The Unheard Music
Hardcore "history" is a project of collective memory. That means being thoughtful about what we remember—and being careful not to forget why those memories matter.
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When I took last week off from publishing, I had no idea that instead of doing the things I needed to do to recover from tour and catching up on some Anti-Matter backend work, I would wind up completely physically incapacitated for the entire week—including at least 72 hours of straight sleep inside of a fever dream. To be honest with you, I am not completely free from whatever this wicked flu has wrought as I write this. But instead of taking another week off, I decided to push forward with an archival interview until I can get back on my feet again.
Back in October, I posted a photo of Endpoint on Instagram. The response on that post—and the love that Endpoint received that day—was so heartening to me because it not only confirmed that other people remembered the band, but it affirmed that other people remembered them the way that I remembered them. This dis…