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    Clickbait is a four-piece dance punk group from Chicago known especially for their charismatic costumes and playful live energy. As they geared up for a gig at Empty Bottle opening for legends ESG, and just before they embarked on their first ever European tour, we caught up with Jen (bass), Nick (drums), Sammy (guitar), and […]

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    Crasher-crust noise punk from Philadelphia. It’s a well-crafted 7” where both the songwriting and the smart usage of the classic pedal arsenal are strong—there is a good balance between fast- and mid-tempos, and the screaming vocals let the songs breathe but sound forceful when they’re happening. The songs are so well-written that they would work […]

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  • Stare Kits Live in NYC 1979 LP

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  • Slang Rest in Misery LP

    Sapporo City legends return after a decade of silence with all the subtlety of a bomb blast. Stoke-on-Trent meets NYHC in a glorious amalgamation that still sounds fresh and innovative over thirty years on. The vitality and rage hasn’t faded in the least, and one gets the sense that SLANG has reemerged in response to […]

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MRR Radio #1969

On this week’s MRR Radio, Zu From All Over invites her dearest friend Michael From The North Bay back to the show for a super sneaky peek at their Year End Top Ten Lists for their annual YEET episode, with the best College Rock, Indie Punk, Hardcore, and Weirdo Punk that 2k25 had to offer. THIS YEAR SUCKED! *but life changes for the better sometimes ;)

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Michael and Zu from Hosford-Abernethy
HOME FRONT – Watch It Die
MOVING TARGETS – Saw Too Much
Halfway Through, The Decade Starts To Define Itself
SUTRAS – Bloom Watch
SWAIN – Cold Fever
VISUAL LEARNER – Bullet Proof
TENTÁCULO – Estallar
Have Everything Ready And By The Door
DENEVÉR – Fast Forward
HARAM – معركة العرب اليوم Battle of the Arab of Today
TRITONIC – Alexamenos!
LAST BIAS – You
Not Gonna Have Another Easy Year For A While
CÖSMIC PSYCHÖS – Have One More
ALIMENT – Futura degeneració
ZERO AZÚCAR featuring ÁLVARO BIZNAGA – Píxel
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS – Eggs Laid Brain
2k25 MVPs
SPARES – Influence
GONIES – Jonies
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