Salute 27 takes their name from the many rock n roll deaths at the age of 27 (Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Robert Johnson). After listening, it’s kind of appropriate that their name is a tribute to the past, because their music definitely is. “Going to the Lake” is pure 70s hard rock from their 2006… Read more »
Rising out of the ashes of DC’s Minor Threat and Boston’s DYS, Dag Nasty at least initially met the challenge that they were left by their previous bands’ legacies and even laid the groundwork for what would become emo long before it became a genre full of cry-baby guys whining about their girlfriends. Their positive anthems of belief in yourself… Read more »
One of the explanations offered for Prince’s 1987 shelving of his Black Album project was that he felt it was of inferior quality and didn’t want to release it. Considering that he released Lovesexy instead might be a good reason to doubt the rumour (along with the other, more interesting explanation that he had a religious experience related to it),… Read more »
I’m gonna give something new a try. Instead of reviewing a whole album, sometimes I’ll pick a lesser known album track that maybe most people don’t know or haven’t heard in years and I’ll review just that song. I’ll probably kick this off late in the week with Ian Hunter’s “Standing in My Light.”
Label: Sire Released: October 15, 1990 Ride’s Nowhere is an album you can learn a lot about from the cover. Like the wave depicted, it may seem like a small ripple, but there is an underlying force behind it that can’t be measured on the surface. This is an album of contrasts between walls of jangley guitar, droning vocals and… Read more »
Label: Retro Grave Music Released: June 15, 2007 (stream is available at mp3.com now) Retro Grave is Trouble drummer Jeff Oly Olsen’s side-project. The five song EP, which should be followed by a full-length release sometime next year, is entirely written and performed by Olsen. Working alone may have some benefits, but likely more drawbacks. This isn’t a big departure… Read more »
Label: Hellcat Records Released: April 25, 2006 I know why Tim Armstong’s label signed Time Again: They love Rancid. The trouble is, I’m not a big fan of Rancid, so why would I want to listen to band with Rancid stamped all over them? Well, for one thing, I saw them live and their performance was inspired. For another thing,… Read more »
Hardcore is a genre in which it is really difficult for a band to distinguish itself. You have be heavy, you have to be fast, you have to be agressive. There aren’t that many ways to break that mold and stand out, musically or philosophically. Nonetheless, All Ships at Sea is a young hardcore band from Middletown, CT that is… Read more »
I’ve often thought about what current bands come closest to filling the roles that older bands filled in the past. For instance, I wonder who are the Beatles of today? Or the Led Zeppelin? Or the Pink Floyd? Etc, etc, etc. While it is important, I don’t think their superficial sound should be the primary consideration. I’d give more weight… Read more »