Interview: Broken Spindles
Joel Petersen is going places. Besides being the bassist for Omaha indie rockers turned synth stars, The Faint, he has also gone off and started his own side project under the moniker Broken Spindles.
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Review: Jet By Day / The Maginot Line
Jet By Day / The Maginot Line ““Cheap Shot / Theme Song” (Two Sheds Music) Jet By Day’s bass is so heavy I had to turn down my record player to keep the inside of my ears from tickling. “Cheap…
Review: The Master Plan
The Master Plan “Colossus of Destiny” (Demolition Derby) This is an LP-only release of a New York supergroup of sorts by Demolition Derby. Keith Streng is on guitar and vocals here, as he was in The Fleshtones. Drummer Bill Milhizer…
DVD Review: The Vandals “The Show Must Go Off!”
The Vandals “The Show Must Go Off!” (Kung Fu) While I’ve enjoyed quite a bit of what the “The Show Must Go Off!” series brings to the table, I usually end up lamenting the poor production quality and static cameras…
Review: Heros Severum
Heros Severum ““Rock N Roll Nigga / Get Ur Freak On” (Two Sheds Music) I personally am not comfortable with commenting on an artsy group of white folk playing a song called “Rock N Roll Nigga”. Yes, the speak their…
Review: Sex Positions
by Jason Schreurs Just when hardcore needed an injection of something progressive, interesting, and kick-ass, along comes Sex Positions. Like the evil stepson of Black Flag and The Refused, this band completely annihilates the conventions of hardcore with precision distortion…
Review: In Smog and Thunder DVD
Smog Town vs. Fog Town. Sunset Strip vs. The Castro. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco. There can be only one victor. “In Smog and Thunder” is a satirical take on traditional war documentaries and the quirks of northern Californians and…
Interview: Some Girls
by Jason Schreurs No pressure. It must be nice to play in a band with friends and not have to worry about recording, touring, releases, and all of the other hang-ups associated with music. If the serious stuff happens, cool.…
DVD Review: Reno 911 “The Complete First Season”
Reno 911 “The Complete First Season” (Comedy Central) For the few things Comedy Central does wrong (Let’s Bowl, replacing the SNL reruns with MadTV reruns, etc)… lately, things have gone right, thanks to Dave Chappelle, The Daily Show and Reno…
Review: RJD2
by Eric Thompson RJD2 is one unassuming looking fellow. Upon first glance, he’s a tall drink of water. You would never the things his hands and his mind are capable of. A product of the booming Columbus, Ohio hip-hop scene,…