Interview With Darius Koski of Swingin’ Utters

Interview by: Lou Medrano

Back in the early ’90s when I was first discovering Punk rock I remember coming across a lot of great bands, but none of them ever had as much of an effect on me as The Clash and Swingin’ Utters. To me, there is simply no Punk rock band that even comes close to the amazing songwriting of the Swingin’ Utters. Their lyrics spoke to me in so many ways and, like The Clash, they weren’t afraid to break the rules and speak their minds. I remember seeing the Utters play live for the first time at a skate park in Santa Cruz when I was about 13 years old. Me, and my buddies had discovered them from a demo tape that I picked up in the used section at Rhino Records Read more

What we’re listening to: Unseen Force – In Search of the Truth

Finally, this mid 80’s Richmond, VA Hardcore Punk Masterpiece sees the light of day again! This was originally released by the band in an edition of 500 copies in 1986. It’s very hard to get your hands on the original, so we’re here to bring this nice Reproduction! Created directly from the original Masters, you know this one sounds nice! This is a must have for fans of early to mid 80’s US HC like CIA, BATTALION OF SAINTS, WHITE CROSS and all the good stuff like that! Hardcore for the hardcore, get in or get out! One time pressing of this one, limited to 1000 copies. 300 on Yellow, 700 on Black. The First 250 orders from us get the Yellow Vinyl. Once it’s gone, it’s gone so don’t let it slip away AGAIN!

You can buy this album and more at www.nowayrecords.com