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NEW SONGS STREAMIN’

http://thecredentials.bandcamp.com/album/goocher-preview-14-song-lp-out-april-2011

Two new songs– “Descending The Garbage Chute” and “What Are Little Boys Made Of?”– off our second LP Goocher, out April 2011!

ALL SHITHEADS SPENDING LOUD NIGHT!

Artwork sneakpeak

The cover of Goocher is gonna be made up of eight different panels…here’s one of them.

New music will be posted soon…….

Pre-order “Goocher”, our new LP!

You can now pre-order Goocher, our forthcoming “sophomore album”! Fourteen new songs that we are all really goddang excited about and can’t wait for you to hear! Cover art by Brian Connolly (will post a pic soon), 16-page newsprint insert by me (Zack), and a foldout poster by our friend Tom Wiklund. We’re self-releasing it, and the first press will be of 1,000 on black 180 gram vinyl. We are doing one color and no bullshit because we are not trying to fetishize our records. This should be about music, not collectors hording different limited pressings of the same record. Lyrics are already up on the site. The records will ship out to you by April 2nd.

To pre-order, PayPal $10 + $3 shipping ($13) to diquidload@gmail.com, and be sure to include your full name and address. If you want to pre-order by mail, send well-concealed cash to the address in the “Contact” section. If you run a distro and want to do a wholesale pre-order, get in touch. Wooo!

Fun show this Saturday!

Pretty diverse line-up, it’s gonna be wild! Call (617) 999-4118 for address.

Smash It Dead Fest 2011!

So I’ve been working on putting together this fest for some time now, and am so goddamn happy with how it’s looking to be. Tons of great bands from different genres of punk getting together for the right reasons. If you aren’t excited yet…become excited!

“There once was a friend of mine
Glued her mask in place
and blinded her own eyes
There once was a friend of mine
Looked for the facade
…in every aspect of her life
I want to take her mask
Hold it in my hand
and smash it dead.”
-Spitboy

Friday March 25th, Saturday March 26th, Sunday March 27th
S M A S H            I T            D E A D            F E S T            2 0 1 1
To benefit BARCC (Boston Area Rape Crisis Center)

A 100% DIY fest of punk, raw punk, pop-punk, garage, d-beat, powerviolence, etc… taking place in Boston, MA.
3 days, 40 bands….100 Punks Rule!
All ages and all genders welcome.

CONFIRMED SO FAR:
Ampere (MA)
Aspects Of War (MA)
Awful Man (MA)
Big Eyes (NJ)
Bloodkrow Butcher (MA)
Brain Killer (MA)
Cervix (NY)
Choke Up (MA)
The Credentials (MA)
Curmudgeon (MA)
Dead Uncles (CT)
Delay (OH)
Diastema (MA)
Earthpig (MA)
The Homewreckers (NY)
The Inhalers (MA)
Iron Chic (NY)
Libyans (MA)
Like Bats (IL)
New Creases (OH)
Now Denial (MA)
Ramming Speed (MA)
Rations (NY)
Ridgemont (MA)
Scamps (MA)
Self-Conscious (PA)
Titfit (NY)
Who Killed Spikey Jacket (MA/NC)
Womb Raider (Montreal, Canada)
Wurm Tongue (MA)

…and currently waiting to hear back from about 10 more bands. Once every band is confirmed, I’ll post the schedule for each day.

Friday: two 6-band basement shows (to split up the crowd a bit and ease the burden off one individual house) within walking distance from each other.

Saturday & Sunday: 12-band all-day events, with organizations/distros tabling at a bigger (but still DIY, non-bar, all-ages) venue. I’m in the process of nailing down the venues right now.

ALL of the money from this fest will be given to BARCC, minus a small amount of gas money for bands traveling long distances to play.

There will also be workshops during the fest, like Consent, What Is Rape Culture, Intro to Transgender, etc. If you want to lead a workshop, or have an idea for a workshop, or anything else, get in touch– I could use the help on that front.

Entry is pretty much like a regular DIY show, just more expensive. It is still sliding-scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. That said, please do your best to contribute what you can. Of all the shows to come to with a six-pack in hand, only to throw $1 in the tin…just, please don’t do that this weekend if you can help it!
FRIDAY – $8 to $15 per basement show (six bands each)
SATURDAY – $12 to $20 to see twelve bands
SUNDAY – $12 to $20 to see twelve bands

For more information on the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, go to www.barcc.org.

And let me just say: rape is not a “women’s issue”, it is a men’s issue. Men commit rape (99% of rapes are perpetrated by men) and as men we need to be aware of our privilege and take steps toward eradicating sexism from our actions, our language, and our bonds with other men. Sexism leads to sexual violence. Whether we commit an act of sexual violence or not, our silence in the face of sexism makes us complicit. We all know that speaking up is daunting and difficult– but as allies of women, 1 in 6 of whom will be raped at some point in their lifetime (and that’s only the number that gets reported…think about all of the cases that go unreported)– we owe it to them and to ourselves to stick up for what’s right. Our privilege allows us to revert to apathy as our friends fall victim to unspeakable violence. We can look the other way, but they cannot. We can keep our mouths shut for fear of getting laughed at, for fear of our sexuality being questioned, for fear of being called weak, whipped, “pussy”, “fag”, etc…

But…if being punks really means something…we should attempt to be brave and speak our fucking minds once in awhile! So let’s get together for something positive and put our money where our collective mouth is.

See you fuckers there!!!!!

-Zack ♥