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Something I Learned Today was started in May of 2004 without any plan or direction. I had been searching for an mp3 blog that highlighted punk and when I couldn’t find one I started my own. SiLT is all about the music I dig, both new and old, out of print and easily available, obscure and well known. I have a personal affinity for early US hardcore and punk with a focus on the Midwest, LA, Texas, and DC scenes. I also like the whole KBD/Bloodstains/Hyped2death comps. In recent years I’ve become fond of the garage punk and fucked up blues thing. And deep down inside I’ll always harbor a love for grunge and noise. I don’t claim to be an expert on anything. I ain’t a “music journalist” nor do I have any aspirations to be one. My main motivation is exposing folks to some quality music they may have never heard or may have forgotten about at some point. At this point I’m posting about 3 two times a week, usually Monday, Wednesday, Friday whenever I get around to it. Enjoy it now, this thing could go belly-up at any time.
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Hey,
Just stumbled onto your website while working. The name was what brought me in and then the expansive list of all sorts of punk kept me for a while. Didn’t have time to go in depth, I am a cardiac nurse - and patients have to take precedent.
I assume the name of the web site ” Something I learned today” comes from the Zen Arcade album? If not where did you come up with it?
I also was introduced to the punk movment in the early 80’s and was fortunate enough to be in Minneapolis at the time because every big act that came through and played First Avenue had to stay for an all ages show on Sundays. So at age 13 I was able to see Black Flag, The Dead Kennedy’s, 7 seconds, Minor Threat, Husker Du, The Replacements, etc…..
Thanks for all the hard work
i just stumbled onto here looking for where i can get the cigarettes like some cd or vinyl of them…and i stumbled here onto these site. i am bewildered.its great.
I stumbled on this site as well. After downloading song after song and buying a shit load of discs for mohawkradio.com I have to put them on hold and get to this stuff here on this web site. I’m certain it is going to be better than mohawkradio. I have been into collecting hardcore and related music since late 1984. Shit, now my burns are going to fatten up my music library. Hmmm, I need ROOM for all this stuff and I can’t wait to get started. Peace…
great site,was brousing for the lee harvey oswald band and found my way here.
I just came across this site waiting for Philly to explode in a fireworks storm (hopefully burning all the tourists) out my 5th story window. Anyway i was looking for what happened to the likes of kilslug, the mighty sphincter, life sentence, code of honer, etc just random bands I remember from the 80s that I never hear of anymore. On top i started listening to an archive show of Live from combustion manor Destroy yer radio sounds like me and my friends bitchin about the same shit funny and great songs glad I have beer before the stores close. Did a search on the site for a band i was in 10 years ago The strychnine Babies didnt find anything maybe you’ll dig it. Funny thing one of the members(Christian Black) was just on New York Doll story of Arthur Kane flick for a minute he also played with Dee Dee raome a few years before he died.
Dave glass
I thought I hear fireworks but its just gunshots a philly tradition year round especially on holidays. shit is this Teenage Jesus and the Jerks little orphan or some weird Sin 34 tune still listening…Mission of burma now and I think Some tune off the b side of Let them eat Jellybeans cool I need to draw something..
cheers
dave glass
You Sir are the shit! Found a link to your site from Kevin Second’s blog. Many many thanks!!!
Just found this site tonight along with killed by death records site. this site is THE SHIT
Good job. I was looking up Poison Idea because I don’t know much about them and found your site. Well impressed.
Thanks
no really…
the shit
wow! thanks so much for doing all this! i’ve been feeling sort of retro and wanting to listen to all that sort of “classic” hardcore/whatever, and not really with the time or motivation to dig through my own records and make mp3’s. you have great taste in music.
Awesome site, thanks a lot for this stuff. I visit here regularly, so much rare and out-of-print tracks here.
Thanks a lot for this, man.
Hi,love the site recently i have been putting my tape archive onto cd and for years now i have been listing to this song it’s from the John Peel show [he was a british dj who played a lot of obscure punk and hardcore] and it’s been bugging me exactly who this song is by and what it’s called.
I have posted it on a few punk forums and the nearest i have had so far is a band called seaweed but it’s not them.
All i can tell you about this fantastic song is it was played in August 1993 it’s american and i have checked anything and everything i can to find the artist if you want to listen to it heres the link:-
http://www.esnips.com/doc/495c23b0-6054-4937-89ec-f9b5ca1e6928/unknown-peel-song.wav
If anyone can tell me the artist and title i would be over the moon and you would automattically become the king or queen of punk.
