The Gossip
Standing in the Way of Control
Kill Rock Stars (2006)
If The Gossip were a lesbian they'd be the cool hip lesbian. You know, they're mid-way through their Philosophy degree, they shop at Salvation Army to approach a chunkier Karen O style, spend plenty of time in the local vegan friendly communally run coffee shop, and always seem to be free flowing with the cannabis. Now, if Riot Grrl were a lesbian it would have been the angry lesbian. Not necessarily man hating, but this lesbian is pissed at many a thing. They alternate between two pairs of Doc Martins, are an active and ever so vocal member of nearly every political college society, and chances are they were really into Daria when they were fifteen. Now contrary to Banky from Chasing Amy's theorizing, the later lesbian is not the only type of lesbian. Similarly, just because The Gossip call Olympia, WA home, play rough punk based music and have the occasional homosexual theme to them, does not make them a Riot Grrl band. Bikini Kill never had the insatiable rhythm that Standing in the Way of Control has. Hell, songs like the title track, "Jealous Girls" and "Your Mangled Heart" out Le Tigre Le Tigre. Bare bones as they … Read more
On the Outside
Tragic Endings
Thorp (2005)
No Warning officially called it quits in late 2005, but for most of us, the band died when this photograph … Read more
Neon Blonde
Chandeliers in the Savannah
Dim Mak (2005)
When it comes down to it, negative reviews serve one purpose: to invoke laughter from the reader. After reading reviews, … Read more
Protest the Hero
Kezia
Underground Operations (2005)
I have this friend. We'll call him "Max," because that's his name. Max has said some questionable things in the … Read more
