Damezumari- Coffee Spoons and Knives I love slow things. I am a mellow person at heart, even though I can get excited easily. I headbang with the best of them. I punk out when I get a chance. I can do the skank, the Mario jump, the ska walk, all of it. I just...
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I may not be the best person to review #1 Defender’s latest album, as I have a history with them. #1 Defender was the very first truly independent emo band that I listened to, and therefore hold a special place in my heart, no matter what they release. But I have put my undying...
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The gurus in the Sunset Alliance camp are geniuses. They have gathered together a fantastic roster of bands, and Sunset Alliance itself is quickly becoming one of my favorite labels. It’s just all so good! The latest Sunset Alliance band that I have the pleasure of reviewing is a little band by the name...
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Sometimes a reviewer starts to wonder why he gets into the reviewing business. You have to review everything that comes through, even if the material is in genres you don’t especially like. Most of the time the music you get in genres you do like isn’t up to par with other bands you like....
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Before Braille’s “Cattle Punching On a Jack Rabbit” is an amazing album. How amazing? Well, Before Braille has Rajiv Parel in it. If you’ve ever heard Parel’s solo work, you know how amazing this album has the possibility to be. Instead of being mellow, as in his solo work, he rocks out with the...
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I love it when punk bands know what they are doing. So many punk bands these days play pop-punk that whines and isn’t rebellious in the least. They don’t even know the roots of punk. Punk was born of rebellion. Punk is supposed to be angry. Punk is not supposed to be a happy...
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True Emotional Hardcore I bet you 10 dollars you’ve never heard an emo song that has a synth in it. Well, “Doing Justice to Closure” by Hope’s the Carrot doesn’t just have a synth in it, it’s driven by a synth. This is a nearly 6 minute song, and the first 3 are actually...
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Best Element: Earthy, Neko Case-esque vocals. Genre: Alt Country Label: Redemption Records Website: www.slowvein.com In this musical world, we name genres that are actually a fusion of two different things (i.e. post rock, alt country, pop-punk, noise rock). Invariably, when a band gets slapped with one of those genres, it will lean more to...
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I didn’t know Spiderman existed in Britain. Call me stupid, but I thought he was an American thing. #1 Defender has taught me otherwise, though. All three song titles and the album title are references to Spiderman. That’s pretty cool in my book, as I love Spiderman. #1 Defender is, at its core, a...
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Best Feature: One of the best ‘retro’ garage bands today. Genre: Rock’n'Roll Label: Infect Records www.infectrecords.com Website: www. The garage rock revival is an interesting thing. Some bands are forging new heights to garage rock (The Raveonettes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes) while some are regurgitating old stuff (The White Stripes, The Darkness,...
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