Year: 2014
![Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled](/uploads/303/7323-saada%20bonaire-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Saâda Bonaire – Self-Titled
My mind was blown when I first listened to this record. It’s like falling in love with The Beatles and then finding a long, lost band like Nirvana who sound just as influential in modern music. This re-issue is a must hear, especially for music history buffs. … read more
![Review: Reverend Horton Heat – REV](/uploads/304/7487-rev-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Reverend Horton Heat – REV
Anyone who knows Jim Heath knows that there’s no greater friend to rock n’ roll. Reverend Horton Heat have been wowing audiences with rockabilly virtuosity that nothing else compares to. … read more
![Review: Ringworm – Hammer of the Witch](/uploads/304/7488-ringworm-hammer-of-the-witch-art-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Ringworm – Hammer of the Witch
At this point, Ringworm’s greatest testament is their longevity, having been steadily grinding away since ‘98, crafting a stream of excellent records while most of their contemps have opted for the quick cash of a reunion spot. … read more
![Review: Rough Hausen – The Medicated Generation](/uploads/304/7489-roughhausen-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Rough Hausen – The Medicated Generation
Rough Hausen is the latest project from Jeff Stoddard, former guitarist for Frontline Assembly. While there are elements of his past contributions on The Medicated Generation, it definitely utilizes harder synth beats and heavily distorted guitar in the vein of Gravity Kills. … read more
![Review: R.M. Hendrix – Urban Turks Country Jerks](/uploads/306/7820-rm-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: R.M. Hendrix – Urban Turks Country Jerks
No, this isn’t an LDS-themed Jimi Hendrix cover band, though if you’re a Utah native, that probably doesn’t sound too odd. What we’ve got here is a mixed bag of indie rock, shoegaze and … gulp … psychedelia that casts a wide arc from nostalgia days to here and now. … read more
![Review: Rachel Taylor Brown – Falimy](/uploads/306/7821-rachel%20taylor-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Rachel Taylor Brown – Falimy
I think I can label this album as singer-songwriter, alt-chick rock music with a piano and sometimes other instruments, but perhaps I’m dismissing this as something that it’s not. … read more
![Review: Plague Vendor – Free To Eat](/uploads/307/7933-plaguevendor-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Plague Vendor – Free To Eat
Review: Plague Vendor – Free To Eat … read more
![Review: Princess Nokia – Metallic Butterfly](/uploads/307/7934-metallicbutterfly-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Princess Nokia – Metallic Butterfly
Princess Nokia = SZA + Rocky Rivera … read more
![Review: Pujol – Kludge](/uploads/308/8041-1393872716-pujol-kludgeart-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Pujol – Kludge
Pujol = The Ramones + Beck – Green Day … read more
![Review: Punch – They Don’t Have to Believe](/uploads/311/8490-311%20punch_they%20dont%20have%20to%20believe-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Punch – They Don’t Have to Believe
Punch = Vitamin X + What Happens Next? + Suspect … read more