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Singer and songwriter Daniel DiMaggio recently provided us with a list of his favorite songs and 7"s, which are set forth below (in alphabetical order). DiMaggio is best known as the architect behind Home Blitz, the recording project DiMaggio started in his bedroom in New Jersey in 2005. During high school in Princeton, NJ, DiMaggio …
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The favorite books and artists of renowned New York-based painter Raymond Pettibon are examined below. Pettibon grew a devoted following and drew acclaim from the underground art circuit during the punk scene of the late 70s and 80s while designing fliers, promotional posters, and album covers for numerous bands, including his brother Greg Ginn's band …
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Justin Frye, frontman, chief songwriter, guitarist, and singer for the Brooklyn-based experimental punk rock group PC Worship, recently provided us with a list of his favorite records, which you can find below. Over the past few years, PC Worship has released several albums, including 2014's Social Rust and 2017's Buried Wish (two of our personal favorites), to critical …
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Ausmuteants' and Alien Nosejob's Jake Robertson recently provided us with a list of his favorite Australian punk singles and comic books, which you can find below. The Ausmuteants' first album, Amusements, was met with international acclaim following its release in 2013 and drew comparisons with some of the early work of Devo as a result …
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Mitch Tolman, frontman for the Australian punk outfit Low Life, recently provided us a list of his five favorite albums, which you can find below. Low Life's debut album, Dogging, was released in 2016 on R.I.P. Society and was heralded as one of best albums of the year by numerous media outlets, including Victim of …
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The prolific songwriter and musician, Lars Finberg, recently provided us a list of his favorite albums, which are examined below. Finberg is perhaps best known as the architect behind The Intelligence, a solo recording project that emerged in 2004 with the release of Boredom & Terror, an album recorded entirely on an 8-track cassette recorder - subsequent releases, beginning …
Mike Sniper, musician and owner of the Brooklyn-based record label Captured Tracks, recently provided us a list of his favorite albums, which you can find below. The label hosts an impressive roster of bands, including Dum Dum Girls, Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils, DIIV, Mac DeMarco, Gary War, and The Fresh & Onlys (capturedtracks.com). Sniper previously played …
A comprehensive list of the favorite film, albums, books of the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith is examined below. For more information on a particular album, book, or film, feel free to click on the associated image (via Amazon). FAVORITE ALBUMS The Beatles (The White Album) Jealous Guy Marquee Moon The Marble Index Abbey Road High …
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Joe Cardamone, frontman of the now defunct The Icarus Line (a band The Guardian dubbed as the "greatest rock group of the 21st Century"), recently provided us with a list of some of his favorite albums, films, and TV shows of 2018, which you can find below. This year, Cardamone's new project, the one-man band Holy War, released an excellent …
Charles Thompson is probably best known for being the front-man/singer/songwriter/guitarist of the Pixies, although he released a number of oft-overlooked albums following the Pixies' breakup that were met with critical success under the monikers Black Francis, Frank Black, and Frank Black & The Catholics. If you are unfamiliar with any of Thompson's solo work, we …
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