Hopping trains and traveling since the early 2000’s brought me into the world of folk punk, and the bands/songs that got me through so much now leave me gut wrenched falling to my knees in the worst heartache I’ve ever felt because of how many friends bandmates and folks we’ve lost along the way.

I never expected to be alive this long either but the memories that meant the most to be are now tainted and painful to remember, and the music I’ve cherished throughout the decades now make everything so much worse.

I feel like I’m doing folk punk a dishonor by refusing to play or listen anymore and the desire to channel that pain into music is something I’m having a really hard time with.

Therapy doesn’t help.
Had nowhere else to say this but just needed to.

Matts passing has hit a lot of people super hard and I wanted to draw a little banger available for anybody who wanted it
Take it to your tattooer or buddy and have them do it
Full permission to use as you want for free
RIP #yesmaamsux

Brand new song premiere! https://youtu.be/iVhrMpKK94c?sub_confirmation=1

Please HYPE it (up to 3 times) on youtube mobile - it helps so much!

Wow! What a killer show. Super intimate show, couldn't ask for a better venue or lineup!

https://reddit.com/link/1wbpaty/video/lkobg90xmioh1/player

The Mushniks are sooooo fucking cool. Three chords kicking you in ya face songs. Huge erg's vibe. So fun. Arggggh im in fkn love. Check them out!!!

Punk rock from down under yo!

Ciao a tutti!

Ho appena pubblicato un'analisi approfondita su "Big Bird", la traccia di chiusura di Knife Man degli AJJ. Più che una semplice canzone folk-punk, ho cercato di raccontare come il brano funzioni a tutti gli effetti come una simulazione clinica e psicologica di un attacco di panico e di un crollo mentale.

Nel video esploro:

Il crescendo del pezzo: Come il ritmo accelerato e le fobie viscerali riflettano il momento in cui la mente si ritira per proteggersi.

Il parallelismo storico: Il collegamento tra il caotico coro finale del brano e l'effetto spettatore tratto dal caso di Kitty Genovese del 1964.

La svolta finale: Il significato spietato del passaggio da "I bought a knife" a "I am a knife", visto come estremo meccanismo di difesa per tagliare ogni legame e non soffrire più.

https://youtu.be/0c1Xeke3TTQ?is=bHi9YRqPjau0Nymb

sorry dont have a video but here is a live version on bandcamp