Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Wednesday Night Heroes

  Superiority Complex

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

  Putting the context of the album’s title aside, and letting music speak for music’s sake, the Wednesday Night Heroes have surpassed all exp...

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  Bobnoxious

  Bobnoxious

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Although the days of ’80s speed metal are long gone, Razor’s front-man Bob J. Reid is attempting to remain a mainstay in Canada’s aggressiv...

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  Broke

  26 & S

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  The Broke dish up ten straight-up, standout, no bullshit, tracks of melodic hardcore on this sophomoric release. Imagine a juicy, mouth wat...

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  Business

  Hardcore Hooligan

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Punk rock isn’t dead; it’s just a little older, fatter, and unhealthier. The lads in the Business have been kicking the street punk can dow...

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  Havocs

  Bad Day

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Taking lessons from the Jam, Duotang, Elvis Costello, the Insomniacs, and the Smugglers, the Havocs may not be original but they are refres...

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  Manic Hispanic

  Mijo Goes to Jr. College

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  They’re brown, down and coming to your town! Composed of members from the Cadillac Tramps, Adolescents, Agent Orange, 22 Jacks, Final Confl...

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  Squirtgun

  Fade to Bright

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Sometimes it takes a couple of EPs and albums before a band creates the album it should have made right from the start. Furthermore, it’s u...

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  Throw Rag

  Desert Shores

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  Hurling the CD into high lo-fi gear. Throw Rag open up their rocking can of worms with "Space Hump Me.” It’s hard to say if the presence of...