Top Ten: REFUSED Songs

REFUSED is a Swedish hardcore punk band that flirts with experimental rock and alternative metal making a loud and intense sound unlike anything else in the world.  They have released three studio albums: This Just Might Be...The Truth (1994), Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent (1996), The Shape Of Punk To Come: A Chimerical Bombination In 12 Bursts (1998).

10. Refused Are F***ing Dead - album: The Shape Of Punk To Come (1998)

Unlike the title of the song, REFUSED are very much alive and kicking ass.  This is a special hardcore punk band that takes risks but we all reap the rewards of their creativity.  Drums with a phaser effect? Bass with a wah wah?  What other hardcore band does that?! 

COACHELLA 2012 and the Amazing Lineup

Coachella, the greatest North American music festival of our time (that's right Lollapalooza and Woodstock, I said it) did it again this year with an AMAZING LINEUP filled with a mix of relevant bands (e.g. The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, M83) and ol' classic acts (e.g. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Radiohead). 

Most importantly however is the inclusion of a few of my favourite bands who have reunited! That's right - Pulp, At the Drive-In, and the almighty Swedish hardcore legends Refused are all scheduled on this year's Coachella lineup.


BTW, At the Drive-In's album "Relationship of Command" is one of the best hardcore punk albums I have ever heard and Refused's album "The Shape of Punk to Come" is THE best hardcore punk album I have ever heard, and one of my favourite albums EVER.


Full lineup and some examples of reunited awesomeness after the break.