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If You Like Parties…

  • Published August 3, 2010 By Arwen
  • Categories Columns

Hey, it’s a new column! A web exclusive from our friend and yours, Arwen Curry. And there’s more where this came from, so stay tuned to this website… Hello Again “I feel no pain.” —The Guilloteens, “Call on Me” (Memphis, TN, 1965) “I feel the pain.” —Big Star, “Try Again” (Memphis, TN, 1972) I know […]

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Monday Photo Blog: From the Archives, the 90s

  • Published August 2, 2010 By icki
  • Categories Photos

Aaah, the ’90s. Right around when this batch of photos was taken, MRR was about 10 years old, give or take a few years, depending on the photo, and hell, punk itself was just crawling into puberty. This week we have four photos from four very different bands around in the early 90s… Next week […]

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Blog of the Week: Grand Rapids Is Screaming

Forgive my being “old dude” here for a minute, but back in the day local scenes had zines. I know zines still exist, but they don’t necessarily serve the same function as they used to. Xeroxed fanzines were a tangible way of keeping people connected when there was no internet to tell you exactly what […]

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Video of the Week: Vicky Drunk & Thrash

OK, kids. This video by Vicky Drunk & Thrash has been on my “to post” list for a while, but I’ve been at a loss for anything to write to about it except for, “Whoa, check this out!” It was sent in to us with this complete message: “hardcore punk from indonesia,” and the description […]

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Monday Photo Blog: the Birthday Suits!!!

  • Published July 19, 2010 By icki
  • Categories Photos

Minneapolis’ BIRTHDAY SUITS, as shot in Pittsburgh by GG Allix. The Birthday Suits are a two piece with Yuichiro “Matthew” Kazama on drums and the always awesome Hideo Takahashi playing guitar, who you might remember from Real Estate Fraud or Sweet JAP. Great guy. Great band(s).   Wanna submit a photo for the MRR Photo […]

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