Wednesday, April 11, 2012

goodbye

In the words of the mighty GO!, "It's been fun"! I met lots of great people doing this blog and discovered lots of great music, even recordings from some of my favorite bands that i never even knew existed. I just want to quickly thank all the bands and labels who provided so much music, info and pictures. All the people (including band members and others involved in the scene) who left informative comments, or just dropped in to say "thanks. That's basically what kept this blog going for so long.

Unfortunately Mediafuckup deleted all my files because of copyright laws on ONE file. The Corrosion of Conformity collection, which has been up and working for years. Why not just delete the one problem file instead of deleting over a hundred files? I'll never understand the razor sharp intellect behind that decision. Ever. Besides that, the comments sections have become flooded with hundreds of spamshit.

In my current situation - I moved to Florida with my wife and kids and am looking for work - i doubt i'll ever have the time to find all the CDRs, re-upload all the files to some other server, and delete hundreds of useless spam posts. It's a huge undertaking that i definitely cannot handle right now. Maybe someday.

Take care everyone. Thanks for all the support.
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52 comments:

  1. eastcobbApril 13, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    R.I.P. Thanks for sharing all this great music with us! You should come back with FLAC rips like Zer did...that would be amazing...until then, I appreciate all you did. You made an effort and showed your hardware!!!!

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  2. XhcnoirXApril 13, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    Thanxxx for all the amazing stuff you've shared!!! And all the information's still here, which is also something I really appreciate, getting to know more about a band and all. And yeah, Mediafire has become f*cked up lately, same shit also happened to me, twice.

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  3. AnonymousApril 13, 2012 at 6:14 AM

    :-(

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  4. Hijinio Del SantuarioApril 13, 2012 at 7:23 AM

    Thanks for everything my friend, send me an email if you come back again...

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  5. DanApril 13, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    sorry to hear Vin,
    recently they removed 1 file from my blog,the chain live @ the anthrax + rehearsal
    it was online for 3 yrs so yeah its weird...but its fucked up they deleted all your files because of one!!! damn. thats nasty
    but it has to be said,youve got/had the best blog on the net with all the info etc
    so thx again for all your efforts!!!
    and good luck with what your gonna do in the future!
    take care
    Dan

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  6. WesApril 13, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Thanks for all the goods Vin. Good luck!

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  7. IDIOTEQcomApril 13, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    Thank you thank YOU Thank YOU!

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  8. DundyApril 13, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    i'm very sad
    Your blog was great and I discovered some very good bands here !
    Cheers

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  9. BenjApril 13, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Sooo bummed! This blog was great and I literally check it almost daily. Best of luck and THANKS for all of your hard work!

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  10. Lucas GelatiApril 13, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Thanks for everything you shared, man. This was an amazing blog and I discovered many amazing bands thanks to you. Good luck with your life.

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  11. AnonymousApril 14, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    I'm sorry for this bad news, thanks thanks and thanks for all the great music and info you put on this blog!
    I've listen to The Fast and American Comp again and again and is still one of my favorites.
    Goodye & good luck
    a.d.

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  12. JimmyApril 14, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    That sucks! I loved your blog.

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  13. crisis13April 14, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    Sorry to hear about that, you exposed me to a lot of bands I probably would have never heard before. Thanks.

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  14. Cliff EvansApril 14, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    I'm sorry to see this go. Your tastes overlap mine just enough that I was always excited to see what you had coming up next, and the amount of thought and care you put into each collection is a rare and valuable thing in a music blog. I'm sorry I'll never get to hear the Nunfuckers collection you were thinking about, but I totally understand. The problem with labors of love is that they're the first thing to go when life gets in the way. Thanks for all the great music.

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  15. JessApril 15, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    This is heartbreaking. I've regularly checked back on this labor of love, astounded to be turned onto so many great recordings. I've also filled in the blanks on bands I've only had one or two records from. Thanks so much for the work you've done; I hope that it's been a prod for people to reissue a lot of these in years to come.

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  16. AnonymousApril 15, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Thanks for all !!!

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  17. king kwamfitApril 15, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Thanks Stormy!!!

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  18. AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    Thanks for all the lovely posts and inspiring music, thanks for sharing all the things i would have never ever heard without your blog.

    all the best
    bob

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  19. AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Many thanks for all the effort you put in this blog. Great music and much more background informations. Please keep it alive!

    If you need stable webspace drop me a line @czm@live.de

    Take care!
    czm

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  20. AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    I'm actually going to make an effort to check ALL those recordings. But its 109 bc you listed New Day Rising twice. Boom! Thanks for the amazing blog.

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  21. AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    thanks for all! enjoy florida and take care!

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  22. StormyApril 18, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Thanks for all the positive comments. Im glad so many people enjoyed the blog, and hopefully some day I will revive it.

    Didn't realize I had Husker Du twice. Ill fix that when I get home. Id throw in the Burn s/t ep.

    Vin

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  23. AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Thank you for your time and sharing some great punk and hardcore music, much appreciated. IMO easily the best NYHC blog on the net - all the best in your future!

