#united nations band

[autumnrevisited]

United Nations (band) 01/19/13

Photos by DeadboltPhotos

[computerexploder]

Geoff Rickly performs with United Nations at the Barbary, Philadelphia, PA | Maclyn Bean, 2013

[thursdayarchive]

Geoff Rickly performing in the hardcore punk supergroup United Nations at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on August 2, 2014. Source: Ashley Nicole

[charlottepandalurker]

anyone else keep living the same day or is it just me & geoff rickly

[tomorrowillbeyou]

x

[dutchwinter]

united nations [x]

[reallyradrecs]

Something to change your mind A shelter falling down Place your stake and Run faster

Visions of your decline Choking your life to death Climbing into your bed Holding you down

I’m writing around your comfort Even when I’m uncomfortable I’m writing around your comfort Even when I’m uncomfortable

A picture inside a frame Keeping you locked in place Pull your stakes Fading faster

The mirror that clouds your face The stories that kept you safe The truth’s just a dirty word There’s no use now

I’m writing around your comfort Even when I’m uncomfortable I’m writing around your comfort Even when I’m uncomfortable Uncomfortable

Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me

Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing ever happened to me Nothing

The second single from Sharkswimmer's debut album, Serenity, "Demolition of a Childhood Home" is a powerful and evocative track that delves into the theme of personal struggle and the lasting impact of childhood trauma. While angular and dissonant guitars create a sense of unease, the relentless shouts from vocalists Justin Buschardt and Geoff Rickly provide an intense and cathartic release. The song's name is derived from the destruction of Buschardt's childhood home during a tornado, serving as a poignant metaphor for the wreckage left behind by abuse. The collaboration between Sharkswimmer and Geoff Rickly adds an extra layer of depth to the track, making it a standout piece that resonates with raw emotion and intensity.

Serenity is available everywhere 10/03/23 via Really Rad Records

[tenderflint]

go here ^

[boy-armageddon]

supergroups are like avengers movies for people who care way too much about dumb bands

[bucephaly]

It's kinda shocking to me how few people seem to know how prevalent the 'my great grandmother was cherokee' myth is and how it's almost never actually true, especially when it comes with things like 'never signed up' or 'fell off the trail' or 'courthouse burned down destorying the documentation' etc etc.

People just don't even seem to know the history like.. when the Trail happened. My great great great grandfather was 2 years old during Removal in 1838, so peoples 'my great grandmother hid in the mountains!' is so clearly wrong. And we have rolls. From before and after removal, rolls done by cherokee nation and others by the government, rolls that were not stored in one random flammable courthouse. It's not difficult to find the actual evidence of ancestry.

And just.. there are lots of ways those family stories get started. It was a practice during the confederacy to claim cherokee ancestry to show one's family had 'deep roots in the south' that they were there before the cherokee were removed. Many people pretended to be cherokee and applied for the Guion-Miller payout just to try to steal money meant for cherokees - 2/3rds of the applicants were denied for having 0 proof of actual cherokee ancestry. [We even see lawyers advertising signing up for the Miller roll just to try to get free money.] And the myth even started in some families in the cherokee land lotteries, where the land stolen from us was raffled off, including the house and everything that was left behind when the cherokees were removed. We have seen people whose families just take these things stolen from the cherokee family and adopt them into their own family story, saying that they were cherokee themselves.

If you had some family story about being cherokee and you wanna have proof one way or the other, check out this Facebook group run by expert cherokee genealogists that do research for free. Just please read the rules fully and respect the researchers. They run thousands of people's ancestries a year and their average is only around 0.7% of lines they run actually end up having true cherokee ancestry.

[monkeymeghan]

Random fact about me (@frostysfrenzy I think you’ll get a kick out of this!). Back in high school, many years ago, my marching band played both national anthems on the field at an Orioles vs. Blue Jays game in Toronto.

[autumnrevisited]

“Never Mind the Bombings, Here’s Your Six Figures” single by the band United Nations.

photos taken by me for my vinyl instagram.

[computerexploder]

United Nations @ the Barbary by Maclyn Bean, 2013

[thursdayarchive]

Geoff Rickly performing in the hardcore punk supergroup United Nations at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on August 2, 2014. Source: Ashley Nicole

[jynjackets]

I finally watched The Creator and holy shit why didn’t any of you tell me it was going to be that beautiful

[fivestoriesfallingg]

i’m always like yeah no i’m not a list autistic. i don’t like making lists sorry. and then i make 80000 comprehensive playlists for every theme/emotion/etc etc that i experience and also write fully annotated essays about anything that brings me joy