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Lars Frederikson is, of course, ‘Lars from Rancid’ and at first glance it just looks like yet another guitarist’s solo album. But, young fellow-me-lad, this album is so, so much more so you’ll have to let me explain. This CD kind of acts as a musical biography of the life & times of Rancid’s enigmatic punk as f»
Cookie Monster, the blue, furry large-mouth friend of Kermit The Frog has apparently recorded a version of Limp Bizkit's '(I Did It All For The) Nookie'. Yep, in possibly the most ludicrous news item ever likely to be reported here the C.Monster [as Big Bird likes to call him] has recorded a version, aptly retit»
One listen to Zero Down’s debut full length & remnants of a number of those late 80s/early 90s punk bands begin to filter through. Indeed, for a debut album the amazing song-writing & musicianship is quite astonishing, the driving, hard-edged riffing & slower, more complex drum patterns being reminiscent of early NOFX »
Oh yes, this latest release from Nitro has a real loud, fast, mean, dirty attitude about it right from the first distorted blues-rock riff. Having emerged from the energetic roots of NY punk rock The Turbo Acs combine an intense surf-guitar twang with honest lyrics that scream LIVE TO WIN and contagious sing a long cho»
You know those rare moments when you get to hear a band that’s fresh, new & exciting? When the members are young and still full of untameable enthusiasm for the music they play? Where the lyrics aren’t just void, bland & pointless ramblings of a girl they fancied once but contain relevant, meaningful, positive energy w»
Anyone who’s ever been in a band will probably turn green with envy when they hear how The Ataris got signed. OK, roughly 4 years ago vocalist Kris Roe goes to see The Vandals & gives them a tape of his band. A few weeks later Vandal’s bassist [& Kung Fu boss] gives him a ring and asks him to record for his label. He g»
In amidst dissing most of the newer punk/rock bands around today I remember Gubby from Cargo Music raving on about this bunch, saying how much they stand out from the pack as musicians & songwriters. And I’ve gotta say I haven’t heard anything quite like them. Each song is an emotional yearning or reminisc»
I’ve gotta admit I didn’t quite know what to expect from these fiercely political punkers’ 3rd album. Their last 2 albums, ‘93’s How To Clean Everything and ‘96’s Less Talk More Rock were kinda hard to digest, so riddled with anti-governent, anti-religious –hey, anti-everything essays & quotes they were! OK, so »
I could mention the fact that Bad Astronaut consists of former & current members of Lagwagon but don’t think this is your average pop-punk record. There’s a slight inter-galactic sci-fi theme to this band with some weird little bleeps appearing here & there but my guess is that it’s just vocalist/ guitarist Joey Cape»
This is the near discography of South Carolina’s In/Humanity and contains 42 noisy, crashing blasts of grindcore goodness, although guitarist Chris Bickel reckons there’re only 3 or 4 decent ones. “We were an absolutely horrible band but that never stopped us from trying our damnedest to enlighten the community with ou»
When Kids Near Water’s demo was reviewed in Fracture a while back Monk Dave described it as “quite simply the best demo I have ever received” Not a bad catch then for Firefly’s first release. Opening with such a powerful slice of emo-core riffage it’s hard to believe that they haven’t been plugging the country»
Imprint first came to my attention through Charlene Insight’s Shaken& Disturbed comp & these 4 tracks of melodramatic metal pretty much follow suite. For some reason I thought all these poor UK nu-metal acts had died off but it seems like there’s more than ever now. Imprint just seem like every poor nu-metal band mash»
What is it with ska bands naming themselves after either the first thing they see or the first thing that comes into their head, whether it’s a relative [Uncle Brian], their local [The Lawrence Arms], a baseball bat [Zen Baseballbat] or random veggybles [Skankin’ Pickle]. Well it seems Slow Gherkin have followed the l»
I think the only people who will have heard of The Firebird Band are fans of Braid who may have heard guitarist/ singer Chris Broach talking about this side-project of his in fanzines now & again. However, since the demise of Braid at the end of summer ’99 The Firebird Band seems to have become a full-time project.»
