Oi Mates! In the last Scenester 101, we taught you how to be a stage diving, mic grabbing hardcore kid… now it’s time to teach you how to be a bloody skin!

9. Speak with a Cockney Accent
It doesn’t matter that you’re a 16 year old from Nebraska… speak with a Cockney accent if you really want to be a skin. Sneer that nose, curl your lip and never use the word “my” again. (Ex: I want me pint). Bonus points: If you’re not saying bloddy after every bloody word, you fail as a bloody human being… Bollocks!

8. Stomp Around
When you’re in the pit (you ARE in the pit right?) stomp around like it’s the worst god damn cockroach infestation on this side of London. Put a snarl on while stomping around to show those bloody buggers you mean business.

7. Live For Work
I cannot stress this enough! Skins must live, breath, dream, and taste work! Apparently, 8 hours a day isn’t enough time to devote to work, so make sure to sing about your union and being part of the working class and the hardships of work during all your free time. Even when you’re at the pub grabbing a pint, you better be thinking of work.

6. Suspenders

Listen, we didn’t think you were white trashy enough… go out and buy some braces.

5. Anti-Racist Patch

If you don’t want to get your ass beat while walking the street, be sure to pick up an anti-nazi patch. Sure, WE know that most skins aren’t racist, but the average dude walking down the street thinks all skins are racist. We enlightened few know that skinheads are an embracing people, one who loves people of all colors (fuck gay people though).

4. Hair Styles
Dudes: Aim to look like Mr. Clean
Chicks: Skin dudes dig girls with mullets.

3. Boots
You never know when you need to do some really heavy yardwork… always be prepared by wearing your steel-toed boots.

2. Oi!
When you’re not saying “bloody” you better be yelling “OI!” like your jewish grandmother.

Bad Sentence: “I didn’t see nothing”
Good Sentence: “I didn’t see bloody nothing! OI! OI!”

1. Support Your Country
Support your military, fuck liberals.

MP3:
The Boils – Skinhead Reggae Beach Stomp
Sham 69 – Borstal Breakout
Darkbuster – Skinhead
Hub City Stompers – I’ve Got A Boot
The Queers – Little Rich Working Class Oi Boi
Crucial Unit – Punx N Skins, Let’s Unite Them, Put Them On A Boat, Send Them Out To Sea, And Sink Those Fuckers

Educate Yourself:
Scenester 101: How To Be Hardcore

Buy:
Interpunk
Smartpunk

When I saw mc chris this past November, I mentioned that he didn’t really seem to be enjoying himself up on stage. Even with his 2008 release “mc chris is dead”, he made sure to keep the lyrics relatively clean in hopes of some radio play. It looks like 2009 is a return to form for this master chief. Releasing his latest “Part Six” in six different installments, it appears that mc chris is just out to have fun again.

“Part Six Part One” is the first of the six installments, and contains 4 new songs and 3 new skits. The songs are solid, offensive (welcome back chris), and as usual, pretty damn hilarious. They tap into a bunch of different styles, with some having a more hard rock beat to them. The skits are funny as well (and I usually hate skits on albums), but mc chris pulls it off well with his buddies from Adult Swim (although the first skit on the album “Dirty Dick” is just more offense than anything else).

If you’re a fan of mc chris, check out “Part Six Part One”… while $10 seems pretty steep, I’m sure if you wait, he’ll release an online version or a compilation once all the parts are complete.

MP3:
mc chris – Awesome Fucker

Part Housewives, Part Hip Hop:
Boogie Down Productions
mc chris is dead
Jay Eff Kay

Buy:
Official Store

Finally… It’s finally warm enough to hit up the beach here on the east coast (fuck you!). I actually went on Sunday, where apparently the rest of NJ, NY and Philly also decided to go. And what better way to celebrate (besides going to the beach) than by posting a mix? Oh, and if you’re chilling on the beach of NJ like I am, watch out for the dirty syringes under the boardwalk.

MP3:
Bouncing Souls – Shark Attack
The Boils – Skinhead Reggae Beach Stomp
Subb – LA Beach Bum
Mustard Plug – Summertime

Mix Or Die:
A Save The Planet Mix
Ghost Towns And Mad Styling Mix
Sunny Days and Pillow Fights
Everytime it Rains, The Bus Is Late Just To Spite Me
My God I’m Definitely Not Prepared Mix
A Tribute to All You Bored At Work Or School
Dumbass Yuppies Thinking I’m Trying To Break Into Their Car (A Mix)
Songs To Piss Off The Personal Trainer Below Me Mix

Buy:
Interpunk
Smartpunk

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGAM8OZGHE]

Saturday was a busy day: Dodgeball tournaments and then going straight to see the World Inferno Friendship Society up in Red Bank, NJ at this small sports bar with a stage called Chubbys. Let me just say that it was an odd spot to see WIFS. Now, I can go through and describe the show, but I’ll just post some youtube footage (I did not tape this) to give you guys something to do at work today.

