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My name is Mark Brooks, father of four, owner of Brooks Construction Fencing Rental Co., and, sorry liberals, a proud functioning illiterate. Teacher after teacher…
Soundgarden’s influence on the alternative/hard rock world never gets the love and flowers that it should, and we implore you to dive into their sonic…
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Established in 1973, CBGB was the legendary club that fostered the birth and growth of New York punk and hardcore. The “Country, Bluegrass, and Blues”…
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Despite what one may think, nobody, not even you, knows exactly what the hell post-hardcore is. Please stop lying. However, some of you, but not…