(Embryonic Capitol) D.C. Gets Hard Again: Talking with Ian Thompson of Cricket Cemetery Labels

Screaming, steadfast ideals, shaved heads. The imagery and sound of hardcore has taken a bit of a backseat on indie’s mainstream scene this millennium, but Mogwai’s recent album title Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will seems to adequately describe the resilient Mid Atlantic hardcore scene. It is especially alive and well in the District thanks to the recently created Cricket Cemetery label. I talked with Ian Thompson, founder of the vinyl, local, and hardcore only label (exclusivity plays...

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