Crooked X
Crooked X
Capitol Records
9/10
At fourteen years old, I hadn’t been to a concert, I thought White Zombie was the epitome of badass, and I had ne... Read More...
Save Me From Myself/ Washed By Blood
Brian “Head” Welch
HarperOne Publishing
3/10
Wow. What a complete middle finger to fans of Brian “Head” Welch. If ... Read More...
Potluck
Pipe Dreams
Suburban Noize
7/10
I am horrified to find this as catchy as it is. Raps flow like bong-water over old-school beats in their latest al... Read More...
John Frusciante
The Empyrean
Record Collection
7/10
Wow, I am really glad I don’t do drugs. This is mostly because they’re expensive and would bar me from... Read More...
Ahhhhh, NAMM. It’s a glorious time. For any musician, regardless of style, genre, race, religious views, THIS is 100% AWESOME. Think every holiday ever rolled i... Read More...
Unearth. Or is it UnEarth? Whatever. So, I find out I get to talk to a metal band again and the obvious course of action is to pound a pitcher of Newcastle no l... Read More...
God, why does good fashion have to fall under the trap of bad branding? Tattooed Steel makes lazer-etched art on steel jewelry, including money clips, dog tags ... Read More...
Valkyrie
United Artists Studios
6/10
Valkyrie stars Tom Cruise as a Nazi. Which is not all that unpredictable. Cruise’s character, Claus Von Stauffenberg,... Read More...
Well, I got to sit on the tour bus with Jess Margera (yes, Bam’s brother, no, I didn’t care, but I'm sure there are those that do.) and got to talk swords and b... Read More...
Far*Out is the reason for California's over-population. It gives people across the nation that if they have enough talent, drive and/or ambition (or if daddy's ... Read More...
Rodney Dangerfield
Greatest Bits
Shout Factory
6/10
Oh, Rodney, even after you’re gone, you still get no respect. A post-humus album full of clips from va... Read More...
Monikers
Wake Up
Kiss of Death
9/10
Dear 8lb, 6oz newborn Baby Jesus, don’t let these guys break up before I can see them. Please, for me? I know that I ... Read More...
Bridge and Tunnel
East/West
No Idea Records
9/10
This is awesome. I mean that. With Jeff Cunningham screaming at me and Rachel Rubino making my panties we... Read More...
I Am Ghost
Those We Leave Behind
Epitaph
8/10
Discounting the fact that 97% of their fan base has a Nightmare Before Christmas necklace/patch/tattoo, and ... Read More...
Jackson United
Harmony and Dissidence
Acetate Records
8/10
I love it when a band’s influences are apparent without being a total rip-off. Jackson United’s... Read More...
Japanther
Tut Tut Now Shake Your Butt
Wantage USA
6/10
What the hell? Alternating between bizarre beat poetry about Africa and poorly recorded jams about ... Read More...
