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Jon Kruithof in General Admission

May 20, 2019

Podcast #12–May 2019: The Best of the Rest; 1982 Style

It’s late and this one is pretty straightforward. Part one of potentially a few discussing how great 1982 was and how pivotal it was worldwide for punk and hardcore.

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May 17, 2019

General Admission Traveller: Osaka

Osaka is often referred to as Japan’s kitchen, and while I think that might be a bit overstated…

Jon Kruithof in General Admission

Mar 29, 2019

Podcast #10–March 2019: 1982

Apologies for the show notes going up late. Forgot them in draft in my workflow… anyways now that I’m back in the saddle, it should be less irregular than it’s been the last six months. On a personal note, 1982 was four years before 1986, the year I got into punk. I don’t really…

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Mar 5, 2019

1982 Was The Best Year for Hardcore

I don’t even think this is something one can debate, but looking at punk and hardcore releases…

Jon Kruithof in General Admission

Jun 30, 2018

Nostalgia for the 2000's

I find it interesting now that I’m a bit older that there’s some nostalgia for a time that I feel I just lived through. That means really that I’m just old, but hear me out for a second. Back in my day…. OK no not going to go down that road at all, but here’s some examples.

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May 31, 2018

Disputing an Indisputable List

Kerrang published a feature last month about the best hardcore band from each American state. They took a few liberties — more on that in the body of the critique. The list is below, and while I could nit pick (Charles Bronson from Illinois when you have The Effigies, Big…