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Win tickets to see The Fall of Troy 9/24 at Metro in Chicago!

The Fall of Troy is an interesting band. They play what many refer to as “post hardcore” which bands like Since By Man did so well in the early 2000’s but The Fall of Troy had a different take on the style. The band was one of the...

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Win free tickets to The All Stars Tour at Chicago’s Metro August 6!

With summer comes not only outdoor festivals but big tours that feature almost a full day’s worth of bands playing at various clubs across america. One of those tours, The All Stars Tour, is coming to Chicago next Thursday, August 6th to...

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Social Distortion contest: Win tickets to the 10/12 Vic Theater show plus more!

Social Distortion is a band with a varied history spanning over three decades now. They started as a punk rock band at the end of the 1970s and their first album, [amazon_link id=”B000005EMY” target=”_blank” ]Mommy’s...

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Pelican “Final Breath” video

Pelican have just completed and posted a video for the final track on their latest album, What We All Come to Need, an album I still haven’t heard yet! It is their first for Southern Lord and this song also has the distinction of being the...

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Dwarves limited edition Throbblehead

I never thought I’d see the day that they made punk rock action figures, but first it happened with “The Misfits”, then GG Allin and the mighty Tesco Vee, and now The Dwarves. Aggronautix who released the aforementioned GG and...

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New items in the Punk Vault store

I just updated the store with some new items, all vinyl including the new Dr. Know and Ill Repute reissues. Check it out right here and please tell your friends.
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Giants – They the Undeserving

Giants – They the Undeserving LP The Mylene Sheath The Mylene Sheath continue to keep their batting average at an all time high as the new releases continue to stream out. Second in the batch of new releases for the label I received comes this...

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The Punk Vault Store has reopened

The Punk Vault store has just reopened. I had to replace the entire shopping cart system with a newer and better one. This one handles shipping much better than the old system. There’s also a bunch of new and some rare records for sale in...

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King Kong

Wednesday my Uncle took me to see King Kong. It was the opening day and we caught a show around 11:30am. For an opening day, I was surprised at how empty the theatre was, not just for our show, but in general. Sure it...

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December 17, 2005

I’m back!

For those who may have visited earlier today or late last night to find this site had somehow vanished, worry not, it was only temporary. I woke up today to discover it was gone and was freaking out fearing the worst...

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December 16, 2005

If I’m quiet for a couple days don’t be alarmed

Sorry for a lack of updates the past couple days. I had a busy weekend and my free time has been spent working on my reviews for Punk Planet Magazine which are due in a couple days. Tomorrow I also start a temporary gig...

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December 11, 2005

The Goblet of Fire

Yesterday my Aunt and Uncle took me to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It was a sweet movie. They even treated me to popcorn and a soda! It was really nice to actually get to leave the house and go somewhere...

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December 6, 2005

LFCM November recording session

Last night we had another recording session for our “Live From Combustion Manor” radio show. Sadly out planned special guest, Barry, couldn’t make it out for the show. Hopefully he can come out for the...

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November 27, 2005

Any WordPress experts out there?

Anyone reading this know much about how WordPress works? I have a big problem with it. Suddenly all email from it stopped working. I don’t get any notifications of any sort, not for comments, recovering lost...

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November 24, 2005

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope everyone who reads this has a great day and stuffs themselves into a food coma while eating the best meal of the year. As for me, I’ll be spending the day at my Uncle’s...

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November 24, 2005

Attention would be thieves

In case there may have been any question in the mind of all these image stealing assholes, let me make something perfectly clear. NO ONE HAS PERMISSION TO USE MY PHOTOS FROM THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT WRITTEN...

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November 21, 2005

Pinball Expo 2005

So the past few days were spent at the Wyndam Hotel near O’Hare Airport for the annual Pinball Expo. The pinball related action started a full week ago when Koz came to town and we made our rounds in the basement...

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November 20, 2005

R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero

Koga just emailed me the shocking news that Eddie Guerrero died at the far too young age of 38! It is believed he suffered a heart attack while in his hotel room. This is really shocking and very sad, Eddie was one of...

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November 13, 2005

Halloween producer dies

This just sucks, Moustapha Akkad died as a result of wounds in the Jordan hotel bombings. God dammit! I LOVE those Halloween movies. R.I.P. Mr. Akkad, and thank you for the fine horror films.
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November 11, 2005

R.I.P. The Crusher

I got an email from Lewdd this morning informing me The Crusher died. I remember seeing him wrestle near the end of his run in the AWA back in the 1980s, often times teaming up with Dick the Bruiser. Both of those guys...

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October 31, 2005