Reviews

  • Review: Chuck Ragan – Covering Ground LP (5/5)!

    in News January 3 - 12 years ago

    Chuck Ragan – Covering Ground – Covering Ground would have been a fantastic name for a Chuck Ragan covers album, but instead it is the third solo album from Ragan, featuring all new material, and that’s even more appealing. From start to finish, it comes with the trademark Ragan energy ...

  • Review: Into It. Over It – Proper LP

    in News January 2 - 12 years ago

    Into It. Over It – Proper LP – Damiera bassist Evan Weiss – who rather than perform under his own name has opted to name his one-man act Into It. Over It. – opted to not release a normal debut, but instead write, record and release one song every week ...

  • Review: The Wonder Years – Suburbia: I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing

    in News December 5 - 12 years ago

     The Wonder Years – Suburbia: I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing – The Wonder Years continue to be one of the most hyped and lauded bands in the pop-punk scene of today, and I continue to be mostly unimpressed. The Philadelphia band’s latest is delivered with the lofty ...

  • Review – Blink 182 – Neighborhoods 2xLP

    in News November 14 - 12 years ago

    Blink 182 – Neighborhoods LP – Blink 182 already lived the quintessential pop punk career. The band started small, releasing a couple of fantastic, low-production value but high-energy teen-angsty albums, gaining a reputation for being humorous on tour. Then the trio got huge, signed to a major label (creating a rift ...

  • Review – Sundowner “Four One Five Two” LP

    in News September 13 - 13 years ago

    Sundowner “Four One Five Two” LP – In 2007, Chris McCaughan finally got around to doing his own record away from The Lawrence Arms, getting together a backing band and putting down an album full of tracks he had been performing in solo shows, along with reworkings of a couple ...

  • Review – Against Me! “Russian Spies” 7-inch

    in News September 12 - 13 years ago

    Against Me! “Russian Spies” 7-inch – Against Me! can’t seem to do much these days without being overly scrutinized, so I’ve opted to go against the trend and keep this one short. With the band’s new drummer Jay Weinberg in tow, Against Me! presents an EP featuring “Russian Spies” on ...

  • Review – Alkaline Trio “Damnesia” LP

    in News September 1 - 13 years ago

    Alkaline Trio “Damnesia” – Alkaline Trio is arguably one of those bands that has been in an “old stuff” rut for the better part of a decade. That is to say they’re a band with which fans have grown attached the old material while being not quite as pleased with ...

  • Review – Bomb the Music Industry “Vacation” LP

    in News August 31 - 13 years ago

    Bomb The Music Industry – Vacation LP – Bomb the Music Industry might be one of the best cases for vinyl around. The band’s music has been infamously offered online, legally, for free or for donations from fans. So a great way to still support the band (and the only ...

  • Messenger Bag For Vinyl

    in News August 24 - 13 years ago

    Soundscreen Design have come up with a bag that specifically designed to store your vinyl in a safe and secure way. The SSD Messenger bag comes in black and can hold up to 7-10 ‘ at once. It is also UV and water resistant, which makes this bag perfect for concerts, festivals, yard sales, and walking ...

  • Review – Rise Against / Face To Face Split 7″

    in News July 7 - 13 years ago

    Rise Against / Face To Face Split 7″ – The 7-inch split from Rise Against and Face to Face on Nashville’s Folsom Records is an intriguing prospect. The bands, with a mutual admiration for one another, got together to offer an interpretation each of each other’s songs. Face to Face ...

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