Pterodactyl

Pterodactyl @ NXNE 2009

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By Evan Dickson (CHARTattack) June 20, 2009 1:09 pm
Background/ Composition: This guitar/guitar/drums trio from Brooklyn, New York lives in frequencies that other bands apologize for. Grade: 87 Comment: I've been in love with Pterodactyl ever since I saw the video for their sublime single "Polio" on YouTube. (Look it up.) I was a little disappointed by the slightly slower version they...
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Get To Know: Brooklyn noise-rockers Pterodactyl

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By Maxim Morin (CHARTattack) December 19, 2011 2:27 pm
STARTERS There’s nothing quite like reading about the typical origins of a punk rock band. As cliché as it is, bandmates Joe Kremer and Matt Marlin met on the first day of college orientation. Their relationship may have been started because of a thoughtful conversation over an Unwound t-shirt, but this traditional story ended up...
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WATCH: Pterodactyl - "School Glue" official music video

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By Simone Zucker (CHARTattack) November 6, 2011 12:04 pm
Calling all nerds! In their latest music video, Brooklyn three-piece Pterodactyl reenact a scene from Richard Donner's 1978, Oscar-winning flick, Superman. Pterodactyl's drummer takes on the role of General Zod, guitarist Joe Kremer is the female character Ursa, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Jesse Hodges represents the "Mindless Aberration," and...
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MP3 Roundup: Eight and a Half, Pterodactyl, Tops

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) October 18, 2011 12:44 pm
1) Eight and a Half - "Scissors" The Broken Social Scene family just got a little bit bigger. BSS drummer Justin Peroff has teamed up with friends Liam O'Neil and Dave Hamelin (of the recently-defunct Montreal group The Stills) to form Eight and a Half, an electro-leaning project with a penchant for moody minimalsim. And they've already got a...
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Pterodactyl — "Share In The Shade"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 14, 2009 1:07 pm
The moral of the story in the clip for Pterodactyl's "Share In The Shade" is don't lick a toad, or you'll start hallucinating a guy who resembles (to me, at least) the Coachella Wizard. Some toads are poisonous... so you probably shouldn't lick toads or wildlife in general. Do you enjoy it when some stranger gives you way too much...
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