This past weekend marked the end of the Bay Area’s Budget Rock Fest. Ten years into it and Chris Owen, Mitch Cardwell and the whole gang wisely decided to pack it in. Don’t get me wrong — I’ve had plenty of fun at Budget Rock, but it’s good to see someone call it a day […]
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Kevin J. Mahoney, the former vocalist of Siege, passed away on Friday October 14th. The official cause of death has not been reported, but it is believed to have been sudden. Mahoney was born on September 6th, 1965, and played saxophone in a ska band before joining Kurt Habelt, Henry McNamee and Rob Williams to […]
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David Mirabedini sent a nice set of recent photos he’s taken in the Raleigh area. Check ’em out: Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, etc. to: photoblog@maximumrocknroll.com. Include your name, the band, where and when it was shot, and a link to your website […]
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Hey, it’s time again for our Life During Wartime interviews, where our home slices at the Life During Wartime radio show in Portland, OR, talk to bands who perform live in the studio… This time around they interview YOUR PEST BAND from Japan. And starting with this installment, you can listen to the bands’ on-the-air […]
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Ace photographer Kandi Champne Cook was on the scene at Gonerfest this year and graciously shared some of her favorite shots with us here at MRR’s Monday Photo Blog. By all accounts Goner Fest is always a great time… Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local […]
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