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The 6ths-Heaven in A Black Leather Jacket
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— 7 Jan 2003 Anthony Easton Comment

Wasps Nest by the 6ths- Stephin Merritts other band- is a dress rehearsal for the 69 love songs. It doesn’t move through genres and literary devices with his opuses whirl wind speed or ease- sticking to the campy, faggy indie pop, it does have[…]

GOOD CHARLOTTE — ‘Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous’
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— 7 Jan 2003 David Comment

Far be it from me to bitch about Good Charlotte selling the ideals & crusty tenants of punk rock to the strip malls and outlet stores of suburbia. I’m all for young, upwardly mobile punks using the system to their advantage. Get yourselv[…]

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