Key Highlights:
-Lost In Society, a straight up punk band, was damn awesome. Going to check them out more.
-Teenage Whore-Moans, besides having the greatest band name ever, were good at first, but the bassist broke a string, couldn’t find a replacement, and it went downhill from there. They sounded a lot like the Teenage Harlets.

-For those who don’t know, World Inferno has an insane fan following in NJ, and after the infamous Court Tavern Show, the band doesn’t play certain songs in NJ anymore (at Court Tavern, fans ripped down spotlights, etc).

-The place was tiny in front of the stage, so there isn’t much room to move… the people in the crowd weren’t lame if not moving in videos, just stuck… In fact, the person taping was standing all the way in the back against the bar… to give you an idea how tiny it was.

Quality not the greatest, but good enough:

Tattoos Fade
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmO_w7VrcSA]

Just The Best Party
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NHWa4IWgXY]

Everybody Come To Rick’s
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=844iKUYD_F0]

Me Vs. The Angry Mob
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nef2xqUP34k]

Me And The Mad Monkettes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sNadGEd0Gs]

Velocity of Love
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4aUFv3K81M]

Models And Mannequins
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VuoKdETChg]

Addicted To Bad Ideas
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPcebhNOLwE]

The Naughty Little Rat Makes Friends
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LltrjxsoJhA]

A Night In The Woods:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8aoH9Jm8U]

So Long To The Circus
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NDc_ZsQQoc]

Setlist (Not Complete, Probably Not In Order):
Tattoos Fade
Just The Best Party
Everybody Come To Ricks
Thumb Cinema
Me Vs. The Angry Mob
Cathy Catherine
Me And The Mad Monkettes
Velocity Of Love
Models And Mannequins
Addicted To Bad Ideas
The Naughty Little Rat Makes Friends
A Night In The Woods
So Long To The Circus
Heart Attack ’64

MP3:
World Inferno Friendship Society – Models And Mannequins

More Infernos:
East Coast Supersound Of Punk Today!
Red Eyed Soul
World Inferno Friendship Society – Addicted to Bad Ideas
World Inferno Friendship Society – Just The Best Party

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Chunksaah

20 years… that’s more than pretty damn impressive. Being one of the most consistent bands in punk rock today (only one member change in 20 years), the Bouncing Souls obviously love what they’re doing. To celebrate their 20th year together, these New Jersey moochers are digitally releasing one new song every month, and then pressing a limited edition vinyl.

Volume I is the first of the installments, and while a little too brief for me (4 songs), the songs are pretty solid. “Gasoline” and “We All Sing Along” are outstanding classic sing-along anthematic Souls tracks, while “Airport Security” is a light-hearted, mid tempo rock song that is surprisingly more catchy the more and more I listen to it. “A Life Less Ordinary” is an acoustic song similar to the acoustic material found on Anchors Aweigh.

I’m a die hard Souls fan who wasn’t too impressed with The Gold Record (don’t get me wrong, I like it, but it’s not up to standard with the rest of their albums) and I’m definitely digging Volume I of the series. While I would prefer a full length (I hate when bands release one song at a time), new material from the Souls is always welcomed, regardless of the format.

MP3:
Bouncing Souls – Gasoline

Bouncing Souls Articles, Volume I:
Home(Less) For The Holidays (Bouncing Souls, Token Entry, Vision)
The Bouncing Souls “Worst” Album
Bouncing Souls Split Series
Battle: Bouncing Souls vs Band of Horses!
Bouncing Souls Home for the Holidays
Bouncing Souls and Lifetime

Buy:
Chunksaah

When you think of ska, if you think of a bunch of 13 year olds wearing their parents suits running around in circles, let King Django cleanse that vision for you. King Django is easily one of the most underrated old school ska / roots reggae artists around. Coming from New York, King Django is sort of a ska legend in the tri-state area.

On Roots Tonic, King Django proves that he is as authentic as any reggae band from Jamaica. From old school rocksteady numbers such as “Hard Hard Thing” to the much more roots reggae “No Trial”, King Django deserves much more credit than he is given.

