by bushman Damn it was hot. Africa Hot. 102 degrees in the shade. Serious. And they held this attack of heaviness on a black top parking lot. Which only made things hotter. Unprotected skin could be heard sizzling by the…
photos and words by bushman LOTS of bands. Lots of metal. Lots of fucked up people ingesting more ‘party’ by 1:00 in the afternoon than most college keggers on a Saturday night. Metal is so cool. The $20 for parking…
RHYMESAYERS – interview by seep home The Rhymesayers are crew of MC’s, breakers, and graffiti artists based out of the Midwest. Many look at them as some of the pioneers of the current hip hop scene in that area. They…
Secret Hate ““Pop Cult Vomit”” (Cornerstone RAS) Secret Hate emerged from a very long hiatus (since the early 80s) and bring us Pop Cult Vomit. This album is quality- nothing like the pop punk we’ve become accustomed to- this shit…
Sixty Watt Shaman ““Seeds of Decades”” (Spitfire Records) Yee-haw! Dem boys from back East knows how to rock. Yep, damned if it don’t sound like Jethro Tull and Lynyrd Skynyrd done had themselves a baby and named it Sixty Watt…
Nothing Yet “Self-titled” (Seven Drunk Nights Music) It might be easy for me to brush this aside as another post-punk era NOFX-esque southern Californian rock trio, but by doing what is easy, I’d be selling this small wonder of an…
Jimmy Eat World “Singles” (Big Wheel Recreation) After the brewha surrounding Jimmy Eat World’s last CD, “Clarity” (which sold well and was a darling among the critics), the band was still released from its contract with Capitol (oops, theyll regret…
Joseph Arthur ““Come to Where I’m From”” (Real World Records) Catchy rhyming lyrics and a steady acoustic guitar fill this some-what enjoyable offering from Joseph Arthur. Starting off mellow-dramatic and slow, it switches gears half way through and speeds up…
The Hives ““Veni Vidi Vicious”” (Burning Heart Records) What the hell is going on in Sweden? Here’s another fine band from the chunk of land best known for a bikini team, whatever the fuck that is. At first, this Epitaph/Burning…
Future Loop Foundation vs. Break Division featuring D Flava ” Live In The Middle Of Nowhere”” (Liquid Records) As far as dance music goes, this is some pretty good stuff. Powerfully rhythmic drum and bass combined with the fast and…