Show Review: Akron/Family at 285 Kent, Brooklyn 1/21/12
words and photos by Vanessa Bennett

Little known and inconspicuous, Brooklyn venue 285 Kent is a tiny warehouse riddled with graffiti. It is a dark, hot, and, yes, dirty space where [...]

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Top 10 Greatest Movie Deaths of All Time

Everyone dies. But few people truly live. And out of those people, an even fewer amount truly Die™. While dying sucks, an Epic Death™ is nothing to be ashamed of.

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2012: The End of the American (Girl Doll) History
words by Christina Drill

I was not girly growing up, and could probably count the total numbers of dolls I ever owned on one hand, but I have never [...]

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Photo Gallery: Diamond Terrifier at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn 1/14/12
photos by Jammi York

Check out Jammi York’s great photos from the Diamond Terrifier show at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn!

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Modern Minstrel Shows: “Othello” and “White Chicks”
words by Kevin Munley

From out of racial misconceptions and prejudices, the minstrel show parodied African-Americans by accentuating their stereotypes. This week’s double feature comes out of the misunderstandings [...]

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A Photo of a Young Jon Stewart in the Pit at a Dead Kennedys Show

A Photo of a Young Jon Stewart in the Pit at a Dead Kennedys Show

Can’t help but share this one with our readers. Via Stereogum (in turn, via Gawker) comes this photo of a young Jon Stewart moshing at [...]

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Top 10 Greatest Movie Deaths of All Time

Top 10 Greatest Movie Deaths of All Time

Everyone dies. But few people truly live. And out of those people, an even fewer amount truly Die™. While dying sucks, an Epic Death™ is nothing to be ashamed of.

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Listen: Justice “On’n’on” Rick Rubin Remix

Listen: Justice “On’n’on” Rick Rubin Remix

An EP of Justice’s “On’n’on” remixes by Brodinski, Erol Alkan, Tiga, and Rick Rubin comes out January 30th Ed Banger Records. Stream the Rick Rubin remix below. JUSTICE “ON’N’ON” [...]

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This is What Will Happen

words by Zach Gajewski | photo by Mariana Amorim

She’ll tell you you’re still together as she gets into her parents’ minivan and they drive her off to State with smiles on their faces. [...]

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This is What Will Happen

Photo Gallery: Diamond Terrifier at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn 1/14/12

photos by Jammi York

Check out Jammi York’s great photos from the Diamond Terrifier show at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn!

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Photo Gallery: Diamond Terrifier at Shea Stadium, Brooklyn 1/14/12

Interview: Cacie Dalager of Now, Now

words by Vanessa Bennett | photo by Mike Vorrasi

Ever sat around and pondered your existence? Ever questioned what exactly life is all about, or why the hell that girl/guy makes you crazy? Now, [...]

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Interview: Cacie Dalager of Now, Now

Verbicide Unsigned Spotlight: Stupid Flanders

Check out a Q&A with one of our finalists from our Unsigned contest last year.

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Verbicide Unsigned Spotlight: Stupid Flanders

Interview: Heidi Elise Wirz

words by Nate Pollard | art by Heidi Elise Wirz

Ex-graffiti artist Heidi Elise Wirz combines a punk rock aesthetic and a talent for dumpster diving to give us a look into the dark imagery of childhood.

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Interview: Heidi Elise Wirz

Peelander-Z – S/T OOP seven-inch

Peelander-Z – S/T OOP seven-inch

Originally released by GC Records in November 2000, Peelander-Z‘s long out-of-print debut seven-inch is now available for free download, exclusively at VerbicideMagazine.com! The three tracks here [...]

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Of Montreal – Wintered Debts

Of Montreal – Wintered Debts

Of Montreal announced the release of their new album, Paralytic Stalks, which will be available on February 6th in the UK and February 7th in [...]

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Larry and His Flask – Call It What You Will

Larry and His Flask – Call It What You Will

Click below to download “Call It What You Will” by Larry and His Flask, from their latest album, All That We Know. Click (right click [...]

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THE GREY

reviewed by Matthew Schuchman
THE GREY

Open Road Films 117 min., dir. by Joe Carnahan with Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, and Frank Grillo In recent years, Liam Neeson has become the [...]

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BOBBY – S/T

reviewed by Patrick Hosken
BOBBY – S/T

A band called BOBBY might suggest sunny, non-threatening three-minute indie-pop. That’s not the case for this New England collection of assorted instrumenteers, though BOBBY’s experimental [...]

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ROBIN BACIOR – Rest Our Wings

ROBIN BACIOR – Rest Our Wings

reviewed by Vanessa Bennett

Rest Our Wings, the latest LP from the northern California singer-songwriter Robin Bacior, opens with beautiful piano chords and whimsical harmonies. Unlike many of her [...]

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