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I Was A Punk Rock Karaoke Star

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 11, 2009 3:59 pm
Opening for a karaoke act probably isn't the most coveted gig for an up-and-coming band, but Toronto's The Artist Life saw past a relatively small Lee's Palace crowd and seemed genuinely impressed to be on stage ahead of members of some of California's most notable punk bands — and a bunch of wannabe vocalists. The melodic street punk quartet...
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Bad Religion — New Maps Of Hell

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By Caitlin Hotchkiss (CHARTattack) July 31, 2007 9:27 am
Old punks never die, they just keep putting out new albums that stick to proven formula. So don't expect Bad Religion to turn around and start producing country or nu-metal — they're still pissed and they aren't gonna take it any more. Their last album, The Empire Strikes First, railed against the U.S. government. New Maps Of Hell is firmly...
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Bad Religion — The Empire Strikes First

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By Joel McConvey (CHARTattack) June 8, 2004 10:55 am
Judged on influence alone, Bad Religion are the Beatles of the last two decades. Without them, punk doesn’t go mainstream, and neither does Blink-182, Avril Lavigne or Alexisonfire. Of course, the punk pioneers’ politics rarely get furthered by their disciples — which might (along with an eschatological-minded U.S. leader) explain the return to...
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I Read The News Today... For May 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 19, 2011 3:49 pm
People! The Sheepdogs made the final round of Rolling Stone's choose the cover contest! Clear your fucking cookies like crazy and go vote like crazy over here! Hey! Apparently the world is ending on Saturday (what a damper on your long weekend)! So CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean has made the perfect playlist for you. Montreal singer/...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 7, 2011 5:58 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter and former Local Rabbits member Peter Elkas will release a new album entitled Repeat Offender on Feb. 22 through Joel Plaskett's New Scotland Records. He'll be on the road promoting it in March. —peterelkas.com Mike Skinner has officially retired The Streets. We're sad, so we're going to go listen to every Streets album...
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Bad Religion — The Dissent Of Man

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 7, 2010 3:48 pm
Bad Religion's The Dissent Of Man is being released at the same time as singer Greg Graffin's new book, Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science And Bad Religion In A World Without God. Graffin has a zoology PhD and teaches life sciences and paleontology at the University Of California-Los Angeles. I bring this up because Bad Religion have always been...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 4, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 4, 2010 12:36 pm
Nelly Furtado's first best-of compilation, aptly titled The Best Of Nelly Furtado, is out Nov. 16. It'll feature three new songs, including just-released single "Night Is Young." —InterscopeM.I.A. might be crazy, but that doesn't mean she can't do awesome things like give her fans free, unreleased songs every day like she's doing on her current...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 30, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 30, 2010 12:32 pm
Toronto electro-poppers Small Sins are touring Canada this November in support of their recently released Pot Calls Kettle Black album. —MySpace Against Me! have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates for 2010 due to "unforeseen circumstances." Bummer. Ticket refunds are available at point of purchase. —againstme.net San Diego nu-psych rockers...
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Small Sins (Photo by Dustin Rabin)

I Read The News Today... For Sept. 28, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 28, 2010 11:47 am
Revealed (by The Onion): Justin Bieber is a "well concealed 51-year-old pedophile." —The OnionAnother day, another Pete Doherty drug arrest. This time it's for cocaine possession, and it's linked to a filmmaker's death. —NME Rufus Wainwright has announced some dates in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe to take place during October...
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I Read The News Today... For July 28, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 28, 2010 1:10 pm
Win Butler says he will "forever give" Bono "credit" for "engaging with George W. Bush when he was president," no matter how much people slag the U2 frontman. We're less concerned about Bono as we are this codified endorsement of GWB by an "indie rocker." —NME Kanye West might hate Twitter with...
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U2's The Edge, Bono and Adam Clayton (Photo by Richard Beland)

I Read The News Today... For June 28, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 28, 2010 2:44 pm
Tattoos and tequila indeed. Motley Crue singer Vince Neil was arrested for DUI in Las Vegas on Monday. —Associated Press Just because Bono's injured doesn't mean The Edge can't show up at Glastonbury and play one of U2's songs on stage with Muse: Daniel Lanois has been released from hospital following a motorcycle crash earlier...
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Free Bad Religion Download Available

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 6, 2010 11:45 am
Vans has got a free download of a live version of Bad Religion's "Suffer," which was recorded for the California punks' upcoming 30 Years Live free live album, due out May 18. To get "Suffer," you just have to point your browser over here. If you want to get 30 Years Live, you simply have to sign up for Bad Religion's...
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Bad Religion Releasing Free Live Album

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) March 8, 2010 3:12 pm
Veteran punk rockers Bad Religion will celebrate their 30th anniversary by releasing a free live album. 30 Years Live will be recorded during their upcoming spring tour and will be available for free download through their website beginning May 18. They'll record the disc at their upcoming spring tour. Bad Religion are "offering it as a...
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Punk Rock Karaoke At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Jeff Ross
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
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Toronto, ON
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September 10, 2009
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Punk Rock Karaoke At Lee's Palace

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Photographer: 
Jeff Ross
Venue: 
Lee's Palace
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
September 10, 2009
Punk Rock Karaoke

Brett Gurewitz House On The Market

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By CHARTattack Staff February 23, 2009 12:45 pm
Bad Religion guitarist and Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz has obviously done pretty well for himself. Gurewitz's West Hollywood, Calif. Spanish/Mediterranean-style estate is for sale for $2.795 million through Sotheby's Realty. The three-storey, 319-square metre house was built in 1923 and sits at the end of a long, gated driveway, where...
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Brett Gurewitz's house (photo by Everett Fenton Gidley)

Bad Religion Are Going Back To Hell

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 10, 2008 3:30 pm
First, there was Bad Religion's 1982 debut, How Could Hell Be Any Worse. Then there was last year's New Maps Of Hell. Now, Bad Religion are set to release a deluxe edition of the latter album through Epitaph on July 8. New Maps Of Hell: Deluxe Edition features the original release's 16 tracks along with seven acoustic tracks performed by...
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Bad Religon Chart New Maps Of Hell

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By Daniel Vest (CHARTattack) May 16, 2007 4:30 pm
Punk progenitors Bad Religion's 14th studio album in 27 years, New Maps Of Hell, will hit the street on July 10 via Epitaph. Lead single "Honest Goodbye" was influenced by the life of Perry Smith, one of the two murderers immortalized in Truman Capote's book, In Cold Blood. The song can be heard on the band's MySpace page and will be...
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Bad Religion Have A Bad Feeling About What's Happening In The World

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) September 20, 2006 5:30 pm
If you're expecting the new Bad Religion album to drop before the end of the year, the band have a confession to make. "We haven't started yet," admits bassist and founding member Jay Bentley, sounding a bit embarrassed. "We've been slacking. If you ever see the word 'slackers' in the dictionary, our picture is right next to it....
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