Live music venues across the sunburnt country continue to thunder with homegrown hardcore talent. Hammered into shape by antecedents like Massappeal, Toe to Toe and Mindsnare, the new kids on the block still carry the fierce DIY attitudes and polit
From the US to Terra Australis, Air Jordan Joins the Fray Throughout the late 1970s, the sound of hardcore’s guttural lyrics poured out like concrete in cities across the United States. Underground movements were thriving, anointing new cult hero
It was for this reason that hardcore fell in love with sneakers like the Air Jordan 1. Whether bands were aware of the North Carolina prodigy getting air in Chicago or not, the performance-oriented Air Jordan 1 was lauded for its stoic durability in
Hardcore culture from the US had originally filtered through to Australia via zines and tapes back in the 1980s, but by the late 90s and early 2000s, the Great Southern Land was hosting its very own hardcore festivals. Resist Records, an independent
Batten the Hatches: Tuned Air and Beyond In the 2000s, hardcore began to collide with a sneaker juggernaut running roughshod over Sydney and Melbourne: Foot Locker's Nike TN. Arriving with brawn and bravado in 1998, the sneaker was created
Back in the Pit with Air Max These live performances have become a focal point for hardcore acts, especially after diehard fans were left stranded behind computer screens during the pandemic. It’s something that punk acolytes share with sneakerhe
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