Compositions for the Young & Old, Pt. 7 | Hüsker Dü, “Flip Your Wig” (1985)
For their second album of 1985, the Hüskers move even further from their hardcore roots on the album where punk begat pop-punk.
August 2014
Compositions for the Young & Old, Pt. 6 | Hüsker Dü,“New Day Rising” (1985)
Exploring the album where the Hüskers punk starts to go pop.
James Rolfe & Kevin Finn | Angry Independent Movie Nerds
Movies are starting to look more like video games…and the cut scenes in video games look like the action scenes in movies.
The Bad Things | After the Inferno (Silent City)
The singer croons, the drummer swings, and the album delivers jazzy rockers and slow and methodical jazz style blues tunes.
Ausländer | s/t (Domestic Genocide)
These guys wrote a song about my favorite ballpark food. What’s not to love about that?
Anthrax | Chile on Hell (Megaforce)
It seems the Chilean fans have a special place in their hearts for Anthrax.
Compositions for the Young & Old, Pt. 5 | Hüsker Dü, “Zen Arcade” (1984)
Exploring the album where punk grew up, a landmark concept double-LP that stretches the limits of punk and hardcore.
Compositions for the Young & Old, Pt. 4 | Hüsker Dü, “Metal Circus” (1983)
“Hey punkers, fuck the haters and follow your muse wherever she takes you.”
The Trip to Italy (IFC Films, NR)
The most joyous scenes are when Rob Brydon is able to break the “Steve Coogan” character and reduce him to fits of laughter.
Compositions for the Young & Old, Pt. 3 | Hüsker Dü, “Everything Falls Apart” (1983)
Hüsker Dü bring their savagery to the studio with their second release, but this time they’ve added a dab of pop to their hardcore smorgasbord.