Inquisition

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InquisitionBy Jake Crown, June 2008

Uproar-Live and Loud!, No Idea Records

Some bands come and go. Others inspire. In the early 1990s, Inquisition inspired a new generation of punk rockers. Uproar-Live and Loud! is a CD/ DVD collection of two reunion shows the band played May 18 and 19, 2007. 

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Lemuria

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LemuriaBy Matt Farrell, June 2008

Get Better, Asian man records

This is the first true LP from Buffalo, NY’s punk pop indie band. It follows The First Collection, which includes a variety of EPs and split releases compiled into one. Although this was released a few months ago, discovering this record now is perfect as the summer rolls in and the windows start to crack.

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Every Avenue

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Every AvenueBy Matt Farrell, June 2008

Shh…Just Go With It, Fearless Records

Yes, that is the actual title of this monstrosity: Shh… Just Go With It. I’m glad that these witty gentlemen had the mental gusto to power out so poetic a title.  Read the rest of this entry »

Various Artists

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Ghostly SwimBy Fred Sowder, June 2008

Ghostly Swim, Ghostly International

For nearly a decade, the art-meets-soundscape label Ghostly International has prided itself on being a “non-genrefied” promoter of avant-garde music. 

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The Sword

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The swordJune 2008

Gods of the Earth, Kemado

A couple of years ago The Sword made an awesome full-length debut with Age of Winters, a successful attempt at harnessing the best of Black Sabbath and more recent stoner metal bands. 

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Music, Comedy, Art. F Yeah!

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By Giselle Mazur, June 2008

It was a beautiful autumn day in 2003 and The Fest 2 was well under way. The streets of Gainesville were abuzz with the usual Fest underground punk rockers and delinquents as Sean Carlson, then 17, looked around and thought, I could totally pull something like this off in Los Angles. 

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A Competition is not a Fight

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By Shamrock McShane, June 2008

Redbelt is David Mamet’s new movie. He’s the writer, the director and the star, even though he’s not seen in the movie. The same way Ingmar Bergman is the star of a Bergman movie and Godard a Godard movie.

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Why Does My Bartender Carry a Big Stick But Never Speak Softly?

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By Robbie Sipes, June 2008

It seems like every bartender is either making a Mojito or a Caipirinha nowadays. Customers ordering them watch with great interest as they pummel all heck out of sugar and mint or limes before adding the booze and completing the drink. The miniature baseball bat they are using is called a muddler. 

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The Accident Man

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The Accident ManBy Tom Cain

The Viking Press, 322 pages, hardcover, $24.95

Reviewed By William McKeen, June 2008

Samuel Carver is a paid assassin who makes his work look easy and his hits look like accidents. For Carver, it’s an honorable vocation – fighting evil one bad guy at a time.

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We Versus the Shark

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Shark - Dirty VersionsDirty Versions

Hello Sir Records

By Fred Sowder, June 2008

This Athens-based quartet claims that this disc will not be officially released until July 1, but you can get it through their label’s Web site or at one of their shows right now. 

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