Articles by Shawn Merrill

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  Bodies

  Firepower is Our Business

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Why is it that good street punk often comes from some of the most pathetic and nationalistic machismo bands? Musically, the Bodies are outs...

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  Cleats

  Lost Voices, Broken Strings

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Right from the opening chord, it’s the punk spirit of 1977 all over again. Taking cues from UK punk fathers Stiff Little Fingers, the Clash...

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  Hot Water Music

  A Flight And A Crash

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Finally, after a year-and-a-half of writing, Hot Water Music releases what has to be one of the most respected releases since Fugazi's firs...

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  Osker

  Idle Will Kill

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Although singer/songwriter Devon Williams is only 19, he definitely knows how to write a catchy and emotionally textured song. It's quite a...

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  Pistol Grip

  The Shots From The Kalico Rose

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Lately, there appears to be a resurgence of U- influenced punk rock, circa 1979, and the politics and sounds of yesteryear are new again. W...

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  Unseen

  The Anger And The Truth

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Seething Brit-punk is very much alive on American soil, and that is evident with Boston's the Unseen. These mohawked, and spiky haired lage...

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  Various

  Spirit of the Streets

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Maybe the days of releasing a compilation consisting of a majority of unreleased songs is too much to ask for these days. If that point can...

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  Anti-Flag

  Underground Network

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  In true Anti-Flag tradition, as soon as the music begins, the powerful 1977 street punk punches hit you in your gut and head, leaving littl...