Authors: Matt Brunk
Review: Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal
Continuing the theme of yelling at faith, established in their last album, Sempiternal doesn’t overly change the formula—and that’s not a bad thing. … read more
Review: Big Eyes – Almost Famous
Apparently a Seattle band by way of New York, Big Eyes comes to bat with some serious rock pedigree. Made out of a fairly traditional three-piece, Big Eyes doesn’t do much to experiment with the formula, but they’ve got a solid sound that doesn’t wear out their welcome. More on the garage rock end of the spectrum, their one secret weapon comes in the form of their female vocalist, the husky-voiced and charismatic Kate Eldridge. … read more
Review: Authority Zero – Tipping Point
Does it count as having a favorite song if “favorite” describes half the songs on an album? … read more
Review: Anchoress – Set Sail
I’m calling it—this is the album of the summer, if not the year. Furious and cocky hardcore punk with more swagger in 22 minutes than most bands have in a full LP, I haven’t taken this album out of my stereo since I started listening to it. … read more
Review: Alkaline Trio
After 17 years and album after album, it’s likely that you’ve heard of Alkaline Trio, and you know what you’re getting into on My Shame Is True. … read more
Review: Sublevel Zero
Sublevel Zero is a hell of a fun game, and it’s refreshing to play something different. … read more
Local Review: Charlatan
There isn’t much of an excuse for slacking in production anymore, with modern technology allowing the tiniest band to put out professional-quality demos—which is why it’s extremely painful when a band doesn’t put any effort into creating a listenable recording. … read more
Cheat Codes For Charity: When Gamers Give Back
Utah’s own local gamer geek, Ricky Simmons, decided it was his turn to take up the mantle of charity and enlisted the help of local geek- and pop-culture podcast Out of Our System to start Cheat Codes For Charity. Now a fully-sponsored 24-hour gaming marathon in full support of the Child’s Play charity, Cheat Codes For Charity begins on February 22, streaming gameplay from Simmons and the guys for 24 full hours of donation-fueled digital bliss. … read more
Senses Fail @ In the Venue 04.27
After an already kick-ass night, Senses Fail took the stage and punched everyone in the audience in the face. “Renacer,” the title track of their new release, is the hardest song that they’ve ever written and it’s exactly as amazing live as I was hoping it would be. It’s so good it hurts, and it hurts so good. … read more
Anchoress @ Burt’s 05.24 with The Two-Bit Band, Simian Greed...
I’m not sure how to talk about Anchoress without sounding like a fanboy, so I’m just going to go for it and hope you forgive me––they’re good, they’re really freaking good, and I absolutely believe that this band is destined for an amazing future. … read more