Raw Power: Can you feeeeel it? Arm, McCready, McKagan and Barrett --...
Raw Power. (TSHIT photos and video at bottom)"What if they got Iggy to fly in?"That's what someone in the massive crowd was overheard saying prior to Sunday night's Raw Power: A Tribute to the Stooges...
View ArticleThe Muffs' essential first record gets the Omnivore reissue treatment
Kim Shattuck with The Muffs at the Burger Boogaloo in Oakland in 2014. (Cat Rose photos)All praise to Omnivore Recordings for reissuing, remastering and expanding the rip-roaring first record from The...
View ArticleDeafheaven: blowing minds since 2010
George Clarke of Deafheaven. (Cat Rose photo)Here's a ripping photo of Deafheaven's George Clarke that Cat snapped during their skull-jarring opening set for Russian Circles and Helms Alee at the Doug...
View ArticleTeenage Time Killers pack an explosive punch, set for epic LA gig
By AndyWhile standing in the kitchenette of the Corrosion of Conformity Blind RV in May following the band's gig at Studio 7 in Seattle, singer Karl Agell grinned and pushed play on the stereo.His...
View ArticleThe Tulips: rockin' at Barnstormers in Dublin, 1993
The Tulips in Dublin 1993. (Photos by Cat and Andy)By Andy and CatWho are The Tulips and where have they gone?We were in Dublin, a couple beers in on a Saturday night and we craved some more live...
View ArticleSouthern Lord's blistering Seattle invasion
Black Breath, top, and Goatsnake. (All Cat Rose photos)No words can properly describe it.Let's try: Four neck-breaking, head-exploding bands that should have left Seattle's Highline in ruins last...
View ArticlePete Stahl/ Teenage Time Killers series
Pete Stahl with Goatsnake in Seattle. (Cat Rose photos)Andy, text; Cat Rose photosWhen Pete Stahl flips on the switch and slips into his groove on stage, he's transformed into a punk-rock shaman of the...
View ArticleCorrosion of Conformity cranks up deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment
There's Something Hard in There photosIn the arms of ... Nuclear Blast Entertainment.The four-piece Corrosion of Conformity has inked a deal with the label, according to its Facebook page...
View ArticleThe Jam: Life-changing musical journey/ Danny Ingram
By Danny Ingram“Absolutely, categorically, fucking no!”For those of you, like me, who have long lamented the criminally-short tenure of the Jam, Paul Weller makes it absolutely, categorically clear...
View ArticleCH3 storms into Bellingham
Mike Magrann of CH3. (All Cat Rose photos)Twas road-trip time for the There's Something Hard in There staff last Friday. We rolled up I-5 from Seattle to Bellingham's Shakedown and took in a solid...
View ArticleTony Van Frater: RIP
Tony Van Frater with the Cockney Rejects this summer in Seattle. (There's Something Hard in There photo)According to the Hartlepool Mail in the UK and myriad band Facebook pages, Tony Van Frater has...
View ArticleVic Bondi / Teenage Time Killers series
Vic Bondi rages with Black Theory in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)By AndyVic Bondi took a sip of his martini and placed the glass down on the counter at the Five Point Cafe in Seattle last Friday...
View ArticleDrive Like Jehu leads the way at Fun Fun Fun Fest | Day 1
Drive Like Jehu. (All TSHIT photos)The There's Something Hard in There staff took a well-deserved vacation to check out Austin's first-rate Fun Fun Fun Fest on Nov. 6-8 at Auditorium Shores.We set up...
View ArticleFucked Up, Archers of Loaf rule Fun Fun Fun Fest | Day 2
Fucked Up, top, Archers of Loaf, below. (All TSHIT photos)The There's Something Hard in There staff took a well-deserved vacation to check out Austin's first-rate Fun Fun Fun Fest on Nov. 6-8 at...
View ArticleL7, Dag Nasty and OFF! -- you can't beat that at Fun Fun Fun Fest | Day 3
OFF!, top, and L7 below (All TSHIT photos)The There's Something Hard in There staff took a well-deserved vacation to check out Austin's first-rate Fun Fun Fun Fest on Nov. 6-8 at Auditorium Shores.We...
View ArticleCorrosion of Conformity hammers it out at Seattle gig
Corrosion of Conformity in Seattle. (All Cat Rose photos)Corrosion of Conformity lit things up at Neumos in Seattle last night with heavy riffage and soaring, growling vocals via Pepper Keenan and the...
View ArticleSaviours | Cat Rose photos
Saviours. (All Cat Rose photos)Saviours rolled into Neumos in Seattle on Nov. 21 as part of a smashing tour headlined by Corrosion of Conformity and also featuring Mothership and Brant Bjork and the...
View ArticleMothership | Cat Rose photos
Gettin' on board the Mothership. (All Cat Rose photos)Yes, the Mothership fucking landed in Seattle Nov. 21.The Dallas trio completed its heavy duty rock mission by flooring the Neumos crowd whilst...
View ArticleBrant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band | Cat Rose photos
Brant Bjork (All Cat Rose photos)The stoner-groove was with 'em and Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band doled out the tight-as-fuck rock Nov. 21 at Neumos in Seattle alongside headliner Corrosion...
View ArticleHammerbox, Gits and others perform at benefit for James Atkins
Hammerbox, top, Gits, below. (All Cat Rose photos)Text: Andy; photos: Cat RoseIt was a night you never wanted to end.Emotions were flowing, there were smiles a-plenty and the tunes -- oh, the tunes --...
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