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Schuylar Croom – Burn All Your Rock Records – Neptunes 02.28.25

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For decades I have been privy to watching my dudes in He Is Legend shred their witchy, southern Hardcore. So when the opportunity arose to photograph frontman Schuylar Croom spin a guest DJ set – I took it. Super fun night. Mr. Croom adorning a Cramps shirt, shaking and grooving – while spinning at 33 RPM. He kicked off the evening with Jim Carroll’s “People Who Died” .  Might I add it was rather refreshing to see […]

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StefTone x MojoTone – Around The Super Strat

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My first venture outside Les Paul’s & Offsets. Behold the SC-20 (MH style) LTD. I swapped out the ESP stock pups for MoJo Tone Magnum 44 & 58’ Quiet Coil (bridge) in the neck position. NEW output 21k-11.2k-11.6k. Thank you Mr. Keith Mcandrews for the pairing suggestions. As Keith elegantly put it – “Stephen Carpenter used that guitar in the ’90s before he switched over to a 7-string. That Neck single coil can be heard

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Beloved – Failure on (Original Press) 2009 Edition – Broken Circles

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Another NC Hardcore / SolidState grail I’ve been hunting for the better part of a year. I first heard Beloved when given a copy of 2001’s “The Running” – produced by NC audio legend Mr. Jamie King of Swift (BTBAM, Glass Casket, He is Legend). Was fortunate to track a few records with him at The Basement Studio in Rural Hall, NC.   This particular record turned a lot of heads upon its highly anticipated release.

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First Look! Albertine Uptown – SouthPark Magazine

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From the fine folks who brought you Kindred, Milkbread and Hello Sailor  – Uptown’s polished and popular new Mediterranean fine-dining Albertine! Albertine is the fourth concept and sixth eatery for the Davidson-based culinary power couple. Their eponymous Kindred, the wildly successful Davidson neighborhood haunt, debuted 10 years ago. Hello, Sailor in Cornelius, a nod to Carolina fish camps, followed in 2017. Next came Milkbread, a casual café with three locations — including one adjacent to Albertine. Check out the full

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