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Deadguy's latest album is a knock out of the park. Here's some info and where to get it from @relapserecords.bsky.social, and watch the band's videos for the album too.

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Deadguy deserves all it gets with "Near-Death Travel Services" - Disposable Underground

Deadguy's new album "Near-Death Travel Services" is an awesome comeback record. Check out the music videos for the album here.

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December 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM

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Rid Of Me was heavy at the #punksforpalestine extravaganza in Washington, D.C. Here's a song from their set.

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Rid Of Me playing the Punks For Palestine fest, 2025

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November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM

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Check out some pics I took at a #nokings protest in Arlington, VA. It was run by a squad of senior citizens, some from their walkers.

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No Kings Protest October 2025

No Kings protest in Welburn Square in Arlington, VA on October 18, 2025.

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October 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM

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Access To God is a one-man electronic act that builds home-made noisemakers and puts on one heck of a show. Here's a taste:

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Access To God live in Washington, D.C., 2025

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October 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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Deer Creek is a good doom metal band from the U.S. and they have a couple full-length records that are worthy of looking into.

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Deer Creek is a doom band that has some riffs to play you - Disposable Underground

Disposable Underground looks at two albums from the doom band Deer Creek.

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October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM

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Here's the latest news roundup on what's new in music at the blog. Please enjoy.

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Music news roundup: Youth, Lee, Marr, War - Disposable Underground

Quick news items from Disposable Underground on Future Ruins, Killing Joke, Andrew Lee, Pestilence, John Mellencamp, Johnny Marr, and "What Music Owes to the War Machine."

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October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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I've put an interview up on the blog with an old but still active death metal band called Abominog. This one was from 1991 and I typed the interview up from the pages of an old 'zine in which it first appeared. Enjoy:

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Abominog interview from 1991 - Disposable Underground

An interview with the Virginia death metal band Abominog that took place back in 1991 at a gig in D.C.

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October 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM

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Check out a live clip from the noise rock band Gloop. They ripped it up at the Golden Pony in Harrisonburg, VA.

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Gloop playing Harrisonburg VA, 2025

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September 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM

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It's a music news roundup in a new post at the Disposable Underground blog. I post (roughly) monthly posts with quick music updates that are of interest (to me, anyway). Please enjoy.

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Music news roundup: CDs on sale, radio station gear on auction - Disposable Underground

A news roundup from Disposable Underground on Final Gasp, Roger Waters, country music, Arlington Independent Media, Shane Embury, Relapse Records, and as always those who have left us too soon.

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September 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM

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Dark Angel, the classic, awesome metal band from the '80s and '90s, has a new record coming out and is hitting the road to support it in a few days. Here's all the info at the Disposable Underground blog:

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Dark Angel returns with "Extinction Level Event" album and tour - Disposable Underground

Dark Angel has a new album, "Extinction Level Event," coming out in September. Check out the first two singles and tour dates.

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September 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM

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Here's a few live photos of the punk band Béton Armé rocking at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C. The singer had some swinging dance moves.

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Béton Armé playing Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., on February 23, 2025.

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August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM

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Blood Monolith is a new death metal band made up of a bunch of heavyweights in the greater Washington, D.C. metal and grindcore music scene. They put out a record earlier this year and are doing their first brief tour. Here's the first song from the first show.
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Blood Monolith first show, live in Washington, D.C. 2025

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August 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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There's a cool anthology paperback coming out that covers two punk/hardcore 'zines from the classic D.C. period. A great trip back in time.

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Two D.C. punk 'zines are getting the book treatment - Disposable Underground

"Descenes and Discords: An Anthology" is a 'zine collection from an exciting time in punk and hardcore music and it's coming out in August.

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August 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM

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I heard Poison Ruïn for the first time at Comet Ping Pong in D.C. and took some pics of them playing. Cool band.

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July 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Rise Defy has rocking, catchy self-titled album out now. I've got a review where I talk about that and link to where to get it.

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Rise Defy takes it to another level with a new album - Disposable Underground

The debut self-titled album from Rise Defy is a great, catchy D.C. punk rock record.

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July 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM

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I was interviewed about my music blog and music 'zine by the great Dreams of Consciousness. Listen here:

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Bonus Episode: Disposable Underground with Richard Johnson

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July 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM

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My blog was a 'zine in the 1990s and 2000s and, if I may say so, there was some good material in there. I've remade the best of it on the blog so it's easier to get to and read through than the 'zine scans I had available previously. See for yourself!

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‘Zine Collection Introduction - Disposable Underground

The introduction to the Disposable Underground Collection: the story behind the online collection of 'zine content from 1991 to 2004.

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July 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM

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Catch up on your music news with some quick bites at the blog:

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Music news roundup: violins, screamo, musicians in politics - Disposable Underground

Read a good handful of music news from the Disposable Underground blog.

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July 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM

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Live pics of the band Seclusion playing at Comet Ping Pong in D.C. in September 2024. I took these with a 35mm point-and-shoot Kodak.

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Photo of one of the guitarists of Seclusion performing live. He's playing a 12 string hollow body electric guitar.

Photo of one of the guitarists of Seclusion performing live. He's got a dyed mohawk.

June 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM

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Three killer, extreme U.S. bands are shortly heading to Japan to play a short string of shows and I am green with envy.

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Pack of American grindcore and death metal bands are headed to Japan - Disposable Underground

Genocide Pact, Triac, and Backslider are touring Japan next month. Read about it here.

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June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM

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Electric Dynamite took names at the @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social game over the weekend at Audi Field.

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Photo of the Electric Dynamite band finishing the last number in their set.

June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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I don't know a whole lot about electronic music, but the upcoming Kiji Suedo EP is good stuff, as is his recent ep Hypnosis.

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