The Bones - Monkeys With Guns
The Bones are back with yet another album of catchy punkrock with a gritty edge, Lemmy-style cowboy hats and bad tattoos.
The Peacocks - Don’t Ask
The Peacocks is one of those bands that deserves a much bigger audience than they’re getting right now but until they get a break and score that long-awaited hit, they’ll have to make due with the
The Meteors – Doing The Lord’s Work
The Meteors went for another strike and came up with “Doing The Lord’s Work” which - I think – is their zillionth release if I’m still counting correctly.
Total Recall
You probably still recall Paul Verhoeven’s take on Philip K. Dick’s story, “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”. It was a solid nineties action flick starring Arnie and it came with lots of campy fun. 20+ Years later director Len Wiseman thought it was a good idea to do a remake. While the new movie has a couple of cute references to the original, both the plot and the tone of the movie have changed dramatically.
The Dark Knight Rises
Next to being a cinematic masterpiece, “The Dark Knight” will always be closely associated with the death of Heath Ledger. “The Dark Knight Rises” wasn’t exactly off to a better start with the shooting that took place in a Colorado movie theater.
One could say that the need for a vigilante taking care of a city’s citizens was more than ever necessary at that point, yet “The Dark Knight Rises” kicks off with Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in hermit mode eight years after Batman vanished into the night for what he and Harvey Dent thought was the greater good.
Gifts From Enola - A Healthy Fear
2010’s self-titled album was already pretty damn impressive, but with “A Healthy Fear” Gifts From Enola take a leap forward and end up with a hauntingly beautiful album that’s capable of kicking yo
The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
“Transcendental Youth” is The Mountain Goats’ second album for Merge and their idontknowhowmanieth in total. And despite being overproductive, John Darnielle has yet to release a bad album.
The Sword - Apocryphon
The Sword is an often overlooked band when it comes to the retro revival that’s going on.
Roll The Tanks - Roll The Tanks EP
LA’s Roll The Tanks waste no time and get right down to business with opener “Toeing The Line”… good opening, better bridge and a chorus with arena ambitions.
Tweak Bird - Undercover Crops
- by Tom Dumarey