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…
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…
Review: Shelter
Shelter “When 20 Summers Pass” (Victory Records) Krishna-Core? To grasp the band Shelter, one must first come to grips with its singer, Ray Cappo who has done time as a monk and a full on airport hanging out Hare-Krishna disciple.…
Review: Alien Crime Syndicate
Alien Crime Syndicate “Dust to Dirt” (Collective Fruit, Inc.) Good pop in the vein of rock, with some occasional slips into some exploration of sound (dash of sample here, dose of keyboards there) that puts a stamp of distinction into…
Review: A New Found Glory
A New Found Glory “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (Drive Through Records) For those of you who love the “sweet punk” revolution that is powered by pop-punks and the whole emo-meets-hardcore movement, you will love A New Found Glory. Singing about…