Review: Jets to Brazil
Jets to Brazil “Four Cornered Night” (Jade Tree Records) If I were on a jet to Brazil, I would probably be going to Rio de Janeiro-”European style sunbathing”, nahsayin’? If I were in a record store with $10 in my…
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Review: JeJune
JeJune “R.I.P.” (Big Wheel Rec) One of the best bands you just knew was too good to stay together. With much story telling about the band, Boston roots and brief re-incarnation/relocation to San Diego, it is all of no relevance……
Review: Jurassic 5 “Quality Control”
Jurassic 5 “Quality Control” (Interscope Records) A couple of years ago I was together with this girl named Kim. I knew our relationship was headed for disaster when I asked her, “What do you think of Jurassic 5?” And she…
Review: My Ruin
My Ruin “A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish” (Snapper Music) My Ruin’s “A Prayer Under pressure of Violent Anguish” is the much heavier and more cohesive follow up to the first release, “Blasphemous Girl.” My Ruin marks the newest…
Review: Boy Sets Fire
Boy Sets Fire “After The Eulogy” (Victory Records) Hardcore heavy with so many excursions into melody, you might forget they are hardcore. The CD opens with the title track, a raging over the top jam of yells, riffs with a…
Interview: Rhymesayers
<interview conducted Winter 2000> The Rhymesayers are a crew of MC’s, breakers, and graffiti artists based out of the Midwest. Many look at them as some of the pioneers of the current hip hop scene in that area. They include…
Interview: Downset
On your first self-titled album, the first song, ‘Anger’, is a very powerful and descriptive song, with lyrics like ‘true blue’ and ‘my pops was killed by the fucking LAPD’. Was that an accurate picture of your lifestyle and surroundings before…
Interview: Earth Crisis
<interview conducted winter of 2000> How long has the tour been and how much longer do you guys have to go? We are out with Skinlab, In Flames and Walls of Jericho for two months this summer, and after that…
Review: Sloppy Meateaters “Shameless Self Promotion”
Sloppy Meateaters “Shameless Self Promotion” (Orange Peal Records, Inc.) Scratch any preconceived notions you might have about a two-member, pop-punk band from Georgia. All right, now listen to Sloppy Meateaters. These guys are pretty damn decent – considering that they’re…
Review: Subway to Sally
Subway to Sally “Hochzeit” (BMG) Metal, since its hey day, has split into four discernable groups by mellowing out (Metallica, Megadeth), combining with hip hop (Korn, Limp Bizkit) or industrial/dance (White Zombie) and simply limping on, suffering from lack of…