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  Naked Raygun

This was published in today's issue of the Chicago Maroon (linked here)Back in the heyday of alternative rock, Nirvana described its music as “the Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.” That particular approach—jerky, catchy melodies backed by an aggressive, macho attitude—has been the model of alternative rock for the past 20-odd years. Last Friday

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  Naked Raygun

WOW! So it's official, Naked Raygun has reformed. Great news! I love this band:http://www.nakedraygun.org/Now, the only bummer is I just moved out of Minneapolis some months ago and their website says "We're invading Minneapolis!" They're playing 2 gigs at the Triple Rock. Shucks, maybe by the time I return home to Michigan they'll be playing at the Magic Stick or somewhere cool like that. I ca...

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  New Dreams

I bought all their records and saw them live in L.A. numerous times. These guys rock. I want to call it punk rock anthems because the songs are fast, catchy, fun and memorable. What I remember is being at a small LA club downtown (forgot the name) and although the club was far from full, when Naked Raygun came on, everyone was smashed together at the front of the stage and jumping around. V...

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