FullReviews Index - page 4
The Eat - "It's Not The Eat, It's The Humidity"
Little-known outside of Florida, The Eat were dangerously close to disappearing, until Alternative Tentacles brought them back from the archives.
Turbo Fruits - Turbo Fruits
While they are made up of half of Be Your Own Pet, Turbo Fruits is nothing like them, other than the fact that they also rock.
The Hedrons - One More Won't Kill Us
While I'm not sure what Scottish music should sound like, this ain't it. The Hedrons are an all-girl act that are all about punk rock a' la the Stooges and Ramones.
Review: The Vacancies - Tantrum
In a year that is already proving to be the best year for punk rock in quite a while, The Vacancies are making it even better with Tantrum.
The Wednesday Night Heroes - Guilty Pleasures
The latest on BYO Records, The Wednesday Night Heroes mashes street, crust and hardcore to create powerful, addictive anthems. It's perfect for any night, not just Wednesday.
PlayRadioPlay! - The Frequency EP
PlayRadioPlay! is the creation of Seventeen year-old Dan Hunter, a Texas kid who has become the latest MySpace phenom.
Fishbone - Still Stuck In Your Throat
Fishbone's unique blending of ska, punk, reggae, funk and metal has long made them one of America's most innovative and exciting punk bands. The band's first recording of new material in six years is easily one of the best albums you'll hear this year.
Dash Rip Rock - Hee Haw Hell
[p]What happens when Dante's [i]Inferno[/i] gets moonshine spilled all over it, and is then set on fire? [i]Hee Haw Hell[/i], the latest from Dash Rip Rock.
Clorox Girls - J'aime Les Filles
Clorox Girls play great, fast bursts of California punk rock that owe as much to the Beach Boys and Buddy Holly as it does to the Germs, and their new album is quickly on its way to becoming my pick for this year's summer soundtrack.
Lion of Judah - Universal Peace
Knowing that Lion Of Judah makes DC Hardcore and draws heavily from their predecessors does nothing to prepare you for this record; it's anything but predictable.
Nothington - All In
It's an album that's equal parts Ducky Boys and Social Distortion, equal parts honky tonk and punk rock, and equal parts desperation and inspiration.
Alkaline Trio - Remains
These guys have always been some of the best songwriters around (especially when you're in the mood for bitter, drunken breakup songs, or bitterness in general), and their buzzsaw guitars are distinctive and memorable. Their latest release just confirms it.
Triclops! Cafeteria Brutalia
Triclops! is an ambitious band. Formed by friends from four other bands (The Fleshies, Lower Forty-Eight, Bottles & Skulls and Victim's Family), they have assembled a musical force that is intent on making music that is loud, complex and somewhat disquieting.
Bonk - Against Nothing
If the Stooges and AC/DC had hooked up to jam in a basement somewhere, I'm not too sure the results would have been any different than this album.
Boys Like Girls - Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls doesn't reinvent the wheel, they take some else's wheel and roll with it.
Applicators - My Weapon
The Applicators play a brand of punk rock that is straight out of the mid-80s. This is definitely an album you could file under guilty pleasures, but you don't need to feel guilty for simply loving it either.
Monikers - Eat Your Young
Fronted by former Discount guitarist Ryan Seagrist (not Seacrest), this is very much an ep from a band that sounds like a work in progress.
O Pioneers!!! - Black Mambas
With song titles like "I Heard That New Ashlee Simpson Record is Pretty Killer" and "Motley Crue, Probably Saved My Life", you might think you're looking at a joke album. That's not the case.
Brats On The Beat: Ramones For Kids
Brats On The Beat is a collection of kid-friendly versions of Ramones songs. Performed by real punk musicians, this should be an essential album in any parent's collection.
Pepper - No Shame
This bit of Reggae-influenced rock will appeal to fans of Sublime and anyone else looking to chill out.
Bullys - BQE Overdrive
Bullys frontman Johnny Heff was a New York City firefighter, one of the many who died in the World Trade Center saving others. This nearly spelled the end of the Bullys, the end of a great sound in New York punk. Ultimately, the band decided to carry on and keep the sound - and Heff's memory and punk rock spirit - alive.
GoldBlade - Punk Rockers in the Dancehall
By compiling all of their anthems on one album, these UK punks have created an album that's a definite winner in my book.
A Heartwell Ending - Trust Us, We Lie
A Heartwell Ending's latest release is pure emo, but nothing new. If you like this kind of stuff, you'll be into it. Just don't look for innovation.
As Tall as Lions - As Tall as Lions
The self-titled sophomore release from this Long Island outfit is a swirling blur of well-mixed indie sounds.
New Found Glory - Coming Home
The latest from New Found Glory, Coming Home is a poppy masterpiece that's a bit light on substance.