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8-Bit Heroes: The Best and Worst NES Games Based on Marvel and...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:24 -0400

8-Bit Heroes: The Best and Worst NES Games Based on Marvel and DC Comics, pt.3

Greetings true believers! What follows is a tale of great feats and hellacious torments. Trials to…

The Pull List - Daredevil #26 Daredevil #26 Writer: Mark Waid...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:00 -0400

The Pull List - Daredevil #26

Daredevil #26
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Chris Samnee

For two years Mark Waid and a trio of phenomenal artists (Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin, and Chris Samnee) have been crafting the best Daredevil stories published in over a decade. This series is so fantastic it was awarded an Eisner Award for best ongoing series in 2012 and after a jaw dropping action packed issue twenty five, we finally learn who has been responsible for the series of attacks on Matt Murdock. But don’t worry, we aren’t USA Today, this review is spoiler free.

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As we inch closer and closer to summer our anticipation...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:34:38 -0400

As we inch closer and closer to summer our anticipation continues to grow. You know the drill by now.

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The Pull List - Grab Bag Edition 5/15/13 View Post

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400

The Pull List - Grab Bag Edition 5/15/13

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Countdown to The Fest - Week ThreeAs many of you know Fest...

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:09:56 -0400

Countdown to The Fest - Week Three

As many of you know Fest tickets went on sale this week and with them came a slew of new bands…

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The Pull List - Uncanny X-Force #4 Uncanny X-Force #4 Writer:...

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:38:00 -0400

The Pull List - Uncanny X-Force #4

Uncanny X-Force #4
Writer: Sam Humphries
Penciler: Ron Garney
Inker: Scott Hanna
Mindscape Pages: Adrian Alphona & Christina Strain

The first volume of Uncanny X-Force is considered one of the best Marvel titles of the last few years. The original X-Force didn’t have the best reputation, reminding readers of the worst the 90′s had to offer *cough*Liefeld*cough*. Chris Yost recreated the X-Force team as a collection of covert assassins and Rick Remender took it even further involving heady concepts like alternate realities and Celestials.

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Review: Pilgrimage - EP Pilgrimage stand out to me, the clean...

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:20:00 -0400

Review: Pilgrimage - EP

Pilgrimage stand out to me, the clean toned slurs and slides strike at something a little different and come across less like the recursive, math-rock turned emo loop. I appreciate those deviations as much here as I did on We Were Skeleton’s swan-song Blame & Aging.

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Brainbuster - Chikara Along with Figureheads continued attempts...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:18:00 -0400

Brainbuster - Chikara

Along with Figureheads continued attempts to deliver new and enlightening content to our readers; reflecting their needs and desires or whatever the fuck we want to write about. Dylan I suppose is getting on my case in order to start a new series of reflections on professional wrestling. I guess we will call this Brainbuster #1 and we will be covering a variety of topics from indie wrestling federations, individual performers, classic matches, wrestling wrap ups, and the occasional well intentioned rant. This first article will be on the subject of the Indie Fed known as Chikara Wrestling.

Note from the editor: I original asked John to write something just to explain what the hell Chikara Pro is because it looked insane to me but I will see if I can get him to keep up a sort of semi-regular feature on the wrestling world past and present.

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Countdown to The Fest – Week TwoView Post

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:40:32 -0400

Countdown to The Fest – Week Two

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joshjordanphotography: For any of those who are interested, i...

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:30:18 -0400

joshjordanphotography:

For any of those who are interested, i will be printing a book/zine containing many photos from the 1994! tour in Janurary. If you have an interest in obtaining a copy, then send me a message, and ill hook you up.

If on the other hand, your more of a computer based wizard, or you have access to a printer and want to make one yourself, here is the .pdf for free download.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jl3zgtuhixa8d60

The Pull List - Hawkeye #10 Hawkeye #10 Writer: Matt Fraction...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:59:00 -0400

The Pull List - Hawkeye #10

Hawkeye #10
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Francesco Francavilla
Letterers: Chris Eliopoulos & VC’s Clayton Cowles

The Italian based artist affects more than just a visual change to the book’s style though. An artist like Francavilla brings a drastically different need for story and scripting to a book than Fraction has been carefully framing up to this point but he is a hot name right now and Hawkeye is a hot title so the pairing seems inevitable. We still see glimpses of Fraction’s scripting style with grid like page layouts and lots of small panels.

