Archive for November, 2008

Originally released for German television in 1998, House Of The Rising Punk includes an all-star punk rock cast of characters who include Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine, CBGB's owner Hilly Krystal, writer Legs McNeil, and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch to name a few. With performances from Iggy & The Stooges, Blondie, Television, The Ramones, Velvet Underground and the others who ... more

Long Gone and Nearly There is the debut album from Washington D.C. based quartet Julie Ocean. The album contains ten groovy alt-pop song's along the lines of Fountains of Wayne and Screeching Weasel, with enough catchy hooks to make the King of Pop jealous. Long Gone and Nearly There is 25mins of foot tapping, feel good music that will have you humming ... more

Louisiana based band, Benjy Davis Project, is a relatively unknown band, who have spent the last seven years making a name for themselves touring relentlessly while staying out of the mainstream's radar. This comes as a shocking surprise to anyone who's heard the band's latest album Dust, which has enough mainstream appeal to take the band to the top of the charts. ... more

Have you ever wondered what twelve years and $13 million sounds like? The answer is a simple one, Chinese Democracy, Axel Roses rock n' roll masterpiece, that is finally being unleashed on the worlds ears. It's hard to hear what $13 million sounds like, especially on such a mediocre record. It's absurd in my mind that fourteen tracks took a little over ... more

The American Black Lung hails from Tucson, AZ and plays devastating, high energy, rock n' roll with punk and hardcore influences. Good Vibrations 7' is an ear blasting good time with three tracks to keep your heart racing with energy and your head full of angst. Blistering, raging guitar licks, thunderous drums, thumbing bass with vocals to hit you like a sucker ... more

Having been a huge fan of both Leftover Crack and Choking Victim, it comes as no surprise that I would fall head over heels for Star Fucking Hipsters and their new album Until We're Dead. There is something both unexplainable and self-explainable in the way Stza writes songs that are like a scab mark on society, a scab you want to pick ... more

Saturday mornings are well known for cereal, cartoons and from 1974-1975, Saturday mornings meant waking up to the Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show, a variety show comprised of quick skits, sketches and sing-a-longs with positive messages squeezed in to keep the show wholesome. I'm at a age where childish programming is mind numbing and dull. Granted I wasn't around during the '70's ... more

The six year wait for the new Dillinger Four album has come and gone. The release date of October 14th is a day that will live in infamy for me and for possibly all the die-hard D4 fans. Hopefully this will be a permanent return for Dillinger Four? Regrettably I wasn't on the album review bandwagon the day the album was released ... more

Grayceon is a San Francisco metal/rock/progressive three piece, created by Jackie Perez Gratz (Amber Asylum, Giant Squid) on electric cello and vocals, Max Doyle (Walken) on guitar and vocals, and Zack Farwell (Walken) on drums. This Grand Show is their latest effort in the form of a five track E.P. which seems to be the trend these day's among bands ... more