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Gifts From Enola – From Fathoms
Posted May 19, 2009, 11:15 p.m.
Post-rock has predictably reached its stage of full saturation, becoming the self-loathing cliché that wasnt hard to see coming. Bands are unfairly and mockingly compared ... read more
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Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Posted June 29, 2008, 10:26 p.m.
While When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold brings Ant and Slug closer to full-blown mainstream success, it's an album that's not ... read more
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Swordplay – Cellars and Attics
Posted May 30, 2008, 12:57 a.m.
When I first met Swordplay I was, for arguments sake, half-sober. As the night wore on, I was far from it. Swordplay, real name Isaac, ... read more
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Haram – Drescher
Posted May 6, 2008, 12:58 a.m.
Its pretty ridiculous to look back on the career of Pg.99 and sort through all the bands that came out of their existence and their ... read more
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Austin Lucas – Putting the Hammer Down
Posted March 10, 2008, 4:56 p.m.
To be completely honest, I know more about Austin Lucas than I do about his current residence in The Czech Republic, which doesnt attest too ... read more
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Wyclef Jean – Carnival Volume II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
Posted Feb. 12, 2008, 8:41 p.m.
In 2001, Nas released Stillmatic, a direct play on his first album Illmatic, and an indicator that he was still on top of the rap ... read more
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The New Dress – Where Our Failures Are
Posted Feb. 3, 2008, 8:19 p.m.
The New Dress certainly knows how to make a first impression. Twenty seconds into Where Our Failures Are the tandem sings out, Im setting of ... read more
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Attica! Attica! – Dead Skin / Dried Blood
Posted Jan. 22, 2008, 4:31 p.m.
If Disney were ever to make an animated movie that involved the protagonist turning Congress into an alcoholic shitshow, then taking his magic carpet over ... read more
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Various Artists – Keep Singing!
Posted Jan. 20, 2008, 3:33 p.m.
Keep Singing! is another benefit compilation brought to you from the great folks at Exotic Fever Records; in this case the proceeds are going to ... read more
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Sage Francis – Human the Death Dance
Posted Jan. 10, 2008, 8:37 p.m.
After 2005's A Healthy Distrust Sage Francis cemented himself as one of hip-hop's biggest heroes as well as one of its most despised figures. Francis ... read more
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Defiance, Ohio – The Fear, The Fear, The Fear
Posted Dec. 27, 2007, 8:09 p.m.
Defiance, Ohio are somewhat of a punk rock abnormality, having released a slew of records in a short amount of time, yet still maintaining the ... read more
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The Catalyst – Marianas Trench
Posted Dec. 7, 2007, 2:44 a.m.
When The Catalyst made a stop in D.C. over the summer, Mass Movement of the Moths drummer perfectly described the band: Welcome to Headbanging 101 ... read more
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Woods – At Rear House
Posted Dec. 5, 2007, 6:56 p.m.
It may seem a bit unproductive to review an album that came out in the early stages of this year, but thats part of what ... read more
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Antlers – Antlers
Posted Nov. 22, 2007, 6 p.m.
While taking a risk at such a lofty statement, Antlers is the reason to keep listening to independent music. Not that the band are the ... read more
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Meneguar – Strangers in Our House
Posted Nov. 11, 2007, 7:59 p.m.
Lets be completely honest, Meneguar is an overrated band. But whats wrong with being overrated? Refused, Converge, Nirvana, even The Beatles are overrated, and I ... read more
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Pink Razors – First Degree
Posted Nov. 8, 2007, 5:33 a.m.
Pink Razors is a pop-punk band from Richmond, Virginia that plays a fast and catchy form of music comparable to Latterman. The band has released ... read more
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The Mock Heroic – Dignified Exits
Posted Oct. 29, 2007, 12:41 a.m.
Contrary to popular belief, screamo isnt dead. Granted, it could very well be crippled and unable to be even a shadow of its former self, ... read more
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Newspapers – Lakeview EP
Posted Oct. 16, 2007, 3:57 p.m.
Before even listening to Newpapers Lakeview EP, everything about them screams, Hate me. It could be the fact that their album cover seems to be ... read more
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Pash – The Best Gun
Posted Oct. 10, 2007, 1:22 p.m.
There are two basic guidelines to follow when being apart of the D.C. punk scene: the first is that it is absolutely necessary to be ... read more
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New Idea Society – The World is Bright and Lonely
Posted Sept. 25, 2007, 3:20 p.m.
For The World is Bright and Lonely, New Idea Societys Mike Law walks a fine line between poetry and prose. The lyrical structures are simple ... read more
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Hi Ho Six Shooter! – Empire
Posted Sept. 20, 2007, 1:45 p.m.
Im not going to classify Hi Ho Six Shooter! as a gimmick band. Granted they play shows with bandannas wrapped around their neck and sing ... read more
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Dear Tonight – We're Not Men
Posted Aug. 30, 2007, 8:18 p.m.
Its been three years since Brooklyns Dear Tonight released their debut EP These are Wires. Since then the band has toured regularly, went to Europe ... read more
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Loser Life – I Have Ghosts and I Have Ghosts
Posted Aug. 14, 2007, 10:46 p.m.
Loser Life comes from a place called Bakersfield, California, an area the band has numerously described as the armpit of California. This is what Loser ... read more
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Graf Orlock – Destination Time Tomorrow
Posted July 31, 2007, 11:12 p.m.
First and foremost, I would just like to state that Graf Orlock, or as tourmates Comadre jokingly refer to them, Crap Orlock, kill it live. ... read more
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Against Me! – New Wave
Posted July 23, 2007, 12:26 a.m.
There have been a few instances that Ive gotten pretty pissed off at bands. When Modern Life Is War told the audience that it was ... read more
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Souvenir's Young America – September Songs
Posted July 8, 2007, 7:33 a.m.
