HUGE GCA UPDATE! THE MIX TAPE COMETH AND MORE...

The first GCA Mix Tape will be up this coming Monday, December 7th at Noon! That's 11 unreleased tracks from Utah's finest. FREE!

1. Tamerlane - Dreams

2. One Clean Life - Hey World

3. Dogwelder - Smells Like Mean Spirit

4. To A Close - Up & Black

5. Reviver - New Lows

6. Collapse - Quicksand

7. Right On Track - You Were There

8. Dead As Lions - W.A.R.

9. Reach - Before It's Lost

10. City to City - 9th & Broadway

11. Glacial - Behind Your Beard

In other GCA news, Monday will also see the launch of 3 regular columns here on the site. First, the Salt Lake Hardcore 101 section will receive a major jump start. Every Monday you'll find a new article on a classic Salt Lake City band, label, shop, zine, or venue! Look out for Deadfall 101 Monday morning!

Second, we're launching the Salt Lake Hardcore Music Archive. Updated every Wednesday, this section will host a constantly expanding database of downloadable Salt Lake Hardcore classics... past to present. Tune in next Wednesday for the chance to acquire one of Salt Lake's most-overlooked/important/excellent records, the Better Way Demo!

And finally, every single Friday you'll find a new article by the name of One Voice. It will feature a 5 question mini-interview with those who've helped shape Salt Lake Hardcore Punk. Our first voice will be from Troy Trujillo (11th Street Electric Gallery, Opened Up).

POLL: BEST LATE 90s SALT LAKE ACT

Lifeless, Climb, Clear, Triphammer and Deadfall played the first shows that many of us attended in Salt Lake.  And whether loved or hated since those days, we can't deny that they had a major impact on what we call Salt Lake Hardcore today.  So who was the best?

And yes we're aware that all but Billy disappeared from the hardcore scene during the late 90s as well.

VOTE >

GCA'S TREVOR HALE IS SLC'S GUITAR HERO

While a number of gnarly shredders were a part of this poll, Trevor's dedication to playing hardcore in Salt Lake City, as both a full time member and a life saving fill-in, earned him the gold. Here's just a sampling for of the Grudge City acts he's done time with...

Full-Time

Rhythm & Rhymes
Renaldo & the Smoothies
Dead Last

78 Days After Death

Opened Up

Cherem

Skeiff d' Bargg
Arkham Asylum
Tamerlane
Cool Your Jets
Collapse

Part-Time/Guest Spots

Up River

Aftermath

Dogwelder

Isaiah - Omega Red/Dogwelder/Reflect	3 (4%)
Billy - Deadfall/78 Days A.D./Up River	7 (9%)
Trevor - Opened Up/Cherem/Tamerlane/Collapse	22 (30%)
Ed - Arkham Asylum/Tamerlane	16 (22%)
The Dude - Up River/The Meadows	0 (0%)
Matt - Grace from Gallows/The Masses/Cool Your Jets	7 (9%)
Marshall - DPI/Cool Your Jets/Murdock	6 (8%)
Austin - Cherem/Gutshot	5 (6%)
Nathan - City to City/Collapse	3 (4%)
Mike - Pushing Up Daisies/Glacial	3 (4%)

NEXT STEP UP

A Place For Hardcore Kids

Bill French of Deadfall/78 Days After Death/Cherem/Up River fame started a website much like MySpace a few months back, only it's geared toward hardcore kids who give a fuck about what's going on in the world around them and want to make a difference.

Step It Up Hardcore provides each of its members with their own profile, numerous message boards and groups, access to an extensive hardcore/metal video & audio library, exclusive band interviews and a community photo album. So step it up already.


Visit Step it up.