UP IN ARMS

Another sweet submission from Jeff Vaders. He discovered an unmarked cassette tape with no label and no cover just sitting all by its lonesome. Turns out, it was a recording of Up In Arms. Up In Arms would form after Vile broke up. The band was Jeff on vocals, Jeb Bell on bass, Dan Goldberg […]

DEEP CUTS! THE LOST BOYS

I’m having way too much fun listening to these old recordings. Jeff Vaders sent another great one from the same night as the Fracture original line up live recording. Here we have TJ on guitar and singing, Jeremy Rocket on bass and Fernando Polanco on drums in a band called, The Lost Boys. I seem […]

FRACTURE LIVE – 12/31/91

Man, it’s hard enough trying to remember the who, what and where of any basement recording. Mix that confusion in with young kids in their first bands with lineups that would change monthly and you’ve got a recipe for incorrect facts. Nonetheless, Jeff Vaders sent me this awesome recording of one of the first incarnations […]

PUBLIC DESCENT – DEPRESSANT

Sometimes, it’s really difficult to remember the twists and turns of history. Now, try to remember the twists and turns of history of a band that you weren’t even in and it becomes REALLY difficult. Today’s post is all about a band called Public Descent. When I first started asking for contributions to be included […]

RANDOM CHILDREN IN A BASEMENT

This is hella throwback. Jeff Vaders, a fella most of us grew up with and who played in several bands in the early 90’s shot me an email with some old cassette recordings he discovered. Before we had the opportunity to play any real, “shows” we would play exclusively in the basements of our parents […]