Album Review: Jasper – “Jasper”
The crunchy, rocking rhythm that kicks off Jasper’s self-titled record didn’t prepare me for the swerve that gets pulled as soon as the vocals join …
Album Review: Drugs & Attics – “Clean Their Room”
If you’re gonna open your album with a song titled “Drug Party” and have the first lyrics be “I like to party” then you better …
Album Review: Y god Y – S/T EP
The bombastic dramatics on Y god Y’s debut EP cover you like a warm blanket with bass drops and melancholic howls all over. The duo …
Album Review: Mess – “Learning How To Talk”
Nearly a year ago I wrote a single review for “Cave,” the third track on Learning How To Talk. I’m as excited now as I …
Album Review: Salty – “Dry Rub”
It’s a rare occasion when I would call a song a ripper and mention a stellar saxophone solo in the same sentence, but even rarer …
Metallica play historic, record-breaking set at Sprint Center
Metallica / Photo by Fally Afani If you’ve ever met me (or have seen my profile picture on this very site) you could probably tell ...
Review: Good Saint Nathanael – “Lightning” Single
“Lightning,” the lead single from Good Saint Nathanael (Nate Allen, who previously performed his folk-punk tunes as Destroy Nate Allen), finds him trading those rowdy …
Album Review: Emmaline Twist – “Dissimulation”
Summertime blues got you down? Tired of heat waves? Sick of the sunshine? Take Dissimulation for a spin. Brooding shoegazers Emmaline Twist cool things off …
Album Review: Stiff Middle Fingers – “American Refuse”
Stiff Middle Fingers are as wild and pissed off as they’ve ever been on American Refuse, which is absolutely no surprise as the political punks …
Album Review: BUMMER – “Holy Terror”
Thank God (or Satan, whichever you prefer) for BUMMER. The trio is back with ten assbeaters on Holy Terror, their full-length follow-up to 2015’s Spank. …