Rival Schools“United By Fate”(Island) And I’m wearing my Quicksand T-Shirt the day this arrives. Expectations, expectations. Singer Walter Schreifels at one time fronted the band whose moniker had become a personal fashion statement and was one of the biggest influences…
rubyhorse ““rise”” (Island) Does the front of this magazine say “Pussy Rock Magazine” featuring an article with Phil Collins and his days as a butt hugger? Should I go buy a flowery bright pink tee shirt, trade my car in…
CKY “Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild” (Island) I’m sick and tired of seeing the latest nu-metal band or “emotionally melodic” band cross my desk. Finally something new an original! CKY are most notable as that band on MTV’s Jackass but for someone…
Thrice “The Artist in the Ambulance” (Island) When a band releases an amazing debut album like Thrice’s first release, “Illusion of Safety”, one of three things will happen with the follow-up. Most commonly, it will sound, look, smell and taste…
Hoobastank “The Reason” (Island) Do you own a copy of Hoobastank’s debut record? Do you like Hoobastank? If you answered yes to either of the following then you’ll probably want to purchase “The Reason”. This album is almost fucking identical…
Die Trying ““Self-Titled”” (Island / El Tonal) Taking a page from their label’s owners (Papa Roach) Die Trying has released their rock heavy debut. There was a huge part of me that wanted to dislike this CD when I first…
Andrew W.K “The Wolf” (Island) First things first, I was a big fan of what Andrew W.K tried to do with his debut “I Get Wet” and seeing him live was one of the best times I’ve had at a…
(this interview originally appeared in issue #17 of Modern Fix Magazine) interview by Brian Greenaway: Hailing from the cultural wasteland of Southern California, a foursome of young men (Dustin Kensrue, Eddie and Riley Breckenridge, and Teppei Teranishi) known as…