LaGrecia
On Parallels
Suburban Home
9/10
Now, when you see a solid score from such reverent mags as Rolling Stone and Spin, you have to take it with a gra... Read More...
BigElf
Cheat The Gallows
Custard Records
7/10
Big Elf is a band that finds a surreal if not morbid exuberance in the macabre. Similar to the vein of Creat... Read More...
Black Light BurnsCover Your HeartI Am Wolfpack5/10I really do enjoy the majority of Wes Borland’s work, I think it’s interesting and well thought out. This is n... Read More...
Mad Men: Music From the Series, Vol. 1
You know, that one show.
7/10
I have both praise and scorn for this TV show soundtrack:
Praise: What a great mix... Read More...
¡Forward, Russia!
Life Processes
Cooking Vinyl/Mute Records
3/10
Oh. My. God. This is awful. Which is a bummer, because the CD cover art’s rad, the album’... Read More...
Melvins/Big Business Live
Aug. 7th Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. &
Aug. 10th Pearl Street, Northampton, MA.
I've been to a lot of fucking metal shows and ho... Read More...
Hanif Jamiyl
Krushed Grapes
Bukarance Records
7/10
The title track asks me if I’ve ever had my “grapes krushed.” I honestly don’t know how to answer. I’m ... Read More...
Banner Pilot
Resignation Day
Go Kart Records
9/10
Dear Banner Pilot,
I recently received your CD and press release and had a few comments for you.
... Read More...
LagwagonI Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to LagwagonFat Wreck7.00/10.00
So Lagwagon released a new album. A bit of a preface here, I have never really c... Read More...
I Want To Be Your Joey Ramone
Stephanie Kuehnert
MTV Books
8/10
If the author is anything like lead character Emily Black: dibs on Kuehnert. Dibs so bad. ... Read More...
Damiera
Quiet Mouth Loud Hands
Equal Vision Records
6/10
Well, I’m used to either complete crap, or tunes that kick my ass. So, when I get middle of the r... Read More...
Blacklist Union
Breaking Bread With The Devil
Blu Records
4/10
Oh, good: radio rock. My favorite. I really wish I could convey the tone of my voice throug... Read More...
Staked
Jeremy F Lewis
Pocket Books
6/10
Staked kind of reads like Harry Potter for grown-ups, which is to say it involves magic, adventure, and the supern... Read More...
Artist: The Hold Steady
Album: Stay Positive
Label: Vagrant
Rating: 9.0/10.00
This is really a band that needs little introduction, or a background as t... Read More...
Safari So Good
Every Fight is a Food Fight When You’re a Cannibal
Takeover
7/10
Well, on one hand, the five jams, including a Smashing Pumpkins cover, did... Read More...
Linwood
Burn Effect
Waxsaw Records
5/10
I didn’t even realize I was listening to anything for the first 20 minutes I had this on. No, seriously, I'm not b... Read More...