Deadline

Deadline was an early 80's DC punk band made up of four teenage boys. Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring) played drums. Peterbilt (Guy Picciotto's label) released a rad limited pressing Deadline 12" in the early 90. This footage captures teenage hardcore boys in public at an awkward stage (notice the singer's unfortunate par-for-the-course insecure/homophobic jab at his friends in Insurrection) but this band is actually really great and I was happy to see this live after all these years!

Meltdown

Meltdown is a DC band of all teenage girls from the mid/late 90's. This is a Super 8 movie that documents their radness. Their voices, the words, the weird way they play guitar...this is the sound of a secret society of girls....making their own kind of sense. I love this group and am so happy this footage exists!

Turboslut Broke Up

The July '09 ish of MRR also features an interview with Turboslut, an all-female (I think) hardcore band from DC who just BROKE UP. too bad every band that could possibly fit this description breaks up before they tour the west coast...to be fair, most DC bands are like this. I think the 'kids' there have a lot of pressure to get their shit together and turn careerist...or maybe that's a generalization that is unfair to apply here but seems to be part of it for a lot of groups...Joaquin just asked me if I'm still mad I never saw Gray Matter in concert! I think he's making fun of me now.

Anyhow, here is a live song from Turboslut (it's too dark to see) and maybe you'll get to hear some of their recordings if you dig (drink) deep (it's just a taste and it might not come this way again...)



P.S. Whatever happened to Chris Bald?