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Loganism: Hearwax 2.0 and the Like Loganism: Hearwax 2.0 and the Like It is odd for me to think that a blog that started as reviewing music with a couple friends, has actually become something with a little web presence, and actual readers.  And yet, here I …
Review Roundup #7: Lighten Up, Ludlow Lions, Summer People, Wormed Review Roundup #7: Lighten Up, Ludlow Lions, Summer People, Wormed Lighten Up – Absolutely Not I like Absolutely Not for its objective, but can’t submit that it is not overwrought. Lighten Up have points to make – hardcore (certainly in a Torontonian sense) is so goddamn …
Harvey Milk – A Small Turn of Human Kindness Harvey Milk – A Small Turn of Human Kindness Ah, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk. There is much to say about the Athens, Georgia sludge/drone greats. Despite releasing some of the genre’s most prestigious works, they remained a cult favorite for over ten years, up …
Trash Talk – Eyes & Nines Trash Talk – Eyes & Nines Few songs have made me nervous for a full-length release since the inception of Myspace.  It is not uncommon for a band to put up a song that they feel represents their upcoming album as …
Ceremony – Rohnert Park Ceremony – Rohnert Park In late November of 2009, a small newsbit regarding the recording of a then untitled new Ceremony record had surfaced on the internet. Upon reading it, my thought was that a lot of people were …
Win A Copy of Strike Anywhere’s Iron Front! Win A Copy of Strike Anywhere’s Iron Front! Hearwax has partnered up with Bridge 9 to give you the opportunity to win a copy of Strike Anywhere‘s newest effort, Iron Front, along with a signed poster from the band.  To enter, simply sign …
Misery Signals – Controller/Mirrors Double LP Misery Signals – Controller/Mirrors Double LP Along with Between the Buried and Me‘s Alaska, Misery Signals‘s second full-length, Mirrors, has long been criticized by fans for its poor production.  Ironically, the album it is packaged with in this deluxe, double LP …
We Are Scientists – Barbara We Are Scientists – Barbara This shall be a relatively short review for a relatively short album in itself.  At almost thirty minutes in length, Keith Murray and Chris Cain manage to deliver an album that despite its compact nature …
Crime In Stereo live at El Mocambo Crime In Stereo live at El Mocambo From time to time, one will attend a show simply for the sake of seeing the headlining act, and thus go in with no prior experience of what the opening acts sound like. In a …
Trap Them – Filth Rations EP Trap Them – Filth Rations EP You’d be hard-pressed to find any band as consistent over the last three years as Trap Them.  2007 saw the band release both the Seance Prime EP and Sleepwell Deconstructor LP, before they released their …