"Nostalgic sentiments..."

For those of you who came (literally and sexually) at last night's show, thank you. It was great to see a gathering of punks(x) from all ages drive out to a deserted-as-fuck-with-no-cell-signal house in Val Verde to give Charged their proper send off. It really restored hope in what seemed to have been a dying out scene. Despite the naysayers, I don't think punk will truly ever die, and that was apparent last night, witnessing all the 14 year old crusties pounding King Cobra. Ah youth... At first I laughed, but that was me a few years ago outside of the Cobalt Cafe sharing a 211 or Mickeys between myself and eight other punks. The best part was the need these youngsters felt to prove themselves, and so they got some pretty good pits going for every band that played. I tip my hat to thee; up the pre-pubescent punx.

Charged played the best set imaginable, including the infamous "TV Addict," which I believe was the first song ever penned by Clark and John. The entire living room (this was a house show) was moshing, and faces familiar and new chanted along to every thing played. As cliche as it sounds, there was a real sense of unity, which I personally haven't felt in full effect for a while. No cops, no drama; it was smelly, sweaty, drunken, and awesome, and although I'm sad that it was their last, it was definitely Charged's best show to date. It fucking ruled basically.

I took a forearm, or fist, or some hard body part to the nose/mouth during "Trenchfoot," which has left me bruised and swollen today, but needless to say it was well worth it.

They ended with "Stand Strong" in which the entire crowd was one amoeba of a dogpile. Pretty gnar if you ask me. It was great, I'll miss seeing them play as Charged, but all four guys have side projects in the works, so that'll be interesting to see.

Thanks again for coming out to support Charged! They may be dead, but punk isn't so keep hitting up shows and checking out what we have coming your way.

But...the Body Isn't Even Cold Yet...

As many of you know (or should know given the fact that the post previous to this one explains it with a huge flyer), this Friday 4/24, is CHARGED's last show...ever. (Un)fortunately, nothing lasts forever; great bands come and go, but that just means that we have more room to grow and accept more music/projects/artists onto the roster.

If you are interested, or have a friend's band that is interested in joining the Melotov Records team, then contact us here:

MELOTOV RECORDS

21720 Redwood Canyon Place

Santa Clarita, CA 91390

(T): 661-714-8053

(F): 661-554-7035

The End of an Era

It's sad, but true... April 24th marks the final chapter for Clark, John, Niko, and Garrett.





Charged's last show will be held at Jackson's house in Val Verde (which is a pretty awesome place; the 4th of July show last year was definitely one to remember). It's free, so if you still haven't made it to a Charged show, there really is no excuse not to catch this one. All the bands featured are bands from Santa Clarita that developed in the cess pool that is the SCVpunk scene, and will go until whenever the angry and unsober kids decide to stop fucking shit up during Charged's final set. Please don't miss this--and if you do, you can make it up by picking up Charged's last record through CDBaby.com or Interpunk.net. They will be sold at the show for only $5, so be sure to scoop one up and burn copies for all your friends.





CATHEDRALS TONIGHT! See you there!

A few noteworthy Updates

Good early morning all,

Just spoke with Eddie of Cathedrals who informed me that both Cathedrals and Bleeding Kansas instrumentals have been recorded for their upcoming 12" split. I'm excited because Cathedrals is "brutal as shit" and Bleeding Kansas took a heavy but "laid back and dynamic" route on this album. If you  haven't checked out those two bands, I highly suggest you do. I promise you won't be disappointed; money back guarantee. And don't forget to catch Cathedrals tomorrow at the Pharaoh's Den in Riverside playing alongside Lewd Acts, Pulling Teeth, Skin Like Iron, and 108. ALSO, SUNDAY 4/19 they will be trekking down to Boyle Heights to play at the Blvd. Cafe (where Deadhead recently played with Ceremony), and will be playing with Fed Up, and Final Fight. Gooooooood shows lined up this weekend. 

Also, Dance For Destruction is finishing up their record as well, due out on Lorelei whereas Melotov will be releasing the vinyl. They put on a great live show; I came across D4D at an American Legion Hall show last summer and they tore the place up. You'd think adding keyboards and a girl front(wo)man would give the band a poppier, mainstream friendly sound (that was my first bias), but they really do keep it grounded in punk. It's not keys and vocals like Paramore, it's straight up electro punx hardcore. Fun to dance or mosh or scream along to. I wish I could catch more of their shows, if only Sacramento weren't 9 hours from Santa Clarita. 

AND we (the label) will be having shirts made very soon. It's going to be a small pressing of 100 so they'll definitely be up for grabs. The shirts are all printed on sweatshop-free shirts and the design comes from Dylan Smith up in good ol' Penn State (former vocalist of Broken Hands, and straight-edge vegan activist with an eye for modern art). I'll post pictures soon.

Keep your eyes 'n ears peeled for more news! And be sure to check out melotovrecords.com when it launches at the end of this month!

And remember, altintel.blogspot.com is a great source of information as well, we'll be working with them very closely. 

Keep supporting all that is independent and underground!

-Mel

Cathedrals @ Pharaoh's Den This Saturday!

Doom-punk band (the term cleverly coined by our friend at AltIntel.blogspot.com), Cathedrals will be playing this Saturday in support of 108's tour with Lewd Acts and Pulling Teeth. They'll be unleashing some new material, so be sure not to miss out on that. It's going to be heavy 'n chaotic, just the way a live show should be. Check the flyer for details:

Keep supporting all that is underground and independent!

-Melanie

So here goes...

I hate keeping up with all the social networking sites that continue to crop up amongst this technologically savvy generation of ours, but Myspace is becoming too much like Facebook with all its pointless applications (the reason why I had preferred Myspace over Facebook in the first place) and now with Twitter on the rise, I felt that making a blog was the most "old school" sensible way to maintain online sanity.

...And thus "conscience vomit." This is perfect for someone who vents through writing (me), posts mundane ramblings of a stream-of-conscience, or has something worthwhile to say. So all in all, this seems like a good fit. Just to be forewarned, the majority of my postings will most likely be about my label, Melotov Records because I'm currently building a website and need a fast way to spread news. You can check out some tunes at http://myspace.com/melotovrecords

So whether you choose to follow or not, here it begins... a saga of pretentious writings from Yours Truly.

Much love!

-Melanie