One of my favorite things to do at Racket is to have people interview bands that they have never heard of. You get none of the weirdness that comes with inter... Read More...
Big Money Rustlas
Psychopathic
3/10 or 8/10, I can’t tell.
Big Money Rustlas is, get this, a WESTERN, starring INSANE CLOWN POSSE…in full on CLOWN MAKE-UP.... 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...
Tony Castles
No Service
Famous Class Records
8/10
At the very least, Tony Castles’ No Service is a pick ‘n’ mix of eclecticism with each track being a mil... Read More...
Katy Perry
Teenage Dream
Capitol Records
3/10
While I do not listen to it on the regular, I understand the place pop music has in society. People don’t wa... Read More...
Fake Problems
Real Ghosts Caught On Tape
SideOneDummy Records
9/10
Fake Problems upcoming 3rd album, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape is perhaps their best rele... Read More...
The Menzingers
Chamberlain Waits
Red Scare Records
8/10
Having previously enjoyed A Lesson in the abuse of Information Technology, I switched on The Menzi... Read More...
Gabe and Dennis. What a pair. You know who else is a pair? Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Boots Riley of The Coup. Click the play button to see h... Read More...
I love dragons. I figured a Dragonette would be a tiny little dragon, more adept at making creme brulees than burning down the thatch-roofed cottages, What TH... Read More...
Weezer
Hurley
Epitaph Records
9/10
The first track off this record is without a doubt one of the strongest starting tracks of a record I have heard. "Me... Read More...
Secondhand Serenade
Here Me Now
2/10
When I hit play on the album’s opener “Distance” and listened to the first 5 seconds, I must admit I had an excited mo... Read More...
You know what, I might have had a bad time at the Drinking Made Easy Tour, but I will most definitely support Zane Lamprey in his future endeavors, such as ... Read More...
The Constellations
Southern Gothic – CD Review
Virgin Records
6/10
When I first picked up the record and read--The Constellations, I knew it would be my n... Read More...
Nothing like starting an interview by informing the band that you are drinking. As Tall As Lions is fronted by a dude named Dan Nigro. I think it's a good thing... Read More...
