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But to add in the Metal God himself Fairytale Of
Lemmy and the always energetic Dave New York
Grohl on drums makes this one of the cool- BY ‘NO USE
est threesomes ever assembled in rock and FOR A NAME!’
roll history. Speaking of slightly-
more grim Celtic tunes,
Mistress this 1987 Pogues classic got the punk-
for Christmas rock treatment when No Use for a Name
AC/DC covered it in 1999. I’ve always loved this
After a brief live only sting song as it tells a story and, who better to
with Axl Rose fronting the be the narrator this go around than earnest
group, AC/DC reunited storyteller Tony Sly. Sly, who sadly passed
with Brian Johnson this year and released away suddenly in 2012, enlists Cinder Block Downsizing?
a new album Power Up. It’s classic AC/DC, from fellow punk group Tilt to take over the
as many critics love to point out. But really female role originally famously performed Relocating?
– would you need to change your sound by Kirsty MacColl.
when you’ve been pumping out hits since Organizing?
1973. Even in 1990, when grunge was the A Christmas Duel
“in” sound, AC/DC pumped out “Thunder- BY THE HIVES AND
struck.” From that same Razors Edge album, CYNDI LAUPER WE CAN HELP!
the Aussie rockers added in a few jingle I love nothing more than
bells and lyrics like “I can hear you com- an oddball pairing. On
ing down my smokestack” to get into the paper, this duo of early FIRST MONTH FREE
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children don’t easily “nestle snugly,” and seems more Mr. and Mrs. Smith than Mr. FREE TRUCK USE
they probably are dreaming of Playstations and Mrs. Claus but then again, what a great
rather than sugar plums. This song from story! WITH MOVE IN
Boston Celtic-punks, the Dropkick Murphys,
paints a more relatable picture of the insan- Honourable Mentions: CHECK US OUT AT
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together in the same room. From “wack job” • Carol of the Beers by Reel Big Fish
sisters to snowball pelting nephews and • X-M@$ by Corey Taylor”
even a miserable old dog, it’s easy to see • You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch
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