RIP

TFS breaking up is some of the suckiest news ive heard in a long while.
I want everyone(if anyone reads this that is)to go listen to 'Open hearts and clear minds' for the one reason THAT ITS GOOD!Some quality positive hardcore right there.

We're one band down.go start a band.

Bringin' it down

The last ADIH show left me more than a little pissed.On one count cause it was the last time id get to play those songs with those guys which im really glad i got to experience.Some crucial individuals there.The other reason i was pissed has to do with the show itself.

This may make me sound like a bit of a dick but why dont people go off for regular shows?

I know there are people up front singing at a lot of shows for local bands but never to the same degree for say Barntowns(RIP) last show.

Question:Why the fuck not?

I dont want to come across as a complete tool(more than usual) or some sort of authority on hardcore(im far from that) but i want people going apeshit when local hardcore bands play.

I know theres not many of them but if people are that into the music they should be up front spitting the words back at whoever is singing them,jumping off shit and fuck knows what else.

Im not saying go to gigs of bands you hate and feign interest just be honest.If you like a band show some fucking interest.This scene is only as good as the people who are into it.

That was more of a preachy rant than i intended but it has been on my mind a good bit.I guess its being at an event like Sound & Fury and seeing amazing crowd participation,Minus the idiots of course and there were a fair few of them at it,it really made the show.Going to this made me feel better after the last show bullshit.I felt i owed it to myself.

Having never been to the states before i was stoked.Flying over was grand thanks to awesome Robot Chicken on Lauras laptop and watching Cloverfield three times.

LA was pretty cool.I nearly saw David Duchovny but burritos took precedent.I thought id see Nick Jett roaming the streets being a scumbag but alas i did not.I didnt even see any Juggalos i was outside like two Hot Topics(Hot Topic is not punk rock).Being a tourist was class.

Santa Barbara ruled lots.Mostly cause of Sound & Fury being three days of awesome.The venue was a bit too big and kinda felt like a wedding post party with the ceiling decorations going on.

Highlights were:

Swamp Thing

getting free shit from Six Feet Under and xWords Of Warx records

Cold World playing twice.FUCK YOU MAC KELL

Guns Up! pile on

Nellys super extra bonus Canadians

records for one dollar!!!!

da da da dada da AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

Bitter End

mosh to dives

seeing Underdog even though they had no original members

Blacklisted

Bracewars entire set

circle pits

BARGS ROOTBEER

Lowlights were:

idiots being idiots in my general area

Soul Control cause their new singer sucks ass

missing out on the Have Heart record cause of a fucking q and Swamp Thing were playing

people selling the Trash Talk record on Ebay the next fucking day.

I think thats it on the bad things.Far outweighed by the good anyway.

San Francisco fucking ruled so much.For one i got to go on a segway!!!

Clearly one of the raddest things to happen to me in my lifetime.I seriously want to own one.I also saw where the SF level in Tony Hawk 3 was based on and it was pretty much exactly as it is in the game.I was awestruck.Coming home to this shitty country was the second hardest thing ive had to do.Going back to work was the hardest.Some very awesome people were on this trip and i vow revenge on Andy for destroying me on Pong

peace

Everyone should listen to Think I Care

Kill Bill.

One word.

Fuck.

I dont know how i let this movie get by me for so long.I know everyone blows Tarantino and says he's the best director or whatever but he nailed it with this movie.

The fight in the House Of Blue Leaves was incredible and was a pretty long scene but he really kept speed up.The use of black and white film so you cant differntiate the blood from what ever was genius.It really was harking back to older movies even the exploitation flicks.When they started fighting in front of the giant blue light box....fuck me.The animation parts alone could be praised as individual features in themselves.

In short this movie fucking rules,swords are crucial some movies can still be good.

Whats it worth to you?

Last Another Day In Hell show July 20th.
Just less than a year,too few shows and not enough ridiculous shirt designs later its done.

I dont think i've ever been this anxious about a show.The last show with Crowd Control really made me realise this is it.i have so many expectations of it.I got crazy notion of Carry On last show style pile ons and stepping on kids heads to grab the mic.I know it totally wont be like that.My own delusions of grandeur/importaance.The fact its an all ages show in Dorans is also putting a bit of a pisser on it for me.thats beside the point though,it should just be a fun 18 minutes im not going to forget.

i feel like i have to do so much in the mean time and up to it like thanking people for all the shit they did for us.Gave us shows,gave us a place to stay,loaned us gear,did fliers,designs or took pictures for us to look at cause we are vain cunts.I suffer with shit memory so if youve ever done any of those things for us thank you.I cant leave out the people who came to shows we played and came again for some stupid reason.

Not as much of a rant as i thought id have but there you go.



Stay cold