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Bouncing Souls Get Happynew

Though a bit better produced and more melodic than their debut, songs from 2006's The Gold Record still pound away with that familiar pogo beat and sing-along choruses. What has changed is that Bouncing Souls aren't bratty punks anymore -- they're forefathers of a genre.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Justin Jacobs  |  05-05-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Anti-Flag Branches Way Outnew

Easily the Pittsburgh politi-punk institution's most diverse record ever, it incorporates more than a few changes from the band's hardcore, DIY roots, including orchestral percussion, harmonicas, pianos, full child choirs and -- gasp! -- major-label distribution.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Justin Jacobs  |  04-21-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

A Conversation with Ani DiFranconew

With the release of her new double-CD retrospective Canon, DiFranco has finally begun to slow down from the warp-speed career she's been riding since 1990, throughout which she toured constantly and released a record about once a year.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Justin Jacobs  |  03-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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