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| Man...or Astro-Man? Defcon 5,4,3,2,1 - Thursday 05.02.13 |
| Man or Astro-Man? have returned to earth for the human masses and after years of hibernation they are now unveiling their finest recorded work to date... more >> |
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| Jason Molina RIP - Monday 03.18.13 |
| Monday, 10AM. Not the time you expect to get a telephone call from an old friend. But sadly, I'm accustomed to it. Far too much.On Saturday night, Mar... more >> |
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| With All Due Humility... - Monday 01.28.13 |
| I'm a huge fan. You're a huge fan. We're all fans. But this reunion can fuck off.... more >> |
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| Best of the Best of 2012: Ben Johnson - Wednesday 01.09.13 |
| Who the fuck does this guy think he is? I’ve been in the business of making fun of music critics for eight years, and I’ve never seen a mo... more >> |
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| Best of the Best of 2012: Rolling Stone - Monday 01.07.13 |
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Supergroup is a pretty ubiquitous term that I find to be kind of... more >> |
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| I Interviewed King Tuff And I Don’t Know Why - Wednesday 06.06.12 |
| If you’ve been on the internet finding things out about music recently, you might have noticed that it’s a big worldwide mini-trend to int... more >> |
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| I Spent The Weekend Not Going To Blackout Fest - Monday 05.21.12 |
| Social Anxiety is my new drug of choice, and it has destroyed my will to party in a room full of sweaty, drunken strangers. This is my takeaway ... more >> |
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| Keeping Your Jandek Fandom Firmly In Check - Friday 05.18.12 |
| by ALEX KOENIGIf you’ve been following Chunklet back to the days of yore when a physical magazine was actually released onc... more >> |
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| Record Store Day is Bullshit - Friday 04.20.12 |
| If you are a music fan and you looked at this list of Record Store Day releases for 2012 you probably thought to yourself "my goodness that i... more >> |
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| Let The Spring Cleaning Begin! 25% OFF! - Tuesday 03.27.12 |
| Y'know, having a baby makes it really hard to just throw stuff up on the Chunklet site to entertain and amuse you, but that's not to say that I've not... more >> |
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| Hell Hath Frozen Over: Chunklet To Go Go on Vice - Wednesday 03.07.12 |
| Hey stranger. How goes it?Well, I'm sure many are wondering (or possibly trying just to ignore) what's going on over at Chunklet HQ. All I can say is ... more >> |
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| Self Titled Documentary - Wednesday 02.15.12 |
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Anyone looking to go to the movies this weekend? Ghost Rider loo... more >> |
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| The Indie Cred Test Is Coming Out On Penguin! Buy Our Edition Cheap! - Monday 01.09.12 |
| About three months ago, somebody from Penguin purchased a copy of The Indie Cred Test from our website. And, well, I didn't think anything of it. Howe... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: Top 10 by David Malitz, Washington Post - Tuesday 01.03.12 |
| Best of the Best of 2011: Top 10 Grimy, Scuzzy, Noisy Indie Rock Albums of 2011 by David Malitz, Washington Post "Click Tracks" Blogmore >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: Rolling Stone's Top 50 - Tuesday 01.03.12 |
| I'm going to be honest with you guys, doing this is completely fucking impossible. It's excruciating. Try to read all of these actual list... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: JIM FARBER, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Wednesday 12.28.11 |
| JIM FARBER WINS. I'm sorry. When you list the "Top 40 CD's of 2011," you are officially the coolest motherfucker on the face... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: PITCHFORK'S TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011 - Thursday 12.22.11 |
| 50. Youth Lagoon The Year of Hibernation [Fat Possum/Lefse]Reason: Accidental initial 8.4 rating was elephant in the room.&... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: JIM DEROGATIS, AUTHOR - Wednesday 12.21.11 |
| "LET IT BLURT," NPR'S SOUND OPINIONSHi everybody! I'm lazy as fuck! Here's a list of some promo albums I got this y... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: NUMERO GROUP'S 10 BEST OF NUMERO GROUP - Monday 12.19.11 |
| 11-14. Spirit Free: Plays Starship; Syl Johnson: Mythological 45s; Various Artists: Cult Cargo: Salsa Boricua De Chicago; Syl Johnson: Complete My... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: NPR MUSIC'S TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2011 - Saturday 12.17.11 |
