This is the line up for Volume 2. It will be out July 12th. Get your copy at the Emmure show at the Blue Note.

*Fuck The Consequences-Take Control-Tides  

*1985-The Effort-Iconoclasm 

*The War Goes On-Embrace Today-Soldiers 

*Outta Control-Kids Like Us-Outta Control

*Outlive-Guns Up!-Outlive 

*State of Disgrace-Know the Score-All Time Low

*Strength In Solitude -Panic-Strength In Solitude 

*Matrimony-Blacklisted-Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God 

*Visions-Forfeit-Visions

*One Face-Hostage Calm-Demo 

*Eternal Sunshine-Fare Thee Well-Let It Go 

*The Furthest Place From Here -Sinking Ships-Meridian ..

*Half A Person -Trapped Under Ice-Stay Cold 

*Goodbye-Get Serious-demo 2008   

*Stranded-The Carrier-One Year Later   

*Kill The Snakes-Trash Talk Plagues 

*Kiss That Motherfucker Goodnight-Ruiner-Prepare To Be Let Down    

So let me just start this blog out with me saying how stoked I am on what is coming out of New England area right now. New England is producing some of the most intelligent bands of this time. I am super stoked on The Effort and Verse. I've already blogged about The Effort, and hopefully i will get to the Verse Blog at some near future date. But I am so incredibly behind on everything in my life right now that it is hard to catch up. But I am going to fight my urge to go do something other than write this blog. God I am lazy.

Alright, so for those of you that actually read these blogs and check the site on a regular basis know that I've been getting some rad shows to come through town. Also so everyone knows Gabe Garcia of Fare Thee Well has gone out of his way to make sure we get shows along with Pants from Eastside for bringing Ruiner and Braindead (if you haven't heard Braindead you should probably go check em out). After Friday and Saturday I've been a little bummed on everyone who comes out to shows. There have been some kids making a huge effort to coming out to shows in town.

I just really want to bring up a few things, hopefully no one takes it as me being a dick.

If you want to see bands coming through town you need to start coming out to the shows. We have an insanely small scene and when someone doesnt show up we all know. It effects the entire show. Basically how this works is a bar books shows to bring in more money at the bar. So the more people that show up the more likely they are to make money selling drinks. They normally take a cut from the door to atleast pay a sound guy and the door guy. so roughly we're gonna say thats a 100 bucks right there. 5 bucks at the door times 20 people, thats a 100 bucks. So the First 20 people pay the door guy and sound guy. Then whatever is made after that goes to the bands.

Now keep in mind touring is expensive, I was paying 5 bucks to get into shows when i was 15, thats 7 years ago, gas has gone up about $2.60. So the min that i will pay is 50 bucks for a band, thats not even enough for a tank of gas. Bands normally make their gas off of their merch so they bank off of selling as much merch as humanly possible.

So heres where the problems come in. If no one comes to the shows we can't get the bar its money, the sound guy and the door guy have to get paid out of the bar, and the band gets nothing. Now the way I do the shows that I book. The band is atleast going to get 50 bucks either way. So thats 50 bucks i am out of my own pocket. If there isn't enough for the door guy and the sound guy i am gonna pay them the difference so they get their usual. Potentionally I am out $150. I don't have that kind of money to throw around. and if i want to spend that much i'd rather have $150 of merch. Luckily everyone in Fare Thee Well and Get Serious are down to throw down some cash to pay the band.

So here is the big picture, If the venue doesnt make any money they wont book the shows (F.Y.I. we are limited in venues) If There are no venues we can't book shows. If the promoter is out of money they aren't going to try to book more shows, losing venues makes the situation even harder to book shows(there is a definent lose of motivation). If there are poor turnouts and a band isn't given as much money as they are suppose to be they aren't going to make it a point to come back to this town. Then that means our scene crumbles because of everyone who didnt come out. Which means there won't be anymore hardcore shows, there wont be anymore hardcore scene, and then you're back to living in boring old Columbia Mo, midwest clusterfuck.

I also notice that it seems like everyone and their mom shows up to an all local show but when touring bands come to town no one comes out to see them. You go see the bands that you can see every day but you don't see the bands that come through town once in a blue moon. These are signed bands that want to come play for us.

