ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Sailor Poon’s First Album’ is Here to Sit on Your Face
Loud, brash and in your face, Sailor Poon may as well be the face of the modern riot grrrl movement.
Brendan Shanahan
Brendan is an avid record collector from Adelaide, Australia and the man behind the @ridges_and_grooves. There are few genres he won't listen to. His search for the best album of all time through process of elimination continues.
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