The new AZPunk 2.0 is an ongoing in-the-works project. That means there might be
some bugs here and there. If you're looking for the best in AZPunk experience, ditch the
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If you're anything of a innerwebs nerd like the rest of us, you've heard a thing or two about Reddit.com. It's basically the hive of what the internet has to offer - both good and bad. It's been almost 4 years since we ditched the old site and the message board along with it, and we thought it was about time to try out something new. If you don't already have a Reddit account, go sign up with one, and join the few stragglers who may or may not be waiting too much time on Reddit.com and our new r/azpunk message board. Have fun, punks!
What's up AZ punks! Long time no post! Even tho we've been laying way low over the past year or so, we've been keeping tabs on some of the great local punk rock that continues to trek through the desert of social, political and personal turmoil. It would seem that when our little pocket of dust and sun reaches a tipping point, the aggressive creativity of our local talent tends to boil over. Case-in-point; the dark lovechild of heavy hitters, Said Gun, Landmine Marathon and Cagematch (three of my personal favorites . . .
Unless you've been holed up in an underground bunker preparing for Arizona's race war, you've probably been hearing a little bit about the 3-day punk rock W.O.W. (Way Out West) Fest hitting Tucson in April. This massive festival of loud music, possible drunken and disorderly conduct, really really good friends, and a whole bunch of fuckin fun has been an idea that's been brewing for two of Tucson's local punk rock show-goers, Cameron Combs and Billy Brooks, since last summer.
In September of last year, Cameron and Billy began gathering music from punk bands across the West Coast and putting together compiltion albums to help promote the awesome sounds that travel in and out of their home town of Tucson. This was something of a concept that was near and dear to AZPunk's collective hearts, so we wanted to catch up with Cameron to pick his brain about these W.O.W. Fest . . .
Happy new year, Arizona punks! Well, it's been a long time since our first announcement of the Thrash of the Titans 2 event at the beginning of 2010, but finally, after the long months of organizing, practicing, performing, interviewing, recording, post-production, and the countless other steps it took to reach this point, we are proud to (finally) present the lot of AZPunk's Thrash of the Titans 2 documentation.
The multitude of talented and dedicated minds involved with this project from start to . . .
Thank you everyone for all of your help and support for the AZPunk Titans project. You guys were all absolutely incredible last night!!! We got the whole thing recorded/videotaped/photographed/and podcast'd. Everything's getting edited, and will probably be in post production for a couple weeks, but keep your eyes peeled for our word on that in the upcoming weeks.
Thank you to the audience who came out to support your friends in this unique musical experiment. Your participatrion and excitement was the final step in this almost year-long planned out project. It was a VERY close competition this year, but your decision . . .
Welcome to the end of Summer 2010. The heat has been relentless for what seems like 95% of the year, and it always appears that there's no end to it in sight. But we've survived till September, and noone's been feeling the heat more than our 26 contestants as they reach the home stretch of AZPunk's Thrash of the Titans 2 battle at Hollywood Alley on Saturday September 25th.
Last month, I met up with a bunch of our Titan participants at the Q & Brew in Tempe for a pseudo pub crawl podcast (editor's note: this is actually podcast #3. #2 with Said Gun had to be postponed due to technical difficulties). With a month already down the . . .
If you were to rewind the clock back to year one of AZPunk, and you were to ask skinny little TPStank who he thought the first one of us it would be to have a kid, I probably would have said Bryan... maybe even me. But definitely not Chris. I'm really glad I never put a bet on that, because on Wednesday, August 11th 2010 at 11:43pm, the First Couple of AZPunk, Chris and Kelly Lawson, welcomed their special little punker Ian Benton Lawson to the world. Clocking in at a whopping 8 lbs 4.8 oz, this 20-inch little trouble maker is ready to start making way with the ever expanding next generation of little AZ punkers. Kelly's pretty much still out cold, but I did manage to get a few words from Chris about his new little man...
