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"Land Of The Free?" by Pennywise

Much like NOFX or AFI, Pennywise has always been one of the more established punk bands teetering on the brink of becoming as popular and "radioized" as counterparts like Green Day, Offspring, Rancid, and Bad Religion. Unless you count their singles "Alien" and "Victim of Reality" from Straight Ahea... [More]

[Mon May 29th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"For the Bleeders" by Vision of Disorder

For the Bleeders is an album that contains earlier demo work from Vision of Disorder before they landed a deal with the nu-metal-oriented Roadrunner Records. One might expect the older stuff to be inferior to their latter, more professionally done work, but this stuff has more of a four-guys-recordi... [More]

[Mon May 29th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"Death Grip On Yesterday" by Atreyu

A letter of apology to the readers of this site and the editor: I feel bad for ever liking this band and ever giving them a rating that would indicate they deserve any credibility whatsoever. Hey we all make mistakes . . . all right? So I'm sorry if for some reason my opinion in the last review s... [More]

[Mon May 29th, 2006] Written By: Tyson Cantrell

"Beggar's Life" by Automatic 7

Automatic 7 is one of those bands that you know would be on your local alternative radio station if they were on a more major label. This might sound like I'm giving them a bum rap, but in reality I actually do like these guys. They totally have the radio-friendly pop-punk formula down, but they're... [More]

[Tue May 23rd, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"Steal This Record" by Suicide Machines

After the Machines' poppy self-titled album, which was released only a year ago, it could have been predicted they would have cranked out more pop-driven albums if it meant more radio and MTV airplay; and therefore, more money. They must seem to care more about their die-hard fans because they're ba... [More]

[Tue May 23rd, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"Yes, Virginia" by Dresden Dolls

Was it Coachella or a performance at Sundance where Adam and Kyle first saw the Dresden Dolls? I could probably dredge it from the gray if my right and left hemispheres weren't being divided between NBA playoff action and my desire to do justice to a band that the boys spoke of in the language of ze... [More]

[Mon May 22nd, 2006] Written By: The Boneman

"Murray's Revenge" by Murs and the 9th Wonder

Murray's Revenge is a slow moving mellow album - only a half hour long, but really, who the fuck is this guy. He's been around in the underground since '93 doing little solo things with Living Legends and 3MG, and also I remember him in random forms of media like skate videos and such, but really... [More]

[Thu May 18th, 2006] Written By: Tyson Cantrell

"Vision Valley" by The Vines

O how the mighty have truly fallen. The once proud poster boys of Rolling Stone's new Rock revolution campaign (which included better peers such as The White Stripes, The Strokes and The Hives) have come under some hard times as of late. Tour cancellations due to mental breakdowns, bassist and co-fo... [More]

[Thu May 18th, 2006] Written By: Kyle England

"Mr. Beast" by Mogwai

It's been heralded as the greatest art rock record since My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, and possibly even better. If that's not enough hype to live up to, I'm not sure what is. Mogwai's significant moment thus far in post-rock history has always been their 1997 debut opus, Young Team. The expectati... [More]

[Thu May 18th, 2006] Written By: Ryan Slack

"Surprise" by Paul Simon

It's hard to believe that it's been 20 years since Paul Simon released arguably his finest and most creative solo album Graceland. It's also hard to believe that this brilliant music legend hasn't released anything worthwhile since 1990's Rhythm of the Saints. 1997's Songs From The Capeman was a col... [More]

[Thu May 18th, 2006] Written By: Kyle England

"St. Elsewhere" by Gnarles Barkley

When I first heard that Funk-Soul rapper Cee-Lo and production whiz-kid Danger Mouse (the beat making genius who worked on the new Gorillaz and Danger Doom records last year) were getting together to form a super group cheekily named after a superstar NBA player and creating an album named after the... [More]

[Thu May 18th, 2006] Written By: Kyle England

"A Collection of Short Stories" by Houston Calls

Although the younger crowd will probably love this album, this is some of the blandest, peppiest, poppiest, pop-punk mixed with the occasional synthesizer that I've ever heard. To make matters worse, the singer sounds like a terribly annoying version of the singer from Face to Face. Judging by their... [More]

[Wed May 17th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"30 Seconds To Mars" by 30 Seconds To Mars

I must admit, I thought these guys more or less sucked the first time I heard their debut album. I just thought of them as another ordinary Linkin Park-ripoff band, although they were fronted by actor Jared Leto. The more I listened to it, however, the more I started to accept them as a distinct ent... [More]

[Wed May 17th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"Future Shock" by Sinnistar

Have you ever heard an album that was so awful, that it made you wonder if they weren't doing it on purpose for a laugh? Well, Sinnistar's Future Shock is a prime example. This album made me wonder how serious these guys take themselves or if there might be some hope that their tongue was at least s... [More]

[Mon May 15th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

"Antidote for Irony" by So They Say

So They Say is pretty much the epitome of everything I like and realize sucks about emo. Their songs adhere strictly to the paint by numbers formula, and I found myself only liking certain parts of each song, most notably the introductions. Emo intros are usually the best part of the song, for some... [More]

[Mon May 15th, 2006] Written By: Doug Radunich

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