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The Cosmic Psychos: Grunge Influences Are Yeomen by Day, Australian Punk Legends by Night
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Baroness had just released the critical smash "Yellow & Green" when a bus accident in England left the band and its crew broken, but not beaten. Now the group has reformed and is finally touring the United States to support the record. -
Life is Beachy for Los Angeles Band Soft Swells, For Better or For Worse
Tim Williams wasn't trying to emulate the sensation of pleasant surfing when he named his band Soft Swells (just trying to describe his surroundings in Los Angeles), but the group's music had that effect anyhow. Some of the offerings on Soft Swells' new EP "Lifeboats" show how dynamic the band can be however. -
Skeletonwitch Is Every Bit As Metal As Band's Title Makes It Sound
Skeletonwitch has a name that screams "metal." The Ohio band lives up to its title with a brutal blend of death, black and thrash. -
Bestial Mouths Aim To Rattle Cages and Unsettle Listeners With Industrial/Post-Rock Music Blasts
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: The Trouble Getting Past and Living Up To A Name
Jon Spencer and his band, The Blues Explosion, are credited as being among the originators of the "punk blues," a term he's not entirely comfortable with. When he's not under fire from traditionalists for corrupting the blues, Spencer tries to remind people that his group doesn't actually play that genre. -
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