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About Me

This is the MySpace presence for MORE THAN MUSIC , a book work in progress attempting to document a period of punk, hardcore, and American counter-culture marked by a revival of radical politics, the synergy of music and activism, the renascence of a regional and nationwide DIY network, and the "re-undergrounding" of 'American Hardcore.'
Participants--from bands to photographers to those with distros, flier packrats and whoever--are all invited to get in touch to share their experiences.
This chapter of punk has only become ripe for analysis now. Let's tell the story ourselves before someone else tells it all wrong.
Get in touch: TheMikeMcKee[AT]Yahoo.com
** NOTE: This book is entirely seperate from the book Burning Fight, which also explores 90s HC. That book was written by Brian Peterson from Chicago, and is scheduled to be released on Revelation Records. I will be releasing a bootleg version of his book called "Chung King and Brian P Can Suck It" just to demonstrate how committed I am to capturing the neurotically DIY side of the 90s.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Folks who attended shows, organized shows and fests, played in bands, took photos, did zines, scooped vegan chili at the Food Not Bombs table, ran workshops, drove hundreds of miles to see Man is the Bastard play on some lawn, called their friends back home with a dialer, could barely stay awake at Kinko's, and all the nerds in between who are willing to share their experiences of the 90s DIY hardcore scene, circa '90-1997.

My Blog

The Punk Library of Congress....

"Just Because Punk is Dead Doesn't Mean You Have to Listen to Avail Records" -- Ben Weasel, column MRR, spring '94 "This is Music Your Parents Would Like" ==Tim Yo', reviewing the Current/Ordi...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Let’s Appreciate the Neanderthal / Rorschach split 7" a Minute ...

... but, let's also  remember the bone-crushing brutality of Dahlia Seed's "Milk" and the entire Evergreen discography.On an unrelated note, I fly to San Francisco tomorrow, and head to Los Angel...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:16:00 GMT

Fugazi and Bikini Kill Played on the Steps of the Supreme Court ... Crowd Goes Menstrual!!

FUGAZI/BIKINI KILL  SUPREME COURTIn the spring of 1992, Positive Force organized an outdoor concert on the steps of the United States Supreme Court to protest the conservative drift of the Court....
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:47:00 GMT

SEND YOUR FLIERS & PHOTOS IN NOW!

If you are interested in contributing to this book documenting the 90s DIY scene, we invite / implore you to get in touch and start sending us mid to high-res images of your old fliers, live photos an...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:05:00 GMT

Jon Hiltz: "I Invented House Shows"

Greyhouse / Born Again$t wunderkind, Jon Hiltz---recently on board this project--shared some startling truths about the 90s DIY scene.Evidently, Hiltz is single-handedly responsible for inventing:-Hou...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:10:00 GMT

X Bring Me The Head of Joel Wick X

...or at least, bring me his contact info. i can't find this guy and i wanna get all "fest-talky" with him.   ..i will also pay 30 pieces of silver for information leading to the capture of Adam ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:27:00 GMT

"A Scene Within a Scene"

DOCUMENT There have been a lot of books written about punk, post-punk, hardcore, and bands that could be your life. To my knowledge, there's been no attempt yet to try to document the 90s DIY scene. T...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:08:00 GMT