Though the band is not doing anything that the typical punk rock fan wouldn’t have heard dozens of times before, there’s definite energy and excitement in the four rowdy songs ...

The histories of both Buckshot and 9th Wonder in the rap game are long and storied. Buckshot’s tenure started in the early ‘90s as member of Black Moon, and as ...

Limited to a number of 250, A Death Cinematic’s most recent release features two discs and impeccable packaging. Comparisons can easily be made to certain output by A Silver Mt. ...

Every once in a long while there comes a release which takes several listens to sink in to one’s thick skull (particularly my hard head can take time), but once ...

Two newcomers from Texas team up for a split 7” release. You get one track each, generally falling within the bounds of the indie music circuit. A Kid Named Thompson ...

Buying compilation albums are like going to a family reunion. It starts with a sense of misguided obligation and ends with regret for ever having done so in the first ...

Aaron & the Sea have come a long way from writing dinosaur-themed ballads. The Minneapolis band formed in 2008 when roommates Aaron Rice and Alex Brown started making music together, ...

Ab Imo Pectore has come out of Portugal and after 3 years as a band have managed to put together their first demo and get it released by a label. ...

Ability is a five-piece hardcore band from the Northern outskirts of Los Angeles. Expired is their debut effort and the 7” features five cuts of solid mid-tempo hardcore. Musically the ...

Acid Fast play really angst-y yet bouncy punk rock that is rooted as deeply in the Midwest sound as it is the Pacific Northwest. But here’s the thing: they’re not ...

Reissues tend to be a funny thing. Sometimes they are done in good taste. To help fans get a hold of an album that went out of print or give ...

There are a few red flags that make me avoid records or, if you will, to judge a book by its cover. First, solo records in a punk or garage ...

Adams Dagger - California by way of Florida. This reminds of the 80’s hardcore scene when bands moved from all over to California or New York to make it big. ...

Run Cover for Cover's label head Jeff and I like to go back and forth over his bastardization of the phrase "pop-punk" but the kid has a lot of heart ...

In this day and age, if you're going to write 11-15 minute songs about death, decay and other moribund topics you need to make damn sure that they're interesting. This ...

More hardcore from across the pond. This time it's The Netherlands. Neat. All for Nothing sound like they want to rewrite the first Comeback Kid album in five tracks. You ...

South Florida must be a breeding ground for hardcore bands. It seems every three months I'm hearing about another band featuring members of past bands I enjoyed. This usually means ...