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I personally don't believe that some organized political *organization* was responsible. I do believe that it is entirely possible for one crazy-ass lunatic to pull-off something like what occured on Sept 10.  This was not a presidential speech where armed guards are posted and secuirty is mapped out well ahead of time. This was a guy doing a debate on a college campus. He had secuirty to protect from someone coming up and physically attacking him, but he did not have a full security detail anywhere close to what a president would have. I do belive this is entirely possible for one person to pull off. But I could be wrong. That being said, its entirely possible that a larger network could have been behind this, I'm just not willing to believe it at this point. What I do believe is that there were definitely other people within this guy's little criminal skumfuk Discord network of friends that at a very minimum seemed to have had advanced knowledge. Its entirely possible tha...

Album Review: Poison Arrows by Communique


Album: Poison Arrows
Artist: Communique
Release Date: May 18, 2004


Website/Social Media: BandcampFacebook

Sounds Like: 80s New Wave & Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Matt Skiba & The Sekrets, We Are Scientists, Gerard Way (solo), Ozma, Alkaline Trio, The Network


Review: How has this band eluded my ears for over 10 years? Communique released 3 albums on Lookout! records in the mid 2000's but it took until just a few days ago for their 2004 full-length album Poison Arrows to fall into my hands.

The band's sound is a blending of 80s new-wave & indie rock / punk. Similar to that of  We Are Scientists, Matt Skiba & The Sekrets, or Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance). "Ouija Me" is a fun-but-morbid love song that would easily fit right next to Alkaline Trio on a pop-punk/horror compilation. While the album is definitely a solid listen as a whole, there are a few songs that really stand out including "Black Curses" and "Perfect Weapon."


Communique was actually formed by the members of another Lookout! Records punk band named American Steel who thought that the new-wave sound wouldn't be a good fit under their former name. It is also interesting to note that former Lookout! Records and Bay Area artists Green Day also experimented with a new-wave side project (The Network) around this same time with both bands releasing debut albums in 2003. Was one band inspired by the other or was it all just a coincidence? I'm definitely not pointing any fingers because the fact that both exist are good things in my opinion.

Our Score: 8.5/10 - A solid album from start to finish with a few solid singles for pop-punk fans who maybe aren't as big on the new-wave sound.


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