The Drowns – Under Tension
While we could easily start this review of The Drowns debut album discussing the disparity between looks (the album cover – which is terrible) and…
Young Canadians – Hawaii
Punk bands have been called dangerous and have been accused of challenging every establishment with which they come into contact, but the truth is…
X – Wild Gift
As good as Los Angeles was and as important as that album would ultimately prove to be in the presentation of X, the band’s…
X – Los Angeles
It might not be the first thing that fans think of when they’re looking at punk rock and trying to decode how the genre has…
Green Day – Father of All Motherfuckers LP
After a span of sixteen years spent examining a series of high-concept creative endeavors (American Idiot started the trend in 2004 which catapulted the…
Green Day – Father of All Motherfuckers
I must confess that, for the first time in almost thirty years (that was the first time I heard Kerplunk and became a fan),…
Charger – Watch Your Back (picture disc single)
At this point, each member of Rancid’s musical personality has been established in both the annals of punk and pop music as well as…
Naked Giants – Green Fuzz 10″ single
After releasing their debut album, Sluff, in 2018, even the softest, newest and least tested critics figured they had Naked Giants’ career path pegged…
Sound Of Ceres – The Twin LP
It may sound odd (or even erroneous) to claim that an album as methodically-paced and dreamy in demeanor as Sound Of Ceres’ sophomore album…
Steven Bradley – Summer Bliss and Autumn Tears LP
Especially considering the low cost and high quality of digital recording platforms, it has become incredibly easy for every aspiring musician to make the…