Keeping with our Crystal theme today, here’s the newest video from Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts, who remain one of our favorite bands of the recent garage revival. Where some have gone for total punk, while others have gone psych, and we can’t forget the pop, the Stilts seamlessly can blend them all for a mixture you can still groove to without any of the guilt.
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Words and photos by Derek Evers

I’m going to piss some people off with the headline when they realize I have no visual or aural proof of witnessing Nobunny. That’s because my journey to see two of the Godfathers of the self-recorded garage punk scenes on both coasts — Nobunny on the West and LiveFastDie on the East — ended when midnight hit and there were still two bands to go before he hit the stage. I know, not very punk rock.
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Man, I hate to say it, but I think I love this record. You’re undoubtedly asking yourself one of two questions right now: Why do I hate to say it? Or why do I love it? The answer to both is the same: Because the Black Lips come pre-hyped and exposed for all the world to see and hear, yet they have defied the odds and put out a record unlike anything they have done to date. Still, 200 Million Thousand is a record that is undeniably all the Black Lips.
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The last time we caught up with LiveFastDie they were partying with the Black Lips and King Khan, and bashing the heads of writers with their guitars.
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By Jason Jackowiak

Hello again ladies and gents, it’s time once again to gather ’round the old Victrola and lend an ear to some of the tastiest slabs of small wax currently littering the shelves of your favorite record emporium or web store. This week, we’ve got one of the stankiest comps of recent memory, as well as a pair of singles from bands that both contributed to the aforementioned compilation. So get your balloons out, it’s time to start huffing.
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