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Flashback: Bad Brains

flashback, grunge, hardcore, punk, reggae, videos, Washington DC 2 Responses »

Apr 292011

This is one of my all time favourite bands…and one of my all time favourite songs! I distinctly remember waiting up all night to catch this video the first time it aired on MTV’s 120 Minutes. It was so worth it.

I was fortunate to catch HR sit in with Fishbone a few months back when they visited 930 Club in Washington, DC. They did a version pf “Banned in DC” that was truly epic. So glad I was there to see it live. There are very few bands, if any, around today that could pull of what Bad Brains did back in the day. They’re a bit older, a bit wiser…but still rockin out loud!

- Drago

Froglix Flashback: Jawbox

Desoto Records, Dischord Records, flashback, grunge, hard rock, Jawbox, punk, rock, videos, Washington DC No Responses »

Apr 012011

The year was 1993 and Jawbox had pulled off what many thought to be the unthinkable. They left the legendary label of DC hardcore, Dischord Records, for the greener pastures of a major label (Atlantic to be exact) and not too long after we find bassist Kim Collete, front man/guitarist Jay Robbins, guitarist Bill Barbot and drummer Zach Barocas debuting on MTV in 1994. The song? “Savory” from the album entitled For Your Own Special Sweetheart.

Probably one of the more under appreciated bands of the era, their 2nd album did well on college stations but failed to produce a mainstream single so they were dropped. Damn it. So, where are they now? Eventually the band broke up and its members went on to pursue other projects and passions. Collete and Barbot started Desoto Records, which is still in existence today. Barocas went on to either start or join other bands as did Robbins, who can also add successful Producer to his list of accomplishments.

I liked this band…still do. Am I biased because Jawbox got started in the DC area where I happen to be from? Yup. What of it?

- Drago