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Five Songs, 10/28/2021

Screeching Weasel, "The First Day of Winter" Another cut from Television City Dream, which as far as I know is the last Screeching Weasel album (it absolutely is not). I'm kind of hard on Screeching Weasel in this space, but you know, I do like...

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Five Songs, 10/8/2021

Rocket From The Crypt, "Guilt Free" The essential insight of Rocket From The Crypt, that garage rock is even more fun with a saxophone involved, is an elemental truth of music. It's a lesson that more bands should learn. The Mr. T Experience, "Our Days...

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Five Songs, 8/31/2021

The Beastie Boys, "Pass The Mic" Probably the most Beastie Boys song on Check Your Head, this is the kind of thing that anybody who parodies the band is kind of gesturing towards. Given that it was deliberately constructed to be kind of an update...

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Five Songs, 7/23/2021

Screeching Weasel, "The First Day Of Summer" Bark Like A Dog is the first Screeching Weasel album that came out after I'd graduated from college. It was also the first record after Ben Weasel decided to end his Ramones worshipping band, the Riverdales. And, you...

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Five Songs, 11/16/2020

Screeching Weasel, "Leather Jacket" Ben Weasel started letting some of the songs on Anthem For A New Tomorrow stretch out a little bit, and let the Ramones worship go just a tiny bit. The result is probably his best record - still very much punk,...