Reynos “Stand Up” (LF Records, Inc.) It’s hard to decide whether Reynos is the poor man’s Mack 10 or the poor man’s Armageddon (of Terror Squad). Either way, does it really matter? On “Stand Up”, Reynos covers played-out thuggery themes in a…
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 young,…
Dynamite Hack ““Superfast”” (Woppitzer Records, Inc) Dynamite hack is the band whose soft sounding, acoustic cover of “boyz-n-the hood” brought phrases like “stupid bitch” and “nasty-ass weave” into mainstream, radio-land where little boys and girls could listen, learn and spit…
Forever Goldrush ““Halo in My Backpack”” (Cargo Music, Inc.) How the hell do I describe the music coming out of my speakers right now? Imagine Crosby Stills Nash & Young having a Baby Band with CCR. Then imagine the Baby…
Marz ““Lung Fu Mo She”” (E-Magine Entertainment, Inc.) Finally someone has it right. Not to say that every one of you rap-metal bands out there has it wrong, but for once there’s a successful effort to take this “new” genre…
Pigface “Easy Listening…” (Underground, Inc.) Martin Atkins continues to use Pigface as one of his many centers from which to push the envelope and sophistication of industrial rock. It is a testament to the success of this experiment in a…
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…
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…