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You might have noticed that CC is taking a break.  Don’t remove us from your bookmarks / readers though — we’ll be back someday.

The year is winding down and tomorrow most of you will be enjoying your figgy puddings by the fire, but if you get a break please enjoy a few gifts from your pals over here at bidhardcore.

Beyond live on WFMU 1988
This is my personal favorite NYC radio set that’s out there. Yes, even more than Supertouch, Breakdown, and any other.

Rigor Mortis - Holocaust/Warriors Of Doom 7″ an often overlooked NY Death Metal Gem. HC fans should like this too. Some parts remind me of Breakdown. These guys became Immolation.

The Guns - Unreleased ‘85 lp - 256vbrSome of you know this was bootlegged by Dwid as bonus tracks on a Bowel CD that was released when Dutch East was footing the bill for Dark Empire releases. This is great lost early Cleveland HC. Most of the rips of this out there SUCK.

Ripping Corpse - Splatter Remains demoRed Bank NJ’s finest deathrash act. This has been on the Internet for years in a crappy mono version. This is a rip I made from the 12″ vinyl pressing that was issued in the UK, of course at a high bite-rate.

Meat Puppets live 6-30-81An early snapshot of the Meat Puppets in hardcore mode. They are ragged as hell but great at this how. They do probably the most obnoxious (but I think sincere) 4-Tops cover ever. Pscyhocore forever.

Hopefully there’s something on that list that you’ve never heard, or need an upgrade on, if not, well I hope Santa hooked it up.

…and what would hardcore be without the hardcore thank you speech? Here it is:

Seriously a big thanks from me and AJ to everyone who’s linked us on their blogs/websites this year, all the people who come to the site daily and leave comments or send links. HUGE thanks to Stuart Schrader, Colin Tappe, Tony Rettman, Cooch, & Jon Westbrook for their guest posts at various times. Thanks to spellcheck for making me seem marginally less stupid, and thanks to the Internet, for making it all possible. It’s been a solid year now since I started posting on here and the response has been sort of amazing, so from me and my ego, thanks. It means a lot.

Have a good holidaze here (wherever).

I can’t believe one of these isn’t on ebay this week.

btw - i couldn’t shrink this down. it’s just too good.

Next week I will be posting again.

I’m sick with a cold, brain is is moving like molten magma, but if that magma was snot.  

Here’s a list of band I went to see in September:

Been surrounded by high school volunteers all day and let me tell you - they suck. I mean when I was 16, I might have been a git, but I didn’t exist only to impose upon everyone. I might have anyway though…

Will return tomorrow with legit posting - til then:

You’d better ask to see a better photo and check the vinyl matrix on this if you’re planning to buy. Looks suspect to me…

Been busy keeping Austin weird since yesterday, as such I don’t have anything exciting today. Saw Naked Raygun @ 1 AM last night. Jeff Pezatti has very small eyes in person.