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Lil Bub: Science and Magic: A Soundtrack To The Universe
Occasionally a record comes along that reminds us that there is beauty in the world that only the pure of heart can make us see. This is that record, a perfect capsule of hope for the young and old.
06 Dec 2015
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Notes, Hoaxes, and Jokes: Silkworm's 'Lifestyle' - "Contempt"
Lifestyle's sun-kissed opening track finds our heroes in languid mood, contemplating foreign climes and foreign bodies.
20 Jul 2015
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Notes, Hoaxes, and Jokes: Silkworm's 'Lifestyle'
Throughout the '90s and into the '00s, Silkworm rocked harder and recorded more great albums than anyone. In a sea of diamonds though it is perhaps their seventh album Lifestyle that sparkles most vividly.
13 Jul 2015
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Screaming Females: Live at the Hideout
After five studio albums, the Screaming Females have finally distilled the essence of their sound into a single record.
11 Jun 2014
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Silkworm: Libertine
Silkworm's third album, produced by Steve Albini, gets the reissue treatment on its 20th anniversary.
08 May 2014
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Counterbalance No. 96: Pixies' 'Surfer Rosa'
All I know is that there were rumors that the 96th most acclaimed album was into field hockey players. Pixies' 1988 breakthrough is this week's Counterbalance. And then the next thing you know . . .
31 Aug 2012
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Top Ten Lost Midwest Punk Singles
From the basement dust bins come the sound and fury of the flatlands! Sounds Affects takes a look at ten outstanding obscure punk 45s from the American Midwest.
16 May 2012
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Monotonix: Not Yet
Monotonix’s new album is a great, non-sticky substitute for their live shtick.
08 Mar 2011
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Pink Flag by Wilson Neate
Neate's book encourages a discourse on LPs which could be lost but which stubbornly survives; the vinyl jostles with mp3s for (real and virtual) space in certain hipsters' record collections.
17 Sep 2009
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The Stooges: The Weirdness
Legendary proto-punk band led by Iggy Pop reunites after 30 years and makes a record with the help of Steve Albini and Mike Watt.
26 Mar 2007
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