Negative Approach

Chain of Strength at Acheron in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) Hardcore vets Chain of Strength, who were briefly around from 1988 to 1991, reunited in 2012 for Revolution 25 (pics) at Irving Plaza and a much smaller Brooklyn show at Acheron (pics)…

Jello Biafra at Coachella 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Former Dead Kennedy Jello Biafra and his current band The Guantanamo School of Medicine will be heading out on a North American tour this year with Detroit hardcore vets Negative Approach, whose current lineup has been active longer than the band’s initial run in the ’80s…

Back in January, we mentioned Brainsqueeze II, the Californian punk/metal festival organized and featuring a number of acts that have worked with the label…

Chelsea Light Moving at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) Thurston Moore, the guitar visionary of Sonic Youth, Chelsea Light Moving and many other collaborations (he just wrapped up a residency at The Stone with various collaborators), is set to receive The Fly’s Living Legend Award in London this February, and ahead of that The Fly asked him to list his Favorite Songs of All Time…

Ghoul at MDF 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) Tankcrimes is one of the preeminent punk/metal fusion labels going these days — their Ghoul/Cannabis Corpse and Exhumed/Iron Reagan splits both ranked highly on Invisible Oranges’ weekly Upcoming Metal Releases post this week…

Negative Approach at the Grand Victory in April (more by Keith Marlowe) Negative Approach and The Casualties have both been hitting the road relentlessly lately…

Ceremony at Warsaw in 2012 (more by Joe McCabe) As mentioned, ever-evolving punks Ceremony are set to play this year’s This Is Hardcore festival in Philly (they play on 8/10) alongside Kid Dynamite, The Suicide File, Modern Life Is War, Judge, Blacklisted, Tragedy, 7 Seconds, Paint It Black, Code Orange Kids, Nails, Defeater, No Redeeming Social Value, Gwar, and m…

Hardcore legends Negative Approach played the tiny Williamsburg venue Grand Victory last night (4/15), snagging support from Violent Bullshit, Two Man Advantage and Crushed…

Negative Approach at Power of the Riff East (more by Greg Cristman) Negative Approach was already scheduled to play the Damaged City Fest in DC next weekend (April 13), so it comes as no big surprise that the legendary Detroit hardcore band has added a date in our fair city…

This is Hardcore have announced their initial 2013 lineup which, for the most part, doesn’t have many uber-shocking additions unless you count a headlining set(…