Ane Brun and Tobias Froberg
October 30th
Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA
It was more café, less hotel on a brisk October night. The drink of choice after-dar... Read More...
Kenneth Ishak
Silver Lightning from a Black Sky
5/10
This album by Norwegian Kenneth Ishak is both lush and beautiful. It is filled with layers of dreamy ... Read More...
Friends don’t let friends tour without each other. After exchanging demos back in the day, these musical buddies from Europe pride themselves in making good mus... Read More...
Everyone wants a vampire lover… it’s not just me. With a movie coming out following the hit book series of Twilight, I thought I could fill you in on the obses... Read More...
Since forming as a band in 2001, Two Cow Garage has developed a reputation as one of the hardest working--and partying--bands in the nation, having logged over ... Read More...
XXTeens
Welcome to Goon Island
Mute Corporation
7/10
For some, the XXTeens are yet another experimental band looking for airplay and a write-up in the local... Read More...
Third Eye Blind
Red Eye - EP
7/10
Listening to Third Eye Blind is so sweetly nostalgic, like flipping through a yearbook, or watching reruns of Rocko’s Moder... Read More...
Bridge and Tunnel
East/West
No Idea Records
9/10
This is awesome. I mean that. With Jeff Cunningham screaming at me and Rachel Rubino making my panties we... Read More...
I Am Ghost
Those We Leave Behind
Epitaph
8/10
Discounting the fact that 97% of their fan base has a Nightmare Before Christmas necklace/patch/tattoo, and ... Read More...
Jackson United
Harmony and Dissidence
Acetate Records
8/10
I love it when a band’s influences are apparent without being a total rip-off. Jackson United’s... Read More...
The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style
Kim France and Andrea Linett
Penguin Group
10/10 Frilly, fancy, and fabulous points
(5/10 serious ones)
I interrup... Read More...
Japanther
Tut Tut Now Shake Your Butt
Wantage USA
6/10
What the hell? Alternating between bizarre beat poetry about Africa and poorly recorded jams about ... Read More...
Senses Fail
Life Is Not a Waiting Room
Vagrant Records/Drive Thru Records
8/10
Don’t judge a book by its cover, yea? Maybe…but I’m definitely going to chi... Read More...
Speakeasy, Tiger
The Sore Throat EP
Unsigned
8/10
"We think music and art and creativity should inspire people. We think we should share our hopes and dre... Read More...
Lords
Fuck All Y’all Motherfuckers
Black Market Activities
8/10
Motherfucker, these dudes have problems. You know how I can tell? Music is supposed to be ... Read More...
The Status
So This is Progress
Doghouse Records
7/10
The Status saved my life. Not by their music being the epitome of pop-rock, but by smashing the bigge... Read More...
