EMA aka Erika M. Anderson used to be in a noisefolk outfit called Gowns with her former boyfriend, Ezra Buchla.

‘Woe is me’ is an expression that pops up in my head every now and then when I’m listening to yet another shitty album, wondering why the hell I ever began a zine.

Looking at the cover, I thought I was going to hear a mix of pop-punk and hardcore and that’s exactly what you get from These Hearts. It’s just unfortunate that it’s not a very good mix.

After having released two EPs in 2008 and 2009, Victorian Halls signed with Victory Records and are now unleashing their debut full-length upon the largely unsuspecting masses.

“Ghost” is the debut by a band called Seahaven which counts Final Fight drummer James Phillips among their ranks.

Turbowolf is one of the latest bands to rise up from the UK underground. They recently signed with Hassle who will be releasing the band’s self-titled album next month.

Eight years after Blink went on an indefinite hiatus, the boys are back and out to prove they have become men in the meantime. On “Neighborhoods” there are no more poop jokes like on “Dude Ranch”.

Scott H. Biram – the devil’s one man band – is back with a new album filled with songs about cursing, drinking, fucking and more drinking. Or killing a chicken.

Dub Trio is called Dub Trio because they play dub (mixed in with metal) and there’s three of them in the band. Sometimes things just aren’t that far-fetched.

Living With Lions’ follow-up to “Make Your Mark” originally came with artwork referring to the bible as the poo testament and picturing Jesus as a turd.