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Mike Russo

Album Review: Tool – Fear Inoculum

September 4, 2019 by Mike Russo Leave a Comment

Tool Fear Inoculum

Life is often described as a struggle.  The world is uniquely set up, it seems, so that the harder we push against it, the harder it pushes back at us. Friction forces us to adapt, to change, and to … [Read more...] about Album Review: Tool – Fear Inoculum

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Show Review: Coheed and Cambria, The Dear Hunter

June 4, 2017 by Mike Russo 1 Comment

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May 10, 2017 The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA A Coheed and Cambria show is a celebration. It's a celebration of music and a celebration of togetherness. It turns a sold-out, 2,500-seat venue into a … [Read more...] about Show Review: Coheed and Cambria, The Dear Hunter

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Album Review: At the Drive-In – in•ter•a•li•a

May 18, 2017 by Mike Russo Leave a Comment

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It's been 17 years since At the Drive-In released their last record, Relationship of Command, which was an album so propulsive and undeniable that (much like Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come) it … [Read more...] about Album Review: At the Drive-In – in•ter•a•li•a

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Album Review: David Bazan – Care

April 30, 2017 by Mike Russo Leave a Comment

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"Didn't we make music? Didn't we always risk our hearts to do this?" -"Make Music" This sentiment seems like an appropriate way to usher in the continuation of Stars and Scars but, like much of … [Read more...] about Album Review: David Bazan – Care

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My First Show: Jawbox

April 30, 2017 by Mike Russo Leave a Comment

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Jawbox 1995 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA I feel like the first show that actually "counts" was seeing Jawbox in the Union Building of Indiana University of Pennsylvania my … [Read more...] about My First Show: Jawbox

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