Carry On
It's All Our Blood (Reissue)
Youngblood (2005)
Despite the fact that they are broken up, Carry On is probably the second most talked about band in hardcore - American Nightmare being number one. There is always someone bringing up the band no matter where you go - record stores, concerts, and yes, the Internet. Granted, most of it is your typical messageboard talk about the edge-break/selling out of certain members of the band. Well last year the talk was intensified with the band's two "farewell" shows and the re-release of this album, It's All Our Blood. On this album we are treated to re-mastered versions of the Roll With the Punches and The Line is Drawn EP's, with a couple of extras. While most consider A Life Less Plagued to be their definitive release, I bet to differ. While that album is good, there is just something about the rawness of the songs that make up these recordings that energizes me. Cuts like "Fuck Your Politics," "Check Yourself," and "Move Along" totally kill; the guitars shred and the lyrics are pretty damn sweet too. And if you're a straightedge kid, though I am not, I can fully understand why this band was as popular as they were. … Read more
The Gossip
Standing in the Way of Control
Kill Rock Stars (2006)
If The Gossip were a lesbian they'd be the cool hip lesbian. You know, they're mid-way through their Philosophy degree, … Read more
On the Outside
Tragic Endings
Thorp (2005)
No Warning officially called it quits in late 2005, but for most of us, the band died when this photograph … Read more
