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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>We are a hardcore band from Los Angeles, CA. 
Visit us on Facebook Click here to visit us on bandcampClick here to purchase Flex merch on storenvy</description><title>FLEX</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @flexhc)</generator><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Oklahoma Benefit, by Charity Comps!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://charitycomps.bandcamp.com/album/oklahoma-benefit"&gt;Oklahoma Benefit, by Charity Comps!&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"&gt;An attempt from 28 bands, including our other band, LifeSupport, to raise funds for Oklahoma Tornado Victims. &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/51991608560</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/51991608560</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:26:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Come see our other band, LifeSupport! </title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/42c31537fecf824bd7b63e4dcfd4e63c/tumblr_mmth2l4X9x1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come see our other band, LifeSupport! &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/50464819770</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/50464819770</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:49:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Our new records arrived! Split with Vices on sale at...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b31bde82ebb296cd74ca53f892b9eadd/tumblr_mm8qloG6n61ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our new records arrived! Split with Vices on sale at flexhc.storenvy.com - $3 plus shipping this weekend only.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/49536330965</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/49536330965</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:05:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>10 copies available of our new 7" for $6.50 total shipped in US. Because records are awesome! </title><description>&lt;a href="http://flexhc.storenvy.com/products/1407766-flex-vices-split-7"&gt;10 copies available of our new 7" for $6.50 total shipped in US. Because records are awesome! &lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote class="link_og_blockquote"&gt;Split with Florida’s VICES on Speedowax Records. Here our songs here: &lt;a href="http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com"&gt;http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com&lt;/a&gt; Free Shipping (US ONLY) in celebration of Record Store Day! Total price = $6.50 *NOTE: Records are in transit to us from UK and will be shipped when we receive them!&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/48566821358</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/48566821358</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:25:51 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>We released a new record and you can download it for...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec0b123862053f4b5b93fab5f858a832/tumblr_mlfq64ICcJ1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;We released a new record and you can download it for free!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com"&gt;http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please do us a favor and reblog this. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/48259862877</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/48259862877</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:06:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>WE ARE PLAYING 3 SHOWS THIS WEEKEND!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Friday 3/22 @ The Dial in Murrieta, CA with Vices (FL), Media Blitz, Plagues and Desperate Living! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saturday 3/23 @ Aladdin&amp;#8217;s in Pomona, CA with Vices (FL), Old Wounds (NJ), Kid Armor and Seizures&amp;#160;!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunday 3/24 @ 13355 Berg St.(House Show) in Sylmar, CA with Vices (FL), Old Wounds (NJ), Ruptures and Left Astray! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vices and Old Wounds are a long way from home. So please come out and watch them play some songs and have a good time. Old Wounds has had a tough time on this tour and is spending $1000s on their transmission to play these shows. The least we can do is bang our head for them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Flex &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45972464093</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45972464093</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:55:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>FREE DOWNLOAD OF OUR NEW RECORD UP AT...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec0b123862053f4b5b93fab5f858a832/tumblr_mjrtz14guN1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;FREE DOWNLOAD OF OUR NEW RECORD UP AT &lt;a href="http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com"&gt;http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45525445877</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45525445877</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:52:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>STREAM OUR NEW 7" </title><description>&lt;a href="http://toxicbreedsfunhouse.blogspot.com/2013/03/full-album-stream-flexvices-split-7.html"&gt;STREAM OUR NEW 7" &lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are extremely excited to bring you a full stream of the brand new split between California’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/flexhc?fref=ts"&gt;FLEX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; and Florida’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/vicesfl?fref=ts"&gt;VICES&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. Split is now available for preorder through Speedowax Records based out of Birmingham, England.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45312999856</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/45312999856</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:49:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>I have no art skills. But we are playing some shows…come...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7e8c3a9a064efa56e1b5bcda540c5e99/tumblr_mj68jdrmfb1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have no art skills. But we are playing some shows…come out and jam with us. We haven’t played a show since October. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/44600048973</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/44600048973</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:59:37 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Order Split w/ Vices and 2012 Demo on Vinyl! </title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.recorddust.bigcartel.com"&gt;Order Split w/ Vices and 2012 Demo on Vinyl! &lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/44387230064</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/44387230064</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:52:26 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Brand new song, Holding...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26cbb1e1246672b49faf58270c2d56fe/tumblr_mhfdgt7rfP1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brand new song, Holding On! http://flexsbhc.bandcamp.com/track/holding-on&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41850332372</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41850332372</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:17:17 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>We’ve made it to Instagram. Follow us.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e18d43acd66300768dc9ceda30577c35/tumblr_mh9a4l7DSU1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’ve made it to Instagram. Follow us.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41558920391</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41558920391</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:19:33 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Too punk for the hardcore kids and too hardcore for the punk kids.