You don't have to come out to shows. I'm not mad that kids didnt come out, i am frustrated with it for sure though. But its totally up to you to make a difference. So to any kid that bitches about how there is nothing to ever do and how there is no scene, realize there are people out there trying to help you out and give you something to do. We are all suppose to be a family and look out for each other. So it's up to you, remember coming up with 5 or 10 bucks to make it to a show is nothing compared to the people who will be out 50 to 150 bucks (if not more). So please come out to the shows. If you know a show is coming up, put aside 15 bucks to go have a rad time at a show and get some sweet merch.

Like I said you don't have to come out, but one day there might not be anything to come out to.

www.myspace.com/forfeitny

www.Reaperhardcore.com

Where do i even begin with this band.  So best way to start this out is today i am listening to their new E.P. and i am walking to get some food. its about i'd say 10 blocks from my work. In this 10 block walk i am listening to Forfeit screaming "its your fault and i don't care anymore" wanting to punch everyone in the face and 2 step the whole way to where i am headed. It All i can imagine is people going wall to wall/doing windmills/stage dives/ and destroying everything in our way. This band is amazing. Honestly this band is so rad and Artripoli(www.artripoli.com) and myself both had to write reviews on what we thought about this band.

Alright so Forfeit is from Syracuse New York. They put out their debut 7 ep "Visions" last February and let me tell you, it is Killer! I have to say if you were to combine any two hardcore bands combined Forfeit would be a mix between old Terror and old Blacklisted. Basically they are killing it with fast and heavy "Terror-ish" riffs along with these angry Scott Vogel Vocals. Then they have that really gritty sound that Blacklisted had in "We're Unstoppable" but think "heavier." And then on top of that there are these parts that remind me of George's vocals from "peace on earth, war on stage" but not as intense.

This Band is so good, as soon as I got a copy of "Visions" i probably listened to it at least 3 or 4 times in a row. I am definitely stoked that they will be coming to play in Columbia this August. So do me a favor. Check this band out, buy their EP, and go to the show. On one side note they will be featured on the Hardcore For The Kids Vol. 2

Okay, so i don't even know where to begin on this weekend. For those of you who don't know Modern Life Is War has been around since 2002 put out a few 7inch's, 3 killer LP's and have done a shitload of touring until last night on April 26th 2008. I fell in love with this band the second i heard their first 7inch. They are an incredibly intense hardcore band. Not your everyday run of the mill music. I've had people compare them to At The Drive In before. They did some amazing shit over the years. They are from a small factory town with honestly nothing. They have done so much for hardcore and had nothing to work with. Honestly probably one of the raddest things i have ever witnessed.

I decided i had to go when i heard they were breaking up. Got some tickets from a friend of mine and we drove the 5 hour drive to see them. Definently worth the drive. The show sold out and had some rad bands including, Quick Fix, Desperation, Old Scratch Revival Singers (re-union), William Elliot Whitmore, Holding On (REUNION) and one other i can't seem to remember. Anyways, there were atleast 500 kids at this show from all over the place, im talking flew out from Portland Oregon, New York City, and Australia. This is what hardcore is all about:

This show was great, i really want to keep on with the MLIW stuff so, anyway. About 45 seconds into the set the stage that was built that day was broken. I mean this shit fell apart because 500 kids surged into the stage and knocked that fucker down. At this point they took the stage apart and played on a 1 foot riser. They asked for the crowd not to surge the stage but of course it happend and their friends were left working as a baracade and didnt get to enjoy their last show ever. I stood in the back as they played Destination Death Or Better Days (which is one of my all time favorites of theirs) and Enjoyed seeing this band that i spent so much of my youth looking up to one last time.

If you could take the time to check them out you can find some of their stuff on. www.deathwishinc.com I really suggest you do check em out. You'll be sorry you missed out on them, but its never too late. I still kick myself for not seeing American Nightmare, or Comeback Kid (with the orginal singer). But its not the end of the world.

It's heartbreaking to see such a passionate hardcore band break up but its always going to happen. so we'll just have to move on and gain strength through it.

To see pics from this show www.artripoli.com