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apres Rhetorical question: Why? Answer: Because he can.

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 5207

killcity-remix The first record I ever reviewed was "Kill City". That was back in 1977 for Self Abuse fanzine. I wish I had a copy of the article so I could compare how I felt then and how I feel now. I wrote that review because everyone I knew was slagging this off at the time. West Coast bland was the popular consensus. I didn’t agree and I wanted it down for the record.

Details: By Bob Short; 10 January 2014; Hits: 13895

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racketeers Accuse me of revisionism if you will...but when I caught Mad for the Racket live at SXSW, I was less than optimally stoked with their performance. Coupla months later, in a column, I was making more conciliatory noises.

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 6859

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workhorse-sm It is actually quite hard to review the work of someone you know and I tend to avoid it wherever possible.

Details: By Bob Short; 10 January 2014; Hits: 5864

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hardstuff Out of print for two years? Shit, hard to believe, but it's good to have this one back in circulation (on Bro. Wayne's new label, with expanded versions of the rest of his Epitaph catalog and even the L-O-N-G gone "Death Tongue" set to follow in its wake - a reissue program long anticipated by true Rock Action devotees, especially those who missed out on 'em the first time). This was, after all, the one that started it all, solo-career wise, as well as serving notice to the world at large that Detroit rock'n'roll was alive and well in the '90s.

Details: By Ken Shimamoto; 10 January 2014; Hits: 6012

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mc5 human I was just looking at my review of Bro. Wayne Kramer's reished "Hard Stuff" and I musta been outta my fuckin' mind when I wrote it...that album definitely rates five Rolling Rocks if anything does. Which made me wonder, why am I so hard on Wayne?

Details: By The Barman; 10 January 2014; Hits: 6041

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Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon
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50 Years In Black
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The Stems
East Coast Australian Tour 2025
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23 - Northcote Social Club
24 - Sydney Crowbar
25 - Gum Ball Festival, Hunter Valley, NSW
26 - Old Museum, Brisbane
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