Good Goddamn, it's about time. The beginning of 2004 shall be riddled with great albums from such artists as the Catheters and Lightning Bolt, but Hella will start us off with a bang. The Devil Isn't Red is Hella's return to the indie two-man group of Hold Your Horse Is that stole me and Zed's collective hearts a year and … Read more
So, you want to listen to some FUCKING HARDCORE?! Yes, Madball, that loveable NYHC band is coming out with a new album aptly titled N.Y.H.C. How adorable! Despite my music knowledge, I've never really been into the hardcore scene, but now, after listening to this album, I understand what the hell all those hardcore kids talk about when they keep … Read more
A nice hodge-podge of genres. I'm not going to get into the "genre" argument, though. This album is too good to waste a review on that moot point. Anyways, this is the first Against Me! album I've listened to (despite being told to listen to them from various sources), and I must say, it's pretty damn good. The sound is … Read more
I guess I'm one of the few people in the world that don't really like Coheed and Cambria. Sorry. But here's to all those that are with me in saying that Coheed and Cambria are overrated. The first track starts exactly like JR Ewing's song Graduation Day, but with a different ring of the phone, and when the phone is … Read more
SPB: Give me your name, status in the band, and where you're from. Vinnie: I'm Vinnie . . . I'm from Long Island, New York and I sing for The Movielife. SPB: How'd your band get started? Vinnie: Just a bunch of dudes that, like, knew each other through the hardcore and punk scenes in Long Island, some of the … Read more
In the days of 1975, a lot of shit was goin' down. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but there was. Oh! Wait, that OPEC thing . . . no, that was early 80's. Whatever, stuff happened. Despite all this, Roger Corman came out with his tour-de-force, titled Death Race 2000. The tagline for the … Read more
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