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Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Joan Rivers, New Day Rising, SST

By 1985, Hüsker Dü reached the point of no return in succumbing to their pop sensibilities

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Experimental Hardcore Metal! Progressive Rock 

Greater Colorful Complexity:  Between the Buried and Me’s The Great Misdirect Turns 10

December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2009, Between the Buried and Me, The Great Misdirect, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, Victory Records

A look back at a loud rock classic that stood at the crossroads of death metal and prog

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Records 

Bad Music For Bad People: A Listicle Not for the Always Woke, Ever Timid or Politically Correct

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Anti-Nowhere League, Body Count, Charles Manson, Dead Boys, Fear, Ice-T, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, Slayer, Sparks, Starz, The Beatles, The Cramps, The Only Ones, The Rotters, Tiger Lillies

The title is copped from the name of a great 1984 Cramps compilation album, and that’s kind of what this story is about

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Hardcore Punk 

How Low Can Punk Get?

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1979, Bad Brains, Dead Boys

Bad Brains and the legendary Black Dots

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Hardcore Punk 

Farewell Maximum Rocknroll

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Jack Rabid 3 Comments

An original contributor looks back

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Alternative Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Hip Hop Punk Rock 

First We Take Seattle…

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 1 Comment Gillian G. Gaar, Green River, MUDHONEY, Nirvana, Seattle, Sub Pop

A look into Gillian G. Gaar’s history of the iconic Seattle imprint Sub Pop Records

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Hardcore Heavy Metal jazz Punk 

As The Würm Turns

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski, ORG Music, SST, Würm

Hardcore punk bass legend Chuck Dukowski reflects on his pre-Black Flag band

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