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Record of the Week: ROYAL HEADACHE LP

  • Published November 9, 2011 By Mitch Cardwell
  • Categories Reviews

ROYAL HEADACHE, another in an endless stream of fantastic new Australian groups, delivers an essentially flawless pop record in long form on their first shot. While their debut single totally impressed, they truly shine here, making the kind of record that folks from a wide array of genres will likely embrace. The performances are top […]

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Video of the Week: Chicago’s Most Hated

Paul Schwartz from Chicago submitted this one. It is a compilation taken from a show billed as “Chicago’s Most Hated”, featuring Culo, Poison Planet, Skrapyard and Sea of Shit. The idea was to get all the Chicago bands the internet loves to hate and put them on a bill that was presented by DIYCHI, a […]

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Monday Photo Blog: ¡Alejandra!

  • Published November 7, 2011 By MRR
  • Categories Photos

Alright, punkers — this week we have a nice batch of photos from Barcelona by Alejandra! Check out more awesome shit from her HERE. We’re stoked to announce that next week the Monday Photo Blog gets a new editor: the venerable Matt Average. The email to submit photos from now on is photoblog@maximumrocknroll.com (see submission […]

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Video of the Week: Oakland 11/2/11

First, we’ve got to come together, so fuck the differences It doesn’t matter if its noise or music, to them we all talk piss To them we’re the sick farce, now lets not prove them right If we’re to stand the slightest chance, we must unite and fight We must never give up, make sure […]

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Record of the Week: STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS LP

  • Published November 3, 2011 By Robert
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STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS — From the Dumpster to the Grave LP Let the punk police come and take me away, let them strap me into a straightjacket and gag me on the way out the door, but I will still say that this record is fukkn great. I know it’s been long out of vogue […]

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