Month: April 2014
![Review: Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else](/uploads/304/7471-lydia-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else
I first pegged Lydia Loveless as some sort of simple female equivalent to Hank 3, but as I listened further, I realized she is much more than that. … read more
![Review: Marshall Holland – And The Etceteras](/uploads/304/7472-marshall%20holland-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Marshall Holland – And The Etceteras
One-man band Holland (this Bay–Area based maestro writes, produces, plays and sings everything himself) returns with a catchy, frequently funny and even poignant new record. … read more
![Review: Mahalya – Electricspaceagesweetheart](/uploads/305/7659-bb-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Mahalya – Electricspaceagesweetheart
Mahalya is a band with a pedigree, but you wouldn’t know it by their discography. … read more
![Review: Lacuna Coil – Broken Crown Halo](/uploads/304/7468-lacuna_coil_broken_crown_halo-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Lacuna Coil – Broken Crown Halo
The road to rock stardom seemed to be all but paved for Lacuna Coil after their third album Comalies’ success was seeming to come at the band from every angle. … read more
![Review: Leyland Kirby – Breaks My Heart Each Time](/uploads/304/7469-leyland-kirby-breaks-my-heart-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Leyland Kirby – Breaks My Heart Each Time
James Leyland Kirby’s kaleidoscopic soundscape shines brilliantly in his newest four-part EP. Breaks My Heart Each Time employs style mashed with some epic crescendos. … read more
![Review: Lost Society – Terror Hungry](/uploads/304/7470-lostsocietyterrorhungrycd-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Lost Society – Terror Hungry
From judging a book by it’s cover, I expected Terror Hungry to be one of those lame, party-thrash, throwback-to-the-’80s rip-off bands. Well, I got something completely surprising. … read more
![Review: Kevin Seconds – Off Stockton](/uploads/304/7467-kevin%20seconds-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Kevin Seconds – Off Stockton
Kevin Seconds has been making quality music since the late ‘70s. If you know him, it’s most likely from his work with Reno’s hardcore outfit 7Seconds. … read more
![Review: Joe Mattzie – This Box Makes Noise](/uploads/305/7657-i-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Joe Mattzie – This Box Makes Noise
First things first: Joe Matzzie has a love for music. The inside of his newest album cover reads, “This record was made with love.” … read more
![Review: Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham – Salvation Town](/uploads/305/7658-b-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham – Salvation Town
The sideman, usually with a guitar in his hand, has finally stepped out of his role as six-string slinger for Social Distortion and put together his first solo full-length. … read more
![Review: King Buzzo – This Machine Kills Artists](/uploads/305/7625-buzzo-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: King Buzzo – This Machine Kills Artists
Osborne has been King of The Melvins for the past 30 years, and has produced a metric shit-ton of sound, ranging from demonic grunge to obnoxious noise. … read more