| Oh, are you fucking kidding me, NPR? 50 fucking albums? You expect us to give 50 albums worth of a shit about what you guys think?&nbs... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: CLIFF CHENFIELD, HUFFINGTON POST - Saturday 12.17.11 |
| Chenfield gets huge points for coming right out and saying that he's just paying the bills with a list of shitty easy-listening stuff for people w... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: GREG KOT, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, NPR'S - Thursday 12.15.11 |
| "SOUND OPINIONS"1. Wild Flag, “Wild Flag” (Merge): Fans of Wild Flag might also enjoy: Best Coast, White Fence, You... more >> |
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| BEST OF THE BEST OF 2011: THE ONION A.V. CLUB - Thursday 12.08.11 |
| 25. Florence + the Machine "Ceremonial": One time this summer when I was super hungover, my girlfriend and I watched some cut r... more >> |
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| Where In The Hell Is Jason Molina? - Saturday 12.03.11 |
| You know, talking about the current state of indie rock can be like a turd staring back at its own reflection, but as somebody that has been around fo... more >> |
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| Fun Fun Fun Fest Vignette - Thursday 11.10.11 |
| by Steve Birmingham“Stage left and stage right are now opposite.”- Stagehand instruction to soundman before ... more >> |
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| Torche & Part Chimp Record A Split 12" Release On Chunklet For PC's Final US Tour - PREORDER NOW! - Sunday 09.18.11 |
| Five years ago, during SXSW, Chunklet put on a 20 band bill in two parking lots in north Austin. Two bands met and became immediate fans of each other... more >> |
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| The Jesus Lizard "Club" To Be Released by Chunklet This Fall on 2xLP Gatefold Vinyl - Tuesday 08.30.11 |
| Chunklet is beyond thrilled to announce the release of “The Jesus Lizard: CLUB” on 2xLP gatefold for worldwide distrib... more >> |
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| Chunklet Reissues The Olivia Tremor Control's Records On Deluxe 2xLP Gatefold - Thursday 08.04.11 |
| If you had just a passing history of what we do at Chunklet, you wouldn't think that we'd be reissuing both of the Olivia Tremor Control records, but ... more >> |
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| INTERVIEW: Bitch Magnet, Jon Fine and a Reissue Campaign! - Monday 08.01.11 |
| As has been announced, Bitch Magnet are reforming to play at least one gig in December, at All Tomorrow's Parties in the UK. Companion to th... more >> |
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| No Business Like Big Business - Tuesday 07.26.11 |
| This summer proves to be big business for Big Business who are now in the middle of a co-headlining tour with Torche. On top of that, it's their first... more >> |
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| Record Store Humor, Mel Blanc and 1951 Los Angeles: Thanks Capitol! - Saturday 07.16.11 |
| From the same label that would bring you Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Letoya, Capitol Records had money to burn sixty years ago, and here's proof!S... more >> |
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| How's Your 10th Anniversary 9/11 Mojo Treating You? - Friday 07.08.11 |
| Holy motherfucking shitballs. As an aging hipster (or so I'm lead to believe), it's a rarity that such pablum comes across my, er, uh, 'desk' and this... more >> |
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| Tenement Halls: Where The Hell Are They? (+5 New Songs) - Thursday 07.07.11 |
| Chris Lopez was the first person from Atlanta I met when I actually came into Atlanta. I had arranged for backline for two shows that Chicago's Tarmore >> |
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| So In This Scene, I Get A Boot To The Nose... - Monday 06.27.11 |
| Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh yes....So back in 2009, I was able to convince a bunch of pals to convene with me in Nashville for The Jesus Lizard's second ... more >> |
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| Cows - First Demo from '86 - Sunday 06.19.11 |
| Ah Cows. What's there to say that's not already been said? There's not a band from the Amphetamine Reptile Records roster that more perfectly ... more >> |
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| Mastodon + El Myr + Newmerica = This - Tuesday 05.31.11 |
| So it's no small secret that the folks at Newmerica were instrumental in helping us achieve our ambitious Kickstarter goal last fall. They're ... more >> |
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| Knodel - The s/t & 1985 EP - Monday 05.30.11 |
