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Schwindy's indie music spotlight: Thee Gravemen

  • Thee Gravemen
  • November 5, 2011
If you haven't picked up on this yet, loyal reader, I am a sucker for releases from Dirty Water Records. So when I saw Thee Gravemen have a new...
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Schwindy's indie music spotlight: The Masonics

  • The Masonics
  • September 2, 2011
I will say one thing for the artists on Dirty Water Records. They know how to grab my attention. The latest from one of my favorite labels begins...
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Album review: 'The Tears and the Joys of...Secret Hearts'

Everybody knows long distance relationships are a rough and rocky road. But tuff and tumble three-piece girl group Secret Hearts, whose members are...
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The Return of the Queer Pills: A '90s garage punk classic

Ever since a fellow punk fanatic played me his copy of the Return of the Queer Pills seven-inch more than 15 years ago, I've been eagerly...
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From the Vaults: The Masonics' 'The Earl of Hell' seven-inch

The whole Billy Childish-Buff Medway scene has faded into the past. In the '90s it seemed like you just couldn't keep up with the stuff the...
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Modern psych-folk-rock from New Hampshire's Mmoss, coming on vinyl

  • psychedelic band
  • February 11, 2011
Those beautiful folks at Fullerton's Burger Records have a new slab of vinyl on the horizon. They've already released multiple "...
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Nobunny's Rubber Vomit Records releases its sophomore platter

Reliable sources indicate that Rubber Vomit Records, which just released its sophomore seven-inch, is helmed by none other than that wascally...
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Schwindy's indie music spotlight: The Hentchmen

  • The Hentchmen
  • January 29, 2011
In researching The Hentchmen, one recurring theme is that this is a band that likes to keep it simple and primitive. It doesn't take long to...
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Pre-Sale: Nobunny's "Raw Romance" finally available on vinyl from Burger Records

Previously available only on cassette, the masked artist known as Nobunny's "Raw Romance," an oddball collection of live cuts,...
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New Orleans garage punk from Superdestroyers

Most people think 'Jazz' when they hear the words 'New Orleans,' but the fact of the matter is that the Big Easy has a rich and...
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