Public Image Limited – Live at Rockpalast 1983 DVD
Public Image Limited – Live at Rockpalast 1983 DVD WDR/MVD There’s no question that the first three Public Image Limited albums are post-punk masterpieces. They will go down as legendary in the annals of punk history. John Lydon (aka: Johnny Rotten) shocked the world after the disbanding of the Sex Pistols by almost immediately starting [...]
Beware of Safety – Leaves/Scars
It was a long time coming but it was worth the two year wait for Leaves/Scars is even more diverse and layered than the band’s previous (and excellent) output. A must-own for post-rock fans! Rating: Beware of Safety – Leaves/Scars – LP The Mylene Sheath Beware of Safety was one of the first bands on [...]
High Value Target 12″ EP
Two Chicago punk legends team up to deliver a very non-punk rock EP that would have been a huge hit on the Wax Trax label. Simultaneously retro and fresh at the same time and well worth picking up. Rating: High Value Target – 12″ EP High Value Target is a new supergroup duo that contains [...]
Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside AC/DC
A fascinating story of one man’s roller coaster musical career and a great look behind the scenes of the Bon Scott years of AC/DC that was near impossible to put down. Rating: Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC – book by Mark Evans Bazillion Points When I was in sixth grade, a friend/classmate of [...]
Skinny Puppy – Handover
After a four year wait, Skinny Puppy return with an album that has a little something to satisfy every variety of fan and not only breaks new ground, but revisits some familiar ground from years past. Rating: Skinny Puppy – Handover SPV/Synthetic Symphony It has been quite some time since the last Skinny Puppy album. [...]
Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
The band ups the ante with their most diverse and interesting album to date. The songwriting, production and number of songs have all increased dramatically. The best metal album of the year without question! Rating: Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage Southern Lord Wolves in the Throne Room is one of the most [...]
Banned! Issue #2
Banned! Issue #2 zine http://bannedzine.tumblr.com I can’t tell you the last time I saw an actual printed DIY fanzine. In fact the only zines I ever see around anymore are the mainstays like MaximumRocknRoll, The Big Takeover, and Razorcake. When the internet exploded it sort of made printed zines obsolete. Everyone seems to be reading [...]
Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss
Super catchy, infectious, and punchy melodic punk rock that sounds familiar yet timeless. A solid LP full of great songs. Rating: Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss LP Underground Communique Records I first heard of Mexican Cheerleader last fall when they played one of the Riot Fest shows. I was immediately impressed with them and I [...]
The Atlas Moth – The One Amongst the Weed Fields
Chicago’s best kept secret take three classic rock songs and one newer song and make them their own in a very satisfying and superior way. Rating: The Atlas Moth – The One Amongst the Weed Fields – Digital EP Candlelight Records The Atlas Moth is one of the heaviest bands Chicago has ever produced. They [...]
Plan 9 – Manmade Monster
Plan 9 – Manmade Monster CD Nickel and Dime Records The worst kept secret in the entire world is that I don’t like new punk bands doing covers of old punk rock songs so when I opened up my mailbox to find a CD from a band whose entire premise was formed as a Misfits [...]
Mouth of the Architect – Quietly
Mouth of the Architect – Quietly CD Translation Loss I think it was about a year and a half ago that i saw Mouth of the Architect play a show. I had never heard of them before and they were opening up for the band that brought me to there. I was pretty blown away [...]
The Accused – More Fun Than an Open Casket Funeral CD
The Accused – More Fun Than an Open Casket Funeral CD Unrest Records Back in the late 1980s punk rock fell on some dark times. All the great hardcore bands were either breaking up, trying to sound like U2 or turning metal, with turning metal being the avenue that was the most popular. While this [...]
Lydia Lunch – Video Hysterie DVD
Lydia Lunch – Video Hysterie: 1978 – 2006 DVD MVD Visual Lydia Lunch has been an icon in the underground culture for three decades now. She has had a very long and diverse career that took her from punk rock singer to artist, to poet, to author, to film star, to “celebrity crush” of a [...]
D.O.A. Smash the State DVD
D.O.A. – Smash the State: The Raw Original D.O.A. 1978 – 1981 DVD MVD Visual/Sudden Death Records D.O.A. are a Canadian punk institution. They were among the first and among the best punk bands ever to come out of the Great White North. Not only that but 30 years later and they are still at [...]
Number Nine 10/12 at Champs
Last Friday Lunchbox, Beth, and I went to see Number Nine at Champs Rock Room in Burbank, IL. Number Nine is a punk rock band from the Chicago area that dates back to the mid 1980′s. They appeared on a cassette compilation I released back around 1987 but I never got the chance to see [...]
The Melvins 9/27 at Double Door
Thursday night my friend Liza and I went to see The Melvins at the Double Door in Chicago. I realized that this would be the first time I have seen them play in about seven years. I then realized before that, it had been probably seven years between that and the time before it! I [...]
My First Time
My First Time – Book AK Press In everyone’s life, there is a first time for something and depending on what that something is, it could be a very memorable and life changing event. From your first cavity, first date, first time having sex to your first show, these are things that can stick with [...]
The Eat – CD
The Eat – It’s not The Eat it’s the Humidity – 2xCD Alternative Tentacles Records Unless you lived in South Florida and were privy to punk rock back between 1979-1985 you probably never heard of The Eat. They put out a pair of singles back then that only got about as far as their state [...]
CH3 picture disc
CH3 – One More for All My True Friends – Picture Disc 7″ Suburbia Records CH3 have been around a long time, about 25 years to be exact. Throughout the years they put out some really good records, and one or two that kind of missed the mark. After a long hiatus from recording, a [...]
A Rebel Life Murder by the Rich
A Rebel Life: Murder by the Rich – Book Peter Kalafatis Peter had a rough life growing up. His lousy home life and abusive parents led him to leave home for a life on the streets at age 15. Not too long after that, his younger brother followed him and they both were out on [...]
The Locust – New Erections
The Locust – New Erections CD Anti/Epitaph The Locust to me are one of the most interesting newer bands around these days. Instead of following the latest trend of hardcore and punk, they went out and forged their own sound which has since been copied by quite a few bands, none of which can do [...]
American Hardcore DVD
American Hardcore – DVD Sony Pictures Classics Last year’s documentary based on the book of the same name from a few years ago now finds itself available on DVD. I was actually surprised by how quickly this came to DVD seeing as it was just a few months ago when this movie had a limited [...]
Thee Undertakers – L.A. Muerte
Thee Undertakers – L.A. Muerte 7″ Artifix Records Thee Undertakers were an East Los Angeles punk rock band that existed between 1977 – 1982. In their few years together they recorded a demo and then a full-length LP that was never released (it was scheduled to come out on Tito Larriva’s label at the time, [...]
