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The new issue of Wax Poetic just hit the shelves. Behind the cover:
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The Mizell Brothers made Blue Note the hippest record label of the 1970s, even if it infuriated the jazz purists. Archie Shepp and the jazz avant-garde also had a knack for incensing the critics. We’ve got beautiful photos showing how real their movement [...]
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Jason Collett
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Idols of Exile
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Label: Arts & Crafts
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Release Date: 02/07/06
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I’m finding\’c2\’a0artful, singer/songwriter tunes\’c2\’a0harder to come by. Not that I’m frontin; it’s\’c2\’a0not the easiest\’c2\’a0execusion.\’c2\’a0But,\’c2\’a0I wanna\’c2\’a0run through fields of\’c2\’a0blooming tulips with more than just Jenny Lewis. Thankfully, Jason Collett [Broken Social Scene] has restored my faith\’c2\’a0with well orchestrated, sing-a-long rock gems to help roll in the spring days. [...]
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Shook Ones
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Slaughter of the Insole
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Label: RevelationRelease Date: 02/03/06
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The Shook Ones came out of nowhere last summer with what became one of 2005’s best melodic hardcore albums (”Sixteen”). These kids call themselves the “ulitmate” Dan Yemin tribute band, on account of they have [...]
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No Idols
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Low
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Label: Hanging HexRelease Date: 01/24/06
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Syracuse’s No Idols have been plugging away for a few years now. Ryan Hex, former singer of The Funeral and owner of Hanging Hex records had his friends at Grave Mistake put out their self-titled 7″ in [...]
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The Ladies
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They Mean Us
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Label: Temporary Residence
Release Date: 02/07/06
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I’m not the world’s biggest Pinback fan, but I do like Rob Crow. I think Goblin Cock was cool and what little I’ve heard, I liked Heavy Vegetable. When I heard that him and Zach Hill (no explanation needed, for this guy) were doing a little something something, [...]
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The Smackdown
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Calling the Spots
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Label: GoodfellowRelease Date: 02/15/05
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A bad case of “Book by It’s Cover” Syndrome may lead to the popular dismissal of this Swedish hardcore outfit. The Smackdown play minute-long hardcore songs about wrestling in the vein of The Ultimate Warriors, Das [...]
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Good Clean Fun
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Between Christian Rock and a Hard Place
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Label: Equal VisionRelease Date: 01/24/06
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DC’s hardcore scene isn’t exactly sitting on top of the world right now. The practical birthplace of hardcore has seen it’s ups and downs since the hey days of Dischord [...]
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Ocean
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Where Nothing Grows
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Label: Important RecordsRelease Date: 11/01/05
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Holy shit.
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Ocean is apparently the best thing that has ever happened in the state of Maine. Admittedly, I don’t know a lo about what’s been going on in Maine lately, but I do know a thing [...]
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Pink Razors
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Waiting to Wash Up
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Label: Robotic Empire
Release Date: 01/10/06
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So Robotic Empire, home to bands ranging from Pig Destroyer to Cursive, Daughters to Torche, and Isis to Ed Gein has never exactly been known as any particular kind of label; but I’d say it wouldn’t be unfair to expect stoner-metal, tangents of grindcore, and more experimental, [...]
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Aceyalone
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Golden
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Label: Decon
Release Date: 02/07/06
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Aceyalone is one of Hip Hop’s most consistent emcees and RJD2 is one of music’s most prolific producers. They team up to make Magnificent City and you owe it to them to give it a listen. While he may never recapture the catchiness of All Balls Don’t Bounce or the social relevance [...]
