Music

Crawl Babies Crawl Babies EP 5/10 I’m pretty much 50/50 with my liking of Crawl Babies.  They’re good but their style of music is just over done and been a... Read More...

The post-CMJ recovery time is almost 3 weeks, at least for us late 20’s grandmas. When you get a press pass, you need to pack as much in as you can, and this ye... Read More...

When The Emperor asked me to do my first review ever for Racket Magazine (first ever review anywhere) I was scared!  The more I thought about it the more I thou... Read More...

Tim Kasher The Game of Monogamy Saddle Creek Records 9/10 Tim Kasher is known for his work with Cursive, the slightly chaotic indie band full of layered i... Read More...

Pacer No. 1 Chunksaah Records 4/10 The debut release from Pacer, the loud, melodic up and coming punk band from London, England, could very well be the s... Read More...

Casey Curry and the Remainders Tidal Tales From The Other Side Self-Released 8/10 It’s difficult for me to review my friends’ work, especially of a dude I... Read More...

Gatorface Wasted Monuments No Idea Records 7/10 Orlando Florida’s Gatorface has created a very solid album with their recent release, Wasted Monuments. Wh... Read More...

Racket gets a LOT of albums to review, but we got shit to do, mang. We all have day jobs, significant others, families and beer to drink. Or any combination thereof. Either way, sometimes we get behind and, to catch up, we bust out these haikus. If it passes for 10th grade poetry, it can pass for journalism, right?... Read More...

Darlings Warma Famous Class Records 6/10 There’s something very likable about Darlings, and it’s not just the urge to spoon that their name conjures up. I... Read More...

The Black Pacific The Black Pacific SideOneDummy Records 7.5/10 Black Pacific’s self-titled debut album has reminded me why I grew to dislike Pennywise so... Read More...

Eli “Paperboy” Reed Come and Get It Capitol Records 9/10 Eli “Paperboy” Reed is a musical oddity. In a music scene dominated by auto-tuned techno-pop and ... Read More...