I really tried to track down Enon’s John Schmersal for a few Q’s and A’s, but I had a date for Jambalaya with my boss; and, to be honest, I was drinking Mint Juleps before noon… I waded through my six-hour bartending shift at the Arrow, and finally arrived at Bottom Of the Hill to […]
When I first heard Faceless, the last E.P from this metal outfit from Colorado Springs, it was evident that lots of polish had been rubbed over their raw persona. And I liked it. But this is coming from a person that has a 10-1 collection of Brit-pop, indie rock, and punk in her personal music […]
It’s quite possible that melody driven rock is dead. Our current music scene striving for individuality has all about dumped the musical decree. However, Ahimsa Theory’s newest might be the zombie sent to revive formulaic rock melody. That revival, however, will be as disruptive as a stone thrown in the Pacific.
Bear Vs. Shark is unique, experimental, emotional and honest. They strive to be set apart from corporate-driven, financial ideals and to be heard without discrimination through unfiltered ears. Their newest album, Terrorhawk, encompasses every intention to be set apart from the social norm, and to be as diverse as humanly possible.
Some girl bands just make music and are girls, some address head-on feminist issues, and some never let you forget for a second that they are GIRLS, and cute. Seattle’s The Catch dwell squarely in that third realm, one carved out and polished by the Go-Go’s, and with their debut album, get cool, they’re staking […]
Before the Internet, before laptop computers and cell phones, before DVDs and wireless technology there were the futurists, Kraftwerk. This was a time for true invention. No redo of retro. No flashback with a new skin. Ralf Hutter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert and Henning Schmitz were the Alexander Bell to Can’s Thomas Jefferson, but on […]
Mirazh, also known by the moniker M-6, might just be the closest thing D-Town has to the legendary Tupac. Not that he’s trying to be, either; its just the way of things. Though at time his rhymes are juvenile at best, and occasionally his delivery seems a bit forced, there is no denying the sincerity […]
One Of The Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard is the collaborative effort of a Los Angeles-based production team turned musical avatars; and, production knowledge is clear, as the masterful stereophonics, fidelity and vocal effects on the group’s debut LP Situation Nowhere are ever-present and usually good, though from time to time it gets too synthetic sounding.
Is it me, or isn’t a song where a guy sings to a girl, softly, sweetly, “I will wreck you,” over and over lend itself to the self-help section of Barnes and Nobel? Yes, it is. Why is love so hard? Why God, why? This is the mood I find myself in after listening to […]
If I judged records on the album artwork I received, this one might’ve gone straight in the garbage bin, with its white-on-black hand-scribbled drawing that looks like something I might’ve done in Wite-Out on the cover of a notebook in middle school. Luckily, I didn’t pitch it, as I like this album more each time […]
