Music
National CD Reviews – September 2008
The Acacia Strain and many others are reviewed. … read more
Nine Inch Nails review
Many years ago, fans went to a Nine Inch Nails show for two reasons: to hear how the band could turn Trent Reznor’s headphone music into the Tenth Level of Hell and to watch this group smash enough instruments to fill a Guitar Center. … read more
Sugar and Spice and Everything Twice: Centro-matic Vs. South San...
Disagreements in bands occur often––this is undeniable. Some disagreements end with the band splitting up. But in the case of Centro-Matic, a common argument about the direction they were going spawned an additional project called South San Gabriel. … read more
Themes of a Recurring Musical Event
It makes sense that the members of Pattern Is Movement are obsessed with burritos. … read more
Hardcore: Still Pissing Off the People in Charge
The hardcore movement may have ended over two decades ago, but it’s still doing what it initially set out to do, piss off the authorities. … read more
Complete and Utter History of Vile Blue Shades
“If it’s a sample of John Thursday she’s after, his head is already up. I lay her skirt up to her belly and slip her pants down …”
~Under the Roofs of Paris, Henry Miller … read more
Warped Tour ’08: Binging and Purging at the Fairgrounds One...
The Van’s Warped Tour used to rank up there with epic summer events like the X96 Big Ass Show and mercury busting digits in my little brain. And surprisingly it still ranks that high with hordes of sunburnt teenagers. … read more