CROSSED WIRES

The Long Island Hardcore scene is definitely a scene of its own and is a huge chapter in the lives of everyone involved within it — from its inception to its current state. Like every scene, it's had its peaks and lulls but through it all, it's always remained a favorite place for many bands and people to visit and revisit... with good reason. Check out the video below, donate what you can and help make this documentary on LIHC come to fruition.  SOMETHING IN THE WATER : A Film About The LIHC Music Scene

Earlier this year BL’AST! guitarist, Mike Neider contacted Southern Lord with news that he had found some mysterious old BL’AST! master tapes in a abandoned storage locker. Greg Anderson, fanatical about BL’AST!, wasted no time in sending the tapes to a studio to be baked. Needless to say, after 25 years gathering dust, the quality had deteriorated. Even when the tapes had been baked, nobody could have anticipated what would follow. With the tapes baked and audio digitised, Southern Lord contacted long time BL’AST! fiend, Dave Grohl about mixing this recording, his response was an enthusiastic “FUCK YEAH!, LETS DO THIS”! Whilst inside Grohl’s famous 606 Studios (and with the Neve console as featured in the recent Grohl produced documentary ’Sound City’) a remarkable discovery was made – a completely unheard, unreleased BL’AST! recording session from the mid–80s. The lineup of the band at the time of the recording included second guitarist William Duvall (from Neon Christ ...