Music
Posted on March 4, 2010 - by Editor
Review- Flogging Molly -Live At The Greek Theatre
Flogging Molly are a band that I have seen play across different sized venues and in different countries, for me personally they have never failed to impress as a live band. I have seen them endure some horrible sound problems at festivals and tackle smaller venues in support slots but their gradual rise in prominence…
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Jaya The Cat + Advantage + The Apostates
Underworld
London, UK
Friday 26th February 2010
Having seen all of the bands on the bill (and I could be wrong but I think it’s the same UK based support acts as the last time Jaya came to The Underworld?) I was slightly disappointed that Clay Pigeon pulled out last minute due to unforeseen circumstances as it…
Posted on March 3, 2010 - by Editor
Album Reviews: DKM-Live On Lansdowne/ Crime In Stereo/ The Smoking Hearts
Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA
Dropkick Murphy’s
Cooking Vinyl
This live album (the bands second) aims to provide a glimpse into the craziness that is the St Patrick’s set of hometown shows the Murphy’s play annually in Boston, and hence on Lansdwone Road, opposite Fenway Park- home of their beloved Red Sox.
I was fortunate enough to make…
Posted on February 8, 2010 - by Editor
Reviews: Alkaline Trio – ‘This Addiction’ & Tony Sly – ‘12 Song Program’
This Addiction
Alkaline Trio
Heart and Skull
The powerful opening guitar riffs to the Chicago’s trios seventh studio album is a signal of intent on the title track “This Addiction” with the recognisable Matt Skiba vocals bringing in the theme of drugs (heroin) and its comparison to love and relationships a positive start.
Much has been written…
Posted on January 9, 2010 - by Editor
Album Reviews: Jello Biafra, Chad Price, Reno Divorce
“The Audacity of Hype” reviewed by Ayisha Khan
“Simple Sweet Face” & “Tears Before Breakfast” reviewed by Steve
The Audacity Of Hype
Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine
Alternative Tentacles
When Jello hit the big 50, he had yet another musical epiphany. This was it. Incongruently yet another dejectedly underrated album, this time from the clasps of Jello’s…
Posted on January 2, 2010 - by Editor
EP Reviews
Record Profits
Intro5pect
A-F Records
I remember seeing the Californian band play at Rebellion Festival a few years ago and their strong affinity to fellow performers Leftover Crack, Stza even joining them onstage. Audibly they are a crossover between anarcho punk akin to Leftover Crack but with chorus sing-along’s similar to that of Anti Flag and most notably…
Posted on December 31, 2009 - by Editor
Album Reviews: Compilations
Fat Wrecktrospective
Various
Fat Wreck Chords
I’m sure most reviews are going to pay similar positive tributes about this terrific set from Fat Wreck, and so they should. The label for one is as engrained in punk rock as punk rock itself and after 20 hard working years and 280 releases Fat Wreck gives us this massive gem…
Posted on December 30, 2009 - by Editor
Album Reviews: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Dead To Me, Mark Lind And The Unloved
Pin Points and Gin Joints
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big Rig
Well seven years in the waiting and the Boston heroes don’t disappoint in my books at leats. For fans of the band the wait has been painful as the ska-core genre the Bosstones helped invent has seen better days but the return of their first record since…
Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
Collapser
I wasn’t familiar with the band, and the record is everything you would want in a catchy hook-laden sing-along pop punk record. And that’s about it. It’s not re-inventing the wheel, and I think sadly trails in the wake of so many bands that have done it before.
Having said that the gruff vocals (no, not…
Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
American Rubicon
After having seen them play a few months back for the first time, I really wanted to like this record, but I find myself slightly frustrated with it overall. Maybe it’s only good but I wanted it to be great?
Cobra Skulls are a band that are unique in talent of their genre crossing styles, predominantly…
Posted on November 16, 2009 - by Editor
Get Rich Or Try Dyin’
Opening track ‘Breso’ is by far my favorite on the record from this Dublin based (and I’m not going to say 3rd wave ska) band. Relying on a keyboard and guitar driven sound rather than horn section/brass fueled, this ska band shows glimmers of hope. Although they will get tarred with the 3rd wave ska…
Read the full story »Posted on October 26, 2009 - by Editor
Come Out Fighting
Neck, competing with hordes of bands in the wake of the Celtic- Punk-Folk popular rise of recent years thanks to prominent bands like the Dropkick Murphy’s and Flogging Molly and of course The Pogues of the yesteryear, have deservedly avoided the branding so many copycats have endured thanks in the main to Leeson O’Keeffe (Ex…
Read the full story »Posted on October 26, 2009 - by Editor
Fight Back
The second full length from the Newport based four piece doesn’t shy away from their obvious influences in The Clash and period peers such as Time again/ The Unseen etc. This is an album packed full of anthem lung busting and rousing songs, which is trying to capture the sign of these frustrating times and…
Read the full story »Posted on October 26, 2009 - by Editor
Buttsweat and Tears EP
This five track EP from Chicago’s finest three piece is a great EP (perhaps my favourite of the year) and carries on from where “Oh Calcutta!” left off really. The album sleeve is typical Larry Arms humour, emphasised by Brendan Kelly’s blog for those who want to read more of what I mean. There are…
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