various artists - No Idea 100: Redefiling Music

I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I miss No Idea Records as an active purveyor of punk rock. If the ethos of Ebullition and Dischord informed my politics, then No Idea taught me it was cool to be goofy, never pose out, and have fun.

As their 100th release, they put out this fun lil comp, featuring a fat stack of No Idea bands covering other bands. Pretty straight forward, although the cover choices are inspired. Will you ever again see bands covering Assück, Johnny Cash, Galaxie 500, and Morrissey in the same place? Doubful. Plus, take a gander of the beautiful tri-color vinyl, limited to a measly 1,110 pieces:

Fuck, that's just lovely.

All the tracks are great, but I'm a huge fan of Small Brown Bike covering "Jailbreak". One of my favorite live bands playing one of my desert island cuts; what's not to like? It's dirt cheap to get a copy these days, so maybe you grab a copy.

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Reactionary 3 - Euro Euro Y'all

So the full schedule for the Fest 7 got posted recently, and my jealously is in full effect...GO GET A LATE PASS...STEP! This year, I believe Baltimore is represented by two bands: Ruiner and Deep Sleep. If you're going, do yourself a favor and check out both. They fucking rule, and, contrary to what either band would have you believe, they're all swell cats. Saturday at the Venue looks really fucking sweet: D4, Coalesce, Atom & His Package, None More Black, Paint it Black, Municipal Waste...it's like it's 2002 all over again! Like I said, I'm rather jealous of anyone with the time and loose change to head down to Gainesville in a couple weeks.

In honor of the Fest, and all festing Festers, here's Gainesville's Reactionary 3. This CD was made in preparation for a European tour a couple of years ago. It's pretty fucking fast, amateur and all around awesome. There's also a Soulside cover. Highly recommended.

Reactionary 3 - Euro Euro Y'all

RIYL: Common Grounds, Minutemen, neckbeards, Nothing Nice to Say