NYHC – Bazillion Points Blog https://blog.bazillionpoints.com The blog is faster than the books... Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:12:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-BAZILLION_POINTS_B_GREEN_144.png.jpeg NYHC – Bazillion Points Blog https://blog.bazillionpoints.com 32 32 ANTIDOTE | NYHC Band of the Week https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/09/02/antidote-nyhc-band-of-the-week/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/09/02/antidote-nyhc-band-of-the-week/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:12:05 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11558 Ten years, nearly 400 pages, and hundreds of bands… and this week the mighty ANTIDOTE is the featured attraction from Tony Rettman’s monster history NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990. Matt Warnke (vocalist, Bold): “Antidote’s Thou Shalt Not Kill is one of the singularly sickest, most perfect blasts of hardcore ever created. I don’t believe the band itself ever achieved anything close to it…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/09/02/antidote-nyhc-band-of-the-week/feed/ 0 The NYHC Band of the Week Is FALSE PROPHETS https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/13/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-false-prophets/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/13/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-false-prophets/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:34:38 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11086 Next on the block—our weekly riot of New York City hardcore punk sermons continues, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book. Rob Kabula, Cause for Alarm/Agnostic Front: “I’d say the False Prophets were the NYHC version of the Dead Kennedys.” Jack Rabid: “Until the first time I saw the False Prophets, every gig I’d been to, I was the young man.” Steve Wishnia, bassist…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/13/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-false-prophets/feed/ 1 The NYHC Band of the Week Is CRUMBSUCKERS https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/22/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-crumbsuckers/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/22/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-crumbsuckers/#respond Wed, 22 May 2019 19:41:33 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11048 Don’t just sit there! Our weekly riot of New York City hardcore punk backflips continues, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book. The Crumbsuckers formed in 1982 in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. The original lineup of the band played the early NYHC hotspots A7, Gildersleeves, and CBGB. With the addition of singer Chris Notaro in 1985, however, the band’s metal roots…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/22/the-nyhc-band-of-the-week-is-crumbsuckers/feed/ 0 CAUSE FOR ALARM Is the NYHC Band of the Week https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/09/cause-for-alarm-is-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/09/cause-for-alarm-is-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/#comments Thu, 09 May 2019 20:21:17 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11031 Stand as one! Our weekly riot of Lower East Side New York City hardcore punk antics continues, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book. Cause for Alarm was formed at the start of the 1980s under the name Hinckley’s Fan Club, with Rob Kabula on bass, Alex Kinon on guitar, and Billy Milano on vocals. Before long, Keith Burkhardt took over on vocals and the band became Cause…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/05/09/cause-for-alarm-is-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/feed/ 1 THE UNDEAD Are the NYHC Band of the Week https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/04/30/the-undead-are-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/04/30/the-undead-are-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/#respond Wed, 01 May 2019 01:50:16 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11010 Too much punky business! Let’s get down to action with our weekly barrage of Lower East Side New York City hardcore punk antics, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book. These bands eat cinder blocks for breakfast… The Undead were formed by guitarist Bobby Steele after his acrimonious split with the Misfits. He played an overlooked role in that infamous Lodi, New Jersey…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/04/30/the-undead-are-the-nyhc-band-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Thurs 2/8, San Diego: Rettman’s pre-LA Weekend STRAIGHT EDGE Panel at Super7 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/02/06/thurs-2-8-san-diego-rettmans-pre-la-weekend-straight-edge-panel-at-super7/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/02/06/thurs-2-8-san-diego-rettmans-pre-la-weekend-straight-edge-panel-at-super7/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:31:09 +0000 http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10445 This Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Super7 Store on 701 8th Street in San Diego, STRAIGHT EDGE author Tony Rettman arrives to sign books, take names, and talk hardcore punk with Rob Moran of Unbroken, Tim Gonzalez of Amenity, and Daniel Saint of Over My Dead Body. Of course an event such as this demands free drinks, and neighbors Heartwork Coffee Bar will step up with enough vats of the strong stuff to…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/02/06/thurs-2-8-san-diego-rettmans-pre-la-weekend-straight-edge-panel-at-super7/feed/ 0 Sat 2/10 & Sun 2/11, L.A.: West Coast STRAIGHT EDGE Weekend Events https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/01/17/sat-2-10-sun-2-11-l-a-west-coast-straight-edge-weekend-events/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/01/17/sat-2-10-sun-2-11-l-a-west-coast-straight-edge-weekend-events/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:34:10 +0000 http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10233 Tony Rettman heads west in early February for a weekend of straight-shooting book events at Top Space and Vacation Vinyl celebrating the primary participants in his widely heralded new book STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History. Come freak on some of the best current bands in hardcore and a panel discussion featuring Tony Rettman, Jon Roa (Justice League, End To End, Eyelid)…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/01/17/sat-2-10-sun-2-11-l-a-west-coast-straight-edge-weekend-events/feed/ 0 NYHC / SXE: Tony Rettman Talks STRAIGHT EDGE & GIRLS TRIP on the Cinepunx Podcast https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/12/14/nyhc-sxe-tony-rettman-talks-straight-edge-girls-trip-on-the-cinepunx-podcast/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/12/14/nyhc-sxe-tony-rettman-talks-straight-edge-girls-trip-on-the-cinepunx-podcast/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:46:42 +0000 http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10127 Cinepunx, the podcast with the credo, “Cinephiles Unite, Films Geeks on the Loose Tonight,” has invited Tony Rettman back to discuss his new STRAIGHT EDGE oral history…and the movie GIRLS TRIP. Listen up, read the book, then get a T-shirt. Hear for yourself, CINEPUNX Episode 73: CINEPUNX Read NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 Read STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/12/14/nyhc-sxe-tony-rettman-talks-straight-edge-girls-trip-on-the-cinepunx-podcast/feed/ 0 Sat 12/2, Trenton, NJ: STRAIGHT EDGE / NYHC Author Tony Rettman Wrecks the Halls at the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/11/27/sat-12-2-trenton-nj-straight-edge-nyhc-author-tony-rettman-wrecks-the-halls-at-the-trenton-punk-rock-flea-market/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/11/27/sat-12-2-trenton-nj-straight-edge-nyhc-author-tony-rettman-wrecks-the-halls-at-the-trenton-punk-rock-flea-market/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:03:39 +0000 http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10097 This upcoming weekend, Tony Rettman, author of STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History and NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990, will set up shop with loads of books, pins, sweatshirts, and good cheer at the holiday “Wreck the Halls” edition of the ever-growing Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market. Joining Rettman will be the operatives of Radio Raheem, who come bearing copies of their new book…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/11/27/sat-12-2-trenton-nj-straight-edge-nyhc-author-tony-rettman-wrecks-the-halls-at-the-trenton-punk-rock-flea-market/feed/ 0 Thurs 11/9, Sonos NYC: Exclusive STRAIGHT EDGE Book Launch w/Tony Rettman https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/10/13/thurs-119-sonos-nyc-exclusive-straight-edge-book-launch-wtony-rettman/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2017/10/13/thurs-119-sonos-nyc-exclusive-straight-edge-book-launch-wtony-rettman/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:34:18 +0000 http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10018 UPDATE: Thursday’s itinerary has turned to out to be pretty well packed, and will include an author Q&A hosted by Scott Crawford (director of the DC hardcore documentary Salad Days); an open bar (?!); limited Al Barile / SSD Champion sweatshirts; plenty of chances to pick up copies of the book signed by Tony Rettman and stamped with a unique rubber event stamp. Come see for yourself!

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