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November 23, 2011
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Wild Flag
Wild Flag
If anyone ever questions a female's ability to rock, crank Wild Flag and watch them weep. The quartet comprises vets of the grrrl-power '90s: Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney), Mary Timony (Helium), Janet Weiss (Quasi) and Rebecca Cole (The Minders). Opening with "Romance," a flirty pop-punk hand-clapper, their debut quickly shifts into proggy acid-punk (see "Glass Tambourine"). Brownstein's and Timony's vocals and guitars slither around one another with self-assured defiance, as Weiss pounds and Cole's keyboards hypnotize. And they do it all with just the right touch of Go-Gos girliness.
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen
"Our band is scientist rock," the late, great lead singer d. boon says in "History Lesson Part 2" -- and this revolutionary 1984 album is just that, a sort of working-man's jazz-punk-rock that sprawls across 43 angry, literate, incredibly short tracks. Underscored by George Hurley's crisp, off-kilter drumming, the tight clarity of these compositions is still stunning.

On The Record: Wild Flag Talk Minutemen

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On the Record is a video series wherein rock stars gush about their favorite records -- for exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Wild Flag give it up for Minutemen.

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