Look, Valentine's Day is lame. Unless you are Catholic, which I have a feeling very few Racket readers are, you have no real reason to celebrate Valentine's D... Read More...
Look, I love me some metal, but a lot of it just sounds like it's screaming at me. Norwegian metal heads Barron Womb (sweet name, fellas) show up the native Eng... Read More...
Today, January 31st, 2014, I came across a sponsored ad on Facebook. Now, we've all seen sponsored ads that aren't QUITE aimed at the right potential customer (... Read More...
OK, so your local sports team is out of the running and that other sports team you just DESPISE is going to the Super Bowl. Whatever. Don't watch it. I know tha... Read More...
I used to think that the Omaha Steaks style of mail-order food was weird as hell. I mean, it's kind of weird to have someone mail you food, right? I've seen thi... Read More...
The Lawrence Arms
Metropole
Epitaph Records
10/10
How three dudes from Chicago can make album after album of punk anthems is beyond me. How they do that w... Read More...
Jesus Christ, there are a lot of albums. We don't even get one percent of them, and we still get tons of shit to review. And I'm busy, maaaaan, I gotta go make ... Read More...
Hello, everyone! You know what rules? PRESENTS. You know what sucks? SPENDING MONEY. Here is our gift to you, a wonderful gift that costs NO MONEY. Zip. Zilch. ... Read More...
I hate Black Friday. I HATE it. I worked in retail for years and witnessed mothers gnash their teeth in a ferocious attempt to snag that Tickle Me Elmo from the... Read More...
It's that time of the year again, the festive holiday season full of people decrying our capitalistic society's waning valuation of the real reason for the seas... Read More...
Hank3
Brothers of the 4x4
Megaforce Records/Hank 3 Records
8/10
Cheap beer, cheaper girls
Think Primus, but rowdier
I wanna shoot shit
Elec... Read More...
So, we went to see GWAR again. This time with a new set of touring companions:
Band of Orcs - Sucks farts out of my asshole.
Iron Reagan - Good to see a thr... Read More...
Look, we're busy, maaaaaan. This beer ain't gonna drink itself and I have a whole lotta Netflixing to do. So, to clear some of the clutter off of my desk, I pre... Read More...
Tim Kasher
Adult Film
Saddle Creek
7/10
I used to love listening to Tim Kasher’s music, including his full bands Cursive and the Good Life. Then I stop... Read More...
I love GWAR. That's a known fact. I don't give a shit that they are loud, obnoxious, vulgar, juvenile, disgusting, slimy, rude, insolent, offensive, politicall... Read More...