Well, it's been a busy and trying couple of months since we announced our search for local musicians to take part in our Thrash of the Titans 2 show. Registration was a little slow to start off at first. This year seemed to take a little extra convincing to get people to sign up, but remembering how pressed for time I was in finding musicians for the first Titans show, I made sure that I started searching a little earlier this year. But after two months of fancy talking, three dropouts, several bribes, and multiple headaches, we're ready to announce the six new bands lined up for AZPunk's Thrash of the Titans 2!
First off, pop open your calendar and mark down Saturday, September 25th, because the T2 show is going to destroy the Hollywood Alley. Big thanks to Will & Ross for securing this day for us way in advance. Now . . .
With my sons due date vast approaching many people have prophesized for me a life filled with sleepless nights and zombie-like days. If any new enhancements were to be made to AZPunk I knew I'd needed to do them before Ian arrived. So, I've spent the last month or so coding after work and on weekends typically into the wee hours of the morning to spruce the site up just a bit. Call it preparation for what's to come with parentdom and the lack of sleep.
Here's a bit of a behind the scenes story that brought me to this point. If dreams of keyboard shortcuts and recursive functions wake you up at night continue reading....okay not really....okay maybe. Just read!
I was attending a free session on CSS for Layout at a recent Desert Code . . .
It's hard to believe that 7 AZPunk comps have come and gone already. It seems like eons ago when Chris, Bryan and I were frantically trying to gather as much new local punk rock as we could, and cram it all into volume 1. One thing is for sure, AZPunk's collection of compilation albums documents a solid diverse collection of the growth (or diminishment - whichever way you tip on the full/empty meter) of local punk rock in Arizona over the last eight years, and our latest evolved installment, the Personality Disorder 12", although is a complete divorce from the standard template of the old "AZPunk comps" of lore, it doesn't stray from it's delivery of the awesome sounds of some of the bands . . .
7pm @ See Details • All Ages • $??
with Kupczek< Blood Stands Still And More Tba
7pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $6
with Ramshackle Glory (tucson), Strip Tantrum, Copper Keys, Where Are All The Buffalo
8pm @ Monte Vista, Hotel • 21+ • $??
with The Lustkillers
4pm @ Golden Rule Tattoo • All Ages • $12
with Red Son, North Side Kings, Run With The Hunted, Move Forward, Redeemer, Reasons & More
7pm @ Crescent Ballroom • 21+ • $15
with Hugh Cornwell (ex Stranglers), Glen Matlock (sex Pistols/the Faces), Glass Heroes
8pm @ Rips Ales & Cocktails • 21+ • $5
with The Father Figures, Scorpion Vs Tarantula, The Freaks Of Nature
7pm @ Clubhouse, The • All Ages • $15
with The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, Riot Act
7pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $6
with Relay For Death, Coronal Mass Ejection
8pm @ See Details • All Ages • $??
with Kupczek, Blood Stands Still And More Tba
"$150 per song and that includes editing, mixing, mastering, and as much time as you need to record. The band does not pay until they are satisfied with the recording! If any bands are interested, feel free to call or text Daniel Guerrero @ (602)-334-7303"
Supporting locals Weird Ladies (see link for more info), Ace-High Cutthroats and Hobo Bastard
Local punk band Throb Zombie goes on stage right before Total Chaos. If you haven't seen us before, this will be a great show to do it, and we can use all the local support we can get!
We''re continuously trying to come up with new ideas and useful tools to help you in your search for something punk to do in the Valley. If you think AZPunk is doing a good job, buy us a beer. Any little bit helps keeping this AZPunk machine running, and is totally appreciated.
Haven't picked up one of our local punk stuffed compilation albums for a measley $3? What the hell are you waiting for? The AZPunk compilation albums Volumes 1-6, have more than 200 local Arizona punk rock & hardcore songs to burst your eardrums to. Head over to ShopAZPunk.com and buy a copy or two, ya cheap bastard.
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The 7th installment to the AZPunk compilation albums, and our FIRST 12" vinyl record, AZPunk has teamed up with May Cause Dizziness Records and D.J. Johnny Volume to bring you 14 tracks of local Arizona punk rock. Buy it now on ShopAZPunk.com for $12!
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