Rival Mob references. No comic books. This will sound condescending, but it is sincere: I will always, always, find it endearing when straight edge hardcore bands write songs that are not about anything other than being straight edge. What other subgenre has such a singular focus? Such a dogged determination to attack one concept over and over? It’s about being edge. It’s about why I am. It’s about why you aren’t. It’s about why you not being is a big fuckin’ problem. One of my high school bands was a band that trafficked in this precise sentiment. Every single song … Continue reading Extended Pleasure: Hardcore 4 Hardcore Edition