| The late 90's were kind of a blur to me. Mail and email were keeping neck and neck and there was never a lack of people turning me onto new artists. I... more >> |
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| Vinyl Is Killing The MP3 Industry - Friday 05.06.11 |
| Put up for sale due to insanely high interest. Being printed now. Will be shipping the second they arrive. Free sticker included with each purchas... more >> |
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| Man...or Astro-Man?, Liner Notes & Their First Recording - Tuesday 05.03.11 |
| Over a year ago, Man or Astro-Man? asked for me to write the liner notes for their reissue of their "Your Weight on the Moon" 10" on On... more >> |
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| Poly Styrene RIP (1957-2011) - Tuesday 04.26.11 |
| Poly Styrene died Monday after a battle with cancer. I know I'm just one of countless who were affected by her music with X Ray Spex. We ... more >> |
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| Gangsta Rap Music Video Clichés - Monday 04.25.11 |
| A Chunklet Industries StudyThis has been done before. That can be said about many of the motifs, visuals, shots, and mannerisms that are in gangsta ra... more >> |
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| Indie Cred Test Press Has Begun! - Thursday 04.21.11 |
| So I've been busy changing diapers and dealing with the bang and clang of construction here at Chunklet HQ, but the press juggernaut behind the Indie ... more >> |
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| True Widow - Thursday 04.21.11 |
| So I've been in pretty hardcore daddy duty these past couple weeks, but I'm still listening to new jams. Often. is on Kemado and are a self-pr... more >> |
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| Record Store Day 2011: A Recap - Wednesday 04.20.11 |
| So I'm looking at an enormous bag of records that I bought on Saturday. And yes, it's more than many Saturdays I buy records, but it's a bag nonethele... more >> |
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| Let's Go, Blackhawks! - Wednesday 04.13.11 |
| Now I know that Chunklet isn't the appropriate forum to champion my sports teams, but I found a loophole. It is primarily the website I use to make fu... more >> |
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| (Please Stop) Gettin' the Band Back Together! - Tuesday 04.05.11 |
| Please, bands of the Nineties and Aughts: do not "reunite". Not for a one-off show, not even if you were... more >> |
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| Have Fun, Assholes! - Sunday 03.27.11 |
| Best joke wins. Wins nothing, for winning is its own reward, just like cash.... more >> |
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| Vindictive Cat Free to Home - Wednesday 03.16.11 |
| Craigslist/Portland/Date: 2010-08-08This Cat is 12 years old. It is very cute and has a long tail, so it will look good sitting in your window while y... more >> |
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| An Open Letter to CBS, Warner Bros., Chuck Lorre and the Producers of Two and A Half Men - Monday 03.14.11 |
| Dear CBS, et al., I’m so sorry to read about your trials and tribulations with Charlie Sheen of late. I just hear... more >> |
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| The Indie Cred Test & Fucked Up LP Are Go! - Tuesday 03.01.11 |
| After a year of fussing and a few months of Kickstarting, the indie Cred Test is ready for preorders! (which will ship in mid-March)... more >> |
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| Indie Cred Test exclusive t-shirt - Friday 02.25.11 |
| Beautifully printed on American Apparel 2001 forest green shirts.Only made a handful for the new book. Get it while it lasts!<... more >> |
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| Chunklet Invades Pukekos (Yet Again!): HURL - Friday 02.25.11 |
| A massive and comprehensive blog posting. A year in the making. This great Pittsburgh band's singles, a few radio sessions, live video and even a ... more >> |
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| The Embassy Tapes 1990-1992 - Monday 02.14.11 |
| When I moved to Georgia, one of the big promises I made to myself is that I would stop driving to shows hours away all by myself. When living in York,... more >> |
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| I Didn't See The Grammys..... - Monday 02.14.11 |
| ...but from the looks of this, I missed quite a bit! And even with a stroke, she made more sense than any lucid journalist.(follow up) Mea Culpa.<... more >> |
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| For Those Just Now Joining Us.... - Monday 01.03.11 |
| THIS is how it was done in 2010.Mayyors. An absolutely magnificent band. Now no longer. But good god, I defy anybody to find a better live ba... more >> |
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| Exuent: Billy 101 - Wednesday 12.29.10 |
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