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Chronic Sick reissues out now on No Way Records
OMGWTFBBQ!!!! No Way Records repressed Chronic Sick’s classic self-titled 7-inch EP (aka the “Reagan Bands” single), as well as their 12-inch EP Cutest Band In Hardcore. Now, you can have a copy of...
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Night Birds, “Midnight Movies”
Night Birds Midnight Movies (No Way Records) B-movies have been a staple of punk going all the way back to the genre’s roots in rockabilly and garage. There are songs littering the landscape about...
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Various Artists, “New York Rules” cassette
Various Artists New York Rules (Burn Books) Holy fucking crap. Despite my inveterate leanings against cassettes, here we are reviewing the New York Rules mixtape that Burn Books put out. Why? Well,...
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Night Birds, “Fresh Kills Vol. 1″ CD – save the date cards
Night Birds Fresh Kills Vol. 1 (Grave Mistake) Normally, we try and steer clear of CDs here in the basement, because … well, first of all, we don’t have a CD player down here. Running CDs through the...
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Night Birds post album art & track from forthcoming full-length
I was just on my way out of the house to run errands, when this popped up on my Facebook feed. I had to share it with you folks immediately. The cover art to the new Night Birds full-length (coming...
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Night Birds, “The Other Side of Darkness” LP
Night Birds The Other Side of Darkness (Grave Mistake) Night Birds know how to kick things off. “Demon Haunted World” is the perfect album opener: badass intro, building to a speedball of a song that...
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Listen to a new Tenement track
Tenement, repeatedly mentioned to me as one of the best bands currently playing, is coming to Kansas City on Monday, April 1, as part of a tour with Give and Night Birds. It should go without saying...
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Night Birds, “Maimed for the Masses” 7-inch
If you’ve heard the streaming version of Night Birds‘ newest single, “Maimed for the Masses,” do yourself a favor and go buy the 7-inch. You’d think that surf-punk wouldn’t be harmed by audio...
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Night Birds, “Born to Die in Suburbia” LP
We’ve talked before about the inherently forgiving nature of the vinyl format, and how those pops and hisses can hide a multitude of sins. In this case, Night Birds gain a lot of power from vinyl....
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Night Birds, “Monster Surf” 7-inch
Can Night Birds succeed without Brian Gorsegner‘s snotty vocals, which are so integral to the band’s sound? Is it possible to achieve that sense of horror and and b-movie grime without lyrics? Shit...
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