Street Smart Cyclist needs a singer
This is a great band, but they parted ways with their singer. Anyone interested in singing for a band that streches the limits of punk rock, check this out.
Review: Elvis Presley – Viva Las Vegas
Label: Sony BMG Released: July 31, 2007 With a title like Viva Las Vegas, I suspect many people’s expectations are very low, associating this with the lounge lizard Elvis. However, that turns out to be an off-base assumption. The truth is this album captures Elvis during his second-wind. True, the young, hungry singer from the days before the Army and… Read more »
Review: Lozen – Enemies Against Power
Label: Australian Cattle God Released: May 15, 2007 Lozen, a two-piece from Tacoma, Washington, take their name from an female Apache warrior and prophet. The name fits, because the music is simple, making a visceral connection more akin to prophecy than science. Enemies Against Power doesn’t rely on complex rhythms or highly technical playing. Instead it sticks to simple riffs… Read more »
Review: Street Smart Cyclist – 7 inch EP
Label: Our Neighborhood Records Released: April 17, 2007 (or thereabouts) Not since the Minutemen has a band been able to combine such wild abandon with such a high level of musicianship. This three song EP is quite a ride, without a note of music or a second of time wasted. The pace changes are almost too much to keep up… Read more »
Myspace: Rubbing Down Debbie
Rubbing Down Debbie is yet another band from Jacksonville, Florida. After writing about the Explicits awhile back, this is the second band to approach me asking if I’d do the same for them (Baker Act being the other). Something good must be happening down there, because Rubbing Down Debbie makes them three for three in my book as far as… Read more »
GWAR is still funny…
…but their grammar sucks. Check out the title of this press release. The only world they’re gonna take over is the world of bad grammar. ODERUS URUNGUS ISSUE’S NEW PROCLAIMATION OF HATRED Humans, it is I, your Master, ODERUS, lead singer of the most violent band in metal history, the mighty GWAR, with the latest update on our progress in… Read more »
Review: Dear Tonight – We’re Not Men
Label: Red Leader Records Released: July 3, 2007 Because Dear Tonight hails from Brooklyn, I suspected they’d be at least somewhat about hipster cool cleverness and indie rock irreverence. The reality though is that there’s no sheen of cool over this band. In fact, there’s no sheen of anything at all. This is hardcore at its genuine, honest best. Following… Read more »
Amy Winehouse is on drugs? I’m shocked!
Here’s a big surprise from Amy Winehouse. After seeing her perform last weekend at the Virgin Fest in Baltimore, it doesn’t really surprise me that she was on the verge of collapse.
Review: Slough Feg – Hardworlder
Label: Cruz Del Sur Music Released: July 2007 Though Slough Feg’s name is derived from Irish mythology, they’re really at the forefront of the NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal). What that really means is that they’re from Frisco and they love Iron Maiden. This is the band’s sixth release, but the first one I’ve heard. Even from… Read more »
Review: Against Me – New Wave
Label: Sire Released: July 10, 2007 It’s always weird when a band you liked from their early days ends up with a major label deal and a lot of hype to back it up. Such is the case with Against Me! From the days of Reinventing Axl Rose, they showed a passion that few bands can match, but their real… Read more »