Tag: records

  • The Vapids – Charm School Dropouts [Reissue] LP

    The Vapids – Charm School Dropouts [Reissue] LP

    The Vapids Charm School Dropouts LP (reissue) (Surfin’ Ki’ Records) For almost three decades now, The Vapids have been one of the hardest working bands in Canada. Since the day they started in 1993, The Vapids have never stopped working; the band has toured regularly as well as doing one-off shows from their home base…

  • Various Artists – Voodoo Rhythm Records Label Compilation Vol. 5

    Various Artists – Voodoo Rhythm Records Label Compilation Vol. 5

    Various Artists Voodoo Rhythm Records Label Compilation Vol. 5 LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) I confess that label compilations have never been my favorite thing. Not that I’m definitively against the form (I have heard some good comps over the years, and labels like Sub Pop, Killrockstars, Epitaph, Fat Wreck Chords and Pirates Press have a…

  • Neighborhood Brats – Confines Of Life LP

    Neighborhood Brats – Confines Of Life LP

    Neighborhood Brats Confines Of Life (LP) (Dirt Cult Records) I confess that I spent most of my first play through Confines Of Life, Neighborhood Brats’ third full-length album (and my first exposure to the band), just trying to figure out where to start with it. Somehow, it just wasn’t easy to effectively catch or contain…

  • Steve Earle and the Dukes – JT LP

    Steve Earle and the Dukes – JT LP

    Steve Earle and The Dukes JT LP (New West Records) The fact is that no parent ever assumes they’ll outlive their children. There’s a security in that knowledge; at a certain point, parents realize that it’s unlikely they’ll accomplish all the things that they hoped to do in their lifetimes (either for themselves or for…