The Downer Party
Ego Driven Lust Creatures
Popsmear records
6/10
Given the brevity of The Downer Party’s EP “Ego Driven Lust Creatures”, I feel absolut... Read More...
Josh Ottum
Like the Season
Cheap Lullaby Records
8/10
By all accounts, Josh Ottum is the quintessential come-from behind artist. No, really. He literall... Read More...
I’ve known my share of douchebag gutter punks who yell “anarchy” while wearing a uniform consisting of torn pants with the ass-bib patch, a number of patches on... Read More...
Max Brooks & Ibraim Roberson
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
Three Rivers Press
9/10
Max Brooks rules pretty good. If you're not hip to th... Read More...
FRIDAY
I’ve always considered Chicago to be America’s storage for cold, wind and uhhh, The Cubs. So, what could possibly make me go endure temperatures that I ... Read More...
CoCoComa
Things Are Not Alright
Goner Records
7/10
When you drink, the words you THINK are the lyrics rarely are. CoCoComa has found out that when you hav... Read More...
10. The Metal Mullet- The combination of the two single greatest hairstyles ever invented. It’s metal in the front and a trailer party in the back. They say the... Read More...
Grunge
Photos by Michael Lavine, Text by Thurston Moore
Abrams Image
7/10
At 27, I am old enough to have owned a Nirvana album while Kurt Cobain was still... Read More...
All the way from “Oz”, St Leonards are the newest players on the Hollywood Sunset Strip. Named after their hometown, the independently run trio from Australia i... Read More...
Men Who Stare At Goats
Overture Films
8/10
Nearly every time I have seen George Clooney in a film, I think one of two things: “He was the WORST Batman” or ... Read More...
Ill Mondo
Neal Rames!
Ill Mondo Records
7/10
It’s always good to get a Hip Hop record that cares more about lyricism and expression than creating dance cu... Read More...
Ludo
W/ Meese, Ha Ha Tonka and Without a Face
The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
Last time I saw Ludo, they opened for Presidents of the United States of America a... Read More...
The Dear Hunter
W/ Thursday, Fall Of Troy, Touche Amore
Forget the music for a moment. I have never seen so many beards on stage. Then again, I’ve never see... Read More...
Ahhh, free shit. You love it, I love it, EVERYONE loves it. With all the pirating and downloading and other shit that people claim to be the downfall of the rec... Read More...
The Road
Dimension Films
(In theaters Nov. 25th)
The Road, the new film based on Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, played on November 4th at... Read More...
