Review: The Red Krayola – “Introduction” July 10, 2008 For the better part of three decades, The Red Krayola has dominated — and, in many instances, helped map and define — the ever-shifting… Continue Reading
Review: Various Artists – “Knormalities V.3 Posthumorites” July 10, 2008 Bands stretching the conventional limits and commercial assumptions of “rock” offer up somewhat more bite-size fare on a four-song, limited-run comp that packs a… Continue Reading
Review: The Vanities – “Coma Kiss” July 10, 2008 It’s a strange science, calculating when a respected local act will begin to attract regional or national attention, like some magnet that’s mysteriously ripened… Continue Reading
Reviewer Spotlight: Don Caballero – Don Caballero 2 July 10, 2008 Originally published in Punk Planet July/August 2006 Don Caballero – Don Caballero 2 Some musicians may stumble upon moments of inspiration — even flashes… Continue Reading
Review: Various Artists – “Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children” May 30, 2008 NoFX’s “Leaving Jesusland” sets the tone for this 26-song comp: a bitter anthem slamming self-righteous supporters of the ruling elite who battle same-sex marriage… Continue Reading
Review: Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death – “Helpless” May 30, 2008 Spencer Moody (Murder City Devils) and Corey Brewer (Bright Shiny Objects) toss out the verse-chorus-verse formulas and craft a lo-fi disc of mumbled musical… Continue Reading
Review: STNNNG – “Dignified Sissy” May 30, 2008 The aptly named frontman Chris Besinger unfurls the D.C.-punk narrative bark that serves as the backbone of Dignified Sissy but each member of the… Continue Reading
Review: The New Thrill Parade – S/T May 30, 2008 The cover art to the latest from this Santa Cruz six-piece may scream Raymond Pettibon, but the five songs therein likely will remind you… Continue Reading
Review: Lichens – The Psychic Nature of Being May 30, 2008 A three-song set of haunted acoustic skeletons and dreamy, mid-fi synth-drones from Robert Lowe of 90 Day Men and Touch and Go critical darlings… Continue Reading
Review: Hiker/Biker – “Politics and Fucking” May 30, 2008 This lo-fi collision of acoustic musings and vague political treatises unfolds in true home-recorded fashion: songs ebb and flow through genres and source qualities… Continue Reading
