TRIPTAKA
SECOND WAR
Self-released
5/10
Is this Nine Inch Nails? No? Oh, well, they obviously wish they were. Nine Inch Nails is good though, and this is... Read More...
SOCIAL CODE
HE SAID SHE SAID EP
Fifth Season Music
7/10
These twerps are from Edmonton, Canada. They play teeny bopper punk rock like whatever else you ... Read More...
CENTREVOL
BEGGARS AND THIEVES
Self-released
9/10
When I got my most recent stack of CDs to review I picked through a stack of what looked like absolute ga... Read More...
Prior to this interview being set up, Polar Bear Club was unknown to me, but when I saw they were coming through town with a favorite of mine, American Steel,... Read More...
Norwegian Kenneth Ishak spent the better part of the last decade touring the world, both in the band Beesewax and as a solo artist. I spoke with Kenneth about t... Read More...
Kenneth Ishak
Silver Lightning from a Black Sky
5/10
This album by Norwegian Kenneth Ishak is both lush and beautiful. It is filled with layers of dreamy ... Read More...
The Ergs!
Carabar
Columbus, OH
October 13, 2008
I don’t remember exactly how I first found out about the Ergs. I do remember when I first saw them thoug... Read More...
ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT
ALL SYSTEMS GO III
Vagrant Records
10/10
Rocket From The Crypt fucking rocks! Their ’95 release, Scream! Dracula, Scream!, is one of... Read More...
Unwritten Law
Live and Lawless CD/DVD
Suburban Noize
7/10
Growing up and growing old in the punk scenes of the ‘90s and ‘00s, I never got into Unwritten ... Read More...
Holy Hail
Independent Pleasure Club
Kanine Records
8/10
Okay, I have to be up front. Having read the press kit that came with this disc, I absolutely want... Read More...
The Walkmen
The Basement in Columbus, Ohio
Monday, September 15, 2008
A Subdued Performance for a Subdued City
This past Sunday Hurricane Ike managed to... Read More...
The Modern Society
The Beat Goes On
Original Signal Recordings
8/10
This band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia was formed in 2005. The Beat Goes On is their... Read More...
Who's bummed they don't live in Chicago? The Emperor. That's who. However, Racket's good ol' boy Luke Toney will be hitting this sweet fucking fest up. Who are ... Read More...
OPM
Golden State of Mind
Suburban Noize
7/10
If this were on a major label I would recoil at the band photo on the reverse side of the CD, but this is on ... Read More...
One-Way Mirror
One-Way Mirror
Metal Blade Records
4/10
Let’s start on a positive note. This album has solid art design. The layout is very minimal and... Read More...
The End of the World
French Exit
Flameshovel /Pretty Activity Records
8/10
I actually liked this. There are a lot of alt-country moments, but I wouldn’t... Read More...
