AM Taxi seems like it's comprised of nice enough fellas. Racket spoke with singer Adam Krier about festivals and stealing shit from hotels.
Have you ever ... Read More...
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Universal Pictures
Dir: Edgar Wright
10/10
Spoiler Alert: This movie fucking rules. Now, my criteria for movies has always been... Read More...
Chris Farren has been pined over by Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem, mocked by the Emperor and beloved by the ladies. Here, Racket's Mondo Olivas asks him s... Read More...
I am a cheapskate. I know that. Everyone knows that. I hate paying for goods or services I can handle myself. This has led to a desire to learn to cook. I hate ... Read More...
"Wait, you're not Warren..."
Oh, Tom Gabel, what a fine snark you have! We sat down with the Against Me! Front man (well, we sat down at our computer, h... Read More...
This is Robbie. He plays a lot of instruments really well. I hate him for it. But I like Robbie, so I booked him for a show that Racket put on. It went well. Or... Read More...
Ahh, it's that time, isn't it? Time for another collection of jams handpicked by The Emperor and mastered by Racket's own Kateri Lirio. With tunes from diverse ... Read More...
Stewart
Kicks
Self-Released
7/10
Goddammit. I am slightly ashamed that I find Stewart’s Kicks so damned catchy. Simple riffs, simpler drum beats, fairly l... Read More...
The Last Airbender
Dir: M. Night Shyamalan
Paramount Pictures
6/10
Who would have thought to take a goofy anime made by white people about a bald kid with... Read More...
Captain, We’re Sinking
It’s A Trap
Kind of Like Records
9/10
Holy shit. Friends of The Menzingers, Captain, We’re Sinking make sure that their amigos don’... Read More...
The Like
Release Me
Downtown Records
8/10
At first, I was astonished by the amount of growth in The Like since their 2005 debut LP Are You Thinking What I... Read More...
Evelyn Evelyn
Evelyn Evelyn
Eleven Records/8 Ft Records
8/10
Staring with a very “Mad World”-esque ballad, The Evelyn Evelyn record of the same name strik... Read More...
I am a huge fan of Phantom Planet, and unashamed to have been there before The OC(Don't call it that...) and to see them pass through having a million 14 year o... Read More...
So, Travel Channel hits me with this email showing a frightened bearded man in an Evel Knievel helmet looking terrified and all I could think was “I wanna see t... Read More...
Ivan Ives is a goddamned prolific rapper. And he's done so doing it by himself. He started his own label (No Threshold Records) to put out records his way and a... Read More...
Against Me!
White Crosses
Sire Records
8/10
I wanted to be all “Selloutzzzz!” and “p0sers!,” but apparently I left my teenage indignation behind me nearly... Read More...
