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Motörhead – [Album]
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ARTIST: Motörhead – DATE: 09-17-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Bad Magic LABEL: UDR It’s hard to tell what happened to Motörhead between the release of Aftershock and the recording of Bad Magic, but there’s no missing the change in the...

Thursday, 17 September 2015
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I Wanna Be Literated! 089
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TITLE: I Wanna Be Literated! 089 A critical evaluation of Alex + Ada Volume 2 by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn DATE: 09-16-15 WRITER: Ollie Ottoman If there’s one thing I can say for sure, it’s that Alex + Ada has a lot of potential. Touching on subjects...

Wednesday, 16 September 2015
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Kurt Vile & The Violators – [Live]
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ARTIST: VENUE: Paradise – Boston, MA – 10/02/15 DATE: 10-06-15 REVIEW BY: Ollie Ottoman PHOTO: Ollie Ottoman Having moved away from the Philadelphia area to Boston four years ago, nothing brings a brighter smile to my face than seeing some great Philly band...

Wednesday, 16 September 2015
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James Leg – [Album]
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ARTIST: James Leg – DATE: 09-13-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Below The Belt LABEL: Alive! Records It might be hard to believe or remember now, but the piano was once the go-to, working class compositional implement – not the classy, poppy flavor-addition it...

Sunday, 13 September 2015
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Fidlar – [Album]
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ARTIST: Fidlar – DATE: 09-13-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Too LABEL: Mom + Pop/Dine Alone   It isn’t intended to sound condescending when I say that Fidlar has secured their seat at the head of the table where all of the unapologetic goofs in rock dine...

Sunday, 13 September 2015
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The Fratellis – [Album]
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ARTIST: The Fratellis – with free mp3 download for ‘Me and The Devil’ from Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied by The Fratellis DATE: 09-13-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied LABEL: Cooking Vinyl/Pheromone What’s a band to do when they...

Sunday, 13 September 2015
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The Classics 018
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TITLE: The Classics 018 A deeper look at the grooves pressed into a 1978-issued copy of Van Halen’s self-titled debut album. DATE: 08-30-15 WRITER: Bill Adams The thing about albums which are truly progressive (to be clear, I’m referring to albums which...

Sunday, 30 August 2015
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Dr. Dre – [Album]
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ARTIST: Dr. Dre – DATE: 08-25-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Compton LABEL: Aftermath/Universal Music It’s not easy to know how to feel about Compton, Dr. Dre’s first new album since 2001 came out in 1999. On one hand the excitement that even the...

Tuesday, 25 August 2015
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Ground Control’s Back To School Guide (Part Two)
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ARTIST: Ground Control’s Back To School Guide (Part Two) Time is growing short, here is Ground Control’s last cram for the stuff you might need to make life livable after you go back to school. DATE: 08-22-15 WRITER: Ollie Ottoman   Mininch Toolpen If...

Saturday, 22 August 2015
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Primus – [Album]
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ARTIST: Primus – DATE: 08-15-15 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams ALBUM: Primus & The Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble LABEL: Prawn Song/ATO/Maple Music Recordings Even before they hear a note of music, sometimes listeners already know why a band elected to...

Saturday, 15 August 2015
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