Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Six String Rebels

  Stand Up!

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Great angry, distorted, melodic punk that’ll have you breaking beer bottles and slamming around your neighbourhood. Reminiscent of the robu...

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  Swingin' Utters

  Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  With a kick in the teeth and a boot to the head the Swingin'Utters initiate their latest disc with a fist-pounding punk rock battle cry cal...

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  Les Tabernacles

  Born Ready

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Hardcore rock’n’roll fans will definitely not be cutting their mullets, washing their stained trucker cap, or the greasy hair contained und...

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  Temptress

  Odd Squad

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Naturally, the comparison to the Toilet Boys, Wayne County and the Electric Chairs, or Hedwig and the Angry Inch is inevitable. What else c...

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  Various

  Mayday! An All Canadian Oi! And Streetpunk Compilation

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  It’s 2003 and there’s nothing stopping the punk rock pus from oozing out of the garages and into the streets across the Great White North....

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  Various

  Steve Caballero Bandology Volume One

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Although Steve Caballero is primarily known as a skate pioneer, he’s also performed in various Southern California bands spanning over a 20...

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  Worthless United

  I Am Nothing

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  A precursor to their new album due out in May, this four-song blitz of exhilarating punk rock commands attention. It’s difficult to believe...

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  Knucklehead

  Hostage Radio

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Even though the recording of Hostage Radio is muddled and not nearly as good as Voice Among Us, the music and songwriting is strong enough...