Pleases e-mail me with comments or surgestions to:- terry.1977@ntlworld.com
Even if you just think it might be such-and-such.
At the time John was playing a lot of stuff like sub-pop,smpthy for the record industry,and dischord records but after checking there websites i couldn’t find anything i even tried alternative tentacles and smaller record lables like epitaph please help i am gratefull for even a a title or some of the lyrics.Thanks T
I love your site its opened me up to assloads of stuff that i would never have gotten a chance to hear living in bumfuc KY. People like you keep the hardcore old school punk rock scene alive and make people like me inspired to keep trying to make it in this genra.
The only thing I have to ask is for the Rotters - Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks. Its on a post called Name Dropper Part 2 but the link is broken. I’ve searched long and hard for that song and its killing me being so close. So can ya help a young punk by reposting or fixing the link. I actually had a chance to buy a first pressing for 15 bucks but I had already spent my money buying those lil read along books with the records for my daughter lol
Keep up the good work man. I hope your site NEVER goes down. Viva La SomethingILearned!!!!!!!!
Wish I could find an email address instead of having to post this where anyone can see it. Maybe I’m just not looking hard enough.
I regularly visit SILT, 7 Inch Punk, and Strange Reaction. I can generally count on either hearing something that reminds me of my youthful days as a punk in Fullerton CA, else I hear something I wanted to hear back then but never got to. Case in point: the Upright Citizens LP on BYO. Back around 1986 or so a friend told me that it was really fucking amazing. I used to check for it, probably for the following ten years or so, but never happened across it. I’ve seen it on eBay relatively recently, but for some reason it’s always in bad condition. Anyway, something made me think of it and so I came here thinking it would be my best bet. I’m determined to hear it some day, dammit.
Great work! Any chance of having those Crawlpappy tracks available to DL again? Been looking for those for a long long time. Thanks!
anybody seen this yet? looks great ….
“You Weren’t There- Chicago Punk 1977-84″
http://www.regressivefilms.com/
hey i just wanna say this site rocks….music should always be free…which brings me to my question…..can the wbmaster or whoevers in charge put some new unheard music on here….i have 2 bands that want nothing more then to have there music heard….email me with something
hi,
i’m from germany and now i heard about the naked raygun reuinion. have they any plans to come to europe once again ore will it be just one single gig? i would die to see this band live, so i really want to know.
cool site,
greets
yannick
Hi,
I’ve finally managed to hear Crime’s ‘Murder by guitar’ slower than I thought it would be but no less malevolent for that.
you make fucking amazing thing with this site
a lot of band
but, scuse m, your house is made of lp
NEGATIVE APPROACH APPRECIATION NIGHT in Detroit: At Corktown Tavern on Thursday, Oct 26, we’re WORLD PREMIERING footage from the legendary and pioneering Detroit hardcore band Negative Approach’s Touch n Go reunion (which I can say from personal experience was INCREDIBLE LIVE!), as well as some clips from the Negative Approach Fair Warning Volume 2 - including performances from TnG founder Corey Rusk’s Graystone, City Club, and Clubhouse. Detroit hardcore band and huge NA fans Death In Custody have been confirmed to perform directly after the viewing of the two upcoming NA DVDs - http://www.myspace.com/deathincustody. There are $2 drink specials. Cover is ONLY THREE DOLLARS! Copies of Fair Warning Volume 1 will be for sale, which includes shows from infamous Detroit clubs Traxx and Paychecks. Singer John Brannon and film editor John Salter will be hanging out to enjoy the fun.
Excellent site! I initially found the link to your blog on 7″ Punk and have been checking it several times a week since then.
At the risk of seeming like a pimp, I thought that you may be interested in an mp3 blog devoted to grunge (think Bundle of Hiss and Green River, not Mad Season) my brother and I started: http://lamestainnorthwest.blogspot.com/.
I love this site so much. Thank you for all your hard work. I learn new music here all the tie and I love it. I use some of your mixes for my pirate radio show.
Its so hard to find good sources of great music, and info on them. Thank you thank you thank you! You are my favorite.
ps- Do you ever take recommendations? I’m sure you dont need them but I was thinking you should check out the Teenage Harlets. They are a pretty cool SF band, all 1 minute long songs, and great.
