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MXPX – “Plans Within Plans”

• Album Reviews

Record Label: Rock City Recording Company/Flix Records
Genre: Pop Punk
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I’ve always liked MXPX, but they have slipped off of my radar for the longest time. Well, it’s been five years since their last album so I’m sure they have slipped off of a lot of people’s radar since then.
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Cancer – “The Weight Of The World”

• Album Reviews

Record Label: Flix Records
Genre: Pop Punk

This 6 song EP from MXPX label mates manages to outclass the last six MXPX albums in terms of catchy, memorable tunes.
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Less Than Jake (JR)

• Interviews

Less Than Jake are currently celebrating their 20th anniversary with having nightly parties with clowns, ponies, and snorting pez off midget stripper’s bodies. No, honestly….They have just released an EP in February called “Seasons Greetings From Less Than Jake” and just finished up a US tour. They have some sporadic dates this Spring and will head to Jolly Ole England in June. In the meantime, you can check out a quick interview with JR:
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The Darkness II (Limited Edition)

• Game Reviews

Company: 2K Games
Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Rating: Mature
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What would you do if you had near-limitless demon powers and abilities? What if you could never die? Would you sell your soul for those powers? What if it cost you the soul of someone you loved? Those are the questions that haunt Jackie Estacado every day of his life.
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Voodoo Glow Skulls – “Break the Spell”

• Album Reviews

Record Label: Smelvis Records
Genre: Ska-Core
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Those wacky SoCal ska punkers are back with a new album after a lengthy five year hiatus. “Break The Spell” is the Voodoo Glow Skulls ninth full length album and, with the sound of it, one could possibly mistake it for their second or third.
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Tonight Alive – “What Are You So Scared Of?”

• Album Reviews

Record Label: Sony/Fearless Records
Genre: Pop Punk
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Tonight Alive hail from the land down under and consider themselves a pop punk band. I’m probably a lot older than the usual crowd that would listen to Tonight Alive and I have a totally different definition of what pop punk sounds like. That just means I’m old…
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Let Me In – “The Bag”

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Record Label:DIY
Genre: Pop Punk

I recently recall writing a review of a band that considered themselves pop punk…which they weren’t. If they would like to know what good pop punk sounds like, they should probably listen to Let Me In and take some notes.
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Less Than Jake @ Mr. Smalls, Millvale, PA

• Live Reviews

Date: February 24th 2012
Opening Bands: Flatfoot 56, Samiam
Band Links: www.lessthanjake.com

It’s been a few years since Less Than Jake has been back in the Pittsburgh area and they were back with a vengeance. Along for the ride to spread the chaos were Flatfoot 56 and Samiam.
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Taj Motel Trio

• Interviews

1) The Taj Motel Trio formed around the height of the ska craze in the late 90’s. What was it that made you want to start your own ska punk band?
I’m not really sure what made us want to do this, we just like making music I guess. We didn’t intentionally start a ska punk band, it was an accident. When we started, the plan was just to be a band with horns. We didn’t even know what ska was. We wanted to be like Cake w/ more horns. Eventually we became a ska band.
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Bobby Joe Ebola & The Children MacNuggits – “Carmelita Sings: Visions of a Rock Apocalypse”

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Record Label: Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club
Genre: Rock/Alternative
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Everything about Bobby Joe Ebola and “Carmelita Sings” is odd and weird and different…and I think I like it. They’re a band that manages to sound like everyone and no one at the same time. The album is also a re-release of a re-release with new artwork, inserts, pins, stickers and downloads provided free of charge.
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