Friend Of FOE

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At the age of 19 Kevin Hines (HBO’s The Bridge) attempted suicide by way of thrusting himself off the Golden Gate Bridge- and the 245 foot fall (which he miraculously survived) changed not only his own life- but the lives of many, including Friends Of Emmet frontman Mark Leddy.  Leddy, so moved by the story

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Purple Melon- Making Retro The New Now

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When Eric Joyce answered the door in nothing but bell bottoms and a couple necklaces- I knew this was going to be like no interview I’d conducted before.  I’ve done the backstage thing, the dressing room thing, the street-side thing- and sometimes it’s just cool to kick it at the band’s makeshift L.A. home.  In

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The Shrill, At Home On The Sunset Strip

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The Shrill made up of Seth Romano, Brandon Davar, Harry Ostrem, and Zak St. John are a hard rock band seemingly heavily influenced by ghosts of music past, akin to 80’s no holds barred tunes slightly peppered with a little 90’s grunged out metal. Outside the Viper Room, right after they managed to weave their

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