Review: English Little League by Guided By Voices
alex
May 6, 2013
“Have you heard Guided By Voices? They’re a band. I have, I’ve heard everything they’ve ever done. They’re good. I’m a bit of a fan
“Have you heard Guided By Voices? They’re a band. I have, I’ve heard everything they’ve ever done. They’re good. I’m a bit of a fan
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MALT LIQUOR MALT ICE CREAM. Try to figure out what my favorite release this week, won’t be too hard to figure out with that all
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Because lying to yourself is always fun (until you get caught).
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Sorry for the very belated posting everyone. I had plenty of Valentine’s Day duties to attend to this past week. Not to worry, there was
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New York is a city that will never cease to amaze me with its free, amazing things to do. If you haven’t checked it out
HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A NEW MY BLOODY VALENTINE ALBUM?! That being said, the things that I was looking forward
Apologies for the belated posting of all the music and music-related things of the past week! In my defense, it was my birthday this week
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