Ian MacKaye

Bad Brains Finally Reach Zion

Out of Step

Sweat Records takes indie culture out of the clubs and into your speakers

Ex Models

Zoo Psychology (Frenchkiss Records)

In Clubland

The Misfits and Gwar

Reverb

The Misfits and Gwar

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The Misfits and Gwar

Concert Review: D.I., Agent Orange, and Fear at Respectable Street, August 8

Agent Orange​D.I., Agent Orange, and FearWith Bloodhook and Total ChaosRespectable Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 8, 2009Better Than: It actually was just as good as fucking while high on cocaine. The Review:My Saturday certainly got itself started with a whole fucking bunch of Parrot Ba ... More >>

Punk's Not Dead

It raged on courtesy of Agent Orange at Respectable Street.

Concert Review: The Jonas Brothers at BankAtlantic Center, August 19

photo by Michele Sandberg​To view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. The Jonas BrothersBankAtlantic Center, SunriseAugust 19, 2009Better Than: The Backstreet Boys, N Sync, and NKOTB put together.The Review:I felt a little ashamed as I slinked up to the BankAtlantic Center for ... More >>

Hardcore Karaoke

photo by Michele Sandberg​To view a full slideshow of photos from the concert, click here. The Jonas BrothersBankAtlantic Center, SunriseAugust 19, 2009Better Than: The Backstreet Boys, N Sync, and NKOTB put together.The Review:I felt a little ashamed as I slinked up to the BankAtlantic Center for ... More >>

Meatless in Miami: Vegetarians in Popular Song

​A couple of months ago, Sweat Records booked L.A. punk rock duo No Age. I knew they're vegan, so I made sure we were stocked with an array of sumptuous goodies to feed them. After their insanely high-energy show, the fact that they could replenish with local songstress Raffa's vegan chili nearly ... More >>

I Need That Record Documentary Details Indie Record Stores' Struggles and Survival

​Okay, so we don't think independent record stores in South Florida are going anywhere -- hello, Sweatstock, Record Store Day -- but that doesn't mean they're thriving everywhere else in the country. That's what I Need That Record: The Death or Possible Survival of the Independent Record S ... More >>

American Hardcore's Steven Blush Talks the Middle Class, Youth Culture, and Loud Fast Riffs

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

Steven Blush and American Hardcore at Sweat Records January 13

Hardcore historian Steven Blush.​It's hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it's even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven't let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that's the truth ... Hardcore is history. ... More >>

Five Short Hardcore History Lessons With Punk Professor Steven Blush

Your hardcore crash course instructor, Steven Blush.​There are only five hours remaining till punk professor Steven Blush's hardcore master class convenes at Sweat Records. Word is, there might be a pop quiz. So ... Are you ready? Have you committed the entirety of the textbook -- American Har ... More >>

Is Punk Rock the New Dad Rock? Ten Signs That Going Soft Is the New Hardcore

When punk rock sneeringly ejaculated onto the music scene in the 1970s, it was all about volume, attitude and, most importantly, the rebellious nihilism of young disillusionment. But in 2012, self-proclaimed punk rockers look like massage therapists at a Winnie the Pooh spa. Just take a look at The ... More >>