Tommy Lee “Never a Dull Moment” (MCA) Producer Scott Humphrey (Rob Zombie, Powerman 5000) has taken Tommy Lee’s new solo CD, “Never a Dull Moment” to radio metal perfection, filling this album with plenty of little vocal tweaks and little…
The Promise Ring “Wood / Water” (Anti-) The Promise Ring sounds like Radiohead with a little Jets to Brazil thrown in for good measure. At times, this can be a really good thing. Take, for example, the opening track “Size…
Pro-Pain “Shreds Of Dignity” (Spitfire Records) Now this band defines the definition of hardcore!!! PRO-PAIN is a very energetic, intense, and hard working band that has been around for over 10 years. Hailing from a label none other than Spitfire…
Soundtrack “Queen of the Damned” (Warner Brothers) A film with music by Static-X, the whores of the movie soundtrack world? Say it isn’t so! Actually, it’s not the only the band’s work on here, but also includes a song solely…
This Radiant Boy “Proud to be a Chemist” (Ides of March) I’ve been sick for the last three days. Everything is sort of blurry because of the Ny Quil shots I’ve been slamming every half-hour. I hate snot running down…
Reverend Horton Heat “Lucky 7” (Artemis Records) “Lucky 7” is the seventh album from Reverend Horton Heat (eighth if you count “Holy Roller,” their recently-released anthology). The album finds the trio in fine form, dishing out their brand of raucous…
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…
Schatzi ““Fifty Reasons to Explode”” (Mammoth Records) Austin-based fun rock. Insane catchiness not unlike the toe-tapping addiction created by Harvey Danger or the Starlight Mints, with the straight pop sensibility of Weezer. And it possesses a post-rock intelligence while still boppin’ out a la…
Simple Plan ““No Helmet, No Pads… Just Balls”” (Atlantic Records) It so must be a guy thing that I don’t and probably will never understand. “No Helmet, No Pads…Just Balls”–is that self explanatory or what? Simple Plan are a group…
Kylie “Fever” (Capitol Records) As I listened to “Fever” at work, I was overcome by the fear that it would somehow escape my headphones and let everyone in my own particular circle of corporate hell know exactly what I was…