In the summer before 9th grade, I was glued to a yellow Discman, playing Rage Against The Machine’s Evil Empire like it held state secrets. In high school,... Read More...
LiceMiami Lice: Season 4Rhymesayers9/10
Every so often, I find myself paralyzed by the overthinking of what I am writing, worried that I am not being cl... Read More...
There are a few guarantees in life: death, taxes, and that a GWAR show will leave you soaked in fluids you really hope wash out of white cotton. Recently, at t... Read More...
You know what, usually when I go to a show to review, I try to get an idea of the sound, the atmosphere, yadda yadda yadda, but this time around, I really focu... Read More...
ZOCOLUMANISTA IZ3 Records3/10
Does Eurovision have B-sides of all their uninspired rock? No, thank you, ZOCO, I’m good.
From the start, I have a bo... Read More...
The Academy Is…Almost ThereI Surrender Records7/10
This year, I am celebrating 21 years of leading Racket’s cadre of music lovers/”journalists”. The Aca... Read More...
Racket got a looooot of press releases for releases of singles off of upcoming albums. And I had the stupid ass idea that a single song deserves a single image... Read More...
Photo by Rob Brens
Fifteen years into the game, King Parrot still sound like a band that just kicked in the door, flipped over your furniture, and asked if ... Read More...
The ColourfliesHoneydripperGrindEthos Record8/10The Colourflies hit me up about a review a couple months back, but I was busy flying high on prescription n... Read More...
Photo by Clara Balzary
There are not a whole lot of hills I’m willing to die on, but I have a few:
600-person venues are the ideal size.Band names should... Read More...
Last December, I lost a dear friend and I couldn’t even say goodbye. That friend? The Chain Reaction. An all ages venues whose website was literally allages.co... Read More...
Steve Poltz has been around the proverbial block and has the stories to prove it. From dicking off when he was supposed to be writing a six-figure jingle to ch... Read More...
Taking the dress code seriously as a CTO.
Like most hardcore and metal record labels, knifetwister records isn’t quite your normal record label. Founded by ... Read More...
Last year I read Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing and loved it. Then I read Iron Flame. Then I read Onyx Storm.
I didn’t necessarily read Fourth Wing because... Read More...
My wife and I have this technique with our son whenever we wander into a toy aisle — we tell him, “We’re not buying anything today, but we can take picture... Read More...
So, at the ripe old age of forty fucking four, I had a hip replacement. Two days into being a cyborg, I can tell you two things: - Modern hip replacement surge... Read More...
