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Contra the Non 8bit Album Review

by Shogun00, on January 12th, 2010

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A SELECT START is the code for 30 lives for 2 players in Konami’s Contra for the NES that came out in the 1980’s. Contra by Vampire Weekend is an album that came out today that features a Polaroid of a chick from 1983 as the cover art.

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Unlock Cage the Elephant LIVE

by Shogun00, on November 9th, 2009

cage-the-elephant-cage-the-elephant-437079Down south twangness just got amped up for this new band that has a major kick ass show. Cage the Elephant took the stage at the El Rey and with a little help from their guitar tech, Jordan “themotherfuckinman” Powell, got yours truly a ticket to the show for some beers and some rock.

So how were they? Super kick ass sweet thats how. If you heard any [...]

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Fishbone is Still Red Hot

by Redbone, on August 17th, 2009

Fishbone LogoYou know that a concert is good when it takes you two days to recover both physically and mentally enough to be able to sit down, process one’s thoughts and write a review on it. On Friday, August 14th at Joey Harrison’s Surf Club in Ortley Beach, New Jersey, I once again had the pleasure to see this great funk, punk, soul, rock, metal, ska band from Los [...]

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The Giraffes – Union Pool, Brooklyn 7/25/09

by Redbone, on July 28th, 2009

Giraffes PosterIt had been almost three years since I had seen The Giraffes play and I was itching for my rock n roll fix. Luckily for me, I was back in the country, on the east coast and in Brooklyn, the fine borough where these four fellows hail from. The night was warm, the whiskey was being poured, I was in the company of some excellent human beings, the [...]

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Micachu and the Shapes Live Review – Abstract Punk Rock Genius

by Shogun00, on July 22nd, 2009

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Yeah i said it. So last night i took that long trek down the 101 highway to see a UK trio, Micachu and the Shapes, at the Echo in LA. Ever since i popped in their debut CD “Jewellery” i was fascinated by how sporadically different they are from your current noise and post punk rock bands. Their album contains so many strange and unregistered noises that half the excitement about the [...]