Articles by Bill Adams

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  Alun Piggins

  Awaken The Snakes

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  After a modest acoustic debut that found singer Alun Piggins proving he could stand on his own without major labels, the former Morganfield...

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  Universal Honey

  Vicious Circles

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  Is it possible for singer/guitarist Leslie Stanwyck to sound more unimpressed? More so than Debbie Harry ever could, Stanwyck manages not s...

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  Waking Eyes

  Waking Eyes

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  The Waking Eyes represent the problem with the mainstream co-opting indie music’s sound. Now that groups including the Hives and the Stroke...

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  Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards

  Viking

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Just when punk rock was beginning to get boring and stale, Lars Frederiksen and his merry band of Bastards release Viking and validate my b...

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  Guttermouth

  Eat Your Face

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Guttermouth fondly remember the days when punk rock used to piss people off and meant more than a couple of chords and a spiffy hairdo. Whi...

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  Tommy Stinson

  Village Gorilla Head

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  To paraphrase Lou Reed, Tommy Stinson isn’t capable of being Paul Westerberg and he isn’t Chris Mars; he’s stuck with just himself. On his...

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  Tiger Army

  III: Ghost Tigers Rise

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  There’s a certain irony in the fact that Tiger Army’s third full-length album was recorded with only two-thirds of the band. Tiger Army ent...

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  Mike Watt

  The Secondman's Middle Stand

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

  Following a considerable period of silence, Mike Watt has finally returned to his solo career after nearly a year of being a Stooge. Given...