    Overpower

    Overcome

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  24. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 3:55 AM

    Oh, Stormy, yeah that sux! It's like with megaupload, the FBI deleted everything: from "illegal" stuff to bands' own Demos to family pictures clouds and then Kim Dot gets arrested for illegal downloads in an illegal country, on from Maori Nation stolen island!
    Check out punk4free and just ask your followers to send there the shit they have saved for you. If it's not working that way then people pl send it all to blacktracker or directly to indymedia Athens! In language trouble ask Greeks to help you.

    I was getting back to your blog cuz i was looking for Pavlos of wreckage records. Information if he's still alive would be helpful. Some old friends were looking for him...

    Your job is over, times are changing, family is the most important shit in the world.

    Thanks for your work!
    Want a "job"? Bring this band to America!
    www.antidrasi.com has a free download of their fresh album and if you want to order the vinyl only you might check in at wipe-out records
    Other brilliant bands from Greece are: BAD MOVIES, XASMA, PANX ROMANA, ANTI, KILL THE CAT, STRESS, XAT TRIK, PISSA KAI POUPOULA, GULAG, EKTOS ELEGXOU...

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  25. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    dude, you should win a Pulitzer for your Infest discography post alone. thanks for all of the great music and info, hope mediafire realizes just how much culture they are destroying.

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  26. Twin Uzis in HyruleApril 20, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    It's times like this when I feel like a total idiot for not downloading everything that was hosted here when I had the chance. Thanks for the posts Stormy. Good luck in Florida

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  27. kharacterApril 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Thanks from the most earnest corner of my kinship with the outside world, my gratitude to remain. Please never doubt that this blog was worthwhile - you've left your mark, and it's one to be proud of.

    A grateful grazie gracias in your direction,
    Kaleb

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  28. ryanApril 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    this makes me a little sick... so many releases/collections that almost no one else will have. so sad to see this.

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  29. Andrew ReulandApril 22, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    Thanks for everything Vin. Your work here was stellar and will be greatly missed.

    All the best,
    Andrew

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  30. HUANSOAHNApril 23, 2012 at 12:49 AM

    still looking for someone who could reupload that 2 part INFEST discography from stormy.Please help me out!

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  31. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Thanks for doin such a good blog, grabbed some great stuff off it, good luck!!

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  32. undeadboyApril 25, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    Sorry to hear you're not doing the blog anymore. I quite understand your reasons. Good luck in you job hunt and thanks for anything I have downloaded and not said thank you for.

    All the best for the future.

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  33. AnonymousApril 26, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    great blog, downloaded some and enjoyed the stories. Thanks for all you did, you made this older HC dude's day!

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  34. benApril 26, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    bummer you moved to florida, but i do appreciate the fact of what you posted here. was able to relive some great memories and enjoy some tunes i didn't know/forgotten about/loved.

    keep rockin

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  35. AVERSIONLINEApril 27, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Very sad to see this happen, though I totally understand. That being said, this was an incredible resource for checking out rare and obscure music and information about loads of classic/underrated bands. I doubt there will ever be another blog like it. Many thanks for all of your efforts, and best of luck with your future endeavors...

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  36. jeff b.April 27, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    thank you for everything...

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  37. AllanApril 28, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Hey! Thanks for everything you did!
    Take care man.

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  38. Chris DodgeMay 1, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    Fuck! You did an amazing job. The amount of time, effort, and dedication to detail was beyond impressive. Thanks for preserving & presenting these classic sounds so well. Total bullshit that it was all removed due to one simple act of douchebaggery. Thank you for spending so much time doing what I've always been too lazy to do myself. Cheers!

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  39. AnonymousMay 2, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    Thanks for all you hard work and for sharing great music!
    "By the kids, for the kids", right? Not for Mediafire or the FBI.
    My favorite post: Bad Brains in the City.

    Bem-haja,
    Pedro

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  40. sabbaticalMay 2, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    wait! where is the moss icon live? its gone from mediafire!

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  41. sXeHCdrummerMay 5, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    What a shame man, your blog was awesome and I found a lot of great music on it, some of which I burned on cd and played like cray.

    Good luck in the future and thanks for eveything.

    sXe HC drummer

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  42. MalikMay 11, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    one of the best blogs around. well done Vinny.

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  43. AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Sad to see you go. Really appreciate all the rare music you shared!! KUDOS!

    E

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  44. UnknownMay 22, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    hi

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  45. jon_patternsMay 29, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Nice blog.

    Maybe an easier way to restore the archive could be for people to send you any files they saved to hard drive/ upload and send you a link?

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  46. demo tapesMay 30, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    whoa,,,,,,, bummer. i just found out...... cheers!

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  47. DanJuly 4, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    WELCOME BACK! ;-0
    D.

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    1. StormyJuly 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM

      Thanks Dan. Two more weeks hopefully and everything should be back up.

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  48. AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 2:08 AM

    Thnxx

    pauzze

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  49. AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 5:00 PM

    can some visitor of this blog upload the skip candelori tribute for me?
    i can't find it anywhere else. a big thanks!

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  50. actionxjacksonSeptember 14, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn! just lost all the files on my hard drive and came back to re-download them... :(
    much thanks and respect for putting up this blog!

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