Review: Portable
Portable “Only if You Look Up” (TVT Records) Ever ride The Big Dipper at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk? It’s sort of wack because that first drop is pretty fun but after that it’s just a series of little peaks and…
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Review: Nothingface
Nothingface ““Violence”” (TVT Records) Loud and edgy. Often very metal with guitars that shred up some speedy rhythms. There’s a slight Dope feel to this, but when the signer screams, he sounds a lot like Corey from Slipknot. He can…
Review: Bender
Bender ““Jehovah’s Hitlist”” (TVT Records) Attitude rock bubbling with a diverse approach. Melody always intact even when they hit the loud guitar chord chorus. Singer Kent Boyce can command a range sounding like a bastard son of Eddie Vedder and…
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: Wellwater Conspiracy
Wellwater Conspiracy ““The Scroll and its Combinations”” (TVT Records) Hey looky, new Temple of the Dog! On heavy, heavy drugs – probably the same ones I was on over the Memorial Day weekend. It’s the third offering from this all-star…
Review: Ambulance
Ambulance “Self-Titled” (TVT records) This 5 track EP is a smooth but rough on the edges showcase of melodic indie rock, pop punk, emo-core, easy listening, college friendly, guitar driven tuneage that sits just right for pretty much anytime. Smatterings…
Review: Crunk and Disorderly
Various Artists “Crunk and Disorderly” (TVT Records) “What them niggaz want? PUSSY!/ What them hoes want? MONEY!”-Chyna Whyte. You ever turn on the radio, and feel like we’re back in the ’80s? Your boys down South have brought back…
Review: Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy “High As Hell” (TVT Records) High As Hell offers more earfuls of southern fried ignorance from the Nashvile Pussy quartet. Compared to the previous album, “Let Them eat Pussy”, “High As Hell” rocks out at a more leisurely…