I’m a huge Cave In fan. After being introduced to them via Chris Henningfeld back in 2006 when Chris was still the bass player of my old band, I’ve consumed all of their records. From 99′s metalcore masterpiece Until Your Heart Stops to last year’s EP Planets of Old, they’ve rarely miss-stepped (in fact, if [...]

On Wednesday I finished my response mixtape to my friend Travis. The mix was a two parter, as I felt like I needed to give him one mix of “hardcore” stuff and a second of non-aggressive/heavy/screamy music so to more fully show my tastes. The first mix proved a bit difficult. I realized while putting [...]

A paper I wrote for Rock Music History about Converge. Converge Paper for Rock Music History Prof. Andrea Johnson May 5th, 2005 Converge is arguable one of the most important hardcore bands since Black Flag, Minor Threat, Agnostic Front and Sick of It All.  Converge, along with a few other bands in the early nineties, [...]