The International Noise Conspiracy – interview by Michael Moriatis home With a political message that is as relevant as ever, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, have reemerged and released a new album A New Morning, A Changing Weather. The new album…
The Movie Life “Has a Gambling Problem” (Drive Thru Records) With smooth vocals and a little more creativity, Movie Life breezes thru their second EP release, now on Drive Thru records, pausing only to struggle with a bit of an…
The Dismemberment Plan “Change” (DeSoto) The Dismemberment Plan are like the jazz/adult-oriented answer to the emo/indie scene. Meaning, once you wade through all the “music” out there, you start to get decidedly more demanding in what you spend your precious…
To/Die/For “Epilogue” (Nuclear Blast) The press release seems to want to push the term “Gothic” onto this band, and sure enough the vocals do have Christian Death sort of Gothic appeal, but the vocalist could also be easily, if not…
Vegas Demilo “Motel California” (Pinch Hit) Despite the surface sentiment of their Elvis Costello rip-off “Radio”, which curses the banality of mainstream music, Vegas Demillo doesn’t escape being just that: more lousy, radio-ready pop-rock. Well, what kind of radio-ready pop-rock?…
Wizard “Head of the Deceiver” (SPV) Wizard is a poor man’s Iron Maiden with a dash of a middle class worker drone’s Manowar and a sprinkling of a drunken spare changers German Power Metal (Rage, Helloween, Running Wild, etc) I…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Self-Titled” (Shifty) There’s a garage rock revival that the record companies are whipping up and it’ll soon become a frenzy, but I’m all for it as long as it results in bands like the White Stripes and…
Somnambulist “The Paranormal Humidor” (The Laser’s Edge) This is “The Paranormal Humidor,” as opposed to the Abnormal Humidor known as Lewinsky’s cunt. Joking aside, the word “eclectic” comes to mind when listening to Somnambulist. For those readers with a sixth grade…
The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza “We Kill Children” (Too Damn Hype) By the look of the pictures in the booklet Bad Luck 13 certainly seems to have quite the interesting stage show. I’m sure one could find out more…
The Damned “Grave Disorder” (Nitro) I am a huuuuuuuuuuuge fan of the Damned, so needless to say I was scared as hell to hear this album. It’s been a long damned time. These guys managed to pump out the first…