Greece strikes back,

nice shot.

The Hate Destroyer.

this woman touches my heart. coming from a country that has such a strong history of hate and genocide as known world wide by World War 2 and living on a planet where racism is still a very huge problem, i tip my hat to her. this is amazing.

THE HATE DESTROYER (Demo-version) from Fotogramma25 on Vimeo.

Digital Cameras: how to NOT document your work! DONT GET CAUGHT.

I thought i would share some information, something i have not seen anyone go into detail regarding on any of the blogs or forums in recent years. It concerns exif data. Exif data is a digital code your camera imprints into every photo you take, and sticks with it where ever it travels around the internet and among friends etc. Details such as time and date, are easily messed up by just not setting your time correctly, but what is hard to shift, and what can fuck you royally, is the serial number of the camera used to take the photo.You take a photo of a panel, and that ends up on the internet, with very simple software you can decode that photo to find the camera model, and serial number. Where do you think an internet search for other photos uploaded with that same serial number attached to it will lead? More than likely, your personal Facebook page, or blog, website or personal Flickr. If the shot is clearly a yard or night shot, that’s your door off the hinges at 7am, and probably the camera itself, within your room, and more than likely for most, some sort of literature that shows you like graffiti on trains. Pretty tech stuff, but this is 2011 and that’s a tiny part of the high tech shit they will use to track you down. So keep your flicks off the net, exif data is trashable, with techie software, but a simpler way to get rid of most of the data, if you must send it to someone, is to open the flick and print screen it and send that one.

source: http://illadelstylez.com/blog/2011/02/20/your-camera-can-fuck-you/exif-article/

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Minus Live @ The Blacktop.

DEAD WEIGHT

DEAD WEIGHT is a new and upcoming band from Seattle, Washington. although there has been a huge influx of bands lately that are reviving that NYHC heaviness and brand of hardcore in the same page as Agnostic Front and Warzone. DEAD WEIGHT is completely bringing a classic NYHC blend of hardcore and adding their own aesthetic. below is a interview i did with Chris of DEAD WEIGHT and it will fill you in on exactly what they are about, where they came from and where they plan to go. check it out!

ATW: alright so who am I speaking with? what do you do in the band?

Chris: My name is Chris, I sing.

ATW: what do you guys have released this far?

Chris: We have a demo that our friend Jesse with Mind Melt Enterprises, put out on his tape label. Check out his other releases at http://www.mindmelt.lifeyo.com/Home/

ATW: Shows? Tour Plans?

Chris: We just played our first show Jan 22nd, so we don't really have any tour plans per say. But we are really looking forward to coming down the coast someday soon... It's something we really want to do. But for right now we're just focusing on playing in the northwest.

ATW: you guy used to be in a few different bands if I'm correct, how is Dead Weight different? style wise and influence wise.

Chris: I played guitar in Champion, and Poverty Bay Saints. I also sang in a band about 11 years ago with Paul and Tory (Guitar and Bass in DW), called Guideline, which had an early Vision sort of vibe. Champion was a youth crew style band, and Poverty Bay Saints was an Oi! band. So Dead Weight is definitely different, but I've always loved old NYHC and have wanted to play in a band like this for years.

As for the other dudes, Paul was in Sinking Ships and Gone But Not Forgotten. Jake is in Ill Intent. Tory sang in Left With Nothing, Lahar, and Odd Rule. And our drummer Skiff? Well he's in about a million bands, including Owen Hart, Sojourner, and Sidetracked.

ATW: what are some current bands you think kids should be paying attention to?

Chris: Praise is probably my favorite current hc band. Andy is one of my favorite people in the world and when it heard it, it was so stoked because no matter what, I was going to make myself like his band, but it was so good it really blew me away. The lyrics are awesome and super personal, the vocals are really intense, the riffs are banging. I love that band. The new Terror (Keepers of the Faith) is probably my favorite record of last year. So stoked on where they went with that record. There are some tracks on that record that really speak to me. Grave Maker and Not Sorry, both from the Northwest, have put out some solid records. Cruel Hand, Take Offense, pretty much anything on REACT! records. Pressure Point is an Oi! band from Sacramento that everyone should be listening to because they are incredible.

ATW: personally my favorite time in hardcore is when bands like Champion, Verse, Go It Alone, Blue Monday etc were touring regularly, a time in 2000's hardcore i don't see ever being replaced. what do you think hardcore will be like in 10 years? considering so much has changed in 5-7 years?

Chris: You know? That era definitely had some cool things going on, but there were some really negative things going on in the scene too. Alot of senseless violence and stuff like that, which was really destructive to the scene. I think that every era has its good and bad. For me, the era right before that was one of my favorites, with bands like Carry On, American Nightmare, Right Brigade, Shark Attack, and No Warning all in their prime. That era had its problems too though. I think every kid has their own favorite era and I guarantee you there are tons of kids who will be looking back on this current era as their favorite time in hardcore, with memories of that special something that sparks that feeling inside them. As for what hardcore will be like in 10 years it will be the same as it is now, and it will be totally different. There will be fly by night fashions and styles, and kids will come and go, but for the most part the real core of HC kids will be doing what they are doing now, working hard to book shows, do zines or websites, play in bands, take pictures... Media changes, so the platform of ideas being shared will change and evolve, but the message and the ideas and the real aggression of the music will be the same, and that's what's important.

ATW: what bands made you want to pick up a mic and do vocals for this project?

Chris: Undertow and Mouthpiece were two bands that made me really want to sing in a band. John and Tim were both in their own ways so intense and passionate. Final Word is a current band from Montreal that gets me stoked to sing. Nick is a great frontman. He has alot of great things to say and he delivers them with such power. Even when he's speaking in French, I feel the need to clap after his speeches. I have no idea what he's saying, but the way he's saying it, you'd think it was the most important thing in the world. That's really important for hardcore, that sense of urgency. I think one of the most commonly missing aspects of the average hardcore band is urgency. And it's one of the most important things. As far as lyrics, every time I write a song I think of the words to "Dead Man's Band" by the Promise. It's a song about bands that write lyrics that don't really dig deep. These bands are just going through the motions, singing about nothing. Hardcore is about saying what's in your heart. So when I write lyrics, i think of that song and I really try to dig down deep. Sometimes those things aren't easy to put out there for everyone to dissect, but I feel like I owe it to this hardcore scene to step out of my comfort zone and communicate things that are sometimes difficult to communicate. There's another song by No Reply called "I Want Your Guts". Same idea, hardcore lyrics should be straight up guts being spilled. That's my goal every time I write a song.

ATW: I'm looking forward to seeing you guys as soon as possible and the demo absolutely rips. thanks for taking the time! any last words?

Chris: Thanks for the interview, and for taking the time to do such a cool hardcore blog. This scene definitely needs more people working on things like this to communicate and share ideas. When I was first getting into hardcore, I got all my information from zines. I didn't really know anyone in the scene, so I would pick up a zine and from there, check out different bands in that zine. Now with the internet, it's so much easier to share ideas and bands, but people still need to take the time to put them out there. So I'm stoked that people like you are willing to do that.

Also, if anyone wants to contact us email DeadWeightNW@gmail.com or follow on twitter @DeadWeightNW

Thanks Joe!

there you have it! DEAD WEIGHT will be a band you will want to pay attention to in 2011.

for everything DEAD WEIGHT related please visit: deadweightnw.bandcamp.com

keep your eyes and ears peeled! thanks for reading.

Police officer shoots HANDCUFFED man with AR-15 assault rifle.

 
FUCK THE POLICE.