I don’t know much about A1ONE but this guy got some amazing stuff! Take a look at this video for his great work and some insights about graffiti and street arts in Iran. Interesting!
Video by Respect mag (respectmag.com) and Webistan Photo Agency (webistan.com).
Spotted on the Wooster Collective.
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.
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
Je n’accepte pas souvent de participer à des campagnes de buzz, mais celle-ci me semblait un peu plus originale que ce qu’on m’a déjà proposé avant. Il s’agit de la “Great Round the World Envelope Race”; une course dans laquelle s’affrontent deux équipes de blogueurs. L’idée est de faire passer une enveloppe par voie postale d’un blogueur à l’autre, afin de traverser le monde entier le plus rapidement possible.
[EN] I almost never accept to be part of buzz campaigns, but this one seemed interesting. “The Great Round the World Envelope Race” is a race opposing two teams of bloggers. The idea is to send an envelope through post from blogger to blogger, to circumnavigate the globe as quick as possible.
En pratique, l’enveloppe renferme toute une série d’enveloppes plus petites (à la manière des poupées russes) permettant au blogueur d’envoyer le pli à la personne suivante dans la chaîne. Cette fameuse enveloppe contient aussi un guestbook et un petit cadeau du blogueur précédent. C’est ainsi que Laurence (aka. Lolly) m’a fait parvenir une jolie carte postale de Piccadilly Circus accompagnée de deux sachets de thé et d’un super porte-clé-lampe-de-poche-pour-quand-on-retrouve-pas-le-trou-de-la-serrure (merci Lolly, il est déjà accroché à mes clés, je l’adore!).
The envelope contains smaller envelopes (of gradually diminishing size, like a Russian doll) so the blogger can easily send it to the next person in the list. This envelope also contains a guestbook and a little present from the previous blogger. So, Laurence (aka. Lolly) sent me a lovely postcard from Piccadilly Circus, 2 tea bags and a kickass “I love London” flashlight keychain (thanks Lolly, it’s already hanging to my keys, I just love it!).
Je fais partie de la Team Manila et, bien sûr, nous allons gagner cette course autour du monde! La blogueuse suivante est française et s’appelle Catherine, n’hésitez pas à aller jeter un oeil à son blog!
I’m part of Team Manila and I’m sure that we’re going to win this race around the globe! The next blogger on the list is Catherine, from France. Be sure to check out her blog!
Ca m’a fait plaisir de recevoir un pli postal, comme au bon vieux temps où on s’envoyait encore de vraies lettres. Ca me manque cette impatience, celle qui nous pousse à guetter le passage du facteur tous les matins, jusqu’à ce que la précieuse lettre soit entre nos mains. Bref, merci à Lolly et à Pushing the Envelope pour m’avoir fait participer à cette campagne. C’est une chouette idée et ça change un peu des vidéos virales et des buzz-kits à deux balles!
It’s always a pleasure to receive something in your “real” mailbox. I miss those good old times when we had to wait for the postman to get our letters. Anyway, thanks to Lolly and Pushing the Envelope for choosing me to be part of this campaign. It’s an original and great idea, finally something else than cheap buzz-kits and viral videos.