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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Cleveland, Ohio’s This Moment In Black History are making their way to Los Angeles this weekend for what I want to say is the first time (someone correct me if I am wrong) in the band’s 5 yearish “career“.
Their latest release, It Takes a Nation of Assholes to Hold Us Back was released in 2006 by the local label, Cold Sweat, and garnered plenty attention and praise from a wide variety of media outlets for the combination of the members ethnicities, their band name and album title, and the overall abrasiveness of their sound. Produced by Steve Albini, It Takes a Nation… sounds something like a four car pile up between Drive Like Jehu, Tanner, Black Flag, and McClusky.
Catch one of This Moment In Black History’s chaotic and unpredictable shows this weekend.
Dec 7th House Party – 2685 Marengo St (weather permitting)
Dec 8th The Scene Bar – Glendale
Dec 9th The Smell – Downtown LA
Dec 10th Spaceland – Silver Lake
Download “Garbage In / Garbage Out” (mp3) from “It Takes a Nation of Assholes to Hold Us Back”.
[audio:http://www.coldsweat.org/mp3/garbage_in_garbage_out.mp3]
Buy It Takes a Nation… from: Insound | Amazon