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Loren
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Minneapolis
Loren's last content update – April 19, 2014, 10:22 a.m.
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Loren's most recent reviews
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Capitalist Kids/Tight Bros. - split 7", 2013
If sweet and easy pop punk is your thing, this is the split for you. Capitalist Kids take Side A, fresh after releasing Lessons on Love, Sharing, and Hygiene. They play Mr. ...
Brain F≠
Empty Set, 2014
Apparently this band is called “Brain Flannel.” I don’t know what that means, but as somebody capable of reading the English language, I’m pretty sure it’s actually “Brain Unequal To.”Empty ...
Epic Problem
Lines , 2014
You’ve heard it before a hundred times. You’ve thought it yourself.Punk rock is a safe genre.While I generally hate on talk like this, promoting genre classification over substance and artistic ...
Coathangers
Suck My Shirt, 2014
This Atlanta trio caught my attention with Larceny & Old Lace a couple of years ago, and Suck My Shirt is a continuation of that sound. It shifts into hypnotic, rhythmic patterns and eschews ...
Loren's most recent features
One Question Interviews 20 Buck Spin
Posted April 17, 2014, 3:30 p.m.David Adelson (20 Buck Spin) SPB: What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Adelson: Worst job I ever had was one of my first. When I was 16 ...
One Question Interviews Vacation
Posted April 17, 2014, 3:27 p.m.Evan (Vacation) SPB: What is your primary tour food? Evan: Our primary tour food is PIZZA. Like as much as your town has to offer, and if you know where ...
One Question Interviews Morning Glory
Posted April 17, 2014, 3:21 p.m.Ezra Arrow Kire (Morning Glory) SPB: What do you think of Record Store Day? Kire: Record Store Day? It should be an official national holiday! Why? Because every child of ...
One Question Interviews Billy West
Posted April 17, 2014, 3:19 p.m.Billy West (voice actor, Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, many more) SPB: You've also played music in your past and you do some singing ("Shut Up and Love Me") in Futurama ...
Loren's most recent news stories
Records SPB exclusive stream: Counterfeit i
Scene Point Blank is excited to host a new stream, the new EP Still Vol. II from Chicago’s Counterfeit i. The three piece group eschews label associations, playing a ...
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MP3s "Oxygen" from new Swans record
Posted April 19, 2014, 10:22 a.m.
Swans have premiered "Oxygen" from their upcoming To Be Kind, a 2xCD/3xLP set due for release on May 13 (Young God Records). Swans previously released The Seer in 2012 ...
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Labels R.A. sign with B9
Posted April 19, 2014, 10:19 a.m.
R.A., or Rude Awakening, have joined Bridge Nine Records. The Merrimack Valley, MA hardcore band will release their first full-length and label debut later this year. Ten songs have ...
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Bands Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde releasing first solo disc
Posted April 19, 2014, 10:16 a.m.
Chrissie Hynde, former lead vocalist of The Pretenders, will release her solo debut on June 10 on Caroline Records. Says Hynde on the process of releasing her own record, "It ...
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Loren's most recent blogposts
Show Review: Chuck Ragan @ Triple Rock
Posted April 19, 2014, 9:03 a.m. by Loren
Chuck Ragan, White Buffalo, Jonny Two BagsTriple Rock Social ClubMinneapolis, MNApril 15, 2014 It had been many a year since I’d seen Chuck Ragan perform, and that was with his ...Melvins, Negative Approach, Mudhoney @ Grumpys
Posted July 29, 2013, 8:27 p.m. by Loren
Die Kruezen, Hepa/Titus, Mudhoney, Gay Witch Abortion, Negative Approach, Honky, Melvins Grumpys Downtown Minneapolis, MN July 20, 2013 It’s a shame that Amphetamine Reptile Records quit putting out new ...Dave Hause @ Cabooze Plaza
Posted July 10, 2013, 5:05 p.m. by Loren
Dave Hause @ Cabooze Plaza Social Distortion, Cheap Time, Dave HauseCabooze PlazaMinneapolis, MNJuly 2, 2013 Dave Hause is a busy guy. I swear I get an email a week here ...Fest 8 Wrapup
Posted Dec. 16, 2009, 6:53 a.m. by Loren
200 bands, seemingly as many beers, and only three nights. Where do I begin my recap? My stomach is still shrunken from not eating right, and I continue to drink ...Loren's bio
I started writing for the site in early 2008. I also work for a publishing company and do freelance writing on the side. I occasionally use the twitter here: https://twitter.com/lorenmgreen.
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Dillinger Four, Arrivals, Brokedowns, Tim Version, Weakerthans, Broadways, The Blind Shake, Tiltwheel, Fugazi
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