We finished recording 3 new songs...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Too punk for the hardcore kids and too hardcore for the punk kids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We finished recording 3 new songs for a split with Vices (Florida) this past week! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Will be releasing one soon via Toxicbreed&amp;#8217;s Funhouse.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Flex &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41038951574</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/41038951574</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:50:51 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>We are releasing a split 7"!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;This February with our friends Vices from Florida on SpeedoWax Records (UK)! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/vicesfl"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/vicesfl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/38353730428</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/38353730428</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:49:13 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>This is a rant about Hardcore! </title><description>&lt;p&gt;This year I tried pretty hard&amp;#8230;released 2 EP&amp;#8217;s, played a handful of local shows, did my first tour since 2005 and met a lot of cool new people. Can&amp;#8217;t want to see what 2013 brings! I can tell you we have new releases, shows and hopefully a US tour in store! - December 9, 2012&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;*Post below originally written on January 15, 2012. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a rant about hardcore.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It is not hard for me to feel jaded. It usually happens in a single night. Sometimes I ask myself “Am I too old for this?” or tell myself “you’ve tried your best, but it will never change.” For the last 14 years of my life I have been involved in music. By involved, I mean playing in bands, putting out records, touring, putting on shows, running a diy venue, being involved with a co-op record store, starting a co-op record label with some of my best friends at the time, and trying to be that guy who gives advice and guidance to young bands. The last 14 years have had lots of ups and downs. I’ve watched people come and go. I’ve had friends die. I put out records that didn’t sell. I put on shows that no one came to. I’ve put myself into debt that I am still paying off. All of this in an attempt to do one thing, build community. It has been a struggle, because it has never become what I envisioned or wanted it to be. Although a couple of times we got pretty damn close.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So all these years have done one thing to me, and that is educate me. And every time I feel like giving up, I have to remember when Zoli from Ignite yells “Education without action, does nothing!” I have to remember how excited I get every time I hear the horns for New Direction. I have to remember the passion I feel every time I yell “We are born into suffering” with Trial. I have to remember how I feel like stomping my feet through the floor when I hear the drums to Break Down The Walls. All of these songs I started listening to in my early teens and I still love them in late 20’s. So when a band or a group of kids makes me feel jaded or like giving up, I will play these four songs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And maybe it’s a lost cause, but I’ll keep trying.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;J. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/37596101508</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/37596101508</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:03:17 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Playing three shows this weekend in Pomona, Murrieta and San...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbaq0u05rG1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Playing three shows this weekend in Pomona, Murrieta and San Diego w/ LifeSupport and Hear The Sirens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/404151586314545/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/events/404151586314545/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32781828298</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32781828298</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:38:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Download for free - http://lifesupport310.bandcamp.com
Tape...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavx9lfqvg1ryxs57o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download for free - &lt;a href="http://lifesupport310.bandcamp.com"&gt;http://lifesupport310.bandcamp.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tape Pre-order: &lt;a href="http://dogyearsrecords.storenvy.com/products/590182-life-support-broken-record-ep"&gt;&lt;a href="http://dogyearsrecords.storenvy.com/products/590182-life-support-broken-record-ep"&gt;http://dogyearsrecords.storenvy.com/products/590182-life-support-broken-record-ep&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;CD Pre-order: &lt;a href="http://flexhc.storenvy.com/products/587878-lifesupport-broken-record-cd"&gt;http://flexhc.storenvy.com/products/587878-lifesupport-broken-record-cd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32242279948</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32242279948</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:51:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Alternative Press is hosting a premier for our other band, Lifesupport! </title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/song_premiere_life_support_ex_osker_broken_record"&gt;Alternative Press is hosting a premier for our other band, Lifesupport! &lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32049044553</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32049044553</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:31:04 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Seahaven played at my house a few years ago and I just got...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w6HEReshulI?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seahaven played at my house a few years ago and I just got around to uploading all the videos…view my youtube channel to see them all! &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32026766254</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/32026766254</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:21:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Premier of “Digging” from our other band,...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CcXJ-mNu0h4?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Premier of “Digging” from our other band, LifeSupport.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/lifesupportca"&gt;www.facebook.com/lifesupportca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/31621664822</link><guid>http://flexhc.tumblr.com/post/31621664822</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:12:20 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
