Holdstrong ““Color of Old Memory”” (Pin Drop Records) Do you ever wonder why some hardcore bands include lyrics within their jacket liners? I don’t think I understood one single syllable of Chris Berthiaume’s lyrics, what with the crushing guitars, loud…
The Incredible Moses Leroy ““Electric Pocket Radio”” (Ultimatum Music) The Incredible Moses Leroy recently performed at a San Diego street festival, where he closed the set with a earnest rendition of “Sunshine on My Shoulders.” A latecomer, wandering by, was…
King Django ““Reason”” (Hellcat Records) Reggae never was the biggest genre in my musical backround. Sure, I know the big artists (Bob Marley, um..that fast talkin white guy Snow) but that’s about where my knowledge grinds to a halt. In…
Land Speed Record! ““Road to Flight”” (Resin Records) There’s a guy who lives downstairs from me who I always see smoking and he’s always wearing a shirt that says “I love Robots”. On my way to the mailbox yesterday I…
Christiansen “Emphasizing Function Over Design” (Eulogy Recordings) What’s with Louisville, KY? Is it just me, or does this seem a whack place for all this cool emo indie rock to be spewing forth from? I have never been to Kentucky,…
Covenant – interview by Mike Peaslee home Synthpop crept up out of the late-70s and early-80s as the dark alternative to both R&B and Glam (I’m referring to both hair-metal and new wave punk). Propelled by Canadian and European acts…
Die Toten Hosen ““Crash-Landing”” (Nuclear Blast Records) German Punk. I must admit this is a new concept for me. The band from ‘Dusseldorf, West Germany’ as the Producer so points out to us, sounds to be a cross between the…
Dismal Euphony ““Python Zero”” (Nuclear Blast) Well its good to hear someone expand the boundaries of power metal, Python Zero starts out as a strange mix of gothic infused power metal and tends to drift away from the power side…
Even Johansen“Quiet & Still”(FiveOneInc.) Staying true to his album’s moniker, Even Johansen has fashioned something precisely that – quiet and still. You drift sleepily in and out of each song, never fully aware of where one ends and the other…
FYP ““Toys That Kill”” (Recess Records) FYP sucks. Or so, I thought. I think it’s more of an aquired taste, because past albums just didn’’t do it for me, and it’s a type of punk that usually hits the spot.…