Sudbury’s an interesting town for a rock band to come from. As the city that divides populated southern Ontario and the expanse to the north it’s a gateway of sorts. I know more people who’ve passed through it to get onto the Trans-Canada than I know people who’ve actually been there as destination. For its […]
Brain Failure’s American Dreamer is the sort of punk rock record that’s both incredibly fun and sort of ridiculous. Even with the lyrics sheet in front of me I have no idea what anyone’s saying, but at this level of energy silly things like lyrics just get in the way anyways. To call Brain Failure […]
I’m finding the Glow difficult to describe, and that’s a wonderful thing. The Ghosts Are Out… is a collection of tunes just dripping with soul and authenticity, never really settling into an easily identified genre and subtly integrating any number of styles. I’m often reminded of the Specials’ Ghost Town in that there’s a restrained, […]
In The Red’s ever shifting release schedule now has the Ponys‘ new LP Celebration Castle slated for “late May,” so it may be some time yet before everyone can get a copy (and of course everyone should). The lead track from the record recently appeared via the band’s website, so you can get a taste […]
Does anyone else think it would be totally fitting if the best punk rock record of the year comes from Sleater-Kinney? I’ve pretty much existed outside their rabid fanbase, but if “Entertain” is any indication of how The Woods is comprised I might just become one of them. This is just a vicious track, sounding […]
Now I don’t mean to be a fanboy, nor do I mean to ignore some of the great people that I’ve neglected to highlight on the below image, but I feel this best illustrates my state of mind:
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I’m just a shy computer geek, so seeing my grinning mug among such characters is just […]
Greg MacPherson’s traditionally had a very assertive singing style, a commanding tone that’s at the core of all the Strummer and Springsteen comparisons he’s garnered. While that element’s certainly a large part of this record, there’s something else at play here. Night Flares is surprisingly vulnerable at times, shockingly so on the initial few listens. […]
My formative years (musically speaking) had an unexplained connection to the great western mecca of Calgary. Two of the first independent Canadian bands I ever saw in a club hailed from that city. One was a fantastic instrumental surf revivalist trio called the Huevos Rancheros and the other was punk quartet Chixdiggit. It probably served […]
There’s some sort of divide between myself, who used the internet prior to popularization of the instant messager, and the youth of today. Now I don’t subscribe to whatever random instant message chat services that must exist. Sure, my online handle is easy to obtain, but you have to purposely add it in if you […]
Not being immediately familiar with the local NYC scene, it was easy to assume that the NY Rel-X were a much older band. Just look at their touring history. Since the turn of the century the four-piece has logged miles with the Adicts, UK Subs, Slaughter & The Dogs, the Exploited, Discharge, the Misfits and […]
