Issues: Issue 218 - February 2007
Local Review: Thunderfist – Too Fat for Love
Thunderfist Too Fat for Love ECG Street: 01.2007 Thunderfist = Lemmy + Spork + 1,000 cases of PBR Legendary scene vets Thunderfist know how to write hard-rockin’ anthems for the wild ones; tight as a snail’s ass and twice as raunchy. After nearly a decade of putting out albums that would give the Supersuckers a
Local Review: This Is My Airport – In D
This Is My Airport In D A. Star Recordings Street: 12.05 TIMA = Space Needle + Bob Dylan + John Cage + winter Those kids at A. Star Recordings know what is going on. Just when you think blues is completely played out, along comes a recording such as In D. An obvious play on
Local Review: The Sons Of Guns – Self titled
The Sons Of Guns Self titled None Street: 09.22 The Sons Of Guns = Beat!Beat!Beat! + Queens Of The Stone Age + The Black Crowes I can’t say I was very impressed by this record. The Sons Of Guns make their battle cry from a platform which has been used countless times by countless bands
Local Review: SEQ CHAPTER h r 1Venus Euphoric – The...
SEQ CHAPTER h r 1Venus Euphoric The Other Nine Planets Are Next The Collective Intellegence/Chabrama Record Street: 2006 Venus Euphoric = AFI + any number of bands that sound like AFI What can be said about a band that isn’t fresh, creative or very interesting? Is it different if it is of a genre that
Local Review: MONSOON SEASON – THE LAST COMMUTE
MONSOON SEASON THE LAST COMMUTE Narrl Recording Co. Street: 01.01 Monsoon Season = Sting + Late night NPR Jazz + any shred of relevance Nothing strikes fear into the heart of a SLUG reviewer faster than when a band compares itself to someone as musically worthless as John Mayer. What’s even sadder is listening to the
Local Review: Her Candane – No Battle!
Her Candane No Battle! Tribunal Records Street: 11.07 Her Candane = Himsa + Dillinger Escape Plan + Every Time I Die + noise Salt Lake City homeboys, Her Candane, come out screaming and ready to fight on their Tribunal Records debut, No Battle! Blending metal, hardcore, all the bloody screaming and layering of screaming you
Local Review: Glacial – Self-titled
Glacial Self-titled Exigent Street: 2006 Glacial = Red Sparowes + Black Sabbath + Dixie Witch The unmistakable finesse of Drew Smith, Glacial’s late drummer, shines through the recordings on this album, bringing an intricate Pelican feel to Glacial’s material. Andy Patterson’s heavier-than-hell chunk-drumming, in recent live settings, points Glacial in an almost Goatsnake/Isis direction. Pick
Local Review: COSM – Microphone Boutique
COSM Microphone Boutique Pseudo Recordings Street: 02.19 Recorded at Deep Red Records Studio by Alex Vazques Well, for starters … their website is broken. Maybe it’s just under construction while they remove all of the haplessly outdated pictures of Wendy (the former COSM frontwoman). The reason I brought it up is because I don’t think
Local Review: Band of Annuals – Live Warehouse EP
Band of Annuals Live Warehouse EP Self Released Street: 11.01 BOA = Neil Young + Emmylou Harris + that dreaded country twang It’s rare these days that a record can actually exude warmth. Live Warehouse EP does exactly that. From the first song, “Thought I’d Have Learned,” to the final “Blood on my Shirt,” these seven
Localized: Iceburn
Iceburn was active from the late 80s into the early 2000s, with band members and influences changing almost as often as the seasons. … read more