Review: Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Under The Savage Sky

Review: Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Under The Savage...
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Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Under The Savage Sky  BloodShot Records Street: 08.21 Barrence Whitfield & The Savages = Wilson Pickett + Howlin’ Wolf + The Sonics After checking out Barrence Whitfield & The Savages’ last album, Dig Thy Savage Soul, I knew I was in for a treat when I saw Under The Savage

Review: Motobunny – Self-Titled

Review: Motobunny – Self-Titled
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Motobunny = Baby Shakes + Dog Party + The Detroit Cobras … read more

Review: Six Feet Under – Crypt of the Devil

Review: Six Feet Under – Crypt of the Devil
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Six Feet Under = True Carnage–era Six Feet Under – Ice-T + Cannabis Corpse + Anata … read more

Review: Anti-Flag – American Spring

Review: Anti-Flag – American Spring
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Anti-Flag American Spring Spinefarm Records Street: 05.26 Anti-Flag = The Clash + Rentokill + Kid Dynamite Over the years, Anti-Flag have formatted themselves as one of the most politically outspoken punk rock acts of this generation. In American Spring, the band has meticulously written songs based off of rhetoric from some of the most prolific

Review: Radioactivity – Silent Kill

Review: Radioactivity – Silent Kill
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Radioactivity = Sharp Objects + Miscalculations + Death … read more

Review: The Beatdown – The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie

Review: The Beatdown – The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie
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The Beatdown The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie Stomp Records Street: 05.26 The Beatdown = The Clash + Rancid The Beatdown meets Hugo Mudie is a onetime collaboration between the Montreal ska group and Hugo Mudie (Miracles, Yesterday’s Ring). The resulting album is a perfect example of the fundamentals of reggae rock with a punky edge.

Review: Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco

Review: Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco
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The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco = Giorgio Moroder + Donna Summer + Gloria Gaynor
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Review: Falling Stacks – No Wives

Review: Falling Stacks – No Wives
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Falling Stacks No Wives Battle Worldwide Street: 06.08 Falling Stacks = Mclusky + Burning Airlines + The Mae Shi Post-hardcore is a difficult genre to penetrate for me. The genre dances around the edges, obscuring meaning with angular guitar riffs and vocals that vacillate between lackadaisical mumblings and bursts of energy. These guys from Bristol

Review: Girlpool – Before The World Was Big

Review: Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
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Girlpool Before The World Was Big Wichita Recordings Street: 06.02 Girlpool = Vivian Girls + Juliana Hatfield Much like the little-kid world illustrated on the cover of the album, Before The World Was Big, the debut full-length by duo Girlpool is a colorful, nostalgic and stripped-down work that steadfastly holds the hand of that scared,