Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Riot 99

  Last Train to Nowhere

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Canada is still making a mark with a plethora of street punk oozing out of the seams of every city across the nation. Riot 99, representing...

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  Bowling for Soup

  Drunk Enough to Dance

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

  Being on the same label as Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, and *NSYNC is a little strange, but when your credits also include tracks on the Brit...

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  Fifty Nutz

  The Last Word

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

  As great as it is seeing Canadian bands receive recognition, wouldn't it be more meaningful if originality and not mirroring American count...

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  Knuckle Sandwich

  Nice

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

  Knuckle Sandwich are a borderline '80s hair metal band guised in punk that possesses a pathetic and hypocritical lyrical stance. Not only d...

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  Various

  Concrete Waves

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

  Produced by skateboard legend Duane Peters (the Huns, U.S. Bombs), this CD takes a stab at reviving the infamous Thrasher skate compilation...

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  Flash Bastard

  Bastard Radio

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Notorious for being kicked off a tour with Mötley Crüe for heckling the Scorpions more than the pansies could handle, followed by having th...

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  Goldfinger

  Open Your Eyes

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Some things never change, and that definitely applies to Goldfinger's latest effort, Open Your Eyes. Here is yet another chapter in the ban...

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  Sixer

  Beautiful Trash

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Formed from the ashes of Ann Beretta, these Richmond, VA, punk prodigies could very well be the next cookie cutter from which other bands f...