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Syd’s Rants: Does Your Band Actually Deserve to Get Paid?
The best way to figure out if your band deserves to get paid for that middle slot at one of your local pubs on a Thursday night is to ask yourself this honest question: who […]
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Syds Rants: Should Linkin Park Continue Without Chester Bennington?
I’ve never made my respect for Linkin Park a secret. I discovered “In the End” and “Crawling” just as I was on the tender line between childhood wonder and teenage angst. For the better part […]
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Syd’s Rants: On Phil Anselmo
The first time I heard Pantera’s “Revolution is my Name,” I fell in love with the song immediately. Dimebag’s riffing was at its sludgiest, and his soloing at its dirtiest. Lyrically, Phil Anselmo struggled with […]
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Ben Shapiro Has No Business Being Offended By WAP (Neither Does Anyone Else)
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro once again found himself in hot water recently after he took the time to react to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s latest collaborative release, “WAP,” on his podcast, “The Ben […]
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The Fallout – The Times Have Never Changed
6.7/10 The Fallout (Toronto, ON) dropped their latest politically fuelled punk rock full length The Times Have Never Changed (released May 16th 2020) and fuck me, it’s an angry one. My fellow Bucketlist writer and […]
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Holy Shit Marilyn Manson’s New Song Is Actually Good
I haven’t cared about Marilyn Manson in a very long time. When I was a young edge lord, his music spoke to me in some pretty significant ways. Songs like “This is the New Shit”, […]
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Stop Saying You Don’t Like The Beatles If You’ve Never Listened To Them
You remember when you were a kid and you didn’t like vegetables? I do. It took a trip to an msg- and sugar-filled serving of (Americanized) Chinese broccoli for me to even consider the idea […]
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Do Not Keep Politics Out Of Punk Rock (Or Any Music)
It has come to my attention that there are denizens of the society known as “social media” who believe that punk rock music (or music in general) and politics should be kept separate. How the […]
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Now Is A Good Time To Start Listening To Hip Hop
When N.W.A. released “Fuck Tha Police,” it scared the hell out of white people. Radio stations wouldn’t even touch it. It sparked protests. Some guy claiming to represent the entire FBI even wrote a letter […]
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Rearviewmirror: Remembering the 90s – Eminem – The Slim Shady LP
90’s Score: 9.5/102020 Score: 7/10 The first time I heard Eminem I was 8 years old and it terrified me. It was akin to accidentally seeing porn on TV. Plagued by a deep shame, I […]