Derek Grant Chicago, Illinois
Solo artist, Multi-instrumentalist, and Producer
Member of Alkaline Trio, Dead Ending,
and sometimes The Vandals.
Ex-member of The Suicide Machines, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Walls of Jericho, The Telegraph, and Remainder.
I'm all over the map
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Derek Grant recommends:
Stranger To Violence
by Psalm Zero
Just got turned onto this Indie/Industrial/Metal band from NYC. Dark, epic songs with good lyrics. They are great live as well.
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Time Insults The Mind
by Black Anvil
Older debut record from New York's heaviest black metal band. Kicks my ass every time. Great bunch of guys.
go to albumIf you like Getting Started, you may also like:
The indie-minded brainchild of Blood Brothers guitarist Cody Votolato filters bleeding-heart sentiments through turbo-charged guitar pop.
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A surprisingly tender and intimate concept record about long distance love from Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers/Head Wound City.
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i blew on a dandelion and the whole world disappeared
by American Pleasure Club
Like winter branches lined with snow and ice, Sam Ray (Ricky Eat Acid, Teen Suicide)'s latest is delicate, spare, melancholy, and beautiful.
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Too Prickly For This World
by Wife Patrol
Wife Patrol make instantly catchy alt rock with streaks of punk, new wave, and metal, overlaid with Bangles-esque harmonies.
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