Guilty Faces – Domestic Bliss

Guilty Faces follow up their seven inch and demo with an L.P. that brings a welcome dose of melodic hardcore punk. For the most part these songs are mid paced with fairly clean guitar tones that alternate between driving rhythm parts to catchy leads. In this sense they could be compared to Shattered Faith, Channel 3, or the Subhumans (Canada) though it’s not especially apparent Read more

Northern Towns – Good As Gold

It’s not hard to imagine Northern Towns providing the soundtrack for a movie about late 1970′s/early 1980′s skinhead and mod culture in England. "Good As Gold" captures the catchy dance beats of the Jam and connects it with the Read more

Bad Manners – Max Splodge – at The Warehouse – Aberdeen, UK

Tonight we take in the Annual Christmas  show  with Bad Manners, Max Splodge, at The Warehouse.

Max Splodge (front man for Splodgenessabounds) plays what is known as Punk Pathetique that involves humor and working class cultural themes. Using some of Bad Manners as his band he is very entertaining and brings a Read more

The Gaslight Anthem – The 59 Sound

I’m going to get this part out of the way; there are obvious comparisons one can draw between The Boss and The Gaslight Anthem – songs jam-packed full of blue collar, do or die, salt of the earth stories as well as that from-the-heart vocal work – but I’m sure you’ve heard all of that before (right?).

Instead, I’m going to focus on a slightly different fact: The Gaslight Anthem – which combines the rock and roll aesthetic of Read more

Flogging Molly – Alive Behind the Green Door

I’ve never been a big fan of live albums, mostly because I’d rather experience the real thing in person. There are only a couple of exceptions to this rule: Nine Inch Nails – Live: and All that Could Have Been, Depeche Mode – 101, Morphine – Bootleg: Detroit and Metallica – S&M (there are also a couple of live tracks on The Essential Iron Maiden that aren’t bad); but for the most part I don’t seek these out for my library. Alive Behind the Green Door, on the other hand, is a necessity as it was the only remaining piece from Flogging Molly’s discography I didn’t have. Read more

Julie Ruin – Self Titled Release

People either love or hate the Riot Grrrl scene. With that being said, no matter if you like or dislike the genre, you have to respect this album. Originally released in 1997, I received the album from my older cousin on Thanksgiving Day when I was about 14 years old (around 2006). He knew how much I liked Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and Kathleen Hanna, so he told me to listen to "Julie Ruin", the alter-ego of Hanna. I expected the blood curling screams that Hanna put forth with Bikini Kill, yet Read more

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