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Lifted Bells Release a Song!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:01 -0400

forgettheradio:

Hey, look! Lifted Bells finally released a song! The band is members of a long list of Chicago bands (Braid, Stay Ahead Of The Weather, Cut Teeth, Their/Theyre/There, and more).

Check out the song after the jump, via AltPress.

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Review: Red Hare - Nites of MidniteWriting about music can be...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:07 -0400

Review: Red Hare - Nites of Midnite

Writing about music can be humbling at times. Hardcore and punk culture drums a pretty steady march…

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Countdown to The Fest – Week OneView Post

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:47:01 -0400

Countdown to The Fest – Week One

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The Pull List - Journey Into Mystery #651 Journey Into Mystery...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:41:00 -0400

The Pull List - Journey Into Mystery #651

Journey Into Mystery #651
Writer: Kathryn Immonen
Artist: Pepe Larraz

This review is not going to…

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katkatrecords: Alternative Press has debuted Aspiga’s new music...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:35:17 -0400

katkatrecords:

Alternative Press has debuted Aspiga’s new music video for their song, “Welcome to the Sympathy Party”. Click the image above or follow this link:

http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/video_premiere_aspiga_welcome_to_the_sympathy_party

selfdefensefamily: Instead of doing a write up of my own that...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:03 -0400

selfdefensefamily:

Instead of doing a write up of my own that explains how much this band rules, I asked band vocalist and online therapist Patrick Kindlon (of Self Defense Family) to present one

“Two songs of primal fury informed by truly petty thoughts. A direct line
to the brain of men without motivation, direction, or meaningful
employment. Seaweed and Tolkien swirling in a barf-stew thrown against a wall of indifference. Like dogs dancing to E-Town.”

This is SV03.

http://www.secretvoice.org
http://deathwishinc.com/estore/category/SECRETVOICE.html
http://www.deathwishinc.com

Lucero - “Texas & Tennessee”Lucero is a band who could...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:09:45 -0400

Lucero - “Texas & Tennessee”

Lucero is a band who could easily coast on their past accomplishments and no one would blame them.…

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Summer Prep Fight SongsThe weather is starting to warm up and...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:51:00 -0400

Summer Prep Fight Songs
The weather is starting to warm up and the fine folks at Figureheads ov Pop are tuning their ears for Summer. Here’s a handful of songs that get us pumped for hot days, long nights and good times.

Tracklisting:

Restorations - “Let’s Blow Up the Sun”

Swearin’ - “Here to Hear”

Alkaline Trio - “Broken Wing”

Paint it Black - “Little Fists”

Muscle & Bone - “No Return”

Coliseum - “Fuzzbang”

Waxahatchee - “Coast to Coast”

Old Flings - “Couch Song”

Comadre - “Cold Rain”

oddczar - “Russian Girls”

The Night Marchers - “(Wasting Time In) Javalinaville”

Literature - “Tie Dye(Your Life)”

forgetters - “hoop and Swan”

Locktender - “The Strangest Secret”

Review: Viewfinder - EPonymous Sometime last November I got a...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:48:00 -0400

Review: Viewfinder - EPonymous

Sometime last November I got a series of text messages from a friend asking about amplifier/cabinet impedance. I am no guitar tech guru so I took my time and did some research to provide the best answers I could. My friend had been amassing a bass cabinets to expand his set up and he has been zealously pumping up the volume since then. You, see this guy was working on a super heavy Sludge Metal project at the time. In January, I lightly jabbed at him with predictions for 2013 involving the buying of more amps and the starting of several new bands. My jesting prophecy was proven somewhat correct as John Russell would sort of by accident start a Dinosaur Jr. worship band that would workshop through the icy winter in Boone, NC to produce these four great little jams.

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