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,…
HOT IMPORT NIGHTS 2000 – by brad home By the time you read this, Hot Import Nights(HIN) in San Bernadino will be all said and done, but definitely not a passing memory. This was quite easily one of the best…
Rancid “Self titled” (Hellcat Records) Remember when ..And Out Come The Wolves came out? The first song, Maxwell Murder, started playing and you thought, ‘Fuck yeah, Rancid got back to it’s punk roots!’. Then you listened to the rest of…
Red Roses For A Blue Lady ““Return To Melancholy”” (Eulogy Recordings) Out of all the music I’ve received this month, this is my favorite. Red Roses are one of the best of the newest wave of metal core bands. They…
Shutdown ““Few and Far Between”” (Victory Records) Yes! This is awesome. By far one of the best Shutdown release’s to date. Few and far between features guest vocals by Freddy Cricien of Madball and Mike Scondotto of Inhuman. Mike Ski…
(this interview appeared in the VERY FIRST issue of Modern Fix in 2000) – interview by seep After stealing the show at Extravaganza, I sat down with Sick Shift’s lead singer and guitar player Jeff Feuerhaken and bassist Gary Braun…
Jersey ““The Battle’s Just Begun”” (Fueled By Ramen) When someone says Jersey, I think of Newark airport and that awful smell that seems to hover everywhere in that state. I’m pleased to say that now I’ll have an image for…
(this interview appeared in the very 1st issue of Modern Fix Magazine in 2000). – interview by rick ellis The historic Capitol records building in Hollywood! Wow! There it is, standing tall, round and majestic. An oversized Perkins-esque American flag…
Man Scouts of America ““Crash Course”” (R.A.F.R. Records) Greasy rock and roll filtered through a glam/boyscout aesthetic. There is a certain tint of 80’s gutter drug rock of the LA scene before it went totally lipstick and eyeliner. So it’s…
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…