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Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle
The Struggle is BeautifulMany artists claim to have a message in their music. But few deliver like Brooklyn’s Talib Kweli. His new album, The Beautiful Struggle, is another mentally heavy release, continuing on where Quality left...
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A Perfect Circle - eMOTIVe
Only Love Can Conquer Hate The new A Perfect Circle album eMOTIVe came out on November 2nd especially for the controversial presidential election and anti-war movement this year. The album is comprised of original material combined with covers of...
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Jello Biafra & the Melvins - Never Breathe What You Can't See
Don't Hold Your Breath...What do you get when you combine a forefather of U.S. punk with long-running noisy doomrock pioneers? A supergroup for a stronger America! Jello Biafra from Dead Kennedys fame and the Melvins both have lists of...
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Har Mar Superstar - The Handler
Beats From The SheetsMost Ron Jeremy look-a-likes can’t bring the funk the way Har Mar Superstar does. It’s just part of the Midwesterner’s package. He’s a rotund rapper who pulls off a...
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Special Anthony Kiedis Contest
Enter the mxdwn.com giveaway to win a copy of Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis. All you have to do is answer this question about Kiedis' life: "What did Anthony Kiedis use as his screen name at the time he appeared in a 1970's Hollywood movie with...
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My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
A Sweet, Sweet Revenge of Good Music“I’m not okay!” shouts My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way, during the aptly titled “I’m Not Okay (I Promise).” I...
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Green Day - American Idiot
An Idiot Is YouWhen a band, specifically a punk band, has been around for over 10 years, one of three things happens. One, they stick to what they know, unchanging, (The Ramones). Two, they adapt to growing older, changing their style and their...
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Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum
Double Your PleasureRollin’ just to keep on rollin’ / Rollin’ just to keep on rollin’ / I don’t want to leave this heaven so soon. I could not have said it better myself....
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