You can find them here: http://teenageharlets.com/
and here: http://www.myspace.com/teenageharlets
Thanks again, keep up the good work.
Just discovered your sight and am very impressed. That being said, I am sad to report that Larissa from Touch & Go’s - L-Seven (Detroit) and TheLaughing Hyenas has sadly passed away. Anyone that remembers her, please keep her in your thoughts.
hey eric, see you at chris’s wedding and well catch up then. it’s been like 15 years or sumthin’
I didn’t know where to put this so please let the people know. : )
Just for your information,
This is a person that I met and have known for
eighteen years. He went to South High School in the
early eighties.
Webber, Michael James
A life-long resident of Torrance, passed away on
Saturday, November 11, 2006 in Torrance. Born in
Inglewood, CA, Michael was 43 when he died. Born on
December 1st, 1962, he attended Saint Lawrence Martyr
followed by South High School. He went on to pursue a
career as a musician, singer and songwriter fronting
the punk band “Nip Drivers.” He is survived by his
father, Robert Webber of Torrance; brother, Bo Webber;
and sister-in-law, Shanda Webber of Hermosa Beach;
sister, Lillian Miller of Long Beach; brother, Patrick
Webber; and sister-in-law, Rebekah Webber of Torrance.
He is also survived by 9 nieces and nephews, Bo, Jack,
Christina, Erica, Mike, Brick, Lola, Abigail and
Jeremy. He is preceded in death by his mother,
Virginia Webber. A Vigil Service will be held at Rice
Mortuary in Torrance on Monday, November 20, 2006 at
4:00 P.M. with a reception to follow. Inurnment will
be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in memory of Michael may be made to MusiCares MAP Fund
at 3402 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405, (310)
392-3777. Please sign the guest book at
www.dailybreeze.com/obits. To send the family a
message, share a memory, for directions to services,
or to view the online video tribute please go to the
mortuary’s website, www.LAfuneral.com
Well hell, thank you for reviewing and making songs available of my band (Impatient) Youth. Most of my albums and 45’s pressed only a thousand (to my knowledge)so it’s good people have access again. Thanks, Billy Ray Martin
Shit man, thanks for all the great uploads. It’s great to see this stuff carry on impact from generation to generation. I appreciate it a bunch!
i cant find any mp3s of MINUTEFLAG anywhere! any chance you have this and will post it someday? i just want to HEAR it!!!
long time reader of your site…i finally got off my arse and started one up myself. i linked to you and hope you will do the same.
rico
http://bleedinout.blogspot.com/
don’t know if your familiar with the sun city girls or not, rather experimental dark humor noise, encounterd their music during a stint as a dj at kopn a public radio station in columbia mo. 89′- 90′. their drummer charlie gloucher of 25 years died of cancer feb. 20th. this year. if you have anything you could post by them would be wonderful. thanks again for your site, good work.
Do you happen to have the Straw Dogs 7″ (The one the FU’s became) “The Man In The High Tower” been looking for this for years. Anyway, always good stuff thx for all the good music.
Great site! The tunes you post help me keep busy at work. A while back you posted some Chronic Sick files. I tried to search for them and no dice. Any chance you can repost them. Keep up the great work!
-Scott
WOW! I am rediscovering music i grew up with-The name of your site is from My favorite band-First “good” band i saw in 1984 when i was 16 in a little cafe in Duluth,Mn. Great work!!!
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hey man your site is amazing, you have almost all the good stuff i was looking for, it’s a real pleasure to find mp3 of my old scratching records, i began to listen HC from 14Y and i’m now 41…a big hurrah for your job!!!
pierre from bordeaux france
Hi,
Are you interested in some 80’s Aussie hardcore punk? I have some vinyl of a band called ‘Depression’. Interested?
Glen
Melbourne
Hello Sir: I really, really like this site, and I’m glad someone still listens to these bands. I’m wondering if you could put up the Bullet Lavolta post again, the one from a few years ago? I got really excited when I found it while looking at past bands you’d put up, but it wouldn’t allow me to play any of the songs. Anyway, good job with all this!
-Rob
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i’m 38 now, grew up in pomona in the 80’s and spent a lot of time at toxic shock record store there. i was browsing web while looking for some information on some of the bands you have. damn i love google. anyhow, your site is one of the best for music i grew up with. many thanks.
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Hey,
Thanks for the time and effort you put into the site! Alot of great stuff that I grew up on and still enjoy. Thanks again!