New Miseries – I Am Without Me
Band – New Miseries EP – I Am Without Me Label – None Release date – Now (available for free download on bandcamp/last.fm) Sounds like – gritty, determined hardcore punk - It seems big shoes need filling in the hardcore community. We all know who and what I’m talking about – perhaps 2011 is the ...
James Marsters – Like A Waterfall
Band ”“ James Marsters Album ”“ Like A Waterfall Label ”“ Brave Vessel Publishing/Self Released Release date ”“ 2007 (bought on Halloween at a convention) Sounds like ”“ Blues-rock, by the way of any act that has appeared at the Bronze between seasons 1-3 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. - Appearances can be deceiving and ...
Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
Artist – Various/Youth Brigade Album - Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records (CD/DVD Documentary) Label – BYO Records Release date - Now Sounds like – Crusty So Cal punks reminisce the good times of high fives, stage dives and their influence on the L.A. punk scene from the 1980s until the present day. - ...
Get Systematic with Wagdug Futuristic Unity
When The Mad Capsule Markets moved to temporary quitsville, a town that currently houses Reuben, System of a Down and Fugazi the annoyance level was palpable. The chilling words: “we can’t decide when we can re-start again as the band, at this point” had a nail-in-the-coffin-vibe of “MCM are dead.” There’s no denying that their ...
Lightning Strikes – new track from Rhode Island’s finest
What we need is some really fucking harsh noise, right? Also, lyrics? Who needs them? All you really need is some maniac who wears a mutilated ski-mask with a telephone-microphone jammed inside his gob, bashing the shit out of a drum kit and a bass player, who’s tuned his instrument to that of a giant ...
Dealing A Winning Hand With Mr_Barbs
Artist – Mr_Barbs EP – The Dead Man’s Hand Label – none, self released via myspace (£3) Sounds like – Sublime gone folk-rock whilst conversing with an acoustic cowboy. - There are many positive points to being a solo artist. One that springs to mind immediately is complete freedom to create songs about whatever you ...
Grim Yet Thought Provoking Intercourse from Bikini Black Special
Band ”“ Bikini Black Special Album ”“ The Grim Mathematics Of Intercourse Release date ”“ now now NOW Sounds like ”“ The world can be bleak in a seductive kind of way - Last year my ears were given the Royal Duke of Blessings in the form of Lancashire’s 5 piece Bikini Black Special. Even ...
Feel the Shivers with Alec Empire
As Alec Empires infamous ‘the past, the present, the future’ tour creeps closer into our ‘awesome, radical’ gig calendar, keep it fast would love to give the grand news that the forthcoming record ‘Shivers‘ will be released on May 8th. The track titles for this 7 track mini album (estimated playing time over 30min Alec ...
Strange Murmuring With We Versus The Shark
My internet isn’t working properly at the moment since the modem was moved, so my connection to the web is the same as an ADD kid playing with a light switch – sometimes he gets bored and leaves it be, other times he flicks it on and off so much I’m at the point where ...
Jingle Bell Rock With Keep It Fast!
Some of you may remember this feature on weird cover songs from July (back when it was sunny, probably) and I didn’t have to wear 6 layers in order to stop my blood from freezing. It got me thinking; I should really start creating the concluding parts to these posts otherwise KIF will become a ...
