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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The Singles Collection is contributor Jason Jackowiak’s weekly column focusing on rare and essential 7″ releases.

Maybe we here at the Singles Collection are in the minority, but goddamn if we aren’t more than ready for winter to be over and spring to rear its rainy head. We’re tired of everybody getting sick then selfishly passing their colds and flus around, not to mention the general malaise one feels when it’s dark at 5pm and 3 degrees outside. Since the groundhog saw his shadow (we think) and we’ve got another 6 weeks of winter, we figured we’d feature some singles this week that have that good time, stay out in the sun all day vibe. Unsurprisingly, all the singles this week hail from the Sunshine State, where it’s just that little bit easier to dream of an endless Summer.
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