Review: Solace
Solace “13” (Meteor City) Where the roll of Black Sabbath and the rock of Led Zeppelin collide. In the land of the thick guitar riffs that snake along the path of ‘rock’. Singer Jason evokes that sex-howl of Robert Plant…
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Review: The Red Hot Valentines
The Red Hot Valentines ““Calling Off Today”” (Polyvinyl Record Co.) These new enhanced discs with a video and extras are pretty cool. RHV have a video of a killer song ‘“Bring Back The Good Times’” that isn’’t even on the…
Review: Repo! The Genetic Opera
Soundtrack “Repo! The Genetic Opera” (Fool House Productions) The year is 2056 and the place is Los Angeles. An organ failure epidemic has caused scientists to harvest scores of synthetic organs that are bought and sold freely on credit to…
Review: Richard Buckner
Richard Buckner ““Impasse”” (Overcoat Recordings) It’s hard to place a finger on the infamous Richard Buckner who is probably most well known for his first album on MCA “Devotion and Doubt” which was arguably one of the founding records of…
Review: San Serac
San Serac ““Human Savagery Is A Slippery Slope”” (Frog Man Jake Records) This is just about the weirdest collection of music I have ever heard. I mean it’s not hard for me to understand what Nat Rabb is trying to…
Review: Scarve
Scarve “Luminiferous” (WWIII) If there have ever been two words in total mutual opposition to each other it’s “French” and “music.” You might think I jest, but I do not. France has given us many wonders: cinematic, architectural, artistic and…
Review: Scissorfight “Potential New Agent For Unconventional Warfare”
Scissorfight “Potential New Agent For Unconventional Warfare” (Tortuga Recordings) Hands down, one of the best grumbly, grungy rock bands out there. I don’t mean ‘grunge’ like the overused term to describe any band from the 90’s that came from the…
Review: Slick Idiot
Slick Idiot “DickNity” (Cleopatra Records) I am a sucker for electro-laced industrial rock when it’s done right. Y’know, KMFDM, NIN, My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult (I know I’m dropping some pretty well known and commercial examples), but that…
Review: The Planet Smashers
The Planet Smashers “No Self Control” (Stomp Records) I haven’t gotten one ska record from this here magazine in the last two years I’ve worked for them and then I get like three in the same month. Is there another…
Review: Plastic Mastery
Plastic Mastery “In the Fall of Unearthly Angels”” (Magic Marker Records) What would be the best possible form of plastic? I think it would have to be flexible yet very firm, soft yet hard and coarse, see through yet every…