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Guided By Voices Founder Robert Pollard Keeps Cranking Out Tunesnew

Through side-project-gone-proper bands such as the Circus Devils, Pollard's knack for challenging, noise-damaged pop remains solid. When he turns 51 this Halloween, Pollard's musical projects will number in the neighborhood of 35 to 40. The latest is Boston Spaceships, which teams Pollard with Chris Slusarenko and John Moen (day job: Decemberists drummer).

The Memphis Flyer | Andrew Earles | 10-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Robert Pollard, Guided By Voices, Boston Spaceships

This is Memphis Hardcorenew

Even if Staags! and No Comply manage to recall Midtown Memphis' first hardcore punk-rock heyday (late '80s through late '90s), like all good hardcore, these new local bands have little to do with nostalgia.

The Memphis Flyer | Andrew Earles | 09-19-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Memphis, No Comply, Staags!

Scandaliz Vandalistz Has a Constructive Summernew

The core members of the band are no longer the picture of youthful precocity captured on the first album's endearing paeans to dogs, film criticism, or being fresh out of White Station High School.

The Memphis Flyer | Andrew Earles | 08-25-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: I Forgot Where I Was Going, So I Came Back, Scandaliz Vandalistz

Dex Romweber's Back Pagesnew

Those who have seen the semi-classic 1987 documentary Athens, GA/Inside Out have a hard time forgetting guitarist Dexter Romweber and drummer Chris "Crow" Smith blasting away with their uber-raw, enigmatic version of rockabilly as Flat Duo Jets.

The Memphis Flyer | Andrew Earles | 07-25-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Dex Romweber, Flat Duo Jets