GOVERNMENT FLU – House Arrest 7”EP

You’d think “House Arrest” was recorded in the pandemic but you’d be wrong. Recorded in 2018, released just before the pandemic in 2019 it is still the last recording to this day of this (now defunct?) hardcore band from Poland that is widely known in many parts of the world. Five in-your-face hardcore slashes that […]

2019 TOP: Mike Champagne

Is this the last post from the “TOP series”? Time will show.  But now, Mike Champagne, guitarist/bassist for Polish hardcore punk bands OHYDA, PRISONERS BY CHOICE and BLIND EYE, visual artist and a photographer, gives his BESTS of 2019 and his own photos.   Disclaimer: This won’t be a typical TOP 10. First of all […]

Warsaw’s Burning Volume 2 – comp. 7”

  Compilations are a rarity these days and in case of this very one, Refuse Records is back with Volume 2 of “Warsaw’s Burning”. There’s a good reason for that. Volume 1 released in 2009 showcased 5 bands, only one of which gets repeated on Volume 2. The other 7 bands  here are the result […]