Destroy! In the THD House basement. February 1992. Shot by me. Felix in a Pirate Hat! C’mon! What’s not to love?!?

This was recorded prior to the Burn this racist system down EP and according to Felix, was the only show played with this lineup.

No Statik

No Statik is a bay area band but with one important tie to the land of 10 bajillion Mosquitoes. Mark Wilcox. Old folks like me will remember him from Destroy! & Impetus Inter. I know him as my former roommate at the THD house. That bastard used to pull his loose hair out of his dreads while showering and leave them hanging on the shower curtain rod for the rest of us to enjoy. Oh, and the only guy in the house to send his clothes home to mom to wash and fold for him. True story. However, Mark is also one of the nicest guys on the planet. The Mark I knew would bend over backwards to help out a complete stranger, and I’m guessing that has not changed.

So while this band may not be from MN, Mark is, and for that I gladly link up this video of their entire set at Chaos in Tejas 2011.

V/A – Bloodless Unreality

Destroy is a tough one for me to post, because most if not everything is still in print through Havoc.  While that is awesome, it makes it difficult to include them in this documentation of the Minnesota punk scene.  Since this was not released by havoc, I feel safe posting it, knowing that I’m not preventing a record from being sold.

Anyway, While the whole crust thing is something I’ve never really gotten into, I do love Destroy!.  Probably because Felix is a great guy, I used to live with Mark at the THD house, and I’ve seen them play a million times.  They were always fun to watch and Felix had some great topics to growl about…like burning down the Mall of America.  Great stuff.

Destroy is obviously not the only band on this comp., but they do have the first two tracks, so enjoy them.  I believe both of these songs are also available on a Discography CD/LP from Havoc.  I could be wrong though.

Get it here.

I thought it was time for a change.    I’m still playing with it, and it could easily change again, but I was tired of the old look and wanted to try something different.  Once I get the logo looking better, I’ll start posting again.  I’ve got a few good ones queued up, so stand-by.

Until I start posting again, here are some YouTube clips.

Huskers

Destroy!
This is always a fun thing to find. I shot this video in my basement, gave it to Felix who sold a bunch of them….years later someone else rips the video to post on YouTube, and I find it to post in my blog. Hard to believe this was almost 20 years ago! (damn I’m old)

Mighty Mofo’s
Finally, the Mofo’s are a big part of the reason I am who I am today, so I always celebrate my personal local heros!

Burn this racist system down
I’ve been trying how to figure out how to do a post on Destroy since everything they’re ever done is still available from Felix’s Havoc Records. Finally I found a site that posted my favorite Destroy! record, without actually posting the record…just a link to Felix’s site so you can buy it . That’s what the folks at 7" crust have done, and my hat is off to them for that.

Normally, I’m not into the whole Anarcho/crust/growling punk, but Felix is an awesome guy, I lived with Mark at THD, and I met Nate years ago on the old Subrec BBS (pre-internet days). I don’t have anything bad to say about these guys or their band. Great folks, good music, and no doubt that Felix has probably worked harder than anyone in MPLS to promote punk rock over the years.

This release is hands down my favorite by the band. Ode to Ramen! 13 blazing tracks on one 7" record. You know that’s what hardcore is all about.

Get it here .