Apple sucks, and therefore you get re-runs.

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I swear I'll be back soon, once I get my new computer. The old one (r.i.p) was dropped, and no longer has a working screen or cd-r, and since macs are expensive to replace ($789 for a three year old computer), it seemed smarter to just get a new computer and transfer over all my files.
Here's where the fun comes in.

After waiting a few days, I get my new macbook pro. I start it up, super excited, and as soon as it turns on, the whole right side f the screen turns to static. I call the mac tech support line who tell me to go into Manhattan and get it repaired. The Apple store in Manhattan argues about my warranty, and then advises me to just send it back for a new one anyway.

I call the tech support line again. They e-mail me the expedited shipping slips and tell me that once they receive the broken one they sent me, the new one would be shipped with two-day shipping. I send it off, and expect to see the new one in a few days.

A few days later I check the apple orders tracker, and it says the got my computer and the new one should arrive tomorrow. Three days later, it hasn't arrived.

I call tech support again. The guy tells me that they haven't received my computer. I ask why their website says it's received and the new one is already in shipping, and he yells at me that the site is wrong, and it's either my fault, or fedex's.

I check fedex, which says the package was signed for days ago, and call apple back. This time I ask for a manager, who explains that they accidentally entered my order as a refund, not a replacement, and therefore my computer wasn't shipped. Why it says it's being shipped online, and why the purchase hasn't shown up as refunded on the credit card is a mystery. The solution, is that I buy a second computer (minus $100 for the inconvenience), and wait for the last one show up as refunded. So as of now, I have a new computer on the way (and hopefully that refund for the last one, because I don't want to have to call them again) and once that comes, music will be posted.

Till then, I will do some re-runs from my first post, if only so CaptainCrawl can index them.

The Post Office Gals x 2

Soundtrack to the Movie You Never Want To See
Esbeohdes
The Post Office Gals' Myspace

A haiku about The Post Office Gals:
Crazy grindcore band
With a female synth player
They're from New Jersey

Grindcore + Weird Noises = Awesome!
Think The Locust or An Albatross.

Three from Rancid

Rancid's first record ever from 1992.
Like their first full length, one of the most noticeable things about this album is that there's no second guitar/vocalist (aka Lars, who didn't join the band til mid '93).
Five songs.
Eleven minutes.
Holds up better than their last two albums combined.


Rancid's first recording as a four piece with Lars.
Interesting Trivia:
Before Lars became an official member, Rancid tried out several other people for the position of second guitar/vocalist.
One of these people was Billie Joe Armstrong, who decided to stick with Green Day rather than join Rancid full time.
While part of Rancid, he helped write Radio, and receives a credit for it in the album's liner notes.


The Hooligans EP. Aside from "Hooligans," the album has an alternate version of "Cash, Culture, and Violence" and a song called "Things To Come." Much like Life Won't Wait, this album is very heavily ska influenced, and fairly traditional ska at that, so expect horn sections and upstrokes aplenty.

AFI / Swingin' Utters - Bombing the Bay

AFI in 1995:



AFI today:





Okay, all meanness aside, here's another split.



AFI (from back when they were a hardcore punk band) covers Dag Nasty's "Values Here," while Swingin' Utters give us "Annual Pimple," a song that resurfaced thirteen years later on their b-sides album.

Slayer and TSOL - Abolish Government [Split 7"]

Ever wondered what it would sound like if Slayer covered TSOL?
Probably not, but here's this album anyway.
On one side you have Slayer covering Abolish Government and Superficial Love, while the other side has the original versions, performed by TSOL, plus one new TSOL song.

Kill Your Idols / Modern Life Is War - Live from WLUW Split

Here's another split 7", this time from two amazing hardcore bands, both of whom are now (unfortunately) defunct.
Check it out.

NOFX - 7" of the Month Club

I've been reading a lot about the whole "Fat Mike mindfucks his audience at SXSW" thing, so in honor of that, here's the whole NOFX 7" of the month club collection.



And here's a link on the SXSW incident, just in case you were wondering.