Best New Bands » Shiny Toy Guns http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 No Moment Like Today for The Anytime http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/any-place-and-anywhere-for-the-anytime/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/any-place-and-anywhere-for-the-anytime/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000 I can admit that when I heard The Anytime‘s EP, Crave, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I didn’t even know who they were before I was offered a copy of it. But I quickly learned that these four buddies out of Ames, Iowa are dedicated to making their special brand of hip-hop inspired

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