* This article is originally from Punknews.org , of course.
Ever since the leaves started to change I’ve been hyping “list making time” around the proverbial Punknews office like it was the coming of the Christian apocalypse. There’s a zeal us music geeks have for this that I can’t quite explain, comes with the occupation I […]
High Tension Wires feature members of The Marked Men, The Riverboat Gamblers, Reds and Chop Sakis among others. The Marked Men have been on hiatus for the past while as Jeff Burke has been going to school in Osaka, Japan, but that didn’t stop them from releasing one my favorite records of 2004 before he […]
With one of the few absolutely essential records of the year, Death From Above 1979 step around and over the lines drawn in the indie sand with a sound and style that fits nowhere but can be appreciated everywhere. You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine hits the sweet spot between that time-tested garage swagger […]
Les Hell On Heels are a four piece punk rock outfit out of Phoenix Arizona, featuring vocalist / guitarist Paula Monarch and bassist Chela LaRue of garage punks The Peeps (who, among other things, released a well received LP on Sympathy For The Record Industry back in 2000). Joining them is Tempe Tramps alumni Katie […]
There’s something unassuming about The Atomic Missiles, an intangible quality that’s greater than the sum of it’s parts. Are Real provides a curious mix Bomp-style low-fi garage with enough pop sensibilities to make a successful alt-rock band. However rather than tapping into the fashion conscious stream of Television inspired acts vying for a piece of […]
