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GLUE AND INK REBELLION by Sean Carswell
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

GLUE AND INK REBELLION by Sean Carswell

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Gorsky Press, 127 pages, paperback, $12.00 There is something about the writing of Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, et al [...]

SLEATER-KINNEY – One Beat

SLEATER-KINNEY – One Beat

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Sleater-Kinney open this new album with the title track, “One Beat,” and when I first heard it I was [...]

V/A – In Our Lifetime Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

V/A – In Our Lifetime Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Hey, I bet you can’t figure out what this comp is all about. It’s about Boston bands and Boston [...]

THE USED – S/T
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

THE USED – S/T

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 I was shocked when I heard The Used, because how could a band that sounds so much like Glassjaw [...]

NEVA DINOVA – S/T
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

NEVA DINOVA – S/T

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Crank! sent two records to Verbicide for review, and I’m glad I hung onto both. (The other, in case [...]

MEWITHOUTYOU – [A-->B] Life
reviewed by Heather Weil

MEWITHOUTYOU – [A-->B] Life

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Hardcore and Jesus is like oil and water. This band would be pretty awesome if it weren’t for the [...]

DROPKICK MURPHYS – Live On St. Patrick’s Day
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

DROPKICK MURPHYS – Live On St. Patrick’s Day

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 On March 15, 16, and 17 of 2002, Dropkick played three separate shows at the Avalon Ballroom in Boston [...]

Interview: Jesse Michaels of Common Rider
words by Leanne O'Connor | photo by Casey Miller

Interview: Jesse Michaels of Common Rider

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 After the Plea For Peace tour in Pittsburgh, I had the opportunity to talk with Jesse Michaels of Common [...]

Interview: Dan Hoerner of Sunny Day Real Estate
words by Jackson Ellis | photo by Cayte Nobles

Interview: Dan Hoerner of Sunny Day Real Estate

Previously published in Verbicide issue #7 The year is 1993, the city is Seattle, Washington, and a rock outfit named Sunny Day Real Estate is [...]

Interview: Al Barr of Dropkick Murphys
words by Jackson Ellis, Douglas Novielli, and Christopher Connal | photo courtesy of Epitaph Records

Interview: Al Barr of Dropkick Murphys

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 When Mike McColgan departed from the greatest band in the world’s greatest city, some people thought the party was [...]

DEAR MR. MACKIN… by Rich Mackin
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

DEAR MR. MACKIN… by Rich Mackin

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Gorsky Press, 200 pages, paperback, $12.00 For years, Rich Mackin has been writing letters to corporations. Not just any letters, [...]

FIREHOUSE by David Halberstam
reviewed by Kris Sevillena

FIREHOUSE by David Halberstam

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Hyperion, 201 pages, hardcover, $22.95 Anyone who knows me knows I can be unbearably insensitive and cynical, and I would [...]