It’s my birthday, so fuck off , I’m not posting anything today.

Maybe you need a date after spending all that time in your basement by yourself.  Maybe you’ve got a significant other, but they are frigid ?  What would I know?  Why would I care?  Maybe you just need a record of it all?

Go away already.

Posting starts again tomorrow.

Attack of the Pink Heat Seeking Moisture Missels

2nd Urban Guerrillas Album from 1985

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Armenian Heatwave Dance Party

Recorded live at 1st Avenue in Minneapolis in late 1984 (I think). Originally released as a cassette only and available at Northern Lights and maybe a few other local music stores.

The recording starts out very muddy during the opening of Bliss but brightens about halfway through the song and remains pretty good for the duration.

There are a total of 12 tracks.

All in all, a pretty good example of the UGs live.

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Live 7th Street Entry 1985

The Replacements show is a classic. It’s from October 18, 1985 and I think it was the first show (UPDATE: it was the Friday night show, #4) of a 5 night stand at the 7th Street Entry in support of their first album on a Major Label – Tim . If you never saw the Replacements in concert, this show is a must. It has it all: the classics, goofy covers and mayhem. Don’t worry, it doesn’t disintegrate into a drunken mess, it is top notch from beginning to end.

Stolen from the Lost Forest After Dark blog.

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Something to Du
1981 7th St. Entry

Look for other songs from this set. Well worth the view. Great portrait of the band before they became college radio darlings.

Interview 1984

Drunken interview, with a drunken band.

Replacements on KFAI 1983

Make sure to catch parts 2 & 3 too.

I have no idea how I managed to Avoid the ‘mats this long.  Complete oversight on my part.  They were probably the Minnesota band that came from the punk scene that got the biggest on the national stage.  I could be wrong though…Soul Asylum might have been bigger.  Of course by the time both bands got big there wasn’t much "punk" left in them, but you can argue that point in the comments section if you’d like.

For those paying attention, These clips are all from the Bob Stinson era of the band.  I was never a fan of the Slim Dunlap era myself.  That’s not some punk rock elete comment, it’s just my opinion.

Voice of Reason

Reflex E

Yet another early document of the MN Punk scene, once again on the Reflex Records label.

Posted by the fine folks at the I Have a Brain in my Ass blog.

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Final Conflict 7"

This 4-track effort presents thrash of screaming intensity and
instrumental punch, addressing themes of teenage angst and rebellion.
Final Conflict are particularly adept at compositions with dramatic yet
subtle changes of pace, like the title song and the clever steamroller,
"Self-Defeated." Heartfelt, riveting, and therefore highly recommended.
-Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rock'n'Roll #12, March 1984

)

Catalogue Letter:  Reflex G
Artist:            Final Conflict
Title:             Final Conflict



Format:            7"
Date Recorded:     1983
Date Released:     Late 1983

Notes:             Produced by Bob Mould and Steve Fjelstad
                   Released simultaneously with Reflex H.
                   Came with B&W fold-out lyric sheet.

                   'Fast / noisy / simple hardcore from Minneapolis,
                   powerful and driving.'

                   (FLEX discography of US punk & hardcore)

Cover Design:      Ron Clark
Pressing:          ?  

Credited:          Produced by Bob Mould.

                   Boneman--Vocals
                   Skid--Fish(!?)
                   Joe--Guitar
                   Chris--Drums                 

Contents:          In the Family
                   The Lines Have Faded
                   Your
                   Self-defeated

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That’s not core dude

Video Games and the Simpsons are Killing Hardcore

Third in my series of Felix’s bands.   As I’ve said before, there are few folks in this state that have done more to promote DIY hardcore than Felix.

If you are wondering why I’m not linking to any downloads of the records, it’s because just about everything Felix has done is still in print by his label Havoc Records.

Havoc Records

Live at Far East Square in June 2000

Send More Cops

Felix’s post-Destroy! band, Code 13, which if I remember correctly is the police code for officer down.

Code 13 Wikipedia Page

Havoc Records

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.

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