If you propose the question of which is better in punk rock, boundless innovation or playing an established style extremely well, I’ll choose the latter any day. So while Ottawa’s Million Dollar Marxists haven’t set out to blaze new musical trails, their commitment to writing high-impact, bullshit free rock’n’roll should be celebrated.
The sophomore record from Brazilian four piece The Invisibles is one of those releases that at the right time and place would have made quite the splash. It’s not too hard to envision songs like “Hello” or “The Satellite Song” as huge pop radio hits in the late 90s when Blink 182 broke with comparable [...]
The River City Rebels have turned a corner here, but the direction they’re headed in will likely polarize their fan base.
Personally I’ve always been a bit ambivalent to the band. Sure, they’re a mainstay touring band and their commitment to the road is commendable, but the band’s rehashed `77-anthems simply didn’t stand up as [...]
Bob: “Hope Rob don’t say balls nasty.”
Rob: “Balls nasty!”
Holy shit, that took chutzpah. Alex don’t shiv.
We’ve got our priorities all mixed up.
Bomp Records founder Greg Shaw passed away this past Tuesday, October 19th from heart failure at the age of 55. The label he build released a wonderfully eloquent press release that stated:
Greg’s lifelong devotion to discovering, raving about and releasing authentic -albeit obscure- rock & roll, and promoting rock [...]
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