AmRep – A-Z – Vertigo

Posted on August 18, 2008 by

Discogs Page Grunnenrocks Page Trouser Press Entry Suspended Dimension Records Page Something I Learned Today Page Minneapolis, Minnesota based trio which consisted of Jared Aos, Gene Tangren and a rotating line-up of drummers. They recorded three full-lengths for AmRep, but never got much commerical attention and broke up in the mid 90s. Members were later [...]

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AmRep – A-Z – Urinals / 100 Flowers

Posted on August 18, 2008 by

Note – there was also a Canadian band by the name of 100 Flowers, which released “21st Guessing” LP in 1989. Urinals was a rock band from Southern California that formed in 1978. Their lyrics were called “punk haiku” due to band’s minimalist approach. The band was known for complete inability to play instruments and [...]

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AmRep – A-Z – Unsane

Posted on August 16, 2008 by

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AmRep – A-Z – U-Men

Posted on August 16, 2008 by

MySpace Page Lamestain Entry #1 Lamestain Entry #2 The Further Exploration Of Northwest Page Discogs Page Grunnenrocks Page Seattle-based band which was formed in 1981 by Tom Price and Charlie Ryan. They recorded their first (self-titled) EP in 1984 and the next one called “Stop Spinning” came out the following year on Homestead Records. In [...]

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AmRep – A-Z – Today Is The Day

Posted on August 16, 2008 by

Along with Unsane and Helmet, Today Is The Day represent one of the few active acts associated with AmRep.  While they never had a hit like “Unsung” or “Scrape”, they were still able to find their audience and tour/record new music, even after AmRep fell apart. They formed in the early 90s in Nashville, Tennessee [...]

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AmRep – A-Z – Thrown-Ups

Posted on August 16, 2008 by

Official Page Unofficial Page Band Page on Mudhoney.Net Discogs Page Grunnerocks Page Ed Fotheringham Illustration Thrown-ups started out in the 80s (1984, to be exact) as a joke project between members of bands like Mudhoney, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and That Petrol Emotion. Unlike many side/joke projects, however, they stayed around for years and released [...]

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AmRep – A-Z – Tar

Posted on August 16, 2008 by

Discogs Page Grunnenrocks Page Southern Records Page Wikipedia Page Touch & Go Page American rock band that was active between 1988 and 1995.  They formed in Illinois, Chicago in the late 80s out of the ashes of another band called Blatant Dissent and toured with the likes of Jawbox, Arcwelder and Jesus Lizard. They went [...]

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