The Wipers "Is this Real?" WMX Back in Stock 2025-10-03 After ten years

After ten years

charged with an energy so intense that the speakers to several of Valentine Recording Studios’ vintage amps ended up blowing out during the sessions

and as tensions rose between him and his fellow band members

this one was so beloved in Hollywood the label just had to drop us as soon as it came out

The result is a study in contrasts: the personal versus the cosmic

The Wipers "Is this Real?" WMX Back in Stock 2025-10-03 After ten yearsUnquestionably Portland's most well loved punk group, they formed in the late 70's & in 1980 released their debut LP. 12 songs of stabbing, jittery guitar, snapped vocals, & unabashed teen angst. Full of desperation & yearning, the LP has stood as a blueprint for wretched youth for over 25 yrs. In the early 90's it was given mainstream attention when Nirvana covered 2 tracks off the record & Cobain announced it was one of the primary influences on his