(1W/1S)#10: Casey Jones – No Donnie, These Men Are Straight Edge

It’s been a while since the last time I wrote about lyrics (especially in English). But lately I get a lot of bad comments and criticism about me being straight edge, so I decided to use this song to answer to everybody. I realize that a lot of people still judge me for being different. The thing is…I don’t care about what people think. I’m just tired to explain and justify myself all the time. Being straight edge is my choice and my life. If people can’t understand and accept it, I don’t care. I’m still straight edge and still proud of it.

Without shame i’ll put this black
X on my hand
without shame i’ll speak up and
make my stand
in the end will use this
use this for my voice
spread your rumors about me
because it’s my choice
what the fuck do you know?
about me?
why the fuck do you care?
what i do?
who the fuck are you?
you ain’t fucking shit
you think i care about you or what you say about me?
keep talking shit
you think i care what you write or what people read on me
i am still edge
carry these words high
straight edge
i am still edge

Straight edge is not cool anymore and I think it’s better that way. So, keep talking shit but I’ll stay true to myself, no matter what. My life, my choice!

Help RENO to book their first Eurotour!

My good friends in RENO are currently booking their first Eurotour (wich should cross Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany). This nine days tour should run from September 10th to 18th.

10/09: Alzey near Frankfurt (GER)
11/09: FRANCE (need help)
12/09: FRANCE (need help)
13/09: ITALY/SWITZERLAND (need help)
14/09: ITALY/SWITZERLAND (need help)
15/09: ITALY/SWITZERLAND (need help)
16/09: AUSTRIA
17/09: Regensburg (GER)
18/09: Köln TBC (GER)

Check them out on http://www.myspace.com/birdcult and get their first 7inch on Disobedience Distribution (be quick, these are the last copies we have).

If you want to help and book this amazing live band contact them on !

Picture by xMonkeyMosherx

Vinyl: Forever Young – The Chance

One of the things I love about hardcore is that some bands and records labels still press and release vinyls records. So I decided to blog a bit more about the great 7 inches and 12 inches that I get. The first record I want to present is Forever Young‘s 7 inch called The Chance.

I don’t know this band for so long. The first time I heard of them was when they got their song “X on my hand” featured in the EDGE The Movie documentary. Here is a quick biography:

Sweden’s FOREVER YOUNG made their mark with the 10 tunes debut “The Guarantee” (Monument Records) and with this follower they keep the path of vegan dreams. Song titles like “Straight Edge Got My Back” and “Keep It Posi” are reflecting the state of mind of this restless VSE Umeå band : filled with attitude, knowledge and youth.

This Red/yellow mix color vinyl was released on I FOR US RECORDS (from Belgium) and Monument Records (from Sweden) and you can still get your copy on our webstore. This is the first pressing: 625 red/yellow mix and 10 test presses.

Tracklist:

1. Forever Young II
2. Keep It Posi
3. Bigger Than Hardcore
4. 090
5. Time Is Running Out
6. SXE Got My Back
7. Every Day Is War

This record is fast, raw, straight to the point and REALLY catchy (if you’re like me, you’ll probably listen to it 15 times in a row!). If you like fast melodic hardcore with sincere lyrics (mostly about hardcore, straight edge or veganism), check these guys out!

A more in-depth review can be found on the World’s Appreciated Kitch blog.

Huge sale at the Disobedience Distro webstore

For many reasons, I For Us Records will go on a indefinite hiatus this fall. But we still plan on releasing more stuff till then. So, we decided to made a huge sale and sell our 2007-2009 releases (except the new Nine Eleven album) at crazy prices! If you want to enjoy that great opportunity to get a lot of amazing hardcore releases at cheap prices, go check our Disobedience Distribution webstore.

A couple of other news from the IFU headquarters:

Coming up soon are the first 7 inch of our friends in RENO(chaotic stuff inspired by bands like Converge and Norma Jean), the first EP by the belgian youngsters in PRESSURE (co-production with the newly founded Align Records) and the new 7 inch from swedish straight-edge band FOREVER YOUNG. This last one is a co-release with our friends in Monument Records from Sweden. No need to say that we are excited by all these new records!

OUT SPRING/SUMMER 2010:
27: TOGETHER – The Odyssey (2×7″)
27: NO GUTS NO GLORY – Hidden In The Light (LP+CD)
26: FIRE AT WILL – Hoping For The Best, Expecting The Worst (CD/LP)
25: PRESSURE – We’re All To Blame (EP) stream
24: FOREVER YOUNG – The Chance (7 inch) stream
23: RENO – s/t (7 inch) stream
22: WAY DOWN/LASTING TRACES – split (7 inch) stream