All State Champion “Is It Nothing To You” (Five One Inc.) These four are the postest of the post-hardcore genre. They have embraced the DIY ethic that post-hardcore bands are known for. They have had every door possible slammed in…
Amps for Christ “The People at Large” (5 Rue Christine) Have you ever not know much about a CD only to put it in and find you’ve come across one of the most eclectic things you’ve ever heard? Well, that’s…
Anadivine “Self-Titled” (Side Cho) I get embarrassed when a band I’ve never even heard of blows me away. I like to think I’ve got my finger on the carotid artery of the punk scene, so when a band slips through…
Anathema ““A Natural Disaster” (Koch) It seems as though most of the bands that once pioneered the death metal scene have all but abandoned it. In Flames, Opeth and the Gathering all began rooted heavily in death metal but have…
Audio Learning Center “Cope Park” (Vagrant) This album could be the textbook example in an actual audio learning center. Lets say Audioslave decided to admit defeat and go back to school for some much needed musical advice. The three boys…
Authority Zero “Andiamo” (Lava) Popular punk. Is that a feasible category for description? I think you know what I’m talking about. Mainstage Warped Tour punk. Catchy punk with lots of pop hooks. Cooler than Good Charlotte, but coming up short…
Bobcat Goldthwait “I don’t mean to insult you, but you look like Bobcat Goldthwait” (Comedy Central records) This is one of the funniest comedy CDs I’ve heard in a long time. Probably my all time second favorite behind Brian Regan…
Books Lie “Hall of Fame of Fire” (Level Plane) Brooklyn quartet, Books Lie, offer up a special treat on this 18 track release. The first 8 tracks are new cuts. The rest of the album is a collection of singles,…
by Tyson Slug, Ant, Spawn, Beyond and Stress began performing at venues in the Minnesota area around 1996. The next year they released copies of the poorly recorded but now hip hop collectors item “Sad Clown Bad Dub” under extremely…
by James Wright 40 Below Summer are about to take a sledge hammer to your face, that is unless you pay attention. That’s what happened to me and I was firmly kicked in the head when I first heard this…