Akris "Akris" Domestic Genocide

AKRIS

"Akris"

Domestic Genocide

Released: September 24, 2013

Akris, a duo of drum, bass and vocals, creates beautifully desolate music.

cheyka bessid~Drums and vocals

Helena Goldberg~ Bass and vocals

Try 7. "Riverbed" or 5. "Row of Lights"

des·o·late

adjective (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

verb make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.

The bass is ridiculously heavy. The vocals range from majestic warmth to harrowing abuse. Bassist Helena Goldberg is a classically trained pianist who began playing bass while studying piano and composition at the Manhattan School of Music (graduating in 2008). Although this music is punishing, Helena's musical skill is immediately evident.

Akris has a hypnotic component that draws the listener in like a good movie. Moving from luscious sounds to stoner groove, to Man Is The Bastard aggression, I am drawn in by Akris' ability to perform from varied sources with complete precision.

"Akris" could be construed as a difficult listen, but given the chance, the rewards are worthy.

Cheers,

Frank FOE

Up To No Good Radio Ends WLVR run...

This past Sunday, Up To No Good Radio ended a four year run on WLVR 91.3 FM.

The last show was on January 19 2014.

Up To No Good Radio is Reds, FOE and Generic.

We are still DJing, just not at WLVR.

See us. Hear us. Live it up with us at Skindustry Expo March 21-23, 2014.
Located at Holiday Inn Conference Center Lehigh Valley
Call: 610-770-7587
Email: info@skindustryexpo.com

Up To No Good Radio Flyers

Now that Up To No Good Radio is off the air, 

here is a look back at some of the most awesome flyers!

Cheers,

Frank FOE

Up To No Good Radio Approved Events List as of 1/5/14

Approved Events List as of January 4, 2014

Friday, January 17, 2014  Blanks 77, Parasitix, Twin 55, Nonrefundables, Badtown Rude Ole Tyme Charleys - Wilkes Barre PA

Friday, January 17, 2014  The Ultra Kings Steel Pub - Bethlehem PA

Friday, January 17, 2014  Power Trip, Strength For A Reason, Rock Bottom, Heathen Reign Kung Fu Necktie - Philly PA

Saturday, January 18, 2014 Strength For A Reason, Society's Blood, Sicker Than Most, Navigating the Decline, Consumed With Hatred Jabber Jaws - Allentown PA

Saturday, January 18, 2014 Stone Sour Irving Plaza - NYC

Sunday, January 19, 2014 Stone Sour TLA - Philly PA

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Stone Sour Starland Ballroom - Sayreville NJ

Friday, January 24, 2014  The Ultra Kings The Wooden Match - Bethlehem PA

Friday, January 24, 2014  The Pixies, Fidlar Electric Factory - Philly PA

Saturday, January 25, 2014 Maddog Surrender (Record Release Show), Duffy's Cut, Jabber Jaws - Allentown PA

Saturday, January 25, 2014 Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, Creepshow, Deke Dickerson Trocadero - Philly PA

Saturday, January 25, 2014 Reagan Youth The Brighton Bar - Long Branch NJ

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 The Fleshtones The Brighton Bar - Long Branch NJ

Saturday, February 01, 2014 Skumf*$% Tradition (GG Allin Tribute Band), Self Medicated, P.O.W.W.O.W. Jabber Jaws - Allentown PA

Monday, February 03, 2014 Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch TLA - Philly PA

Wednesday, February 05, 2014 Panic at the Disco Electric Factory - Philly PA

Friday, February 07, 2014 Murder City Devils, Tweens Union Transfer - Philly PA

Friday, February 07, 2014 The Ultra Kings Trapp Door - Emmaus PA

Saturday, February 08, 2014 Mission of Burma, Bleeding Rainbow First Unitarian Church - Philly PA

Saturday, February 08, 2014 Pissed Jeans, Purling Hiss, Trophy Wife Union Transfer - Philly PA

Friday, February 14, 2014 Richie Ramone The Brighton Bar - Long Branch NJ

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Lisa Lampanelli Sands Event Center - Bethlehem PA

Saturday, February 15, 2014 Slapshot Kung Fu Necktie - Philly PA

Saturday, February 22, 2014 Filmage: The Story of the Descendents / All Zoetropolis Art House - Lancaster PA

Saturday, February 22, 2014 The Ultra Kings The Wooden Match - Bethlehem PA

Sunday, February 23, 2014 Filmage: The Story of the Descendents / All Zoetropolis Art House - Lancaster PA

