Song: Dusk and SummerArtist: Dashboard ConfessionalAlbum: Dusk and Summer “Dusk and Summer” makes me feel how I felt during the summer between 6th and 7th grades, when I would sit in the front yard and stare at thousands of stars in the night sky and listen to “Don’t Stop Believing” and dream of what it would feel like to be… Read more »
Label: Columbia Records Released: June 17, 2008 Punk rock made its way out of seedy clubs and into arenas over a decade ago, but that didn’t always mean that the bands who made it just turned on the commercial rock and abandoned their roots. Green Day, perhaps the genre’s biggest success story (unless you consider Nirvana punk), still really plays… Read more »
Song: FallibleArtist: Blues TravelerAlbum: Four If someone plays a wanker guitar solo on a harmonica, is it still a wanker solo?
Label: Goodfellow Records Released: April 29, 2008 There are two kinds of anger: one based on love and one based on hate. I’ve always found myself more attracted to the former. New Model Army’s fury on “I Love the World” has always seemed both fuller and deeper than something along the lines of the Circle Jerks’ “World Up My Ass.”… Read more »
Label: The Miriam Collection Released: June 3, 2008 As a long time Joy Division fan, I was very interested in Control. Ian Curtis is one of those enigmatic, sad characters whose mystery was deepened by an early demise. Because the film was based on his wife’s memoir, I hoped it would provide insight into why Curtis burned so brightly and… Read more »
Song: Dire WolfArtist: Grateful DeadAlbum: Workingman’s Dead “Dire Wolf” finds the Dead at their best. The song’s country-flavored, laid-back lunacy is the combination of their unique and distinctly American music and Robert Hunter’s great gift with words. It’s really cool how the story can exist on many levels.
Trever Keith has worn many hats over the years. His band, Face to Face, was one of the best pop punk bands of the 90s and 00s. He mashed up punk and hip-hop with Legion of Doom. He even runs his own record label. I recently had the chance to get some of Trever’s insights into all the facets of… Read more »
Song: Police and the PrivateArtist: MetricAlbum: Live It Out “Police and the Private” takes the synth pop of Metric and infuses it with warmth. It’s the first time I’ve heard a Metric song and immediately wanted to hear it again.
Kent, Ohio’s ANNABEL self-released their fantastic debut EP, NOW THAT WE’RE ALIVE, earlier this year. They play an infectious blend of indie pop with post punk dynamics. Echoes of The Get Up Kids, Superchunk and The Anniversary are present on the band’s debut EP, Now That We’re Alive. But, Annabel take the best from a number of different genres and… Read more »
35+ U.S. DATES CONFIRMED THROUGH AUGUST INCLUDING BOB LOG III/SCOTT BIRAM TOUR Los Angeles, CA – June 2008 – Left Lane Cruiser has confirmed a summer tour in support of their debut Alive Records release “Bring Yo Ass to the Table.” The band will be performing throughout one selected dates with the Black Diamond Heavies, Bob Log III and Scott… Read more »