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Life Is Good (J). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
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Mainhatten Sound (Shadow). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Vanessa Rubin
Girl Talk (Telarc). Review by Chastity Carondelet.
The Pawn Rook Four
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Getting Into Sinking (Polyvinyl). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
Bass Hit
Generation Bass (Neurodisc). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
Gena Dry
What’s it like to be a struggling young English musician in New York when buildings start toppling? Bob Pomeroy finds out, in a conversation with newcomer Gena Dry.
Holly Figueroa
Dream In Red (Indiegrrl). Review by Phil Bailey.
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Cradle Of Filth
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River City Rebels
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Crowbar
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Memento
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Michael J. Sheehy
Ill Gotten Gains (Beggars Banquet). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
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