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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Dangerous!

May 14, 2011, 6:12 pm

DANGEROUS! (AUSTRALIA | WWW.D-OR-DIE.COM) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: Epitaph Records’ latest addition reeks of a crossover of The Hives frantic turbulence and The Vines on speed and coffee. The vocal rip...

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Heavy Cream

May 21, 2011, 8:43 am

HEAVY CREAM (NASHVILLE | WWW.MYSPACE.COM/HEAVYCREAMBAND) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: On the outside, the garage punk foursome look like a band ripped straight from the 1970s’. The moniker’s relevant (Heavy...

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: The Reatards

June 10, 2011, 7:30 pm

THE REATARDS (MEMPHIS, TN | WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEEREATARDS) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: More of a tribute than a profile, nonetheless The Reatards were loud, raw, sincerely didn’t give a f*ck and most of all,...

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Yeah Dude

July 7, 2011, 2:21 pm

YEAH DUDE (CHICAGO, IL | YEAHDUDEMUSIC.COM) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: A band created from the ashes of other bands, Yeah Dude are a small little Chicago act using their influences in a way they should be...

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Tidal Arms

July 14, 2011, 11:29 am

TIDAL ARMS (BROOKLYN, NY | TIDALARMSMUSIC.BANDCAMP.COM) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: Wearing a patch of influences on their sleeve (Converge, Nick Cave, The National) the Brooklyn trio do what nobody attempts...

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Iceage

August 19, 2011, 5:41 pm

ICEAGE (COPENHAGEN, DENMARK | ICEAGECOPENHAGEN.BLOGSPOT.COM) WHY YOU’LL LIKE THEM: If punk rock is a sedative, Copenhagen’s Iceage is an addiction. Coming straight from Europe’s underground, the...

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