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Quotes of Note, 2013
DOA's Joey "Shithead" Keithley. (Cat Rose photo)We surely covered the bases this year here at There's Something Hard in There central.Here's some key quotes from our interviews:* DOA's Joey "Shithead"...
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Lucky 13 from 2013: Photo Year in Review
MudhoneyHere we go... Cat Rose photos galore from some of our 2013 gig outings. Enjoy --- and Happy New Year!We're looking forward to some new gig action in 2014!SandriderOrange GoblinDie...
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Moe/Neumos Rock and Roll High School Reunion in Seattle
Ken Stringfellow of The Posies. (All Cat Rose photos)It was like popping one of your old mixtapes back into the car stereo and driving endlessly through the night.Ah, the early '90s, when bands like...
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Carrie Akre shares her musical journey: Goodness, Hammerbox and beyond
Goodness singer Carrie Akre, left, with bassist Fiia McGann in Seattle. By Andy -- Cat Rose photosCarrie Akre's laughter is infectious.Whether she's chatting with her 5-year-old son about his Mario...
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Goodness leads the way at sold-out Neumos gig
Garth Reeves of Goodness. (All Cat Rose photos)Let's play two.The There's Something Hard in There staff returned to Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood for another night of the Moe 20/Neumos 10th...
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Eyehategod, Graves at Sea, Deathraid, Wilt in Seattle
Eyehategod's Mike IX Williams.Sludge.Sweat.Screams.That's what emanated from the packed-out Highline last Saturday night in Seattle when Eyehategod, Graves at Sea, Deathraid and Wilt destroyed minds...
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A look back and ahead at Bob Mould's 'Workbook'
Marc Norberg photoBy AndyI kept thinking maybe this wasn't meant to be.My car was in the shop, so the Subaru clearly wasn't on board for the trip from the San Jose State University dorms to the...
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Drop the damn puck -- it's hockey day
The Hanson Brothers from 1977's "Slap Shot." (Courtesy photo)In less than an hour, Team USA and Canada will get their hockey on in the men's Olympic semifinal matchup in Sochi.It's gonna be big-time...
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Pettibon's still making his mark with intriguing art
Longtime artist Raymond Pettibon's stellar pieces still draw you in -- make you think, cringe and laugh.Above is his latest work for OFF!'s new album, which is set for an April 8 release.Below are his...
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We're all DEVO: Memories flow in honor of Bob Casale -- 'Bob2'
Bob Casale last summer. (Chris Shary photo)"Bob2," left, in 1978. (DEVO Archives)By AndyIf you like DEVO, you're a weirdo.That's what people always told us back in the '80s. But that was OK, we were...
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Road-trip time: Checking out Oly's C Average, Survival Knife and The Narrows
C Average. (All Cat Rose photos)So, it was "business trip" time for the There's Something Hard in There staff on Friday.Olympia, WA was the city of choice --- and the mixture of loud, soft, angular and...
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Chris Smith (RIP): Battalion of Saints' original six-string shredder
Chris Smith of the Battalion of Saints in 1983. (Alison Braun photo)By AndyChris Smith's right hand was bloodied as he reached out to shake mine. Before we connected, he wiped off on his jeans and the...
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Getting rowdy with the Derelicts
The Derelicts' Duane Bodenheimer and Joe Kilbourne. Andy, text -- Cat Rose, photosSomeone chucked an empty beer can on stage before the first chord rang out.Derelicts singer Duane Bodenheimer glanced...
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Tapes were tops in the punk-rock world
By Andy"Snail mail" may be a pain in the ass most of the time, but there are often moments of greatness when the mail carrier arrives at your doorstep.For me, in the early 1980s, my postman might as...
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Record shops: Home away from home
Groovy-looking Best Records in Redondo Beach, 1978. (Courtesy photo)Fugazi performs at ZED Records in 1987. (Joe Henderson photo)By AndyWhen I was a grade-schooler in the 1970s, I often spent so much...
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RIP former DOA guitarist Dave Gregg
Dave Gregg in action with DOA. (Alison Braun photo)Former ultra-talented and raging DOA guitarist Dave Gregg passed away over the weekend. He was 55.Here's a eulogy from DOA leader Joe Shithead...
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Kurt Cobain Died For My Free Dinner | Guest Column
Alcohol Funnycar in action. (Courtesy photo)By Ben London of Alcohol FunnycarA few quick musings of the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death.It’s hard to believe it has been 20 years since Kurt...
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Cobain: 20 years later
Here's some photos Andy took on Thursday at Viretta Park in Seattle and the de facto memorial bench near Kurt Cobain's former house, where he committed suicide on April 5, 1994.
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OFF! kicks out the jams in Seattle
Dimitri CoatsAndy, text; Cat Rose, photosOFF! is one of the most crucial bands out there nowadays.They're a foursome unleashed with Ramones-Minor Threat ferocity and Minutemen-length songs. They're...
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How 'bout some Die Kreuzen and CH3 for Record Store Day this Saturday?
Record Store Day is Saturday and that means that Die Kreuzen and CH3 records are on tap for your punk-rock listening pleasure.Die Kreuzen's paint-peeling "Cows and Beer" EP from 1982 will get a proper...
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