Monday, February 24, 2014 Flogging Molly Electric Factory - Philly PA

Friday, March 07, 2014 The Ultra Kings Trapp Door - Emmaus PA

Saturday, March 15, 2014 Him TLA - Philly PA

Friday, March 21, 2014 Huey Lewis and the News Sands Event Center - Bethlehem PA

Friday, March 21, 2014 The Ultra Kings Steel Pub - Bethlehem PA

Friday, March 21, 2014 7th Annual Skindustry Expo Holiday Inn Conference Center - Breinigsville (Allentown) PA

Saturday, March 22, 2014 Children of Bodom, Tyr, Death Angel TLA - Philly PA

Saturday, March 22, 2014 7th Annual Skindustry Expo Holiday Inn Conference Center - Breinigsville (Allentown) PA

Sunday, March 23, 2014 Gary Numan, Big Black Delta, Roman Remains Trocadero - Philly PA

Sunday, March 23, 2014 7th Annual Skindustry Expo Holiday Inn Conference Center - Breinigsville (Allentown) PA

Thursday, March 27, 2014 The Ataries, Authority Zero, Gasoline Heart, Drag The River TLA - Philly PA

Saturday, March 29, 2014 Rye Coaltition Kung Fu Necktie - Philly PA

Friday, April 04, 2014 The Ultra Kings Trapp Door - Emmaus PA

Saturday, April 12, 2014 Decibel Magazine Tour: Carcass, Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts, Noisem Trocadero - Philly PA

Cheers,

Frank FOE

G.B.H. "Perfume and Piss" PHR records

G.B.H.

"Perfume and Piss"

PHR Records

Released: November 1, 2013

G.B.H. first two records are mandatory, must own punk rock classic LPs, "City Baby Attacked By Rats"  (1982) and "City Baby's Revenge" (1983). You would also need the Clay Years 1981-84 collection or one of the other collections. And  once you have those you'll need "Leather, Bristles, No Survivors and Sick Boys" and "Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne". I had so much fun collecting their 7"s, 12"s and full LPs in the 1980s. Great band. One of my all-time favorites. Much respect and admiration. 1986's "Midnight Madness and Beyond"... you get the picture...

 

If you don't own both of these records, stop reading this and get them before doing anything else.

I was lucky enough to see GBH (along with Agnostic Front and Half Life) at the Catty Shack in Catasauqua PA in 1986 and at the West Catasauqua Playground with Raw Power and the Breakouts in 1985. Actually got to see them around quite a bit back in the 1980s. Fantastic two albums and fantastic live band. They earned a place in my heart during the 80s. I even saved my ticket stub. 

 

"Perfume and Piss" was originally released on Hellcat records digitally and on CD in April of 2010. Why they didn't release this great album in the preferred vinyl format perplexes me.

  

 

Photos of G.B.H. taken by Frank FOE in 1985 at West Catty Playground Building

"Perfume and Piss" was finally released on vinyl, on the Czech Republic label PHR Records in 2013. It bothers me that it took three years for this to come out on vinyl, but I am extremely happy now, because "Perfume and Piss" NEEDS to be on vinyl. See, even if I download the music (I don't buy new cds), I feel as if I am honoring a band when I buy their vinyl. A CD, a download link or a stream... doesn't seem to be enough tribute to pay a band for putting out a great "record" or "album". I love this record. I love that I can read who Colin (vocals), Jock (guitar), Ross (bass) and Scott (drums) thank in the liner notes. I love that there is a lyric sheet for me to follow along with. I love that G.B.H. took the time to write an introductory paragraph for each song explaining song meaning and / or the inspiration for the song. 

I have been waiting for three years for "Perfume and Piss" to be released on vinyl. Thank you G.B.H. for another classic punk rock album. After all these years, G.B.H. does not disappoint. Thank you PHR records from the Czech Republic. 

You don't have to mail-order to the Czech Republic. I've seen "Perfume and Piss" listed on Amazon.com and I obtained mine through Interpunk. 

Interpunk sums it up like this:

There isn't a self-respecting gutter punk, hardcore kid or subcultural miscreant alive who hasn't seen the iconic GBH logo emblazoned on the back of a leather jacket, a denim vest, or a torn-up t-shirt, and after 30 years in the game, England’s original punks GBH are back to reclaim the streets with a brand new riotous release, Perfume and Piss. Barnburning, fist-pumping, palace-gates-storming tracks like "Kids Get Down," "Cadillac One" and "This is Not the Real World" carry the torch forward with the band's trademark fury that is nihilistic, optimistic, pessimistic, anarchistic, violent, humorous and deadly serious all at once. Get into the band that started it all!! Limited vinyl edition!

I hope G.B.H. comes back to Catasauqua PA, or somewhere close to my home in 2014!

Cheers,

Frank FOE