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Young Guv’s Guv III threatens to give you the warm fuzzies

by Luca Cimarusti March 8, 2022February 28, 2022

In all my years contributing to the Reader, the artist I’ve written about the most is probably Toronto’s Ben Cook—partly because he’s been so incredibly prolific for the past two decades, but also because his widely varying output is so consistently solid and great. He cut his teeth in the hardcore world while fronting No […]

The band Narrow Head (five people) standing under trees

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Houston shoegaze outfit Narrow Head reissue their glorious debut, Satisfaction

by Luca Cimarusti November 24, 2021November 22, 2021

In the years since Nicky Palermo of Philadephia hardcore band Horror Show released a demo tape under the name Nothing in 2011, it’s become a sort of running joke in the scene that hardcore kids grow up and turn shoegaze. It’s a logical progression: hardcore’s raw, heavy sounds are built to express loss, pain, or […]

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Midnight Dice issue a passport to hesher heaven

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil June 16, 2020August 18, 2021

Midnight Dice issue a passport to hesher heaven, Avondale record shop No Requests throws in the towel, and more.

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Young Guv’s Ben Cook explores swagger and sweetness on two new records

by Luca Cimarusti October 25, 2019August 18, 2021

UPDATE Friday, November 1, 4 PM: Line-up has changed for both concerts and Vivian Girls and Young Guv will not be performing either show. Refunds available at point of purchase; visit the Empty Bottle’s site for more information. Toronto’s Ben Cook is well-known as the front man for early aughts tough-guy hardcore outfit No Warning […]

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