Definitely check it out if you’re a fan of traditional ska and reggae, as it’s a must to any rocksteady collection.

Mp3:
King Django – No Trial
King Django – It’s All Over

Get Your Skank On:
Ruder Than You – Big Step
The Slackers – Self Medication
Ruder Than You – God’s Ghetto
Pietasters – Willis
Two and A Half White Guys

Buy:
King Django

Have you hugged a tree today? Well you should probably be more productive, because trees don’t care if you hug them or not. Instead, you can check out a list of 172 things you can do to help save the world over here. And you can find out how many tons of carbon that you are personally responsible for by calculating your carbon footprint.

And please, please, please shut your computers off or put them in suspend mode at night or when you’re not using them. Contrary to popular belief… it doesn’t take more electricity to boot up your machine than to keep it on. It also doesn’t make the lifespan of your machine any shorter. I don’t know why so many people think this is the case.

Oh yeah, and since we are a music blog… here are some songs! If you have any ideas on how to save electricity, let me hear about it.

MP3:
Give Up The Ghost – The Ice Age Is Coming
Murder Majesty – The Trees Were Ours
Strike Anywhere – Earthbound
The Pietasters – Ocean

More Mixes:
Ghost Towns And Mad Styling Mix
Sunny Days and Pillow Fights
Everytime it Rains, The Bus Is Late Just To Spite Me
My God I’m Definitely Not Prepared Mix
A Tribute to All You Bored At Work Or School
Dumbass Yuppies Thinking I’m Trying To Break Into Their Car (A Mix)
Songs To Piss Off The Personal Trainer Below Me Mix

Buy:
Interpunk
Smartpunk

I remember when I first got into street punk. The pure unadulterated, no bullshit pissed off energy without the pop hooks found in other styles of punk rock. While I know most people are (or were) introduced to the heavier styles of punk by The Casualties, it was actually the Boston punk rockers The Unseen that get me into the style years ago.

Released as their debut back in 1997, Lower Class Crucifixtion is the most raw punk rock album that The Unseen has released to this day. While I don’t find it in my regular rotation anymore, LCC is definitely a classic that you either need to hear or reconnect with.

MP3:
The Unseen – What Are We Waiting For?
The Unseen – Social Security

Lower Class Housewives:
The Virus – Nowhere to Hide
Against All Authority
46 Short
Action
Adolf And The Piss Artists
Violent Society

Buy:
A-F Records

So this weekend, as I often do, I headed down to my college town with some friends. However, this time around, there was seriously nobody around: everyone was either out of town or having a giant party and not telling any of us.

We stopped at a few bars to see if we’d run into anyone we knew, and this is what happened:

1. Bar that is usually packed, total of 2 people in there.

2. We walked into another, and it was filled with a bunch of 40-50 yr. old rednecks dancing to Nickelback. As tempting as it was to stay… we didn’t last 10 seconds.

The weird thing was, my friend visited on Thursday, and everyone was around… just not on Saturday night… So here’s a mix to the sort of surreal experience.

MP3:
Give Up The Ghost – Shoplifting In A Ghost Town
Zero Down – Empty Promised Land
The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches – So Let’s Go Nowhere!!!
8 Bit Bullet – Bustin Mad Chills…Yo! (Instrumental trippy electro-ska)

More Mixes From Some More Slightly Successful Trips Down There:
Housewives World Tour – Virginia!
An Ode To Friends 08
An Ode To Friends 07

Buy:
Interpunk
Smartpunk

Wow, was I an idiot… for the longest time I avoided San Francisco’s Swingin’ Utters because everything I’ve ever read about them said they were cow-punk(country mixed with punk). Now call me a musical racist, but to me, country music is like putting medicine in chocolate. No matter how much you cover country up, I’m still going to taste the bitter flavor of it.

Apparently “A Juvenile Product of The Working Class” is one of Swingin’ Utters older albums, and is more straight up melodic 70s style punk rock with some slight rock n’ roll influences more than anything else.

If you’ve been avoiding the Swingin’ Utters, or just want some really solid punk rock, don’t make the mistake I made and definitely check out the “A Juvenile Product of the Working Class”.

MP3:
Swingin’ Utters – Sign it Away
Swingin’ Utters – Sustain

Swingin’ Housewives:
Sham 69
The Damned
The Nipple Erectors
Anti-Pasti

Buy:
fatwreck