ARTICLES BY ARTIE PHILIE
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 CAREER FUCK-UPS
Toronto Hardcore Isn't ScaredThe problem with most bands that try and play hardcore is that they listen to hardcore. Think about it: in the Reagan years, punk kids appeared out of nowhere and essentially made something out of nothing. With no hardcore bands to influence them, what were they listening to? Music, duh!...
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  SURVIVING THE MID-PUNK CRISIS
Christine Boarts, Slug & Lettuce PrevailChristine Boarts is the most friendly, polite, and cheerful crusty punk that you're ever likely to meet. She was the queen of NY's politically galvanized anarcho-punk scene, and for those who hung out at ABC No Rio in the era of Nausea, Born Against, and Rorschach, she was the punk rock crush du jour....
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 THE SECOND COMING
Born Against Are Born AgainSam McPheeters is best known as the front man for Born Against, the best and most influential hardcore punk band of the 90s. He's also responsible for Men's Recovery Project, a scary band called Battle Snake (who only do songs about ATM charges) and the Vermiform record label, which is closing up sh...
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 REIGN IN HELL
Hate Eternal Won't Serve in HeavenDeath metal is back. Where the fuck did it go? ?It never went anywhere,? shrugs Hate Eternal's Jared Anderson. ?It's angry music, and it belongs where it is. This way it stays pure. Purity is very important.? No shit. Serious aficionados of the game constantly refer to ?pure? and ?true? death metal,...
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