What other explanation can there be for extending what is already the wildest, drunkest fest in punk rock (and therefore in music period) for an extra two days?... Read More...
Chicago is totally bogarting all the good acts.
Ladies and Gents, for my last write-up on Riotfest, I started by explaining how it can be difficult to write... Read More...
A slight upgrade from the trough.
(OR, WHY ARE URINALS DESIGNED TO SPRAY PISS ALL OVER MEN? )
Today, we will examine and contemplate modern urinal design... Read More...
In previous years, it’s sometimes been hard to find the right angle to present a fest in a new light. No such effort is required this time around. This year’s R... Read More...
Stephen Egerton
The Seven Degrees Of
Paper + Plastic
5/10
I’ve listened to this album over and over to try to figure out what to say about it and I keep c... Read More...
NOFX/ Teenage Bottle Rocket
Madison Theater
Covington, KY
Bands I like, I see live as often as I can. These two bands are lumped in that category. I’ve see... Read More...
Animal Names
Let It Been
Boat Dreams From the Hill
5/10
First things first, the title is decent. I kinda hate the Beatles so poking fun, whether a sign of... Read More...
The Flatliners
Cavalcade
Fat Wreck Chords
8/10
A friend of mine had a band called the Flatliners in the mid nineties- this is not that band. This Flatlin... Read More...
Angus Khan
Black Leather Soul
Nickel and Dime
5/10
I tell you what, I feel like I’ve been nickel and dimed after listening to this… It’s largely mediocre,... Read More...
PINK RAZORS
LEAVE ALIVE
Houseplant/No Idea
6/10
I take it as a great compliment when I say that Erin Tobey’s vocal performance on Leave Alive sincerely re... Read More...
NO FRIENDS
SELF-TITLED
No Idea Records
8/10
I don’t want to seem like I’m biased towards No Idea bands, because they release plenty of stuff I don’t care ... Read More...
THE BOMB
SPEED IS EVERYTHING
No Idea Records
7/10
I have to be in the mood for a release like this and right now I'm just not. I can hear hints of bands l... Read More...
The Kobanes
Japan Invasion
Fixing a Hole/Dumb! Records
6/10
More legitimate pop punk, but lacking the expertise of the masters. It's not bad though; defin... Read More...
Teenage Bottlerocket
They Came from the Shadows
Fat Wreck Chords
8/10
Ah, now this is pop punk. The real kind. It's unfortunate that when describing a ba... Read More...
Fighting the Villain
First Impression
PopSmear Records
2/10
Terrible, cookie-cutter, MTV punk-pop (unlike mass media who co-opted the term, I will not ref... Read More...
Fest 8
Halloween Weekend 2009
Gainesville, FL
The Festies – Best of the Fest
Well, ladies and gentleman, another year's gone by and another wonderful Fe... Read More...
