Movies and Music

Here’s 15 of my favorite films (this list changes all the time): 

1. The Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1975)
2. The King of Comedy  (Scorsese, 1983)
3. It’s a Wonderful Life  (Capra, 1946)
4. Nights of Cabiria (Fellini, 1957)
5. Jules and Jim (Truffaut, 1962)
6. Imitation of Life (Sirk, 1956)
7. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg  (Demy, 1964)
8. Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
9. Floating Weeds  (Ozu, 1959)
10. The Bicycle Thieves  (De Sica, 1948)
11. The Last Picture Show  (Bogdanovich, 1971)
12. Poetry (Chang-Dong, 2010)
13. Fanny and Alexander (Bergman, 1982)
14. Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)

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I’m an avid hardcore punk fan – I run a page, What We Want Is Free, dedicated to my love of this music, which also incorporates my love of making lists. I’m currently working through my top 100 hardcore records of the 2010s. Here are my top ten 00s hardcore records.

1. Modern Life is War, Witness LP (Deathwish Inc., 2005)
2. Tragedy, Self-titled LP (Tragedy, 2000)
3. End of a Year, Sincerely
4. Planes Mistaken for Stars, Fuck With Fire 
5. Calvary, Outnumbered is Outflanked 
6. Kill Your Idols, No Gimmicks Needed
7. Carry On, A Life Less Plagued
8. Bullets*In, Conceived 
9. Dead Stop, Live for Nothing
10. Young Wasteners, We Got Ways 

Here’s my top ten 90s hardcore records:

1. 108, Threefold Misery LP (Lost & Found, 1996)
2. Silent Majority, Life as a Spectator LP (Exit, 1997)
3. Death Side, Bet on Possibility LP (Selfish, 1991)
4. Poison Idea, Feel the Darkness LP (Vinyl Solution; American Leather, 1990)
5. Ink & Dagger, Drive this Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart
6. Threadbare, Feeling Older Faster
7. Chain of Strength, What Holds Us Apart
8. Fuel, Self-titled
9. Inside Out, No Spiritual Surrender
10. Catharsis, Passion

And my top ten 80s hardcore records:

1. Bad Brains, Rock for Light 
2. Zero Boys, Vicious Circle
3. Rites of Spring, End on End
4. Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade
5. Articles of Faith, Give Thanks
6. Uniform Choice, Screaming for a Change
7. Negative Approach, Self-titled
8. Big Boys, No Matter How Long the Line is at the Cafeteria, There’s Always a Seat!
9. Gorilla Biscuits, Start Today
10. Minor Threat, Out of Step 

And here are my favorite hardcore records of 2024:

1. Lifeless Dark, Forces of Nature’s Transformation LP
2. Enemic Interior, III 7″
3. Hellscape, Self-titled 7″
4. G.O.O.N., God’s Only Option Now LP
5. Kriegshög, Love & Revenge LP
6. Echo Chamber, Self-Titled 7″
7. Invertebrates, Sick to Survive LP
8. The Dark, Sinking Into Madness LP
9. Yellowcake, A Fragmented Truth 7″
10. Canal Irreal, Someone Else’s Dance LP

More of these lists in due time! If you’re in the Boston area and looking for punk and hardcore shows to attend, click Here.