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Gary Moore - Victims of the Future

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee at State's End!

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The Lunachicks - Luxury Problem

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The Lunachicks - Luxury Problem

There's a new book on them. Saw it the other day.

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There's a new book on them. Saw it the other day.

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Almost finished it. It's absolutely fantastic. People often forget that before the internet, finding shit out about your favourite bands was a challenge. A lot of the time, I didn't even know if these bands had other records out if they weren't available in stores, so I would send a letter to the label requesting a catalog of their titles. This book doesn't shy away from any of the craziness that was going on, and it's been wild reading about what was going on back then. It's also done largely in that "Oral History" style, which I've come to really appreciate in biographies/autobiographies.

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Almost finished it. It's absolutely fantastic. People often forget that before the internet, finding shit out about your favourite bands was a challenge. A lot of the time, I didn't even know if these bands had other records out if they weren't available in stores, so I would send a letter to the label requesting a catalog of their titles. This book doesn't shy away from any of the craziness that was going on, and it's been wild reading about what was going on back then. It's also done largely in that "Oral History" style, which I've come to really appreciate in biographies/autobiographies.

I agree completely about the oral history style as far as music/band bios goes (or filmmaking for that matter too). It's my favorite format to read that stuff. Yeah, besides punk mags like MRR and Flipside and a few other, smaller ones, it was a challenge to find info on obscure bands. I wrote to labels too, it was cool in those days, they'd usually send back some decals and whatnot along with a catalog.

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I agree completely about the oral history style as far as music/band bios goes (or filmmaking for that matter too). It's my favorite format to read that stuff. Yeah, besides punk mags like MRR and Flipside and a few other, smaller ones, it was a challenge to find info on obscure bands. I wrote to labels too, it was cool in those days, they'd usually send back some decals and whatnot along with a catalog.

I think that's why I was so into Canadian punk rock back in the day, because even getting ahold of MRNR or Flipside was a challenge up here, living in a smaller town. At least the Toronto and Hamilton bands would show up in the college and university papers, which is how I got into NoMeansNo, Forgotten Rebels, Dayglo Abortions, etc.

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Misfits - Boxed Set

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Guns n Roses - Appetite For Destruction

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Murder City Devils - In Name And Blood

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Murder City Devils - S/T

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Reika Nishikawa, "Nouvel Instrument" anime style.

Reika Nishikawa, "Smiling in the Wind".

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SNFU - The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed

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Detroit Cobras - Life, Love And Leaving

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Darkthrone - Eternal Hails