as in deep
firmly established over time
the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
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The New Jersey hardcore band has canceled all upcoming shows, including tours with Spiritbox, Volbeat, and Anxious
By Nina Corcoran
March 20, 2025
New Jersey hardcore band Gel are breaking up.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2025
The musical bill also includes Poway’s own Agent 51, L.A.’s Angry Samoans, whose punk roots go all the way back to the late ‘70s, and the melodic hardcore band Ignite from Orange County.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Unhinged Fest will play the National Western Stockyards July 26-27, with a roster of metal, hardcore and post-punk bands like Knocked Loose, Lamb of God, In This Moment, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Body Count, Power Trip, and more (full lineup and tickets available at axs.com).
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
There are other ways to chase the snakes out of Ireland, like with a bunch of hardcore punk bands raising a ruckus at the intimate Cafe Nine on March 17 at 8 p.m. with B Bound, Trench, No Honor Among Thieves and Skot.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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This one from interior designer Kelly Wearstler has four breakfast plates, four bowls, four coffee cups and saucers, four starter plates, four dinner plates, and four deep plates, all ceramic and dishwasher-safe.—
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Those were the same Rockets that famously ditched the concept of playing traditional centers by trading Clint Capela at the deadline, leaning into small-ball lineups that spaced the floor and launched from deep.—
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An inveterate bus rider of the old No. 6, Eldridge believed in public transportation.—
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.—
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
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Competing under firm and fiery coach Pat Summitt in the 1984 Olympics, and maintaining a lifelong friendship with Summitt, shaped Mulkey, too.—
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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