Category Archives: happenstobegay

Noun : Forgotten Grin (2009)

2010/08/11 – 11:19 pm

Oh man, this is our lucky week! Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females emailed me again, this time to share a bunch of recordings from the out-of-print Noun cassette, Forgotten Grin. For those who don’t know, Noun is Marissa’s (fucking amazing) side-project. You’re welcome, ears! You can also check out the Noun full-length, Holy Hell, or [...]

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Noun : Holy Hell (2010) and Outtakes

2010/08/09 – 10:30 pm

PONIES! I am extra excited to share today’s post with you. Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females (the hardest working band in show business) emailed me to share a rough cut of the Noun full-length, Holy Hell. For those who don’t know, Noun is Marissa’s (fucking amazing) side-project and she recorded this album with the help [...]

By Sissy | Also posted in 2000s, 2010s, angieboylan, marissapaternoster, newbrunswick, noun, screamingfemales | Comments (1)

Scantron : Make Your Mark Heavy and Dark (2009)

2010/07/20 – 12:24 pm

Scantron Make Your Mark Heavy and Dark (2009) 01 Reggaeton.m4a 02 linear.m4a 03 tappy.m4a 04 country punk.m4a 05 sweet song.m4a 06 Nu.m4a Brooklyn band featuring Angie Boylan and a heap of other talented lady musicians. I’m a bit late in posting this, but luckily their digital EP, recorded by Marissa of Screaming Females, just doesn’t [...]

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Teenage Cool Kids, Solanin, Lava Lava [Happen to be Gays]

2010/07/07 – 11:22 pm

I’ve been made hip to heaps of artists who don’t necessarily produce “queercore,” but are nonetheless queer and make great music worth sharing. So, I’m gonna share them with you! And, no–I don’t care that it’s against the rules. I MAKE THE RULES, OK? Teenage Cool Kids First up: Teenage Cool Kids! Wait, did you [...]

By Sissy | Also posted in 2000s, 2010s, brooklyn, dallas, demo, layersquake, philadelphia, solanin, teenagecoolkids, washingtondc | Comments (1)

Gusto : No Evil Star (2002)

2010/06/23 – 9:19 pm

Gusto No Evil Star (2002) Hey Stranger Rock Moves Perfect Replica Spiral Fracture New Favorite Nothing to Say Teaching Smokey Robinson I mean it! Drive-by The Down Town [Download] [Gusto at Banzan Records] Sarah wrote in to offer a heap of amazing, OOP, indie queercore and riot grrrl-ish acts! First up: Gusto, a queercore guitar [...]

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Fleabag : s/t EP (2009)

2010/02/18 – 6:17 pm

Fleabag is a queer-fronted pop punk band from Oakland. They’re cranking out some really good, earnest, and catchy songs that remind me (and some other rad dudes) of everything I didn’t hate about high school: house shows, eating candy and, you know, really feeling stuff. In about a month’s time, you can catch them on [...]

By Sissy | Also posted in 2000s, oakland | Comments (2)