Month: May 2026
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LUCKLESS – ‘ “I Promise to be Good” ’ cassette
I really had no thoughts or expectations about what LUCKLESS was all about when I was preparing to listen to this cassette. Very unassuming, minimalist artwork surrounding a four-song cassette, labeled with a label maker. LUCKLESS is a four-piece band from Toronto, ON comprised of guitar, bass, drums, and synth. Vocal duties are shared between…
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PARASITIC TWINS – ‘Promo 2022’ cassette
This band has been kicking around for a while at this point. I booked them on a tour in the early 2010’s and they were absolutely outstanding. Blistering, relentless hardcore-punk from Fort Wayne, IN. A group of people that when they rolled up to the gig you simultaneous felt the desire to befriend them and…
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JAKE KING – ‘Rock & Roll’ cassette
Jake King has been operating under the T.T.T.T. banner for a few years now, while also releasing music as J. KING, JACOB KING, and now… JAKE KING. From release to release I find myself having no idea what to expect, since the stylistic lines between these aliases tend to blur. My gut feeling has been…
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WHITE KNUCKLE – ‘Can’t Stand To Quit’ cassette
Five song solo egg-punk project from Montreal, QC. I’ve seen the tape named ICSTQ standing for I Can’t Stand To Quit, but on both the front cover and the spine of the cassette there is no “I” in Can’t Stand To Quit. The tape begins with the allegedly titular track of “ICSTQ” which starts off…