Joe Nelson at Wishing Well Crew organized this Thanksgiving Jam to benefit The Eli Home at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, California on November 21st and Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, California on November 22nd.

Thanksgiving Jam. features acoustic musical performances by H.R. along with; Walter Schreifels from the notable bands Quicksand, and Gorilla Biscuits, Jonah Matranga of the band FAR, Jeff Pezzati from the Chicago punk band Naked Raygun, and Steve Soto of the Orange County band Adolescents. The event also will hold an art show featuring works for sale by the performing musicians along with other local artists.

Thanksgiving Jam #1
November 21, 2009
Detroit Bar
Costa Mesa, California

Thanksgiving Jam #2
November 22, 2009
Alex’s Bar
Long Beach, California

“Perezig” Really? Ha.

Anthony found this video of Samuel Preston, the dude from Big Brother UK wearing a Radio Silence shirt with JJ Gonson’s photograph of Crippled Youth.
Link: Mirror UK

SSD at CBGB, New York, New York, c. 1983;
Photograph by Philin Phlash
Sizes available: (no Small left, sorry), M, L, XL

Chain of Strength at Spanky’s Cafe, Riverside, California, 1989;
Photograph by Dave Sine
Sizes available: S, XL ONLY (no Medium or Large left, sorry)

DC Crew outside the 9:30 Club, May 1982;
Photograph by Rusty Moore
Sizes available: (no small left, sorry), M, L, XL

Crippled Youth at the Rathskeller, Boston, Massachusetts, May 11, 1986;
Photograph by JJ Gonson
Sizes available: S, M, L, XL

Domestic (Continental US orders)
$10 each + $5 shipping (first one, then $3 per shirt for each additional shirt)
1 shirt = $15
2 shirts = $28
3 shirts = $41
4 shirts = $54
Buy all 4 get a free tote bag!

SPECIFY SIZE AND STYLE WHEN ORDERING!
Send cash money to “info@radiosilencebook.com”

Back at the end of June, Glen Cummings and Adam Michaels assembled an exhibition at the experimental project space W/———, in Manhattans Chinatown, documenting the X symbol and its use in music culture. I missed the show because it was only up for one weekend, and Gary didn’t think it was important to tell me about it, but Glen and Adam have collected the project into an exhibit catalog that you can purchase here.

X documents the trajectory of the X symbol within (and without) underground music culture. As the first step of an ongoing project, the exhibition opening will launch a book presenting initial visual research. Building upon the varied meanings and form of the X, the show presents experiments in a range of media; attendees are encouraged to contribute materials to future iterations of the project.

The book features contributions from Radio Silence contributor and Hardcore Archaeologist Jeremy Dean as well as Michael Brenner, Jordan Carver, Kathryn Holter, Kevin Wade Shaw, Justin Michael Smith, Stewart Smith, and Chris Wu.

X (the publication) is available for $10 (+ tax & shipping)

We have some limited Nation of Ulysses T-shirts (NOU at Ocho Loco in San Francisco, 1992; Photograph: Jeff Winterberg) leftover from our book release last year. These were only available at the photo show or release parties. Limited numbers available in S, M, L, XL.

SPECIFY SIZE WHEN ORDERING!
Send cash money to “info@radiosilencebook.com”

$15.00 postage paid (Continental US orders)

UPDATE: We only have SMALL left. We are SOLD OUT of MEDUIM, LARGE and X-LARGE.

We have some limited Supertouch logo T-shirts leftover from our Toronto Weekend with the Radio Silence 2 color fade. They are printed on grey heather Tultex blanks (slim-ish fit) with a split fountain fade (2 inks, one screen). Limited numbers available in S, M.

SPECIFY SIZE WHEN ORDERING!
Send cash money to “info@radiosilencebook.com”

UPDATE: We are SOLD OUT of LARGE and X-LARGE.

$15.00 postage paid (Continental US orders)

John Joseph will be reading from his book The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon tonight at Solas in the East Village as part of St. Marks Books Reading Series at Solas.

An evening with John Joseph! (of Cro-Mags fame, author of Evolution of a Cro-Magnon and Meat is for Pussies). The St. Mark’s Bookshop Reading Series at Solas (that’s our favorite bar around the corner) features the same eclectic mix you’ll find in the bookshop’s stacks. You’ll see some of the best poetry, fiction and contemporary thought the East Village has to offer, two Thursdays a month. All readings begin at 7:30 PM, sharp.

John Joseph reading
Thursday August 6, 2009
7;30PM (sharp!)
Solas
232 E. 9th St.,
New York, NY 10003
(nr. 3rd Ave)

Photo: Cro-Mags at The Ritz, New York, New York. 1986; Photographs by JJ Gonson.

Hardcore legend and friend of Radio Silence, Jeff Nelson has an amazing collection of “stuff.” Jeff’s house in Ohio is filled with a lifetime’s worth of things from candy wrapper collections to military heraldry. Somewhere in between his collections of “Vintage Gum Wrappers” and “Iguana’s, plastic” is Jeff’s “Hardcore” archive. Now, after many years, Jeff is getting rid of some of his collection. Above is a Minor Threat test pressing, that as of this writing, is going to sell for somewhere around $2000.00 (sorry for not posting this sooner collector dudes). Oh well, you missed it. No biggie though, Jeff has a lot more where this came from. Keep an eye on his auctions in the future.

The subject matter in Radio Silence might only reach into the early 1990s but the spirit of the book is celebrating hardcore. There’s no gravestone that says RIP Hardcore 1978-1986 or 1994 it’s something that continues to grow and blow our minds. We’ve been blessed to have some of the greatest bands, past and present, be a part of this process. Most recently in Toronto we had our most varied show stacked with bands of different styles and genres spanning hardcore’s history.

One band in recent years that stood out to me visually and sonically has been Lion of Judah. Their unique sound and visual presentation embodies what we wanted to capture in the pages of Radio Silence, a celebration of tradition told in a modern voice. Their sound has nods to the signature notey riffs that many Revolution Summer DC bands employed as well as the crunchy attack of classic NYHC mixed their personality and some interesting tempo changes.

We’re proud to team up with Lion of Judah and Youngblood Records to offer you a streaming version of their upcoming 7″ Number-rology which will be released September 15th.

Please visit the following links for info and support them on their current US tour. Some of their members have another incredible band called Give that you need to check out immediately, especially if you’re a fan of Swiz.

Youngblood Records

Give

LoJ