Tag: New York

Black N Blue Bowl 2013 official trailer and poster revealed!

Black N Blue Productions have just dropped the official trailer for this years Black N Blue Bowl.. Due to the overwhelming interest in the Judge reunion tickets for the event on Saturday May 18th were sold out in minutes. As a result the BNB Bowl has been made into a two day event; Sunday May 19th Judge will do another show, along side Crown Of Thornz, Madball, Kill Your Idols and more..

Here’s the trailer and poster for what will be undoubtedly the event of the year:

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Black N Blue Bowl 2013 lineup announced; Judge to headline!

Put the rumors and gossiping to rest, the BNB Takeover proudly announced the complete line-up for this year’s Black N Blue Bowl which will feature a highly anticipated reunion from JUDGE. A complete list of announced bands and details are as follows;

JUDGE
BREAKDOWN
BANE
BLACK TRAIN JACK
STRIFE
DISTRICT 9
TAKE OFFENSE
ALTERCATION
OLD FIRM CASUALS
FIRE & ICE
ARRABIO
DOWNPRESSER
NO ONE RULES
(w/ a special guest TBA)

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Pitchfork NY celebrates 10 years with “Decade Of Hard Times” line

Pitchfork NY Hardwear have just dropped their “Decade Of Hard Times” line, celebrating 10 years of business.

This release consists of t-shirts, hoodies, snapbacks, parka’s, vests, iphone cases and even an old school dufflebag! “Decade Of Hard Times” is definitely one of their dopest collections to date.

Check out some previews in the gallery beneath, then head over to their shop to purchase your Pitchfork NY gear.

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Blake Farber interview; Filmmaker, Director, Guitarist of Olde York

Blake Farber is a filmmaker/director from New York City. He does music videos and commercials / short films all over the world. He also plays guitar in New York Hardcore band Olde York. He had a busy few years directing videos and releasing albums with Olde York, so we figured it was time to catch up with him and see what’s what…

– When was the first time you picked up a camera and realised “this is what I wanna do for a living”?
[two_third]Blake Farber: It’s not that I’ve picked up a camera, I was born with a camera in my hand! Both my mom and dad are photographers… So it came natural to follow in their footsteps. Taking a visual thing like photography and add motion to it… On my moms side of the family they’re all musicians, my Uncle who played bass in many surf bands (including Jan and Dean, the reunited Beach Boys tours, and various other classic rock bands). … Read More

Olde York set to release new cd “Shallow World”

New York Hardcore outfit Olde York will release their new cd “Shallow World” on September 21st, on Dutch hardcore label WTF (responsible for releases from Human Demise, Spider Crew, All For Nothing & more).

About Olde York:

Ted, Blake, Devon and Mike hail from hardcore’s true home, New York City.
Together they have drawn on countless influences to create a modern take on New York Hardcore.
Their debut full length album “Empire State” on Countdown Records was released in 2009 and has been received very well worldwide.
A lot of new friends were made touring Europe for this release.
Recently the band has refined their classic feel with this second full length release on WTF Records.
Produced by Mike Dijan (Breakdown, Skarhead, Crown of Thornz), this new full length release displays a wide range of sounds and feels, rooted in the classic
grit of New York.

Prepare for a new sound and a new piece of NYHC history.
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YUPPICIDE To Release ‘American Oblivion’ EP

Brooklyn’s legendary hardcore punk outfit YUPPICIDE has made the title track from its upcoming EP, “American Oblivion”, available for streaming on Bandcamp (see below). The six-track effort is due out September 4 via Dead City Records. Commented vocalist Jesse KFW Jones: “‘American Oblivion’ was a collaboration between guitarist Steve Karp and I, dealing with how post-9/11 paranoia has become institutionalized in people’s lives, and how… Read More