Articles by Tristan Staddon

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  AFI

  I Heard A Voice: Live From Long Beach Arena

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Born in empty clubs that took years to (over)fill, AFI’s longevity and commercial constitution are captured for the first time with a live...

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  Danger Radio

  Punch Your Lights Out

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  New band, divergent influences, cluttered compositions; it seems the only thing about Danger Radio that isn’t terribly familiar is, well, t...

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  Days Away

  Ear Candy For The Headphones Trippers

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Liberated from their commitments to Fueled By Ramen in late 2006, it looked like Days Away would be free to pursue their increasingly intel...

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  Far-Less

  A Toast To Bad Taste

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2008

  Throughout their brief career, Far-Less have thrived on reinventing themselves, their roster and, without fail, their craft. That their A T...

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  The Bled

  Silent Treatment

  PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2007

  Starting with uninhibited opener "Shadetree Mechanics” and the razor-sharp "You Should Be Ashamed Of Myself,” the Bled’s Silent Treatment r...

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  The All-American Rejects

  Tournado

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2007

  If there’s one undeniable element in the All-American Rejects’ arsenal, it’s their production values. Hell, without ’em, there’s might not...

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  The Dangerous Summer

  If You Could Only Keep Me Alive

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

  Named after the Hemingway tale and equipped with surprising poise on their debut EP, the Dangerous Summer are worth keeping an eye on. On I...

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  Verona Grove

  The Story Thought Over

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2007

  A decade ago, the Promise Ring positioned rural Wisconsin as a proper breeding ground for thoughtful emo rock. Life for dudes who dug wool...