No Friends – Self Titled – CD Review
NO FRIENDS SELF-TITLED No Idea Records 8/10 I don’t want to seem like I’m biased towards No Idea...
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RIP Jay Reatard – 1980-2010
Memphis punk Jay Reatard has passed away at the age of 29. Born Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., Reatard...
I Am Ghost- Live in Orange County- CD Review
I Am Ghost Live in Orange County Epitaph Records According to Steve Juliano, “It’s a bitch to record...
Killer Sharks 2 – A RacketMag MP3 Compilation
Ah, the holidays. Filled with soccer moms becoming lethal killers at Target, ugly sweater parties and punx yelling...
The Bomb – Speed Is Everything – CD Review
THE BOMB SPEED IS EVERYTHING No Idea Records 7/10 I have to be in the mood for a...
GWARGWARGWARGWARGWAR! – The Glasshouse – Show Review
GWAR With uhhhh…some other bands who weren’t GWAR! (Job For a Cowboy, The Red Chord) The Glasshouse, Pomona,...
The Kobanes – Japan Invasion – CD Review
The Kobanes Japan Invasion Fixing a Hole/Dumb! Records 6/10 More legitimate pop punk, but lacking the expertise of...
Teenage Bottlerocket – They Came From The Shadows – CD Review
Teenage Bottlerocket They Came from the Shadows Fat Wreck Chords 8/10 Ah, now this is pop punk. The...
Dethklok – Hollywood Palladium – Show Review
Dethklok w/Mastodon, Converge, High on Fire November 19, 2009 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA The best part about mosh...
Rooney – The Glasshouse – Show Review
Rooney W/ The Crash Kings and Tally Hall The Glasshouse, Pomona, CA I have seen Rooney maybe eight...
Fighting The Villain – First Impression – CD Review
Fighting the Villain First Impression PopSmear Records 2/10 Terrible, cookie-cutter, MTV punk-pop (unlike mass media who co-opted the...
The National Rifle – Man Full of Trouble – CD Review
The National Rifle Man Full of Trouble Unsigned/self-released 7/10 The last thing anyone thinks of when they think...
Snoop Dogg – Show Review
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Snoop Dogg and DJ Quik concert at Club...
NOFX – Cokie The Clown/My Orphan Year – EP Reviews
NOFX Cokie The Clown /My Orphan Year EPs Fat Wreck Chords 8/10 You know what, I dislike Fat...
Nadia Ali – Embers – CD Review
Nadia Ali Embers Smile in Bed 8/10 After writing countless reviews and listening to so many different arrangements...
The Lawrence Arms – Buttsweat and Tears – EP Review
The Lawrence Arms Buttsweat and Tears Fat Wreck Chords 9/10 FUCK. YES. The first bit of new tunes...