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What If You Could Own Any Three Guitars In Rock N Roll History?

November 8, 2025 Colin Gawel

Colin and the Pencil Storm crew with the three guitars they would want on their wall.

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In Music Tags Electric Guitars, Paul Stanley Ibanez, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Social Distortion, Eddie Van Halen, The Scorpions, Lizzy Hale, Rick Nielsen
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Album Review: Norcos & Horchata + 5 Questions with Amado Guadarrama

October 4, 2025 Jeremy Porter

Jeremy Porter talks about Precious Little Album - the new release by Detroit’s Norcos Y Horchata, plus 5 Questions with singer/guitarist Amado Guadarrama.

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In Music Tags Norcos Y Horchata, Detroit Punk, Detroit Music, Amada Guadarrama, Naked Raygun, X, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Pegboy, Downriver Detroit
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Decade-Defining Songs

September 13, 2025 JCE

Pencil Storm’s hats are off to JCE for taking on the herculean task of choosing just one song from each rock & roll decade he’s lived through that defines that decade for him. Mind-boggling.

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In Music Tags Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Only Ones, The Cult, Social Distortion, Watershed, Palaye Royale, The Pretty Reckless
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1X2: Social Distortion's Mommy's Little Monster Turns 40!

February 18, 2023 JCE and Jeremy Porter

JCE and Jeremy Porter look back on Social Distortion’s debut and landmark album Mommy’s Little Monster album 40 years after its release.

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In Music Tags Social Distortion, Mike Ness, X, Dead Kennedys, Descendents, 1X2, JCE, Jeremy Porter, Johnny Cash, Dennis Danell, Los Angelos, Washington DC, Detroit, Punk
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Under The Covers: 10 Classic Covers of 10 Classic Songs

September 13, 2022 JCE

JCE covers the Covers scene.

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In Music Tags The Bobby Fuller 4, The Clash, AC/DC, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, Social Distortion, Don Henley, The Ataris, The Grass Roots, Lords Of The New Church, The Rolling Stones, Devo, The Kinks, Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Guns N Roses, The Standells, Minor Threat, The Chambers Brothers, The Ramones
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Are There Any 1990's Bands That Are Still Around? - by JCE

November 27, 2021 JCE

JCE surveys the teenage wasteland that was the 1990’s.

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In Music Tags Soul Asylum, Everclear, Social Distortion, Cracker, Paul Westerberg
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