Originally released as a limited run of 100 cassettes, Perpetual Motion Machine has decided to repress a small number of September Songs in preparation for ... read more
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Christian Brady – Christian Brady
Posted July 8, 2007, 7:31 a.m.
For those that dont know, Christian Brady is the bearded frontman for Mass Movement of the Moth, and this is his self-recorded cassette that his ... read more
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Sleigher – Worst Songs
Posted July 8, 2007, 7:30 a.m.
As their name would make you believe, Sleigher slays, and they do so as a totally improvised, two person unit. Self-recording the music at their ... read more
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Various Artists – Underground Hip Hop Essentials Vol. 1
Posted July 8, 2007, 7:29 a.m.
It hasnt been until recently, with my discovery of artists like Ghostface Killah, that I started listening to hip hop again. I was excited when ... read more
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Willy Mason – If the Ocean Gets Rough
Posted July 4, 2007, 10:36 p.m.
Listening to Willy Mason, it is hard to remember that the voice being projected through the speakers belongs to a youth barely twenty-two years old. ... read more
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Tulsa Drone – Songs from a Mean Season
Posted June 24, 2007, 6:29 p.m.
As I sit on my bed and listen to Songs from a Mean Season, I am twenty hours removed from having all four of my ... read more
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Building Better Bombs – Freak Out Squares
Posted June 5, 2007, 10:25 p.m.
Init Records is one of the most underappreciated record labels releasing music today. Documenting some of the Midwest's most important punk bands, from The Spirit ... read more
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The Orangeburg Massacre – Moorea
Posted May 15, 2007, 3:44 p.m.
To be honest, I really didn't want to do a review for this CD. I got it the mail, looked at it, and immediately knew ... read more
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Defiance, Ohio / Environmental Youth Crunch – Split
Posted April 22, 2007, 4:16 p.m.
This split basically had to happen. Environmental Youth Crunch loves the environment. Defiance, Ohio loves friendship and family. Both bands love punk rock and it's ... read more
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Her Breath on Glass / Championship – Split
Posted April 15, 2007, 5:10 p.m.
As much as people don't want to admit it, independent music is based on trends just the same as mainstream music. Five or six years ... read more
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Permanent – Sink|Swim
Posted March 28, 2007, 2:10 p.m.
One of the best indicators of rating how good a band is is if you can feel your heart pounding as you listen to them. ... read more
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Coke Bust – Demo
Posted Feb. 22, 2007, 5:01 p.m.
It's an odd thing to look back on the things that helped shape us such as the music we listen to and just how long ... read more
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Destroy Nate Allen – Awake O'Sleeper
Posted Feb. 13, 2007, 5:05 p.m.
I'd like to start off this review by stating how much respect I have for Nate Allen. Just like G.G. Allin was committed to being ... read more
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Sleeping Pilot – Panic Sex
Posted Jan. 23, 2007, 2:39 p.m.
I've never had panic sex, and I don't really want to. It's not really a term that can have many happy endings. There are really ... read more
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The Milkman's Union – Oh Boy
Posted Jan. 16, 2007, 9:10 p.m.
Young talent can be dangerous thing to praise. On one hand, you have a young musician whose musical prowess is undeniable and you want to ... read more
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Ghost Mice – Europe
Posted Dec. 20, 2006, 6:04 p.m.
"To speak of money and music in the same sentence is a fucking travesty. I'd rather keep losing money, rather keep scraping by than be ... read more
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Woods – How to Survive In/In the Woods
Posted Dec. 14, 2006, 6:51 p.m.
How to Survive In/In the Woods isn't the easiest CD to review, because to put it bluntly, it's not the easiest CD to listen to. ... read more
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In First Person – Lost Between Hands Held Tight
Posted Nov. 27, 2006, 1:10 a.m.
A few months ago in Scene Point Blank's Mid Year feature I mentioned that Paramnesia Records had been the record label of the year up ... read more
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Gabriel Garcia – Crucifix My Baroquen Heart
Posted Nov. 14, 2006, 3:06 p.m.
I've always been interested in the correlation between hardcore and indie pop or folk music. Hrishikesh Hirway, playing under the moniker of The One AM ... read more
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Sparrows Swarm and Sing – Untitled II
Posted Oct. 15, 2006, 1:16 p.m.
I was able to listen to Untitled II on my way up to visit friends at James Madison University, about a two hour ride north ... read more
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Jefferson Third – This is Only a Test
Posted Oct. 4, 2006, 3:19 p.m.
Oh the joys of a local band starting to make it big! I've been a friend of two members of Jefferson Third since I was ... read more
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Wrong Day to Quit – Vicissitudes
Posted Sept. 11, 2006, 8:42 p.m.
It's a fact of life that hardcore bands, especially those involved with the late 90's screamo era, love to break up. They play a tour ... read more
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Hope and Anchor – The Wait and Wonder
Posted Aug. 23, 2006, 4:25 p.m.
I had the privilege of seeing Hope and Anchor on the final show of their tour in D.C.. It was a very personal and emotional ... read more
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Divider – At Twilight
Posted July 30, 2006, 1:42 p.m.
A few days ago I found out that I had Bell's Palsy - the muscles that control the right side of my face are so ... read more
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Mass Movement of the Moth / The Catalyst – Two Thousand And Six Six Six
Posted July 17, 2006, 4 p.m.
Released by two stellar labels, Perpetual Motion Machine and Electric Human Project, Two Thousand and Six Six Six is a split between two up and ... read more
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Mass Movement of the Moth – Outerspace
Posted June 29, 2006, 1:47 p.m.
Mass Movement of the Moth is a band doing it the right way. Playing together for years and making a name for themselves in the ... read more
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