Swearing At Motorists “This Flag Signals Goodbye” (Secretly Canadian) How many stunningly good two-man bands can come out of Ohio? Earlier this year The Black Keys rocked the blues like no white boys ever should. Now it’s Swearing At Motorists…
Sweep the Leg Johnny & Rumah Sakit “Live” (Sickroom Records, Ltd.) Live shows are popular. Do you know who grossed the third highest total of concert receipts in 2002? Cher. Seventy-six-point-three-million dollars. That’s disgusting. I blame your mom for having…
Self-Evident “Direct” (Blue Worm Records) I went to my friend Meghan’s wedding in Santa Monica yesterday. It wasn’t just any old wedding-it was a Mormon wedding. You have to be a Mormon to go into the temple, so obviously I…
Sepultura “Under a Pale Grey Sky” (Roadrunner Records) A fantastic 2-CD set, capturing the very last live performance of the original lineup of Sepultura before lead singer Max Cavalera left the group and went on to form Soulfly. Recorded in…
Since By Man “We Sing The Body Electric” (Revelation) A unique, very well sounding and produced feat. Much like a mix of Blood Brothers, Death From Above, At The Drive In and Race for Titles, there’s a lot of elements…
Slapshot “Greatest Hits, Slashes and Crosschecks” (Bridge Nine Records) Slapshot has released this greatest hits record hopefully to a strong fan base that will support it. Aside from established fans and fans of the genre (which seems to be old-school…
Snow Dogs “Deep Cuts, Fast Remedies” (Victory Records) Perhaps the only redeeming thing on the Snow Dogs latest album “Deep Cuts, Fast Remendies” is their choice to cover Paul Simons’ song “Boy In The Bubble” in somewhat of a signature punk rock style.…
Somehow Hollow ““Busted Wings & Rusted Halos”” (Victory Records) I’m sorry, this sounds nothing like a Victory band. What happened to the hardcore? I looked at the back of the disk and the first thing I thought was hardcore, but…
Sparta “Wiretap Scars” (DreamWorks Records) From the didactic dickheads at Rolling Stone to the jack-off jackasses at Stuff, a lot of critics are getting behind this album. Unfortunately, this time I must agree with the staff at Rolling Stone (motto:…
Queens of the Stone Age “Songs for the Deaf” (Interscope records) Do you really want to rock? Well, even if you don’t the new album from Queens of the Stone Age, “Songs for the Deaf” may change your mind. The…