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NATHAN XANDER – The Fear
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

NATHAN XANDER – The Fear

Every so often a singer-songwriter comes along who simultaneously blazes his own path and pays homage to his predecessors. Nathan Xander fits this role perfectly. [...]

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2

Just in time for the holidays, VerbicideMagazine.com is excited to release Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2, available here for FREE DOWNLOAD. With even more tracks and more variety than Volume 1, this new mixtape will appeal to fans with a wide range of musical taste.

GREEN JELLŸ – Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

GREEN JELLŸ – Musick to Insult Your Intelligence By

I work at a brewery a good friend of mine owns. The tanks and such sit in a building across the street from a local [...]

Too Deep: Language
by Nate Pollard

Too Deep: Language

Seriously, guys. We can’t keep doing this. We have to work harder. We have to find a better way. We owe it to our words, the children of our mouths.

Too Deep: Acrnms
by Nate Pollard

Too Deep: Acrnms

Listen up tweeny-boppers! Abbreviations might just be the last thing you see on your way to hell and I’m not even kidding. You’ve been warned.

Black Sheep – Forever LuvLee

Black Sheep – Forever LuvLee

Dres, of the legendary Queens outfit Black Sheep, is proud to announce the first of two brand new Black Sheep projects to be released in [...]

Photo Gallery: Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009
photos by Cayte Nobles

Photo Gallery: Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009

Fun times at Fun Fun Fun Fest featuring Russian Circles, Young Widows, Night Marchers, Shonen Knife, No Age, Death, Pharcyde, and Jesus Lizard.

Birds & Batteries – Sneaky Times

Birds & Batteries – Sneaky Times

Never easy to categorize, Birds & Batteries continue to cut their own path of genre-less music. Previously revered by some as alt-country garage, fuzzy synth [...]

LIVING COLOUR – The Chair in the Doorway
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

LIVING COLOUR – The Chair in the Doorway

Yup. The guys who ripped up the mainstream with their tunes “Cult of Personality,” “Open Letter to a Landlord,” and “Glamour Boys” have put out [...]

DOOMRIDERS – Darkness Come Alive
reviewed by Matt Edmund

DOOMRIDERS – Darkness Come Alive

Mixing a hard and fast rock and roll sound along with splashes here and there of hardcore attitude is the latest album from Boston’s Doomriders, [...]

Show Review: Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009
words by Jim Trainer | photos by Cayte Nobles

Show Review: Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009

“This fest doesn’t attract the asshole crowd of fuckin’ Dr. Seuss hats and annoying festival dipshits,” said Mike Sullivan, guitarist of Russian Circles, while sitting [...]

Sareem Poems – Rude Awakening

Sareem Poems – Rude Awakening

For Sareem Poems, love is the revolution. The Long Beach, CA emcee maintains a humble mentality while combining complex metaphors, catchy hooks, and heavy bass [...]

ARCADE OF CRUELTY by Joseph Patrick Larkin
reviewed by Nate Pollard

ARCADE OF CRUELTY by Joseph Patrick Larkin

Also-Ran, 264 pages, paperback, $18.00 At 264 pages, Joseph Larkin’s Arcade of Cruelty is either the longest one-note joke I’ve ever read, or a masterstroke [...]

STRUNG OUT – Agents of the Underground
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

STRUNG OUT – Agents of the Underground

These cats have been around for 20 years? Really? Well, crap. Then that means that Bad Religion and The Descendents must be pushing 60 years-plus, [...]

Xiu Xiu – Volcana! (I Hope Your Train Crashes Remix)

Xiu Xiu – Volcana! (I Hope Your Train Crashes Remix)

On November 17, Merge Records released SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Remixes! on limited edition CD and digital download. The Remixes! is one [...]