(this interview originally appeared in issue #32 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2002). – interview by james wright In a time when musical imitation passes for innovation, U.K upstarts Skindred have come to challenge everything you know about music. Combing…
Troubled Hubble ““Penturbia”” (Latest Flame Records) From the very first listen I thought these guys sounded like a young Eels. Their sound is so fresh and new and uninhibited. They beat to a different drum than most other people. I…
Tummler ““Early Man”” (Small Stone Records) I like rock music as much as the next schmuck, but god damn, try to keep it interesting. The fuzz is a little out of control and really drowns out the rest of the…
IKARA COLT interview by tom maxwell Fuck you! Fuck all of you reading this right now (especially you) and fuck all the unimportant bands muddling my brain with loose thoughts and incoherent ideas. You all take away from the brilliance…
(this interview originally appeared in issue #38 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003). – interview by tom maxwell Always Shining to the North When a band assaults you with heavy distortion, expressive melodic singing, intense down to earth lyrics, and…
THE RUM DIARY interview by pete soyer The four horseman of The Rum Diary (Daniel, Jon, Joe and Schuyler) have mastered the process of creating one solid sound out of a million different ideas. They are currently mixing their upcoming…
Tora! Tora! Torrance!“Get into it”(The Militia Group) Sometimes when I’m out drinking myself into an raving idiot, some of the worst music that I have ever heard is played. Creed is blasting, and people are buggin’ the fuck out to…
TransAm ““Extremixxx”” (Thrilljockey) 80’s 80’s 80’s! This CD was perfect to listen to while I was waiting for name to be called for jury duty. Never got called and sat there all day having this CD full my thoughts and…
The Fire Show “Saint the Fire Show” (Perishable Records) The Fire Show takes the aggressive tones of post-punk underground rock and uses it as a grayscale palette for aggressive and unrushed indie art rock of starkly contrasting chiaroscuro. This is…
The First Step “Open Hearts and Clear Minds” (Livewire Records) I wish more hardcore sounded like this. I can understand the singer and he’s yelling about things that are worth understanding. Whether it’s on “When Things Fall Apart” where Stephen…