Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain
7/10
Anthony Bourdain found unexpected attention ten years ago with his memoir Kitchen Confidential exposing New York City kitc... Read More...
Stephen Egerton
The Seven Degrees Of
Paper + Plastic
5/10
I’ve listened to this album over and over to try to figure out what to say about it and I keep c... Read More...
NOFX/ Teenage Bottle Rocket
Madison Theater
Covington, KY
Bands I like, I see live as often as I can. These two bands are lumped in that category. I’ve see... Read More...
No More Dirty Looks
Siobhan O'Connor & Alexandra Spunt
Da Capo Lifelong Books
10/10
Finally, finally, finally- the book I have been waiting for! I hav... Read More...
I spent a good portion of my time at San Diego Comic-Con this year watching panels, as opposed to forlornly wandering the main convention hall (which, while fun... Read More...
Bizarre, the shower-cap flaunting member of D12 steps up to release a new album, relentlessly tour and ...go on a diet? Racket's Jason Weintraub had a chanc... Read More...
This marks the 24th time I had seen Streetlight Manifesto. To be honest I was a little apathetic going into the show considering the last few times I had seen t... Read More...
A LIFE IN THE DAY: MIKEY SABATELLA
Have you ever seen that movie “She’s All That” with Freddie Prinze Jr.? You know the one where Jessica Alba is a major ner... Read More...
I am a cheapskate. I know that. Everyone knows that. I hate paying for goods or services I can handle myself. This has led to a desire to learn to cook. I hate ... Read More...
Comic-Con is something people wait for all year. Sure, you are taking time off work and driving for hours to come down and check out new Magic the Gathering car... Read More...
Cancer Bats
Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones
Good Fight/Distort
7/10
This album is just balls to the fucking wall. It’s brutal, edgy, powerful and just… ... Read More...
With San Diego Comic Con just around the bend, and numbers of attendees surely through the roof, as a first time comer you are surely excited, nervous, and prob... Read More...
"Wait, you're not Warren..."
Oh, Tom Gabel, what a fine snark you have! We sat down with the Against Me! Front man (well, we sat down at our computer, h... Read More...
This is Robbie. He plays a lot of instruments really well. I hate him for it. But I like Robbie, so I booked him for a show that Racket put on. It went well. Or... Read More...
Ahh, it's that time, isn't it? Time for another collection of jams handpicked by The Emperor and mastered by Racket's own Kateri Lirio. With tunes from diverse ... Read More...
Stewart
Kicks
Self-Released
7/10
Goddammit. I am slightly ashamed that I find Stewart’s Kicks so damned catchy. Simple riffs, simpler drum beats, fairly l... Read More...
