Kid Dynamite
Paint It Black's Dan Yemin on longevity in hardcore, bridging generation gaps, protest music & more
Dan Yemin has not one but two bands with new albums out this year–Paint It Black and Open City–and he joins us on the latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast to talk about all of that and much more.
Former Member (Kid Dynamite's Jason Shevchuk + Will Yip) release new album & video
Kid Dynamite/None More Black frontman Jason Shevchuk and producer Will Yip have just released their second album as Former Member, and we’re premiering the video for its song “2nd Take.”
Will Yip adds new raffle to AAPI fundraiser w/ items from Thursday, mewithoutYou, Kid Dynamite, more
The fundraiser has already raised over $79,000, and the newly-added raffle includes mewithoutYou test pressings, a cymbal used by Thursday and signed by the band and their friends, a signed Deftones tour poster, a personal collection of rare items from Walter Schreifels, Kid Dynamite’s 1998 demo cassette (their first ever release), and more…
18 early 2000s melodic punk & hardcore albums that are still essential today
This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks at 18 early 2000s punk albums that were too gritty for the bubblegum pop punk TRL was playing but too tuneful for the depths of the hardcore underground, and still sound vital today.
Jason of Kid Dynamite + Will Yip = Former Member (stream their debut LP)
Kid Dynamite and None More Black frontman Jason Shevchuk and the great punk/indie producer Will Yip formed the band Former Member, and just released their debut album ‘Old Youth’…
Open City (mem Worriers, Paint It Black, Lifetime) streaming LP, playing shows
Philly punk band Open City are fronted by Rachel Rubino (Worriers, Bridge and Tunnel), and the rest of their impressive lineup includes Dan Yemin (Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Paint It Black), Andy Nelson (Paint It Black, Ceremony, Dark Blue), and Chris Wilson (Ted Leo + the Pharmacists, Titus Andronicus)…
Jade Tree's entire catalog is now on bandcamp (Promise Ring, Lifetime, Jets to Brazil, Cap'n Jazz, Pedro the Lion & more)
We were just saying Jade Tree Records is back (though they say don’t call it a comeback). The label has now uploaded their entire catalog to bandcamp with full streams of all the albums and downloads available for $5 or less…
David Andrako's favorite Live Music Photos (that he took) and favorite songs of 2013
Dan Deacon @ Horseshoe Tavern/NXNE Toronto 6/13/2013
Longtime BV photographer David Andrako shot quite a few shows for us this year and, while 2013 isn’t over yet, he was nice enough to submit his 10 favorites…
listen to None More Black's contribution to the Will Yip comp
Jason Shevchuck w/ Kid Dynamite at House of Vans (more by David Andrako)
Producer Will Yip has become a go-to guy in the punk scene, sitting behind the boards for Title Fight, Balance & Composure, Pity Sex, Sainthood Reps, Citizen and many others, and on October 8, he’ll release a compilation titled Off The Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation (pre-order) with previously unreleased songs from those artists and a number of others he’s worked with…
Kid Dynamite, Joyce Manor, Red Hare & Swearin' played House of Vans (pics)
The free House of Vans shows continued last night (8/15) with an all around great punk bill. Lo-fi pop punks Swearin’ opened the night, followed by classic-style punk from Dischord supergroup Red H…
