Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

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  Rapid Cities

  Machinery Saints

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

  It's understandable that a young band like Rapid Cities would dump as much as they possibly could into their debut record — they're f...

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  Okie Dokie

  Okie Dokie

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

  Okie Dokie resemble a mean and fast three-piece whose grasp on the circle-pit, face-punching testosterone of the early '80s belies their ad...

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  Little Foot Long Foot

  Harsh Words

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

  Little Foot Long Foot are a clever, bluesy kitsch rock duo that have the rare ability to make their Jack-and-Meg-in-reverse novelty work in...

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  Reverse Dotty

  Licorice Whips

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

  Portland, OR's Reverse Dotty have managed quite a self-aware feat: creating an ironic post-ironic persona and album that, because of their...

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  Night Owls

  Night Owls

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

  Here's a hot tip on how to earn piles of likeability points and the instant attention of eager post-hardcore fans: open your record with so...

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  Endangered Ape

  Ape Shall Not Kill Ape

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

  Somewhere between rural Alberta and one of its most civilized counterparts, Calgary, Endangered Ape have formed a visceral garage punk caco...

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  Victorian Halls

  Victorian Halls

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

  It's a bit tricky to pin down Victorian Halls — part hyper-fast Death From Above 1979 dance punk, part meaty Refused guitar sludge an...

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  Gonzales

  Checkmate

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

  Not to be confused with the smarty pop musician and frequent Feist collaborator of the same name, Italian punk band Gonzales come barrellin...