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Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – “Rack” (Noise Rock)

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Written by Kirk The Jesus Lizard — Rack> Noise rock> Illinois, US> Releasing September 13> Ipecac Records Music scenes are funny. We often take them for granted, and it rarely takes more than ten seconds of […]

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Written by Kirk Whettman Chelmets – A New Place> Ambient/drone> Oklahoma, US> Released May 29> quiet details If you’re anything like me—and I both do and do not hope that to be the case—sometimes you […]

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Words by Kirk Back in the ‘90s, Washington State was the epicenter of the grunge scene. And while the musical spotlight hasn’t been shining quite so brightly since that scene collapsed, by no means has […]

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Written by Kirk Alright, fellow music lovers, the final push is here. I gave you my favorite singles of 2023, and then I gave you my favorite EPs. Now it’s time for the list you’ve […]

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