Billed as a concept album about Sacramento, California, An Angle’s sophomore offering is possibly the most exciting thing to occur in the Golden State’s capital city since the Bones Brigade’s Tommy Guerrero won the Sacto skate jam back in the ‘80s. It’s hard to determine if the constant references to alcohol are a nod to […]
The Aquabats – Charge!!
You really have to love the Aquabats. I mean, just try and say their name without giggling. Then picture a bunch of guys in spandex uniforms like a bunch of cartoon superheroes, playing 80s new wave-style rock flavored with a pinch of ska and all the insanity and none of the seriousness of the punk […]
Athlete – Tourist
Below Tha Surface – Push Play
Bolt – Movement and Detail
Columbia, South Carolina isn’t known for its instrumental prog-rock, but the three boys in Bolt are hell bent on changing that with the release of their sophomore full-length, Movement and Detail. From the ominous opening notes of “Devil’s paintbrush,” to the driving, almost pop-punk number, ‘Kick” to close the album, Bolt reveals a diverse musical […]
The Cribs – The New Fellas
You know when you get cornered at a bar by a really, really drunk guy? And he won’t stop talking because he thinks he’s got something really important to say? But he just keeps repeating himself and slurring, never getting to the point? The Cribs give me that same feeling. Like you know they’re trying […]
The Herbaliser – Take London
About two decades ago, one of Rap music’s greatest champions (a guy named Russell) was working with Profile Records; he had helped to get his brother Joseph “Run” Simmons and two of his friends a record deal. Well, before you knew it, the trio called Run DMC broke this fledgling music genre wide open and […]
No Use For A Name – Keep Them Confused
Returning with their 8th studio album, Keep Them Confused, No Use For A Name loses no momentum. A perfect mix of old school ’90s punk rock melody and energetic rhythms should please any NUFAN fan. NUFAN has kept it underground for almost 20 years now (the band was formed in 1987 by current members Tony […]
Blue Van – Turning HIllbillies into Classic Guys
Steffen Westmark: vocals/guitarSoren V. Christensen: organAllan F. Villadsen: bassPer M. Jorgenson: drums What do you do if you’re a sixth-grader in small-town Denmark and all the kids tease you for having long hair and listening to classic rock’n’roll? Why, find the only other sixth graders like you and start a band, of course. The Blue […]