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DSR55 - DAN YEMIN OF PAINT IT BLACK

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DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #55 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST DAN YEMIN OF PAINT IT BLACK/ LIFETIME/ KID DYNAMITE/ ARMALITE

Philly-based hardcore outfit Paint It Black is doin something a little bit different with their brand new release(s). We'll be talkin to frontman Dan Yemin about the reasoning behind it as well as his contributions to the punk and hardcore communities with his numerous past musical endeavors.

We'll be spinnin tracks by all his bands and we'll be jivin bout war, Obama, healthcare, Philly violence, and their upcoming UK tour with long-time friends Ceremony. This ones gonna be good. Tune in.

DSR55 PLAYLIST

1. Kid Dynamite - Shiner
2. Bullet Treatment – Already Dead
3. Paint It Black – Short Change
4. Paint It Black – Missionary Position
5. Paint It Black – So Much for Honor Among Thieves
6. Paint It Black – Watered Down
7. Shot Baker – Lost Today
8. 88 Fingers Louie – Joe Pesci
9. Ensign – Fade into Years
10. Minor Threat – Guilty of Being White

RANCID: LET THE DOMINOES FALL - REVIEW BY BRIAN JAMES

I walked away from "DOMINOS" with the same first impression I've had of every new Rancid record to come before it. I hated it. And like every new Rancid record to come before it, I was eventually drawn back in. And with every fresh listen, I found myself falling so much in love with the new material that it eventually replaced everything else in my 6 disc CD exchange player.

This strange and inexplicable pattern of initial un-acceptance for new Rancid records goes back to 1994's LETS GO. Perhaps I'm just hesitant to accept new material from a band whose past material has already become such an important part to the soundtrack of my life. Perhaps I dive into the first listen with a pre-conceived notion that there's no way the new record can top the last. Or maybe I'm just jealous because they create the music, and I'm just the douche bag writing the fuckin review. Whatever the case may be, it's impossible for me to deny the passion of the music and the genius and talent of the members that make up this band.

Strangely enough though, for the first time in 15 years I actually have a tangible reason to doubt the sincerity of a new Rancid release. This ain't the same Rancid the world has always known. Founding member Brett Read, and the only drummer Rancid has ever known, left the band in 2006 citing "personal reasons" and has been replaced by former USED drummer Brandon Steineckert. The long-lasting and original line-up is no longer. It's a huge change and a hard pill for die-hard fans to swallow. But with that being said, the core of Rancid is still made up of Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, and Matt Freeman. And although I hate to say it, Brandon Steineckert does a fine job of keeping the drumming style of Brett Reed alive.

The bottom line is that despite the ever-evolving musical styles on each and every Rancid release, the sound remains the same and the material on "DOMINOS" is equally as relevant as the material on any record to come before it. It's fuckin Rancid man! Shit.

DSR54 - JAY PEPITO OF REIGN SUPREME

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DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #54 - TUESDAY, JULY 28 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST JAY PEPITO OF REIGN SUPREME

Philly-based hardcore outfit Reign Supreme has two weeks left of their U.S. tour w/ Shai Hulud and The Carrier. They're on the road tourin out their new release Testing the Limits of Infinite out on Deathwish Inc. Pick it up and buy a shirt.

We'll be gettin a tour update from vocalist Jay Pepito and talkin all things Supreme. We'll be spinnin tracks by Blacklisted, Reign Supreme, The Carrier, Shai Hulud and more. Throw a head kick and check it.

DSR54 PLAYLIST

1. Bullet Treatment – A Reason for Violence
2. Shai Halud - Anesthesia
3. Lewd Acts – Drifters Sole
4. Reign Supreme – Mother Superior
5. Reign Supreme – Crushed by the Weight
6. Reign Supreme – And Come What Way
7. Blacklisted – Life Moves On
8. Louis Prima – Zooma Zomma
9. Converge – Locust Reign
10. Shai Halud - Linoleum
11. Golliwog – Planet Xanax
12. Peaceful Meadows – Piste 01
13. Union 13 – Symptoms of Humanity

TONIGHTS THE NIGHT WE SET THE DYNOMITE

AMERICA IS A FAILING INSTITUTION by BRIAN JAMES

I wanna talk about Social Class and Misappropriation of Wealth for a minute here. There is absolutely NO fucking reason why one person in this country is taking in 2 Billion Dollars a year and millions of people are earning less than $20,000 a year. I don't give a FUCK what good or service that person is providing in this country or for this country.

With the exception of individuals taking advantage of the welfare state, the lower classes are working just as hard as the bloated, rich upper 10%, if not harder. You don't see corporate execs working 3 jobs to feed his loved ones do you? I sure as fuck don't. What I see are criminals in over-priced suits and ties sitting behind desks with shit-eating grins on their faces reaping the benefits of the working class.

The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is being smashed to pieces. The oil prices are criminal, the sick are being raped by the Health Care System, and people are being starved by the skyrocketing food prices. The sales tax in Chicago is now the highest in any city throughout the nation at 10.5%. The answer is NOT tax adjustments. THE ANSWER IS PROFIT ADJUSTMENT.

Capitalism needs to reformed and restructured and if that means incorporating Socialistic theories and ideals then that's what needs to be done. Social Status is not a race, a sex, or a cultural issue. It's a greed issue. I'm talking about restructuring profit margins for the citizens of this country. Capitalism was a great idea for the formation of this country. It worked in the beginning. But the building has been completed and the same idea that helped shape this country is now dividing it in dangerous proportions. Capitalism is no longer working. PERIOD. - Brian James/ Dope Sick Radio

DOPE SICK RADIO PROMO VIDEO

NEW DSR PROMO ADS CAUSE UPROAR FROM "PUNX"

 

I was surprised to wake up to a number of different emails from a number of different opinonators in regard to the new DSR promo ads featuring a women suckin off the former "Sears Tower" from behind the Chicago City Skyline. Cries of misogyny and sexual exploitation still glossing over my eyes. I feel obliged to solicit more opinions from a community who single-handedly sells out venue after venue for the Blink-182 reunion shows. Or am I just generalizing what punk rock has become? P.S. Lets do an acoustic album with a touch of country twang.What pops into your head when viewing the new DSR ads? - Brian James/ Dope Sick Radio

DSR51 - THE CHUCK MANSON EPISODE

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DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #51 - TUESDAY, JULY 7 - THE CHUCK MANSON EPISODE

Hardcore + Manson = DSR51. Shoulda saved this one for a Holloween show cuz this episode is garanteed to creep the fuck out.

DSR51 PLAYLIST

1. Bleeding Through – For Love and Failing
2. Norma Jean - Murderotica
3. Charles Manson – People Say I’m No Good
4. 18 Visions – She Looks Great in Velvet
5. Charles Manson – Sick City
6. Between the Buried and Me – Croakies and Boatshoes
7. Charles Manson – Look at Your Game Girl
8. Terror – Better Off Without You
9. Charles Manson - Arkansas
10. Remembering Never - Incisions
11. The Family Jams – No Wrong/ Come Along
12. Converge - Hellbound
13. The Family Jams – The Fires are Burning
14. Darkest Hour – Killer 3