The Boonaraaas!!! “A Tribute to Bananarama” (Thunderwoman) Yep, the damn Boonaraaas!!! and their exclamation points are back. Just for the record, these ladies are so ugly (see other Boonaraaas!!! review) I was positive that these were dudes dressed in drag…
Breather Resist “Only In The Morning” (Deathwish Inc.) Blistering metalcore is the specialty of the day here. Breather Resist play some of the most heaviest shit in the vein of bands like Converge. Lead screamer Steve Sindoni wails out each…
FEATURED ALBUM REVIEWS back to album reviews home Bright Eyes ” Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground “ (Saddle Creek) Bright Eyes (BE) is one of those bands that are so emotionally raw in…
Arch Enemy “Anthems of Rebellion” (Century Media) From the introduction that sounds like a revolution fomenting in a steel mill to the searing guitar that rips in and cuts the listener’s head off again and again over the mighty course…
Amanda Rogers “The Places You Dwell” (Immigrant Sun Records) If I could write a single word review I would use it here. Beautiful. Every sense of that word is in Amanda Rogers. The brilliance of a great singer/song writer, the…
Blood In/Blood Out “No One Conquers Who Doesn’t Fight” (Spook City) Hardcore, hardcore, hardcore, blah, blah, blah. So you can shout, big deal. Who can’t shout, except for people who have lost their voice, like this one guy at work,…
FEATURED ALBUM REVIEWS back to album reviews home Arch Enemy ” Anthems of Rebellion” (Century Media) From the introduction that sounds like a revolution fomenting in a steel mill to the searing guitar that rips in and cuts the listener’s head off…
Alkaline Trio ““Good Mourning”” (Vagrant) The Alkaline Trio continues to be truly a tough band to define. Throughout their musical career, their songs seem to ring true with their own blend of pop-punk radio brilliance that contrasts heavily with dark…
!!! ““Me and Guiliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)”” (Touch and Go) !!!’’s “Me and Guiliani…” is different. The release is an anomaly among records today. Consisting of two tracks about nine minutes in length, the e.p.…
Various Artists “52 Lessons on Life” (Reinforcement Records) Yep, a double CD with tons of hardcore, indie, punk, and emo. Let’s get started: Teen Idols’ “Backstabber” is awesome-straight up punk with class, speed, and catchiness to boot. The Adventures of…