Introspect was a hardcore band from Newtown, Pennsylvania. Eric Wareheim of Elements Of Need, I Am Heaven and Tim & Eric fame played guitar on the 2x7". Introspect played a groovy, driving brand of hardcore that mixed the classic sounds of the NY hardcore scene with the start-stop sounds of the experimental emocore scene in Pennsylvania. The early compilation song and first 7" lean more into the classic hardcore sound while the 2x7" benefits immensely from Eric Wareheim's guitar work and takes on a more diverse sound, making it (IMO) their best work and an instant cl ..read more

    Crash And Britany were a indie-emo/ noise rock band from Sacramento, California. The band had an impressive history with live shows; playing Lollapalooza in 1995, opening for Pearl Jam on the big stage with 50k people in attendance as well as playing with bands like Deftones and Seam. Despite having their foot in the door to be swept up by the major label feeding frenzy of the 90s, Crash And Britany never became the next Nirvana, despite having come quite close.      Crash And Britany's sound was a unique mix of noise rock, shoegaze and indie-emo tha ..read more

    Real Friend is a band from Calgary, Alberta who formed in 2022 under the name Soylent Green before they lost a member and became Real Friend. The band members are Kyle Pierce, Noah Gall and Ayden Hamilton, the first couple of the three sharing tasks of vocals, guitar and bass while the former is on drums. As of today, they have digitally released one single titled "Serenity Now" and one EP titled "Standard Issue" which can be found on Bandcamp and Spotify.      Real Friend is one of the most genre-defying bands I've ever heard, refusing to comply with an ..read more

    This weekend I was lucky enough to travel to Chicago, Illinois to see Saetia, City Of Caterpillar and Pageninetynine. In addition to seeing three incredible bands, I got to meet people I've been speaking to about music and archiving for over a year. It was genuinely such a surreal experience to meet people who I feel like I know well, but have never met in the flesh. Talking to them about the criminally underrated 90s emo scene felt so refreshing because so few people in my life care about it at all. Shout out to Chelsea (check out her Portland-based radio show Sadderst ..read more

    Staynless was a post-hardcore band from Memphis, Tennessee. Like a lot of the bands we have been posting lately, the history behind Staynless remains a relative mystery to me. What I do know is that they put out a fair number of recordings and were talented enough to attract the attention of Steve Albini, who engineered their full length CD. Staynless has a sound that mixes the spidery post-hardcore sounds of bands like Slint, Dis and Shellac with the coiled and anxious intensity of hardcore bands like The Exploder and Engine Down. Mixing the diverse sounds of the Louisville an ..read more

    If this post reads a little different, there's a sure reason as to why! My name is Samantha (legharpy), and I run a blog called "Do You Feel At Home?" dedicated to archiving and rambling on and on about emo from the 90s to the ever-so-strange aughts. I'm ecstatic to have been invited as a coauthor here on CanadianWasteland to share my deranged blabbering every once in a while, and all for a blog I sincerely care about! Ben, Maya, and Tenzin's blood, sweat, and hours spent scanning and routinely preserving music for their amassing public archive has been a remarkable influe ..read more

    Humble Ary was a hardcore band from Denver, Colorado who were active from 2001-2005 and then briefly again in 2012. One member was also in the hardcore/screamo band Green Fuse and experimental hardcore band, The Kindercide. The band released three 7"s (one also released as a 6"), a split 7" with Bailer, and a three-way split 7" with No Cash Value and The Gromos.      Like their contemporaries and tour mates The Pine, Humble Ary was a back to basics emo hardcore band that reflected the sounds of the burgenoning 90s "emo" scene while incorporating elements ..read more

     From Maggy To Margaret was an emocore band from Lantzville, B.C. I first found out about this band through their contribution to the 8:11 On A Summer Night cassette compilation, which features a ton of other excellent B.C. hardcore bands. This band is a real hidden gem, I could easily compare them instrumentally to other B.C. greats like Breakwater and Wrought: Iornsmile; but the vocals are a lot more earnest and melodic, at times reminding me of the vocal delivery on Bob Tilton's earlier work. Every song on this tape is about 7 minutes long; it is really refreshing to ..read more

    Tiger 100 was a short-lived punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan which included a member of Death Cab For Cutie. They only ever released one 7" as well as a demo tape, but they have quite an extensive amount of unreleased work including some live recordings.      Tiger 100's music was very noise-rock driven with elements of post-rock and a distinctly DIY punk touch. Their actual 7" leans more into the indie/punk sound while their demo and unreleased work is super noisy and distorted. Their guitar work almost reminds me of Slint at times but with more noisy ..read more

       Examination Of The... was a hardcore band from Sioux Falls, South Dakota who were active in the early 2000s. The band included members of The Spirit Of Versailles and In Loving Memory. They released two full-length albums, a demo and two EPs (One split with In Loving Memory) before they split up sometime in 2003.      Their early work was reminiscent of bands like In Loving Memory or The Spirit Of Versailles with a slightly metallic touch to its instrumentals along with fast-paced shrieks. Their later work drew more inspiration from sludge ..read more