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Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes Label: Mr Lady Release Date: 2001 Review Date: 2003 Feminist Sweepstakes is the second full length release from Le Tigre. It’s kind of a letdown. It starts off promising with the “LT Tour Theme.” Aside from having one of the funniest refrains ever, it ultimately gets sold short due to an […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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Hellacopters: High Visibility Label: Gearhead Release Date: 2002 Review Date: 2003 What is the deal with all the Scandinavian 70’s rock bands? It’s pretty ironic that the type of music that most punk rockers fought so hard to destroy is now in with the out crowd. In a live performance, the Hellacopters rock harder than […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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The White Stripes: De Stijl, White Blood Cells Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry Release Date: 2000, 2001 Review Date: 2003 The latest national darlings of Detroit’s rock scene are the White Stripes. If you aren’t familiar with them then this web site isn’t the place for you to keep up on popular trends. By […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2003

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Smogtown: Domesticviolenceland Label: Disaster Release Date: 2002 Review Date: 2003 Layla, I’d like you to meet my weird friends. I made them myself. Smogtown is back with a vengeance, not that they went anywhere in the first place. Domesticviolenceland is the second full release from the Fuhrers of the New Wave, and it’s full of […]

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The Automatics: Murder Suicide Label: Just Add Water Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2003 These would-be punk rock nerds get points taken off immediately for not doing their homework and taking the same name as an elder and semi-famous UK punk band from the seventies. Can you get past that? If so, then read on. […]

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Pistolero: Pistolero Label: Sign of the Devil Release Date: 1999 Review Date: 2003 I’m not sure what point there is in reviewing a cd by a band that isn’t around. Especially considering that they didn’t put a mailing address on the disc, so you couldn’t get it if you wanted it. Also, I blame John […]

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The John Doe Thing: Freedom is Label: Spinart Release Date: 2003 Review Date: 2003 John Doe has the golden throat of punk rock. I can’t think of anyone with a smoother voice. I wonder how he would have faired in the music industry if he hadn’t come from the roots of LA punk. Freedom is… […]

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Zero Zero: AM Gold Label: Jade Tree Release Date: 2001 Review Date: 2002 Record companies are cutting down forests to print publicity for bands featuring members who were in influential or seminal punk bands in their respective scenes. These publicity releases usually amount to a mountain of landfill, to be joined by the the cd’s […]

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Smogtown: Beach City Butchers Teenage Knockouts: Japanese Murdercycles, Guitars and Guns Label: Deadbeat Records Release Date: Review Date: 2002 Smogtown are the current rulers of the new wave of old school bands. Ok, if you can get past the last inane comment and you’re looking for something to believe in, you’re in the right place. […]

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Box-O-Car: Faster than the Sound of Speed Label: Veronica Release Date: 2000 Review Date: 2002 Box-O-Car is a guilty pleasure. Essentially watered down new wave for girls. A David Bowie and Psychedelic Furs cocktail may sound like a good idea, except that more often than not it’s of the Shirley Temple variety. In a live […]

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