When Butch Walker isn’t busy writing songs for Taylor Swift, Brian Fallon or Frank Turner or producing albums for pretty much everyone else you listen to, he likes to crank out the occasional solo

Released late last year in Europe, Dinosaur Pile-Up’s latest album, “Eleven Eleven”, has finally washed up on the shores of the US as well.

On their fourth release in three years, Happy Diving go all out. “Electric Soul Unity” comes with twelve songs that are fuzzed out beyond belief.

After having been out of print for 20 years, Faith No More have now re-released their seminal debut through bassist Bill Gould’s label, Koolarrow Records.

From California comes No Better, an emo four-piece who released a pretty friggin’ decent EP with “… Forget Me Not”.

Godbrother is a relatively new band operating out of Brooklyn. They recently released their debut 5-song EP, “Undertow”, and describe their sound as ‘old man pop punk’.

Remember that scene in Lethal Weapon 2 (or was it Lethal Weapon 3) where Mel Gibson and Rene Russo show each other their scars before getting it on?

I hadn’t heard of these guys before, but “Perfectly Competent” is one sweet introduction to Toronto’s Talk Show Host. Calling them “Perfectly Competent” is a bit of an understatement.

Ever found yourself lying awake at night, tossing and turning feverishly after an evening of being unable to choose between listening to the Sonic Avenues or First Base? Well, never again.