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LIGHTNING BOLT

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SXSW
Schedule of bands for this year's SXSW complete with lots of free mp3s

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HEY COLOSSUS – Happy Birthday (CD, Riot Season)

Posted: October 1st, 2008, by Simon Minter

Killer album. Truly magnificent. Listening to this is like being dragged face-first into the deepest circle of Hell, via metal-drenched Birmingham and repetition-drenched Berlin. Fuck! Frighteningly addictive.

Hey Colossus
Riot Season

Posted: 10|1|08 at 9:14 pm. Filed under: record reviews.
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Simon Minter

Simon joined diskant after falling on his head from a great height. A diskant legend in his own lifetime Simon has risen up the ranks through a mixture of foolhardiness and wit. When not breaking musical barriers with top pop combo Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element or releasing records in preposterously exciting packaging he relaxes by looking like Steve Albini.

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