Leftover crack takes on old problems in a new album houston. Leftover crack s mode of punk is much more down to earth, and realistic, than say, antiflag or the casualties, a couple target posterboys for recent punk music. I wasnt going to put a new record together until i felt like that standard was met. They released their debut rock the 40 oz, on the label on march 8th 2000. Leftover crack takes on old problems in a new album. Leftovercracks scott sturgeon on punk rocks, straight boys. Leftover crack constructs of the state banquet records. Mitch gets the inside scoop with stza leftover crack, choking victim, and star fucking hipsters. Fat wreck chords to release a leftover leftover crack album the esides and fsides. In april of the year twothousand, the stza solidified the leftover crack lineup with alec shaheed mohamed on bass and ara from agent 99 on drums. General commentyeah, leftover crack is coming out with a new album, and theyre changing their name to crack rock steady 7, stza said something like, he likes changing the band name whatever floats his fuckin boat as long as it still kicks ass ill be happy. It was released on september 11, 2001 and includes much sociopolitical commentary, including antipolice sentiment, antiracism and antihomophobia. Sturg and the gang rocked the hordes of crack rock steady fans at brooklyn bazaar into a punk induced sweat laced frenzy touching on all the crs.
I just dont like it when a band has a million songs and they only play their new record. Leftover crack return their firestoked railroad spike to societys eye with the subtletybanishing fuck world trade. New york citys finest authority antagonists march forth with that crack rock steady beat on new songs about police. In preparation for leftover crack s show at the north park observatory with antiflag, war on woman, blackbird raum, and the homeless gospel choir on friday feb. Are there plans to record a version of one dead cop with fat mike. The spikes iron cooled after 2001s mediocre generica, and little was heard from the new york squatter punks. Jan 01, 2016 leftover crack returns to houston tonight, near the end of the first day of a bright and shiny new year. Sturg and the gang rocked the hordes of crack rock steady fans at brooklyn bazaar into a punk induced sweat laced frenzy touching on. The new album from political punk hellraisers leftover crack is here heres to thirteen new songs to help you forget donald. Leftover crack formed out of the breakup of a couple of bands, and spent the beginning of their career, recording onto a fourtrack mixer. In may they started recording their first fulllength record for hellcat and the rest is soon to be history, bitch. Hailing from new york city specifically, alphabet citys csquat, leftover crack formed from the ashes of choking victim who recorded one album before breaking up the same day in.
The band did, however, manage to bend the rules of their contract and released a split ep with fminus as the crack rock steady 7 working under aliases with additional musicians. Fat wreck chords to release a leftover leftover crack. Collaborating with someone new can be a scary challenge, but when its with joey cape, the fear subsides quickly. Stza scott sturgeon vocals alec baillie bass brad logan guitar, vocals. My only concern with releasing a new leftover crack lp was that it had to be as good as our first two full length efforts. On world trade, stzas lyrics are the message written in the concrete that is the instrumental side of the record. Leftover crack return with new lp, fill whatever dumb void is left in your mind. Zach quinn is the lead vocalist and lyricist of pears. Their lyrical assault on contemporary issues such as political corruption, drug use, schoolyard murders, and capitalism make the band no stranger to controversy. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. New york citys finest authority antagonists march forth with that crack rock steady beat on new songs about police, prisons, religion, war. The bouncing souls with leftover crack, pkew pkew pkew and. For nearly two decades, nycs leftover crack has been one of the countrys most defiant bands. Digging for scraps with leftover crack in preparation for leftover cracks show at the north park observatory with antiflag, war on woman, blackbird raum, and the homeless gospel choir on friday feb.
Leftover crack returns to houston tonight, near the end of the first day of a bright and shiny new year. Leftover crack may be eclectic, but the elements constructing their energetic crossover punk rock juxtapose as logically and naturally as caffeine and mondays. A few of the alternative versions of various album tracks, particularly jesus has a place 4 me rock the 40oz are superior to the versions on the albums. I have been working on the songs for this album since i wrapped up production on the third star fucking hipsters record in 2011. Weve counted down the old one, with confetti raining down on us and champagne flutes or. The esides and fsides is a critical piece to any loc fans record collection. Weve counted down the old one, with confetti raining down.
Formed by scott stza sturgeon in the late 90s out of the ashes of squatter punks choking victim, the band is known for the radical, profree speech anticapitalist, antiauthoritarian politics and social awareness that permeate both its music and visual. After a couple of years of only playing at abcnorio and c. Record store day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the us and thousands of similar stores internationally. We need to do different stuff and keep leftover crack what it is. Suicide machines revolution spring fat wreck chords this first new album in 15 years is filled to the brim with blistering, rousing songs that combine hardcore, ska, and anthemic punk rock and was recorded in about 12 days and was produced by less than jakes bassist roger lima. Drawing from the depths of hardcore, punk, ska, death metal, and classical pieces, leftover crack creates a cuttingedge conglomerate. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from leftover crack at the discogs marketplace. Third album from new yorks gnarlypunks leftover crack and their first since 2004. Leftover crack features members of choking victim, star fucking hipsters and fminus.
