Local Review: 100 Mile House – Self-Titled

Local Review: 100 Mile House – Self-Titled
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100 Mile House Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.06 100 Mile House = American Football + Minus the Bear On my first listen through this EP, I thought, “I bet these guys like Ameri- can Football and Minus the Bear.” Then I went to their Facebook page and saw that under “influences,” they list those two bands …

Local Review: Black Jupiter – Salvation in a Self-Destructive World EP

Local Review: Black Jupiter – Salvation in a Self-Destructive World...
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Black Jupiter Salvation in a Self-Destructive World EP Self-Released Street: 01.16 Black Jupiter = A Perfect Circle + Radiohead + Pink Floyd It was so wonderful to listen to such a calm and gripping strut through the melodic wanderings of Black Jupiter’s EP, Salvation in a Self-Destructive World. The heavily instrumental album takes me back to nights

Review: Zex – Fight For Yourself

Review: Zex – Fight For Yourself
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Zex Fight For Yourself Magic Bullet Records Street: 10.01.14 Zex = Toy Dolls + Vice Squad Zex is the perfect example of UK82 punk rock in the contemporary form. Their album, Fight For Yourself, is 10 tracks that beautifully highlight the best 1980s street punk. However, Zex’s message of individuality and teenage rebellion are almost

Review: The Sonics – This is the Sonics

Review: The Sonics – This is the Sonics
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The Sonics This is the Sonics Revox Street: 03.31 The Sonics = Little Richard + Barrence Whitfield and the Savages At last, after 49 years, the original garage punkers come back with their unique blend of R&B-influenced garage rock with their brand-new, recorded-in-mono-tone album, This is the Sonics. It appears to pick up where they

Review: Ceremony – The L-Shaped Man

Review: Ceremony – The L-Shaped Man
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  Ceremony The L-Shaped Man Matador Records Street: 05.19 Ceremony = The A Frames + Mode Moderne “Aw ma gawd, Ceremony is abandoning hardcore,” said every review I found when researching this album. Fuck the haters, this album is awesome. Is it Ceremony? Not really. It’s more akin to a goth-surf song than the powerviolence

Review: Eternal Summers – Gold and Stone

Review: Eternal Summers – Gold and Stone
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Eternal Summers Gold and Stone Kanine Records Street: 05.26 Eternal Summers = Cold Beat + Black Tambourine Even in their name, Eternal Summers evokes a kind of summertime nostalgia, mixing a subtle punk attitude from classic influences like the Wipers with a ’90s lo-fi sound. Gold and Stone is the fourth full-length release that the

Review: Dustin Lovelis – Dimensions

Review: Dustin Lovelis – Dimensions
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Dustin Lovelis Dimensions Porch Party Records Street: 05.19 Dustin Lovelis = Lapland + Sam Cohen / Woods Multi-instrumentalist Dustin Lovelis offers the world his solo debut album in the form of Dimensions. It’s an ambitious effort, one that shows Lovelis creating songs out of country and subtle psychedelic elements to create mostly pop songs. Lovelis’