http://blackoutshoppers.com/Seth Amphetamines won’t let you not pay attention to Blackout Shoppers. An intimidating presence in dark sunglasses and a sweatshirt with the hood on, even in a dingy, shadowy nightclub, the singer jumps into the audience to scream in your face and dares you to scream back.The band, which also includes Joey Methadone on drums, Mike Moosehead on guitar, and Blackout Matt on bass, was the second opening act for Murphy’s Law at New York’s Continental on New Year’s Eve. More than a few people left with homemade CD-R copies of the bands EP Smash and Grab, on which they amusingly refer to themselves as "the band that fucked your mother." DIY? Absolutely. All of the band members are in their 30s and draw their inspiration from early ‘80s hardcore - which they actually were around to experience first-hand -- and it shows in their music. Blackout Shoppers play hardcore the way it was meant to be: rough and raw, with absolutely nothing emo about it. Less