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In their 12 years together, Shudder To Think were an anomaly. Too pop for the punk scene, but too punk for the pop market, they have remained a hidden gem in both; occupying the space between the Revolution Summer bands of 1985 and the mid-90's second wave of glam rock.A Nation of Misfits: Shudder to Think***people might hate this one on a dc band that went pop, but whatever. easily one of my favorite bands of all time. in all their incarnations.*** Review…See More

Steve Albini has made a career of being a cranky, confrontational, old bastard in constant search of perfect audio fidelity. From his earliest days in the industrial punk band Big Black, Albini has challenged his fans to tolerate him with sarcastic, biting lyrics that often satirize sexism, racism, and homophobia by playing them out to their logical extreme.A Nation of Misfits: Cranky, but who Gives a Fuck-ShellacReview Nathan Leigh…See More

It's almost criminal that Austin skatepunk pioneers The Big Boys are known more for their pivotal roles in the history of other bands than for their own wonderfully bizarre raucous blend of hardcore, post-punk, jazz, psychedelic, and straight up funk. Mentions of The Big Boys are usually either in the context of discussing onetime opening act The Red Hot Chilli Peppers (my 4th least favorite band...saved only by Breaking The Girl which I'll begrudgingly admit is a good song) who essentially…See More

Bad Religion are as responsible as anyone for the homogenization of punk rock. Sometime around 1990's Against The Grain, it sounds like they decided they'd already reached perfection, so why bother trying to do anything new anymore?Here's how Bad Religion songs go: verse where introduces an idea, fist-raising chorus with anthemic oozin ahhs that sums it up which follows the format [name of song] [phrase] [name of song] [phrase that rhymes with the first one] [name of song again], then a small…See More