Gray Matter

DC indie venue Black Cat is turning 30 this year, and their celebration also features Ted Leo, Ex Hex, Hammered Hulls, The Messthetics, Flasher and more.

‘This One‘s an Original‘ features their 2013 “Jenny“ / “It's In You, It's In Me“ single and previously digital-only harcore covers album (Minor Threat, Black Flag, Descendents, 7Seconds) all on one vinyl album.

Over 60 videos shot by former Edsel / current SAVAK vocalist Sohrab Habibion in the '80s have been newly digitized and released for free online, including footage of 7Seconds, Moss Icon, Shudder To Think, The Lemonheads, Scream, Soul Side, and much more...

Like we've done with a lot of bands this year, we asked Brooklyn's Obits for a list of their favorite albums of 2012. Guitarist Sohrab Habibion wrote back saying, "It usually takes some time to figure out if a record is really going to stick with me, so even though I liked what I heard from Beak, Disappears, Oneida, Pontiak, Royal Baths and Zomes, I'll submit my best of 2012 in a few years," and instead said, "since Obits is working on a new record, here are the Top 10 songs we will do our best not to directly rip off...