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Author: Andrew Bonazelli

Andrew has written for Decibel and CLRVYNT and wishes Paul Verhoeven would contact him about his many ideas for Basic Instinct 3.

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018
Don’t drop the mic: Karaoke etiquette tips from the pros
By Andrew Bonazelli / Archive / Matt Skiba, Oliver Peck, Karaoke
The fourth week in April is National Karaoke Week, which, let’s be honest, beats the hell out of its immediate predecessor, Organize Your Files Week.…
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April 20, 2018April 20, 2018
How Table-Turned vinyl club can help curate your collection
By Andrew Bonazelli / Music / vinyl, polyvinyl, Equal Vision
By day, Dane Erbach is an educator of curious minds, teaching high school English (specifically, creative writing and journalism) in suburban Chicago. By night, Erbach…
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April 20, 2018April 20, 2018
4/20: It’s not just for stoners anymore
By Andrew Bonazelli / Holidaze / marijuana, peanuts, Legalize It
It's April 20, so let’s pay homage to five pieces of pop culture surrounding everything else extraordinary about 4/20 (the date, not the time—you’re still…
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April 19, 2018April 19, 2018
Is “Blitzkrieg Bop” the first punk song ever?
By Andrew Bonazelli / History / First Punk Song Ever, the ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop
Oh man, is this series is gonna piss you off. Which is by design, to a small extent, but nevertheless a good thing. Arguing is…
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April 10, 2018April 10, 2018
Today is the Day’s Steve Austin Talks About the Best Band T-Shirt He Ever Lost
By Andrew Bonazelli / Shirts So Good / Today is the Day, Anal Cunt, Celtic Frost
Welcome to 'Shirts So Good', where we explore the lifelong affection that the coolest musicians have for their top-drawer tees.
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April 2, 2018April 2, 2018
Looking back on Our Favorite Musical Moments from Cave In’s Caleb Scofield
By Andrew Bonazelli / RIP / Cave In, RIP, Old Man Gloom
Cave In bassist and vocalist Caleb Scofield passed away last week from a freak car accident. Here's a look back at some of our favorite…
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March 30, 2018
Some of Our Favorite Nuns in Pop Culture Have Really Bad Habits
By Andrew Bonazelli / Sport / black flag, Religion, Loyola
Any fan of a historically beleaguered (read: incompetent) franchise — professional or collegiate — has a common goal: witness Muh Team winning it all before…
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March 27, 2018March 27, 2018
Could These 5 Bands Score the Films they Share a Name With?
By Andrew Bonazelli / TV+Film / jawbreaker, the replacements, down by law
The original concept for this feature was to humbly opine (as if we know any other way) whodunit better: the band or the movie that…
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March 22, 2018
We Asked Unsane the Band 5 Questions About Soderbergh’s New Film, ‘Unsane’
By Andrew Bonazelli / TV+Film / Unsane, Sam Raimi, Steven Sodorbergh
If you have killer taste in music, you did a double take upon catching the trailer for Steven Soderbergh's new iPhone 7 thriller, Unsane (opening…
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March 21, 2018March 21, 2018
Six Sweet 90s Records that March in Like a Lion and Go Out Like a Lamb
By Andrew Bonazelli / Listless / nine inch nails, alternative, grunge
These much-loved records start off hard AF, then reward you for surviving the onslaught with what comparatively amounts to a lullaby.
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March 20, 2018March 20, 2018
S. Craig Zahler Explains how Neither his Films, nor Mel Gibson, are Horror
By Andrew Bonazelli / TV+Film / S. Craig Zahler, Mel Gibson, Metal Maniacs
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but on rare occasions, neither option is sufficient. We could employ a) feverishly lurid prose, or b)…
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March 16, 2018March 16, 2018
Sergie Loobkoff on Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, and Meeting Jon Stewart and Cindy Crawford
By Andrew Bonazelli / Autodiscography / samiam, Sergie Loobkoff, Knapsack
For this edition of Autodiscography, we dive deep with veteran Bay Area axeman Sergie Loobkoff. Best known to the mainstream for his instantly recognizable palm-muted…
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