When I first popped Appertif For Destruction in the player at my day job, Richard Cheese led off with a lounge intro, and broke his first breath, “Sittin at home home with my dick on hard.” That was as far as it got before I had to pop it out. I didn’t realize at the […]
One of the beauties about music is that realistically, and aside from covers of magazine and pretty boy band shots, it is invisible to the eye. It comes down to what the songwriters and musicians have to offer, whether they’re 18 or 80. Some make their age and experience very apparent: a pop punk rocker […]
How does a metal act secure its place among the iconic? While there’s no science, per se, history suggests that it must satisfy certain criteria. Based on longevity and fan respect alone, one would assume that Megadeth is among the legends, but let’s see how they stack up: 1. Metal Melodrama: Dave Mustaine’s past feuding […]
Quite simply, this album is a collection of anthems to soundtrack the days of high school and the two years after. Unfortunately, if you’re any older this one will most likely just pass ya by due to the definitive generation gap within this record’s twelve tracks. The record titled Commit This to Memory is the […]
In a rock and roll world where too many bands are giving up hope, The Starting Line is back, feverishly striving to put a smile on your face. After the release of 2002’s Say it Like You Mean It, and four years of international touring under their belts, the boys, all still in their early […]
Apparently some of the earlier listeners of Xiu Xiu (and perhaps current) have had severe reactions to hearing them play: both positive and negative. By tendency, those who instigate rapid change in the boundaries of music can be misunderstood. Stemming from a rich San Francisco music community, many of the band’s friends and supporters appear […]
Although I understand the concept of a promotional tour, I am extremely annoyed by them. I’m a fan, and as much as I want to hear a few new joints from a band’s forthcoming record I don’t want to hear the whole thing. This is my opinion, as whiny as it is, but for some […]
As opposed to the conforms of society, there’s something enticing and interesting about the word “dirty” – dirty martinis, dirty talk, jeans that have the remnants of the day (or week, depending on your laundry habit), streets that are less than pristine, dive bars with aromas from decades of human interaction, joy and pain. This […]
The other day I was looking through my beat up sun scorched CD case and I couldn’t believe how many Punk-O-Rama CD’s I had within my obscure collection. It was disturbing because it had been years since I listened to a single one of them. They had simply acted as the CD of the week […]
