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Riot Fest | Stream - Me First & The Gimme Gimmes -... →

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes updated their myspace music player to include a stream of their upcoming Go Down Under EP. Click here to listen to the record, which as you might have guessed, is comprised of covers of songs originally done by Australian folks. The record hits stores tomorrow and the track list and cover art can be seen below.

Jan 31st

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artyucko: capnskull: FEAR - New York’s Alright...

Jan 31st

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Rahm's Ballot Return: The World Reacts | The Blog →

From this week’s Chicago Reader. I saw this and was like, “Hey! He emailed me once! He’s famous!” — The Awl’s Choire Sicha is glad nobody’s died during the riots here. (The cannonballs also harmed no one.)

Jan 31st

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Joe Queer and the Nobodys, Walk Like an Egyptian ...

Jan 30th

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Jan 29th

“Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and...”

– Groucho Marx (via anglophonic)

Jan 29th

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Jan 29th

mrscrooner asked: Sorry 'bout this. This is a random creeper's question. Lol. Where do you live?

Jan 29th

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Jan 28th

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Jan 27th

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Free Shit

Chicago’s Mexican Cheerleader recently their latest LP Genghis Puss via Underground Communique and are celebrating in a handful of unique ways. The LP is available for purchase right now and also available for free download in full for a limited time via this link. The band is also celebrating the release by playing the album in full on February 5 at Subterranean in Chicago. ...

Jan 26th

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Jan 16th

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Jan 15th

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Jan 14th

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And now for something completely different ...

A little outside the punk realm, but I am pleased as punch right now because over at chess.com I now have a rating of 1801 at live chess and a rating of 2122 at the tactics trainer. I have been gunning for this for a while and chosen to compare the 1800/2100 milestone to baseball’s 30/30 club, or dare I think the exclusive 20-20-20 club? Anyway, I’m just happy.

Jan 14th

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Riot Fest | NPR dedicates "The Mix" to Ari Up,... →

The latest edition of NPR’s The Mix is dedicated to the influence of Slits frontwoman Ari Up. Click here to read a tribute written by Anthony Fantano as well as check out his 56 song track list of bands inspired (directly or indirectly) by Up. The list includes everyone from Crass, Sonic Youth, Mika Miko, Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, Au Pairs and much more. Ari Up died in October and this...

Jan 13th

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Jan 12th

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Local punks going full foodie →

A.V. Club - Respectable Chicagoans really love two things: good, gritty punk music and good, solid food. Chef James Toland plans to combine both of those when he opens The Black Sheep in the West Loop in March, dishing out food gratis to touring bands and spinning Misfits as the occasional dining music. He’s also going even more authentic, making music with Naked Raygun’s Eric Spicer, Rights...

Jan 11th

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Jan 11th

Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, several wounded -... →

I find it very interesting that the Associated Press article shown by Yahoo doesn’t mention anything about Giffords being targeted for “removal” by the Tea Party. Just … interesting.

Jan 8th