Seems like there's been a trillion & one of these punk compilations churned out over the years. But, I gotta say 'Spirit of The Streets' is a darn good insight into the street punk bands that've formed the soundtrack to many a punx picnic over the years. 'Ard punk granddaddies like The Business, Warzone & Agnostic Fron»
Right, this may be a tad late but a review of one of Amen’s recent UK dates needs to be written. In the past 5 or so years since I’ve been going to gigs I’ve seen an unbelievable amount of bands and there’s been a few that’ve really stood out for me. Pennywise at Leeds ’99, Deftones first ever UK date in ’98 and Neuro»
I bought the ‘3 Years Old’ single on Organ purely because I liked the name. Bit silly I know but I learnt my lesson coz it was terrible! Next thing I know I get sent a whole album of the stuff. Bland, poppy rock that just drags & drags, Just take the first track ‘Bulletproofman’ which, by tradition, should be the catc»
Osmium.n1: Heaviest known metallic element. Whoever wrote this Oxford Dictionary definition is now going to have to change the meaning after listening to the 11-track slab of pure brutality that is Underule’s forthcoming new album. I mean, anyone who isn’t taken aback by the truly staggering pulsating »
Taken from the album “Veni Vidi Vicious” The Hives have served up a rather tasty single of straightforward raw punk’n’roll ala New Bomb Turks & Zeke. Although not as energetic as Zeke & possessing little of the fervent intensity that drives New Bomb Turks, the sharply dressed Hives have added a touch of suavity to thi»
When At The Drive-In played here last year it was at a small sweaty pub, where unsuspecting punters were assaulted by hard-hitting emo-core beats and rhythms as frontman Cedric jumped off the drum-kit and speakers like a four-year old on too many blue smarties. Everyone in the room was shocked, flabbergasted and thos»
"Don’t be a prick in the roses/ no-one’s impressed with your lack of respect/ we’re all black sheep & we know it/ so don’t f**k it up for the rest" [‘Hello Pricks] This is just a typical line from SOIA’s sixth and possibly their best album to date. The ‘we’ refers to the ‘family’ of thousands of ardent hardcore fans»
Sticking this on you could be forgiven for thinking Straightfaced had opted for the full-on nu-metal approach that some hardcore bands such as Earth Crisis seem to have adopted lately. However, although that old-skool Agnostic Front-style formula has kinda been ditched in favour of a heavier, punchier sound you get»
This is a split 2-track single on indie label Y3k showcasing 2 Indie-rock bands from England & Sweden. Babies Three are first & although they have a good rocky sound, a bit like The Parasites, the raw shouty vocals don’t really do much for me. Sweden’s Starmarket sound very similar but they have better vocals. Their so»
Right, I’ll start by asking if anyone knows where I can see/get a copy of this small budget horror comedy. If you do then please please get in contact with me! For a start the inlay shows some fat guy running around the streets of New York completely naked except for socks. And from the amount of gory latex special ef»
Yeh! A new Less Than Jake album! It doesn’t seem that long ago since ‘Hello Rockview’ was released but LTJ are back with another 15-tracks of bouncy hard-edged ska-punk goodness in the form of Borders & Boundaries. And with 79 releases [130 including compilations] under their belts they show no signs of slowing down. E»
And so another European hardcore band crawls out of the woodwork clutching a scorching album full of fervent energy, driving rhythms & passionate vocals. Section 8 carry on the legacy of Refused through well-written & catchy riffs injected with hot-blooded raging vocals. Also, like Refused S8 write about burning polit»
The Dillinger Escape Plan have been creating quite a buzz in the underground lately, their amazingly chaotic & technical live shows causing quite a storm in the states. You only had to observe the crush in the T-shirt room before they came on to see the kind of excitement surrounding this gig. But first we have som»
Hmm, live albums have always been a bit hit & miss in my book. NOFX did it. ‘A’ did it and Soundgarden did it on B-sides. But I don’t know whether it’s the lack of onstage banter [“Oh, look at all those middle fingers” being about as interesting as it gets] or the total lack of in-studio polishing or manipulation but t»
This is amazing. How can I begin to describe the amount of complexity and staggering musicianship that forms Drowningman’s sound? Building on the amazing standard set on the ‘How They Light Cigarettes In Prison’ EP released earlier this year R&RKM tosses and turns itself round complex rhythms & rabid scalic passages le»
