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A Bad Moon Still Rising

THE MELVINS AREN’T for everyone. Does that mean the duo of Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover — flanked by longtime Red Kross bassist Steven McDonald — haven’t carved out a niche in this world? No way. But if you’re expecting the Melvins to ring in as commercial darlings, you’d be sorely disappointed. Does that mean they care? Not a chance.

“It’s not like we’re trying not to sell records,” Osborne says. “That’s just how it worked out for us. I’ve learned that the world’s not a right place. We don’t bother trying to sell records; we do whatever the fuck we’re doing. And even if that doesn’t work, all

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