The Chicago-based female alt-metal duo Evil Beaver features bassist/vocalist Evie Evil and drummer Laura Ann Beaver, the latter of who had previously played with Motorhome and the Prescriptions. After getting together in 1999, Evil Beaver's trashy, sexy camp made them a popular draw on the local club scene. They debuted on record with an... [+] Read More

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Minor Threat was the definitive Washington, D.C., hardcore punk band, setting the style for the straight-edge punk movement of the early '80s. Led by vocalist Ian MacKaye, the band was staunchly independent and fiercely sober. Through their songs, the group rejected drugs and alcohol, espoused anti-establishment politics, and led a call for... [+] Read More

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Four guys holding English degrees from Ohio State University, the New Bomb Turks have been declared as leaders in the punk rock revolution by spiked-haired, hardcore punkers everywhere. They are not pop-punk, but ferociously aggressive and fast, borrowing from the Pagans, Dead Boys, and so on. The band's name comes from Robert Wuhl's character... [+] Read More

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