It feels like it was a lifetime ago when Curl Up and Die played their (supposed) last show ever in Vegas. ...
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To supplement Punks in Vegas’ induction of the storied act into the Vegas Archive, and to preview the big homecoming gig, we chatted with vocalist Mike Minnick and guitarist Matt Fuchs about that last show, memorable ones from previous decades, and new music. ...
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Here is part 2 of a recent interview I did with Shay Mehrdad (Tomorrows Gone, Attaboy Skip, Faded Grey, Curl Up And Die, etc). ...
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A little over a year ago it was announced that, while not playing Rev25, Las Vegas-based hardcore band Curl Up and Die would be reuniting after 7 years. While that reunion has yet to materialize there is some news from the CUAD camp today. ...
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The first time I saw Shay Mehrdad play guitar was during a Bent Tool show at The Huntridge in the early 90s. They opened with Van Halen’s “Eruption,” and much to my amazement, Shay nailed it note for note. The Mystic Records style punk that followed was great too, and I later stumbled across a soundboard tape from that show that I played until it wore out. ...
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It’s no secret that we have a big old punk crush on Curl Up and Die. One of the very best bands to come out of Vegas, we were devastated when they broke up in 2005. So we’re more than a little stoked to announce that fans demanding a reunion are finally getting their wish, though not as close to our backyard as we hoped. ...
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We! Are! All! Dead! screams Curl Up and Die’s Mike Minnick over an angular guitar pattern and kick-drum/splash hits. These explosive, nearly indecipherable words comprise the first four tracks of the band’s Revelation Records debut Unfortunately We’re Not Robots. Having moved to Vegas just weeks before 9/11, I felt Minnick’s statement slam into my spine like a devastating prophecy. Read More » ...
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