To say leftover crack is an interesting band would be an understatement, to me at least. Packaging all items are shipped brand new and unopened. Lp was that it had to be as good as our first two full length efforts. Leftover crack playing live at lost horizon in syracuse, ny. If your band pressed a cd or record, please click here to.
In this exchange we talk about leftover crack s new album constructs of the state, squat houses, stuffed animals, books, and. Mediocre generica demands attention from the first track. Leftover crack announces spring tour and a bunch of new releases. Leftover crack put on a command performance for a soldout crowd in their hometown on december, 3, just a few short days after dropping a new record. The album features 15 songs from the 2 bands, leftover crack and citizen fish. While i do like a lot of leftover crack, i really think this is stzas best work and im constantly going back to it.
I was a little late on the loc train, getting into them around 2007 i think. Its called constructs of the state, so thankfully, the socially aware. Shop official leftover crack merch, vinyl records, shirts and more. Their lyrical assault on contemporary issues such as political corruption, drug use, schoolyard murders and capitalism make the band no stranger to controversy. You go see neurosis and they play their new record, they dont play anything. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Nov 03, 2015 those songs werent fully arranged with lyrics finished until earlier this year. Nov 30, 2018 leftover crack deadline is a split album released in 2007 on alternative tentacles records and fat wreck chords. The band will be releasing a record that includes material recorded during the constructs sessions. Jan 06, 2016 leftover crack doesnt just talk about being punk. Dec 14, 2015 leftover crack constructs of the state fat wreck chords it may take a while for the guys in leftover crack to turn in their records the last full length was 11 years ago, but its almost always worth the wait. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Man, you know there aint no such thing as leftover crack. Leftover crack crack city rockers lyrics songmeanings.
All along and during the process, the only key decision that i made was that we wouldnt release a new leftovercrack record until it was as good if not better than our other two fulllength albums. The first record store day took place on april 19, 2008. But world trade makes up for lost time its provoking and nonconforming in double and triple amounts. Soon they contributed the track crack city rockers to the giveem the boot ii compilation. Fueled by a chaotic mixture of selfmedication and an urgent sense of political purpose, this nyc 5piece has continued to bring the world that crack rock steady beat ever since the demise of the legendary allsquatallstars choking victim. After the release of mediocre generica, the band found themselves in a two year position where they couldnt leave their current label, sign to another label, or release any new material under the name leftover crack. Leftover crack constructs of state official full album youtube. I wasnt going to put a new record together until i felt like that. A split ep with human error in 2001 established the bands presence in the underground hardcorecrust scene and the. Its not a two part thing, they are molded together quite. Feb 22, 2016 system fucked features guest vocals by jesse michaels from operation ivy. The police and the punk band leftover crack the village.
The concept of the one week record produces such great results largely because of the immense vision that joey has for so. Check out our turntable store for a great selection of. Formed in 2000 as a band heavily influenced by choking victim the pre leftover crack skapunks, skarp quickly steered their ship into heavier, more turbulent waters, trading the ska elements for blast beats and precision crust riffs. The ep, out now on dying scene records, can be streamed. The name leftover crack is explained by stza as being an oxymoron, based on the idea that crack cocaine addicts are known for vigorous use, and are unlikely to have any leftover crack. Leftover crack premieres new album constructs of the state exclusive. System fucked features guest vocals by jesse michaels from operation ivy. Leftover crack put on a command performance for a soldout crowd in. Following the release of the fuck world trade album, leftover crack seemingly disappeared from public view.
Star fucking hipsters are planning a record release party on september 27 at tompkins square park, and. Its like, theres no room for them anymore and now theres hardly any room for all the leftover crack songs. Leftover crack premieres new album constructs of the state. Typically with each new leftover crack record there is bound to be a cover of a song from sturgeonas previous bands like no commercial value or choking victim or era kireas band morning glory. Since you oppose corporate greedand since you specifically denounce the music industry in your lyrics, do you not think that releasing the new record on fat wreck makes you hypocritical. Leftover crack tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including gang control, rock the 40 oz, crack city rockers, gay rude boys unite, one dead cop. There are covers on this album, but not from any of those bands. Dec 10, 2018 leftover crack put on a command performance for a soldout crowd in their hometown on december, 3, just a few short days after dropping a new record. Tickets for the bouncing souls, leftover crack, pkew pkew. Political skapunk band hailing from new york city, emerging from the breakup of choking victim circa 2000.
Fat104 november 30, 2018 bsides and rarities spanning the bands entire career. They would write several songs with their complete line up, fortunately landing a record deal with bankshot. With the amazing cd came provocative album art picturing the tumbling world trade center, showing that leftover crack werent your normal new yorkers, crying about 911, but embracing that reasons of why it happened. The concept of the one week record produces such great results largely because of. Leftover crack tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Leftover crack system fucked official video youtube. Leftover crack remains one of the more mysterious collectives in the punk rock universe.
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