Until the End “Let the World Burn” (Eulogy Recordings) I just finished reading “Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut. It’s not about the world burning, but about the world freezing. Well, it’s not really about that, but that’s what happens in…
Various Artists “How We Rock” (Burning Heart Records) A big ol’ heaping hunk of rock and roll. The greasy rock. The dirt on the grill, blood in the gears rock and roll. Most of the bands here, work with an…
Vaux ““On Life; Living”” (Volcom Entertainment) Volcom has become a Generation X, extreme sports and now music conglomerate. Pretty soon they will have their own HungryMan Dinners in your local grocer’s freezer. I just tried the new detergent and it…
Wanted Dead “Repercussions” (Chunksaah Records) More than one punk band has proclaimed punk rock’s immortality and Wanted Dead is no exception. The first track off Repercussions screams “Punk rock will never die!” The only difference between every other punk band…
The Crush “Here is Where I Cross My Fingers” (Adeline Records) Adeline has got a serious talent for scouting new bands. Their latest offering is a four piece emo-punk outfit from Minneapolis that simply must be heard to be believed.…
The Forms ““Icarus”” (Threespheres) The music on “Icarus” is about as unreserved and beautiful as the scenic pictures in the album sleeve and the enhanced portion of the disc. Arrangements on this handsome 18+ minute disc are reminiscent of caP’…
The Gossip “Self-Titled” (K Records) For some reason I’m getting this 2000 Gossip release now, but it doesn’’t matter. This ep sounds as fresh and bad to the proverbial bone as it did 2+ years ago, which is saying a…
The Natchez Shakers “Shaker Hymns: Sacred Songs No. 2” (Thorp Records) The nine-piece Natchez Shakers orchestrate an album along the lines of a multi-musical sing along type of rock and roll. Some bands have been able to have success doing…
There Were Wires “Self-Titled” (Iodine Recordings) How to make There Were Wires: Follow instructions carefully and watch oven timer. Ingredients: 1 Tblsp Emo 1 Fresh beef heart 3 human fingers 1 Picture of girlfriend who ruined your life 1 Slayer…
The Robot Ate Me ““They Ate Themselves”” (Swim Slowly Records) From the looks of it, these boys want you to be about as depressed as possible, don’t you think? The music is definitely a sad man rendition of “let’s see…