Various Artists ““Fat Music Volume 5: Live Fat Die Young”” (Fat Wreck Chords) In the tenth grade I was together with this girl named Grace Kim who spent “hours and hours” making a mix-tape (no CD burners back then) for me.…
Various Artists “Sepulchral Feast: “A Tribute to Sepultura”” (Century Media) This little romp through Sepultura’s history by the legions of bands that have been influenced by the Brazilian powerhouse is mostly through a more straight ahead death metal approach. A…
Various Artists “The Keepers of Jericho: “A Tribute to Helloween”” (Arise Records) The pumpkins are throwing a bloody revolt! They are trying to send our hellish souls straight to the evil harvest! What the hell am I talking about? This new…
Various Artists “SRH: Spaded, Jaded and Faded” (Suburban Noize Records) This record has something for everyone. Each segment of the CD features a wealth of different styles of music. The rap/rock stylings of Sen Dog’s (Cypress Hill) SX10 open the…
Various Artists ““Stay Tuned For The Holidays”: A Crank! Sampler” (Crank! Records) Old friend, for sure your time had past, with your dense arthritic arms outstretched to greet what once was great. The girth of your branches shows the true…
Various Artists “Return of the DJ Vol. 5” (Bomb) Can you remember when you first saw a guy’s face in a magazine or on TV and recognized him as a DJ? You know, the guy behind two turntables making noises…