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...
Midnight to Twelve
XII
JKH Entertainment
5/10
A great poet once described the disturbed mind of an artist friend as “The melancholy madness of poetry withou... 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...
Gramercy Arms
Gramercy Arms
7/10
Gramercy Arms from New York City pours out their melting pot sound deliciously into the group’s self-titled debut album. I... 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...
Underoath, Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, The Famine
House of Blues, Las Vegas, Nevada
November 18, 2008
I showed up at the House of Blues, one of the ver... Read More...
Katie Mae
You May Already Be a Winner
Maggadee Records
7/10
Some rock bands imitate their muses, while others fuse their influences to create their own s... Read More...
Behemoth
Ezkaton
Metal Blade Records
6/10
I’ve seen Behemoth live in the past and I have to say I was never impressed with their stereotypical, badass met... Read More...
Electric Six
Flashy
Metropolis Records
7/10
Oh, a blast to the past of my electric days. This album reminds me of the kids with bright colored hair, mism... Read More...
The Dead Trees
King of Rosa
Milan Records
7/10
Think of shrill bands, and about a half a dozen spring to mind. Asked to identify mellower groups and mayb... 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...
Gentleman Auction House
Christmas in Love
Emergency Umbrella Records
5/10
Generally speaking, music and schmaltz- particularly the holiday variety- rarely g... Read More...
In Flames
The Warfield
San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2008
In Flames is by far one of my favorite bands. I’ve liked their music for some time now, but n... Read More...
Powderfinger
Dream Days of the Hotel Existence
Universal Music Australia
8/10
The phrase “pop rock” is usually an oxymoron. There is nothing poppy or smoot... Read More...
Twilight
4/10
It’s delightful and ridiculous, beautiful and stupid. Set in the town of Forks, Washington (and filmed in Oregon, the cheating bastards), Twili... Read More...
