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Nick / calihardcore.com

There are Cannibals among Us.

About Me

A quick lowdown of my life so far:

1978: Born - Sacramento, CA
1981-1996: Raised in various East Bay cities; mostly yuppie ones, and hated it.
1991: Discover heavy metal music and it saves my life.
1994: Discover hardcore music* thanks to Powerhouse and it gives me new direction and hope in life.
1997: Start and run True Strength Productions; a distributer and promoter of hardcore music.
1998: Calihardcore.com, a promoter and online magazine of California hardcore music, is born.
2002: After 5 great years I decide to end True Strength Productions.
2002: Tired of life in California I pack my shit and move to New Orleans for a change. Calihardcore.com continues despite being 2000 miles away.
2005: "Suddenly my house became a tree of sores." - David Lynch. Hurricane Katrina blows my ass back to Cali. Calihardcore.com continues on stronger than ever.

www.calihardcore.com

(*For those unfamiliar with it or for those slightly confused, when I say "hardcore music" I mean hardcore punk rock, a la Black Flag, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Bad Brains, etc... not bullshit fast techno music made on a computer that also describes itself as "hardcore")



My Interests

- My beautiful other half
- Obscure / Underground music and movies
- calihardcore.com

Music:

Far too much to list really but here's some of my all time favorites:
ACID BATH, Powerhouse, HOODS, Sick of it All, Agnostic Front, EYEHATEGOD, Slayer, Johnny Cash, BLACK SABBATH, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Pantera, BLACK FLAG, Ramones, ROLLINS BAND, Fantomas, Public Enemy, SPAZZ, Creedence Clearwater Revival, All Out War, CONVERGE, Faith No More, FU MANCHU, Mayhem, Emperor, RINGWORM, Tool, Mississippi John Hurt, MADBALL, Misfits, Necrophagia, DOWN, Cold As Life, Electric Frankenstein, Bjork, Terror, Hank III, Merauder, BAD BRAINS, Wu-Tang Clan, Fugazi, Nick Cave, SOCIAL DISTORTION, Black Keys, Deadboy & the Elephantmen, Napalm Death...

Movies:

Anything from, with, or involving Lucio Fulci, David Cronenberg, H.G. Lewis, Dario Argento, George Romero, Tom Savini, Tobe Hooper, Akira Kurosawa, Steve Buscemi, Bruce Campbell, Chloe Sevigny, Vincent Gallo, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, Jim Jarmusch, Takashi Miike, Terry Gilliam, or Quentin Tarantino.

Television:

Books:

Anything from Henry Rollins, Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson or Chuck Palahniuk. Also, "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis, "Books of Blood" by Clive Barker, "American Skin" by Don De Grazia, "Last Exit To Brooklyn" by Hubert Selby Jr., and "Huey: Spirit of the Panther" by David Hilliard amongst others.

My Blog

Updates to calihardcore.com 6/15/07

More shows added today at calihardcore.com.
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:23:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 6/14/07

More reviews and shows added tonight at calihardcore.com. Check it out. http://www.calihardcore.com Thanks, Nick / calihardcore.com...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:07:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 6/13/07

New reviews and shows added to calihardcore.com today.http://www.calihardcore.com
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:52:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 6/10/07

Added new reviews and flyers to calihardcore.com yesterday. Check it out. More coming on Wednesday.http://www.calihardcore.comThanks,Nick / calihardcore.com...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:42:00 PST

Powerhouse's 1996 demo available now at calihardcore.com

Download Powerhouse's 1996 demo for free and circle pit in your room while singing along until the carpet burns up.GO!www.calihardcore.comReposts of this message are greatly appreciated.Thanks,Nick / ...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:09:00 PST

Fans of horror and cult movies check this out...

A message from FilmFiends.com:----Hello Fiends! We are proud to announce that we are now carrying t-shirts! We've wanted to carry shirts since the begining of our inception and now they are finally he...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:15:00 PST

Powerhouse's 1994 demo is...

NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE AT CALIHARDCORE.COM!!! That's right, I now have the capability to upload songs from cassettes and vinyl to my site and I am proud to announce that the very first t...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:43:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 5/8/07

New classifieds and shows added today. I'll be adding a bunch of old flyers tomorrow and maybe adding some reviews as well.Check it out.www.calihardcore.comAlso, if you're in a band or run a record la...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Wed, 09 May 2007 05:33:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 5/1/07

New reviews and shows over at calihardcore.com. You know you want to check it out... http://www.calihardcore.com http://www.calihardcore.com http://www.calihardcore.com...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Wed, 02 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

Updates to calihardcore.com 4/25/07

New flyers added to calihardcore.com today.Go go go!...
Posted by Nick / calihardcore.com on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST