Essential Record Guide: Hardcore

Bands to Watch: DrugMoney

A tour of Fisher Meehan’s Asheville, North Carolina, would

The Von Bondies, 'Pawn Shoppe Heart' (Sire)

Better than a punch in the nose from Jack White!

Pawn Shoppe Heart reminds me of the moment near the beginning of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when the movie bursts from sepia tone into glorious color. Sure, Lack of Communication, the Von Bondies’ 2001 debut, had garage-revivalist heart to burn, but it sounded like it was recorded inside a rat’s ass (thank coproducer/ex-pal Jack White for that).

Bitches and Money

Fairburn, Georgia, which lies off a dingy spur 20 miles southwest

No Do-Overs!

In a decision that had nothing to do with one half of the band

C-C-C-Can't Stop The Breasts

You know your boyfriend’s love is for real when he takes time
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