Articles by Rob Ferraz

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  Against Me!

  Reinventing Axl Rose

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Once in a blue moon a band like Against Me comes along, a band that plays music as if their lives depended on it, pouring everything they'v...

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  Awards

  Pictures Beside Words

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  These four Quebec City lads like to call their sound "tragic" and compare themselves to the likes of Jimmy Eat World and the Get Up Kids. A...

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  Dirty and the Derelicts

  The Derelict Effect

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  A bit of twang, some crunchy guitars and plenty of party favours are jammed into this CD. Dirty Swagger and his fellow Vancouverites are al...

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  Discharge

  Discharge

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  The original crusty punks return with a bunch of state-smashing songs with a Motörhead edge to them. Featuring the original line-up, and co...

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  Fartz

  Injustice

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Another blast of intense hardcore punk courtesy of the Fartz. Listening to this batch of new songs you wouldn't think they'd originally bee...

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  Frenetics/Nakatomi Plaza

  Frenetics/Nakatomi Plaza

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  First up on this split seven-inch are Montreal's three-piece punk pop superstars the Frenetics with a tune called "Countdown Radio." It's a...

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  Grabass Charlestons/Billy Reese Peters

  Grabass Charlestons/Billy Reese Peters

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Coming in at seven songs apiece, these two Florida bands rival some of the better pop punk acts that the Bay Area has unleashed in the past...

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  Hangmen

  No Happy Endings

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  This British psycho-billy trio are out to scare the panties off of unsuspecting listeners. At least that's the idea you get with titles lik...