Dick Binge / Fucking Dyke Bitches

I'm excited about queerxcore bands for the primary reason that its time punk returned to its combative roots. With everything at the mall covered in god damned pyramid studs, defiance seems to be getting more and more watered down. Historically punk music has been a tool for raising awareness of a gamut of political issues but these days i get pretty stoked about anything who's lyrics suggest themes besides partying or vague disagreement with capitalism.  So I'm excited about queerxcore.  I'm stoked because it feels fucking relevant, its pointed,  its political. And, yeah, i know, its technically been a thing for a while, but it still has a lot of room to grow. Queerxcore doesn't fit into the homo-normative box, and is punk as fuck because whats more punk than being loud and proud about being outside of the box?

Enter Fucking Dyke Bitches and Dick Binge who I've seen play twice this summer on their joint tour of the US.



Fucking Dyke Bitches of Seattle, take their name from a hateful slur their former neighbors used to refer to them. They ask that folks who do not consider themselves queer refer to them as FDB.  Obviously a name like that is going to get a lot of attention (love this news clip from Asheville) but they don't just catch and release, you are going to get totally sucked in and gobbled up. Super high energy, super fun to watch.

Dick Binge of Olympia are a four piece of fast and snotty hardcore.   After seeing them you will be changed and you will fall in love with the shirt you bought from them depicting a leather daddy and a mustachioed queen embracing, forget that the band name is inappropriate and that people are still afraid of sexuality and have to turn the t-shirt inside out, per your boss' request when you accidentally wear it to work… Yeah that damned good.

Both bands toured really hard this summer, consistently killed it, take it to the streets and make some really fun catchy music. Thanks ya'll!

Lemuria

I know everyone already knows about Lemuria, I never paid much attention to them but I happened to watch them play two weeks ago and now I "get it."

And this song has been sadly relevant to me lately so....

Participation unwitting How i Left, how you're calling try to stay strong, remember I am no longer the expeditor of your dream Now that the mirror has told me what i need to hear The gloom held me to you like the string that silences the drip what we lost isn't found by lifting rocks I am no longer the expeditor of your dream

Weakling

was a Black Metal band formed in San Francisco. They did not ever tour, recorded one album in 1998, broke up in 1999 and released the album in 2000. They have an excellent female bassist Sara Weiner and also share drummers with Saros (a noteworthy female fronted Blackmetal band from San Fran). If anyone wants to buy me Weaklings record, Dead As Dreams,  its only like 400 dollars. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

Chelsea Wolfe

Cat power for dog people? Maybe I'm the only one that makes sense to.
 I'm also apparently the last person to get on the Chelsea Wolfe train, but better late than never amiright? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL MEEEEEE!?!

Janza

Just in case you were sick of burning bibles and churches, but not sick controversial one woman black metal bands here is Janza.  Janza is the solo project of Seeds of Iblis vocalist Anahita, both projects supposedly based in Iraq.  And that's the controversial part: as if being and anti-islamic metal band wont draw enough attention, metal heads have been getting their leather armor all in a twist over Janzas' use of stolen album art in lieu of her actual photo, and her refusal to communicate with press through any channels but facebook, creating speculation that Janza and Seeds of Iblis are not who they say they are( which is anti- Islamic female fronted bands making music in wartime Iraq).

Is Anahita in Iraq making metal music, is she somewhere else? or is it all a big ol' hoax?  i don't know, and i guess don't really care because i'm down for metal songs about burning whatever religious text ya got, and Janza has the Quran covered.

Correspondences

Correspondences is a "Broom Doom" metal band from Portland Maine. It has Imogen Binnie whose column for Maximum Rock n' Roll, and blog I like, as a member. I heard them on a mixtape that someone made for someone that wasn't me and I had a big ol' action trying to track down what band they were. Broom Doom is basically the sickest genera description in the entire world and pretty fitting. I am especially into their half split with SWAATH, and especially especially into the song darkness.

I've been having a lot of weird anxiety about this blog...

Even though blog related anxiety is totally a "first world problem."  It's been intimidating me to try to describe music and talk pretentious shop about who is in what band. This is quite likely a symptom of feeling foolish for even trying to know what I'm talking about in a male dominated scene where getting Fear and Filth confused for half second, when you are ultra drunk gets you laughed out of a room and shamed for all eternity even if you tried to instantly correct yourself. From now on I'm going to be less committed to reviewing every single band I want to share, and instead just linking to their music and maybe doing an interview here or there. I will try to take pictures at shows and update more regularly as a trade off. 
Thanks!