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The Classics 020
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TITLE: The Classics 020 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Sony Legacy vinyl reissue of Foo Fighters’ debut album.. DATE: 11-02-15 WRITER: Bill Adams It feels strange to be discussing the twentieth anniversary of Foo Fighters’ debut album now –...

Monday, 02 November 2015
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SHANNON & THE CLAMS – [LIVE]
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ARTIST: Shannon & the Clams – VENUE: Great Scott – Allston, MA – 18/10/15 DATE: 10-29-15 REVIEW BY: Ollie Ottoman How can anyone in their right mind not have a smile on their face when listening to Shannon and the Clams? I know the band gets me...

Thursday, 29 October 2015
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The Brains – [Album]
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ARTIST: The Brains – DATE: 10-21-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Out In The Dark LABEL: Stomp/Warner Music Since they first stumbled out of a Quebecois crypt ten years ago, The Brains have always attempted to reach as many ears as possible. Of course, their...

Monday, 26 October 2015
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The Classics 019
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TITLE: The Classics 019 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into a vinyl copy of Milo Goes To College by the Descendents. DATE: 10-24-15 WRITER: Bill Adams Fans and critics have been arguing which punk band has been the most influential for decades, but the decision...

Saturday, 24 October 2015
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Vinyl Vlog 093
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TITLE: Vinyl Vlog 093 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into a vinyl copy of Gone by the Dawn by Shannon & The Clams DATE: 10-23-15 WRITER: Ollie Ottoman Shannon and the Clams are one of the greatest gems to have come out of the garage rock/punk mine recently. I...

Friday, 23 October 2015
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Vinyl Vlog 092
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TITLE: Vinyl Vlog 092 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Fish & Chips EP by Harrington Saints DATE: 10-15-15 WRITER: Bill Adams The coolest thing about Harrington Saints’ new EP is the fact that, unless you were tipped off and are expecting what...

Thursday, 15 October 2015
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Vinyl Vlog 091
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TITLE: Vinyl Vlog 091 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into a vinyl copy of Magick Spells by Gateway Drugs. DATE: 10-12-15 WRITER: Bill Adams The idea that a change of something as seemingly inconsequential as the format on which an album is presented (be it CD,...

Monday, 12 October 2015
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I Wanna Be Literated! 091
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TITLE: I Wanna Be Literated! 091 A critical evaluation of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements, edited by Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Maree Brown DATE: 10-09-15 WRITER: Ollie Ottoman Peanut butter and jelly, gin and tonic,...

Friday, 09 October 2015
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Vinyl Vlog 090
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TITLE: Vinyl Vlog 090 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the die cut US Mail single by Lenny Lashley’s Gang Of One. DATE: 10-09-15 WRITER: Bill Adams I’m rarely impressed by die cut vinyl releases. I mean, sure – oddly shaped music-playing vinyl is...

Friday, 09 October 2015
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Public Enemy – [Blu-Ray]
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TITLE: Public Enemy – LABEL:Metropolis/Universal Music Group International DATE: 09-30-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams While saying that some things never change is only a fraction less trite than earnestly claiming that everything that an old group is oding currently...

Wednesday, 30 September 2015
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