Review: Masquerade
Masquerade ““Flux”” (Metal Blade) I’’m not sure what it means, but I had the hardest time being able to appreciate this album because it is on Metal Blade. I thought all they did was metal, so hearing a solid rock album…
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Review: The Mother Hips
The Mother Hips ““Green Hills of Earth”” (Future Farmer Recordings) Emotive, neo-hippie nostalgia that will capture you in its vintage trenches. A modern-day fix for the Creedence Clearwater Revival fan and Deadheads alike, Green Hills of the Earth is geared…
Review: Polysics
Polysics ““Hey! Bob! My Friend”” (Asian Man Records) Cutesy electronic mayhem. Some guitars and drums with some sloppy chops thrown together against this eternal babble of a techno landscape sounding like a sonic equivalent to a Jackson Pollack painting. Vocals…
Review: Deviate
Deviate ““State of Grace”” (Too Damn Hype) Fans of heavy grindcore will be in hog heaven after listening to “State of Grace”. The boys from Belgium turn out track after blistering track full of crunching guitars, throaty wails and hellish…
Review: Doggy’s Angels
Doggy’s Angels ““Pleezbaleevit”” (TVT Records / Doggy Style Records) Following in the star-making footsteps of his own mentor Dr. Dre, who also helped launch Eminem, Snoop Dogg has assembled female MC’s Chan, Kola, and Coniyac to form Doggy’s Angels. Unfortunately,…
Review: Duncan Wilder Johnson
Duncan Wilder Johnson ““Heavy Metal Spoken Word”” (Wonderdrug Records) Spoken word/comedy/poetry that’s a cross between Dennis Leary and a ‘Kids In The Hall’ monologue. Tales of a metal head with an expressive streak. Duncan Wilder does not want to be…
Review: Fairweather
Fairweather ““If They Move…Kill Them”” (Equal Vision) Smart enough to recognize hook and melody, but manage to chunk it up enough to skirt past the edges of the emo label. Each song has lots of little bridges and build-ups. The…
Interview: The Dragons
by liz ortega In the vein of Johnny Thunders, Rolling Stones, and the Texas Tornados–The Dragons ignite a rock n roll blaze of glory with their trashy, alcohol induced tales of getting loaded and fucking–everyone! With Mario “from the Bario”…
Review: Dave Brokie Experience
Dave Brockie Experience ““Diarrhea of a Madman”” (Metal Blade) I’m not sure what to expect when an album from Gwar’s frontman opens up with a song that seems to be a cover of a The Knaack song, but isn’t. Catchy,…
Review: Dexter Freebish
Dexter Freebish ““A Life of Saturdays”” (Capitol Records) I don’t know how much clout winning ‘Song of the Year’ in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest has with you, but for me, its prestige is enough to force me open my…