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  • Mars Live at the Village Gate LP

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  • The Ichi-Bons Little Lil / The Witch 7″

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MRR Radio #1993

On this week’s MRR Radio, Jennifer plays some new gems!

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INTRO
OUST – Idiots
EXHIBIT A
SCIENCE MAN – Top of the Chain
TENSE – Convergence
GIMIC – The Devil’s Rose
RAT CAGE – Grass is Greener
NEKRA – All We Got Is Us
ESKUPA – Fatal
EXHIBIT B
FUGITIVE BUBBLE – Strand of Luck
DIAL PAINTERS – Double Your Efforts
GOTRI – Bludgeoned Nazi Scum
SNOUT FEVER – Collecting Dust
REJEKTS – Idiot City
EXHIBIT C
SPREAD JOY – Vindicated By
POWER PANTS – Don’t Touch Me
BIG MODERN – Gatekeep
SMIRK – Perfect World
BASILISKO – Destino
EXHIBIT D
CIGARETTE CAMP – Bumper Stickers
TWISTED TEENS – Guided Thunder
HOSPITAL JOB – Out of Phase
GLEETCH – Nightmares
OUTRO
MAN AFRAID – Cemetery Ridge
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