Mostly collected from singles and compilations, Music for Insect Minds documents a raging, powerful band at the peak of its career. Titles like "Ballad of Extreme Hate" give an idea of where this Minneapolis trio is coming from. This is angry music made by angry people, even a catchy rock song like "Tired & Cold" bubbles over with songwriter Tom Hazelmyer's contempt for humanity. For the most part, this is an engaging exercise in hardcore, much different from Minnesota contemporaries like...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. If Never Mind the Bollocks and London Calling are held up as punk masterpieces, then there's no question that Singles Going Steady belongs alongside them. In fact, the slew of astonishing seven-inches collected on Steady and their influence on future musicians - punk or otherwise - sometimes even betters more famous efforts. The title and artwork alone (the latter itself partially inspired by the Beatles' Let it Be) have been parodied or referred to by Halo of Flies and Don Caballero, which ...   [ read more ]

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From the mid-'80s thru the mid-'90s, Amphetamine Reptile Records defined the term "underground." For blistering genre-creating sounds, graphics, and attitude, Amphetamine Reptile had no equal. Being far too raw for MTV, the label began what was then a first -- the cheap self-published Video Comp. Enlisting the insane "Dr. Sphincter," the "Dope, Guns..." video series documents a seminal movement in music history. Collected for the first time is the first three volumes and 15 additional videos! This is about...   [ read more ]

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