HSY’s self-titled EP is a dissonant, grumbling mass of noise. The production values are on the lo-fi end of the spectrum and the howling, atonal vocals sound like they were recorded inside a tunnel. It’s a throwback sound. An uglier,Read more…
Playlist Monday: Pick It Up
After such a downer playlist last week, it’s only fair to have something more upbeat this week. Enjoy!
Twenty Questions or Less with Kill Matilda
We sent Kill Matilda some questions via e-mail and they sent us their responses. Who are you and where are you from? We are Kill Matilda from the snowy northern wastelands of Canada! Why should anyone listen to your music?Read more…
Tales From the Bargain Bin: Romeo Liquor Store – Switchblade
You’ve gotta respect the tenacity of Toronto band Romeo Liquor Store. I was stunned to learn a couple months ago that they are still playing shows. But I shouldn’t have been. They play a timeless sort of take-no-prisoners bar rock.Read more…
A Place To Bury Strangers – Strange Moon
A Place To Bury Strangers is a loud frickin’ band. If you go to one of their shows unprepared you will almost certainly lose your hearing for the next couple days after and likely suffer some sort of permanent damage.Read more…
The Offspring – Live
Twenty years ago The Offspring released Smash: the highest selling independent record of all time. It sold over ten million copies. It brought spawned two humungous hit singles in “Come Out and Play” and “Self-Esteem.” It (along with Green Day’sRead more…
Tales From the Bargain Bin: Less Than Jake – Losing Streak
Remember when ska was popular again in the 90’s for about three months? It seemed like you couldn’t swing a dead fish without smacking into a ska cover of some popular song. A couple come to mind: Reel Big Fish’sRead more…
Guiltfeeder – Shadow People
I don’t get hardcore bands like Guiltfeeder. I mean, I kind of get them. They are to music what brutal, gory, horror movies are to film. It seems less of an exercise in musicality but rather a display of aggression,Read more…
Kill Matilda – #Punk #Zombie #RocknRoll
West coast punkers Kill Matilda’s latest release “#Punk #Zombie #RocknRoll” is essentially an abridged version of 2011’s “I Want Revenge” with an acoustic version of “Geisha With a Switchblade” tacked on to the end. Ragers is the name of theRead more…
The John Holmes Book Club – Skin To Skin
Whenever I tell a friend about The John Holmes Book Club I get one of two reactions: a hearty chuckle over the absurdity of the band’s name or a dumbfounded “who is John Holmes?” The Cameron Switzer-led quartet barged ontoRead more…