Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing
ATP (2008)
When I was eleven my mother asked me if the family should remodel our basement, converting it into a living room and bedrooms for both my sister and me. Heading into middle school, a time when children begin to blossom socially, I thought this was a great idea. The freedoms were readily apparent. I began taking interest in the local alternative radio station, which could now be listened to at offensive volumes while I played air guitar to Red Hot Chili Peppers. I was close to our commercial freezer where all the ice cream was kept so I could sneak goodies at any time of the night. Most importantly, I could learn exactly why a certain premium channel earned the moniker Skinemax. There could be no downsides to this endeavor. However, for the first month or two I found myself sleepless until two or three in the morning. This wasn't because the time slots for mature programming usually fell after midnight, but the mechanical clamor emitted from various parts of the basement left me restless. A typical evening started with the rumble and violent churn of the furnace starting up, immediately disrupting my normal sleep pattern with metal parts clacking … Read more
Tokyo Police Club
Elephant Shell
Saddle Creek (2008)
Tokyo Police Club's A Lesson In Crime put the band in an awkward position. The seven-song EP gained a substantial … Read more
El Chupa Cobras
El Chupa Cobras
Acerbic Noise (2008)
El Chupa Cobras belong to the breed of bands that, aside from having amusing names also have extremely short attention … Read more
