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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
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The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Doug Flutie: 1985-2006 – Retires
May 15, 2006 – 1:18 pm | No Comment

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The Suicide Machines: 1991-2006
May 14, 2006 – 10:04 pm | No Comment

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The Suicide Machines: 1991-2006
May 14, 2006 – 10:04 pm | One Comment

Detroit-based ska-core band The Suicide Machines have apparently broken up. This comes not even days, but hours after another entirely underated band called it quits, Hot Water Music. Citing that he was burnt …

Review – Various Artists: Invaders
May 14, 2006 – 9:45 pm | No Comment

Kemado Records’s Invaders is an explosive 18-track release which comes as a culmination of a just as many stoner-rock bands as it does different hard rock sounds. With a variety of previously unreleased tracks from …

Pantera: VH1 Behind The Music
May 13, 2006 – 8:30 pm | No Comment

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Pantera: VH1 Behind The Music
May 13, 2006 – 8:30 pm | 2 Comments

In case you missed it, Pantera’s VH1 Behind The Music special was amazing. Bethanne had a post about it, and I thought I’d throw up some links to the ENTIRE show! Getcha a pull:
Pantera …

The Charlatans UK – Simpatico Update
May 13, 2006 – 7:53 pm | No Comment

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The Charlatans UK – Simpatico Update
May 13, 2006 – 7:53 pm | No Comment

Living in Canada, I was victim to a lot of musical runoff from the UK. In many situations this was great, but occasionally I was exposed to utter bollocks. For some reason or …

Hot Water Music: 1994-2006
May 13, 2006 – 6:13 pm | No Comment

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Hot Water Music: 1994-2006
May 13, 2006 – 6:13 pm | One Comment

It’s looking like the on-again, off-again Gainsville, Florida-based Hot Water Music or officially off (again). In a letter from singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan he explains how “a great chapter in our lives has come to …

Review – The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers
May 13, 2006 – 6:08 pm | No Comment

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The Raconteurs “Broken Boy Soldiers” Review
May 13, 2006 – 6:08 pm | No Comment

“Remember a time when all was not fine and up from the dingy sewers came four lousy thieves who flourished like trees behold The Raconteurs.” Or so reads the CD cover from the inaugural release …