Nero – LP3.14

Nero - LP3.14 cover

Not to be outdone by the Slint or Rodan reissues out today, Nero has been digitally resurrected thanks to Temporary Residence, Ltd.

From Temp Res:

Nero were a band formed in Louisville, KY by four teenagers who were collectively obsessed with incorporating the sounds and ideas of local legends like Slint, Rodan, and Crain into the burgeoning post-hardcore scene of Washington, DC that included Fugazi, Hoover, and Pitchblende. From 1994 to 1997, they played countless shows in and around Louisville, and recorded three separate times in Louisville and DC – sessions that would yield only two singles, a compilation appearance, and one full-length (a curious concept album dedicated to Frank Herbert’s Dune). More than a half-dozen songs would never see the light of day – including most of their recording session with The Warmers’ Juan Carrera at the famed Pirate House in DC. LP3.14 collects all of those recordings for the first time ever. J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) newly mixed the Pirate House session in 2021, and Dan Coutant mastered the whole collection, elevating the impact of these largely lost works to a level deserving of deep discovery.

You can catch the full release on Bandcamp

Nero at Spark's - 1997 or so, via Temporary Residence Ltd

In Search Of…

The Louisville Hardcore audio archive has… a lot… of stuff in it. Albums, singles, some practice tapes, interviews, podcast episodes, unreleased tracks, and more. But as any archivist knows, there’s always more out there. So here’s some things that are currently in the ‘want’ list, in case anyone has copies that they’re willing to share or sell:

  • Grimewar – full length
  • Truce – anything besides the 502 comp tracks
  • The Dick For – anything besides the 502 comp tracks
  • Practice tapes or live recordings for any band that isn’t Slint**
  • Perilous Derelicts – any recordings
  • Charisma Society – demo/full length
  • Empyrean – anything
  • Full Contact – demo or anything else
  • Armbar demo
  • Unreleased Union recordings
  • Any Moirai beyond the s/t CD
  • Open Fields demo CD
  • Great Floods – anything
  • Tears To Glory demo/cd
  • Yee-Oh-Hay-Tribe – anything
  • Discount Dracula
  • Pretty much any demos
  • Track list and/or any liner notes for Not Quite Super Heroes CDs. Have the discs but not song titles.
  • B.S.P./Dead City Rejects – anything
  • Inane – They Want You – any proposed cover art or liner notes (have a copy, but not officially released)
  • Inane – demo
  • Left Out CD put out on Better Days, or better – the U.S.R. demo

Screen shot from the Louisville Hardcore audio archive

All audio will be digitized for the LHxC archive for now and be available to those who contribute and the occasional researchers that hit up the site. Unfortunately due to licensing and copyright considerations, the archive can not be made fully public. However, everything will eventually end up with the LUMA as well.

** Not an intentional diss, just already have a number of the more common live recordings

High Vis Louder than LDB show cancelled

As apparent fallout to whatever the hell caused The Chisel to cancel their US tour (including their Riot Fest and Louder Than Life appearances), the High Vis show at Mag Bar this coming weekend is cancelled. If you got tickets before it quickly sold out, you should have a text or email from DICE today regarding refunds. High Vis is still playing Louder Than Life and continuing on with their current tour, jump the fence in the back by the highway and check them out.

Basic Needs – The World Isn’t My Concern

Basic Needs is set to release a new 7″ on LDB Records in the coming months, but you can check it out now via Bandcamp. Titled ‘The World Isn’t My Concern‘, there are 4 songs on the EP. Neriah has posted lyrics to Conservative Points on Bandcamp, but you can see the full lyrics over on Instagram

Read more: Basic Needs – The World Isn’t My Concern

….In 2020 my band PRIME broke up. After our last song came out I decided not to sing in hardcore bands anymore. I felt tapped out on singing about world problems so I felt like I didnt have anything to talk about.

Last year I demoed out 2 songs at Chris’ house about just simply about going to work.

This band is just about me inwardly reflecting. These songs are about going to work,working out, and just trying to become a more disciplined person.

By and large the world is fucked, basic needs is about taking care of myself and the people closest to me and allowing the world to do what it’s going to do. …

Check it out on Bandcamp now or keep an eye on LDB Records for the physical release info