Megadeth
Anthology: Set The World Afire
Capitol Records
10/10
The band's third greatest hits release appears in the form of this delicious two-disc set c... Read More...
The Measure
One Chapter in the Book
Don Giovanni/Kiss of Death
10/10
If I were to weigh the two full lengths from The Measure, neither would come out o... Read More...
Here at Racket, we love booze. So much that RacketMike has gone on to be a professional brewer, as well as an avid home brewer. I once made a home-brewed Honey-... Read More...
I believe that Jesus is the son of God and died for our sins. But this week I saw a sticker that read, “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers” and I laughed o... Read More...
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009, was the first time I have watched a full episode of Lost. Before that, I have seen a combined total of about 43 seconds over the spa... Read More...
Ume
Sunshower
Pretty Activity
9/10
There is grunge, and then there is Ume. Their most recent album Sunshower is a short five track EP that is a far cry from... Read More...
Racket Kristen- I’ve heard Four Year Strong is known for using lines from all kinds of movies as their song titles, so in the movie titled Four Year Strong ... Read More...
Dropkick Murphys
Hollywood Palladium
February 20, 2009
Big burly white dudes, some bagpipes, and a newly “remodeled” Palladium- not much else to note for t... Read More...
Ducks Vs Kings
Honda Center
2-18-09
8/10
Well, I finally went to my first hockey game and, as The Emperor of Racket, feel like I can review what... Read More...
E Reece and Core Elements
L.I.S.n 2 This Live.In.Studio
Elevated Mental Recordings
6/10
The meeting of the minds between two artists can go either way. Fo... Read More...
When my friend, Josh Sullivan, decided to quit his job as a junk yard worker and basically couch surf from town to town, from friend to friend, writing a zine a... Read More...
Edguy
Tinnitus Sanctus
Nuclear Blast
4 out of 10
I hate Christian metal so the first three tracks on Edguy’s Tinnitus Sanctus had me worried. Halfway thro... Read More...
Dead in Desemboque
Eddy Robert Arellano
Soft Skull Press
8/10
Spanish class, why do you fail me now? Three years of español and a quarter of français and ... Read More...
Hot Chip With Robert Wyatt and Geese
Self-titled
EMI
7/10
In the history of EPs, there have been plenty that could best be described as odd, different, or n... Read More...
Jon Bonamassa
Les Paul and Friends: A Tribute To A Legend
Immergent
10/10
Les Paul is a legend. Period. He pioneered the electric guitar, invented the world... Read More...
Jeffree Star
Cupcakes Taste Like Violence
Popsicle Records
3/10
Jeffree Star…a self-made, internet celebrity. It’s great that Star is passionate about mu... Read More...
