"The music here is like the Go-Go's gone No Doubt, with a hint of Bratmobile thrown in." Mark Whittaker, Review of More Seduction; www.frictionmagazine.com. "Sounding remarkably similar to The Go-Gos, Manda and the Marbles are reinventing great girl pop from the 1980s." Review of More Seduction, December, 2002; www.babysue.com.
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"The music here is like the Go-Go's gone No Doubt, with a hint of Bratmobile thrown in." Mark Whittaker, Review of More Seduction; www.frictionmagazine.com. "Sounding remarkably similar to The Go-Gos, Manda and the Marbles are reinventing great girl pop from the 1980s." Review of More Seduction, December, 2002; www.babysue.com.
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"Lipstick", "Simple Things" and "Seventeen", from Angels With Dirty Faces. See Nail Polish Soundtrack Details; www.imdb.com.
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Addison Records was owned by the band's manager, Marc Alghini, and distinguished itself by servicing 100 copies of the Manda and the Marbles track "Ode to Rock” to podcasters. See "Addison Records services new Manda & The Marbles track to podcasters"; www.punknews.org, January 24, 2005. See also Alex Steininger, Interview With Manda Marble, undated, as to history of release from Sickhouse to Addison; www.inmusicwetrust.com
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also from Columbus, Ohio, and a member of the band Dubok, formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2006. See Dubok MySpace Page.
Adrien Begrand, Indie Heaven, Circa 2002. Review of Fields and Streams, July 12, 2002; www.popmatters.com.
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"The Marbles really hit their stride on nuggets like 'Say Anything' and 'Confidential'. Manda's soaring vocals fit perfectly atop Joe Damage's buzzsaw guitar work, while new keyboardist Elias Dubok helps cement all the 80's new wave comparisons the Marbles are met with. The Ramones-y moments of their debut show up here more in the guitar tone than the tempo, as the band never really breaks some self-imposed speed limits. Still, despite a collection of relatively mid-tempo rockers, Angels... doesn't lag. Reinforcing their roots, the band even serves up a cover of The Avengers' 'Cheap Tragedies.'" Adam White, Review of Angels With Dirty Faces; www.punknews.org.
Addison Records was owned by the band's manager, Marc Alghini, and distinguished itself by servicing 100 copies of the Manda and the Marbles track "Ode to Rock” to podcasters. See "Addison Records services new Manda & The Marbles track to podcasters"; www.punknews.org, January 24, 2005. See also Alex Steininger, Interview With Manda Marble, undated, as to history of release from Sickhouse to Addison; www.inmusicwetrust.com
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Complete review by Hein Terweduwe is accessible here; www.punkupdates.com: "...I'd prefer to call this sound power pop with a glimpse of pop punk in it. Manda's fluent voice really does fit this music and the light guitar and mid-tempo drumming results in joyful tunes. ...Fans of The Go-Go's, Blondie or why not Dance Hall Crashers and Teen Idols will like it for sure."
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A companion act on Addison Records, The Evil Queens, was forced to purchase copies of its own album on Amazon, in order to have copies available for distribution at shows: "drastic times require creative solutions, and there's nothing more drastic than the record company suddenly falling off the face of the earth." See Brian O'Neill, Evil is good for you[permanent dead link], May 23, 2007; www.uweekly.com (weekly newspaper of Ohio State University).
