Smashing debut LP by this London, Ontario group. Twelve songs in just under a half hour—I like those numbers, those numbers bode well. And these are actual songs—Apparatus Division is modern punk done right. MONONEGATIVES posit a pretty straightforward equation: take ADVERTS-by-way-of-JAY REATARD, add a hint of CHROME, cut with some jacked-up A FRAMES, and […]
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This is the debut EP from a one-man Chilean project started by Luis from MISA HISTÉRICA and INCENDIO, edited as cassette by To Live a Lie Records. Imbued by the violence and strife of Chile’s recent socio-political climate, this pandemic bedroom-core document of fast-as-fuck D-beat and powerviolence with furious high-pitched vocals is a visceral chronicle […]
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The social media-sphere kinda melted a bit when this record dropped…maybe because it’s so fucking hot. In less than three minutes of music recorded two decades ago, two Black kids from Alabama shoved a huge “fuck you” boot up the pretentious ass of (hardcore) punk by simply being themselves. The songs are simple, tough as […]
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Playing hard and bouncy punk with a melting pot of influences, Vancouver’s BOOTLICKER is sharper than ever on this explosive full-length outing. Weaving classic hardcore and D-beat elements into their UK82-style songs, these guys come off as a bit more original that some of the more stringent ’80s-flavored bands that have been springing up as […]
Read full "Bootlicker LP" reviewEhima and Kai are back on MRR Radio drowning their Euros 2020 sadness with some rockin’ tunes from LA MISMA, ELECTRIC FIRE and SOGGY.
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With their welcome wake-up call of a demo unleashed back in Feb still reverberating, we caught up with the singer of Morocco’s Taqbir to find out more about the origin and circumstance of their group, and what’s next.
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Covering some lost ground with reviews of zines sent in the last year or so: Getting Get in the Van, Magic Spaces, Out From the Void, Not Like You, and more. Send us your zines for review!
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Final round of our favorite records of 2020. Parts one and two. MITCH CARDWELL Mitch Cardwell is a record reviewer for Maximum Rocknroll. CELEBRITY HANDSHAKE – No Space/No Time LP (Eastern Prawn) Their near-constant barrage of wonderful racket has been a reliable joy, but this one stands atop the flaming pyramid. Crawl inside the butthole […]
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Part two of MRR’s 2020 Year End Top Tens. Part one can be found here, with part 3 to follow next week. IRON LUNG RECORDS I’m Jensen. I spend most of my days packing boxes and making questionable decisions for Iron Lung Records, a windowless concern located inside the compound walls. Futureless, featureless, we exist. […]
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