God bless Robert Pollard. Without the inspiration of the Guided By Voices frontman we wouldn't have guys like DFactor, graying professionals who like to drink and play power pop for the hell of it. If that sounds even slightly disingenuous, it's not. DFactor's bottomless appetite for all things rock and/or roll make him one of the coolest dudes in the Phoenix music scene. He blogs about Green Day, he tweets about Minus The Bear and he plays the sort of skuzzy, punk-informed garage rock every scene needs. He was lo-fi DIY before lo-fi DIY was cool and we're confident he'll continue on that track long after the kids have moved on to whatever comes next.

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