Various Artists – Shout! The Revolution Rave-Up Alive 1997-2003 – Kemado Records

Shout!

I could make this review really easy and just list all of bands on this leather clad, Marlboro Red, studded belt compilation, bands you’ll recognize right off the bat – Vue, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks – to let you know what’s in store. But that would not only be lame and lazy, it […]

Various Artists – Salute This Volume 1 – Slash Records/BiggMassive

Salute This

Let us take a journey back in time. The year is 1978 and a new record label, Slash, has been brought onto the scene by Bob Biggs, who also published a pioneering punk magazine by the same name just one year earlier. It’s longevity lasted for 21 years, releasing the first two X Albums, the […]

Various Artists – Playing 4 Square 2 – Suburban Home, Polyvinyl, Fueled by Ramen, Drive-Thru Records

Playing4Square2

Much to the dismay of vinyl addicts worldwide, it appears the 7-inch is slowly but surely losing favor to the almighty $5 compilation. It should come as no surprise that even indie labels prefer to promote a product that showcases their entire portfolio of acts, rather than distributing a split single for the two bands […]