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Shotgun Seamstress by Osa Atoe

  • Published March 1, 2011 By Layla
  • Categories Columns

Osa wrote this for MRR #334, but it got lost in the chaos punk shuffle of our email box, so here it is for the web! I would suggest investigating Osa’s newish band Firebrand, which also features Candice of the awesome NOLA HC band the Necro Hippies. First of all, Magnolia Shorty, a local female […]

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Monday Photo Blog: Live in Berlin

  • Published February 28, 2011 By icki
  • Categories Photos

Way back in November, Hubert from Poland sent a tasty batch of photos he shot in Berlin. If you shoot shows and have photos you want to submit for the MRR Blog, send them to: photoblog@maximumrocknroll.com. Be sure to put “MRR Photo Blog” in the subject. Include your name, the band, where and when it […]

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Killer Zine: Langdon Olgar

  • Published February 24, 2011 By Layla
  • Categories Reviews

Wow, this is amazing. Langdon Olgar is put together by the women who organized the anti-street harassment group, Hollaback London, to raise funds for that and other feminist organizations. This fanzine is engaging and empowering at the same time. It looks incredible. I am not sure what printing method they used but it resembles a […]

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Record of the Week:
MAUSER End of the Line EP

  • Published February 23, 2011 By Mariam
  • Categories Reviews

Oh shit! This record slays! Straight outta Gainesville, FL. Alright, here’s what we got: throaty and pissed vocals, with more scream and less growl, that are blown out with some reverbed and echoed effects. MAUSER has a SKITSYSTEM feel, with lyrics are about hopelessness and how a shitty job and 9-to-5 will kill you. I […]

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Wow, what a show! Brontez Dance Company (and friends) 2/11/11

  • Published February 22, 2011 By Anna Brown
  • Categories Shows

Brontez Dance Company, with Brilliant Colors, Pigs, and Tagi Maalik at the Berkeley Art Museum “¢ February 11, 2011 Review by Anna Brown, photos by Janelle Blarg When does modern dance defy boredom? When Brontez Purnell is on stage. The debut performance of The Brontez Purnell Dance Company at the Berkeley Art Museum  felt like […]

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