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Archives for: April 2010
The Sidekicks: Weight of Air

By Jim Reynolds Weight of Air is possibly best described as half folk, half rock and half punk. It begins

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Tin Huey Before Obsurity: The Bushflow Tapes

By D. Beall With jazz, blues, punk, new wave, garage, and experimental sounds, Tin Huey was kryptonite to commerciality and

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Charred Walls of Christy

By Jason Philabaum Anyone who listens to The Howard Stern Show knows that Richard Christy is a simple man with

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Spring Fever…Let’s Party!

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’” – Robin Williams We have the fever.  After months of chilly temps

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Hit The Books: Shatnerquake!

By Fred Van Patten “Sniveling little sycophantic shits,” thought William Shatner, looking from the limo’s back seat. The limo pulled

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Yeah, Get That Tax Time Tattoo!

By D. Beall The history of the tattoo starts with Otzi the Iceman, who died on an Austrian mountaintop with

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Tim “Ripper” Owens the Metal God of Akron

Buzzbin recently caught up with Akron’s own rock god, Tim “Ripper” Owens, at his favorite joint, the Tap House. Everyone

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Akron Americana: Lo-Watt Radio

By D. Beall Buzzbin reviewed the polished twang of Akron’s own Lo-Watt Radio last year and we liked what we

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Celebration Time! Record Store Day hits April 17th

“What is not to love about record stores? To be surrounded by millions of records, some that you know and

Massillon Gets NIN, Sorta

By D. Beall Nine Inch Nails are coming to Massillon- well, sort of. This One is On Us is presenting

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The iPad, a Huge Oversized iPhone?

By D. Beall “When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works, it sort of becomes magical,”  a new

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Epic Must Have? Not NIERly

  NIER: I imagine that sometimes game developers are sitting around talking about a perfectly mid-grade action adventure game they’re

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Red Dead Redemption: Badass Compadres, Bloodthirsty Revenge

  One part Wyatt Earp, one part Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar’s upcoming Red Dead Redemption promises to bring all the

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Reel Buzz: Hot Tub Time Machine

Hey, remember in the ’80s when there was this movie called Back to the Future?  Wouldn’t it be awesome if

Reel Buzz: Clash of the Titans

Remade from a campy 1981 fantasy, Clash of the Titans retells the myth of the Greek demigod Perseus and his

I Am Iron Man, Again

As we rustbelt-ers dig out our cut-off jeans for a few months of sun, Hollywood is packaging and prepping their

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Hammer Damage Back in Akron!

Akron’s First Son’s of Punk return home on May 1st at The Tangier

Ohio Derby Girls: That’s Just How They Roll

Don’t call it a comeback, they’ve been here for years! Roller Derby is Akron/Canton is HUGE!

The Rock ‘n Roll Tap House

By Nicholas Saddleton The Tap House on Waterloo is rapidly becoming Akron’s best place for great food, good drinks and

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State of the Arts: Hey Hey Canton!

An underground art movement making its way to the surface

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