review Archive
13 Apr 2009
Album Review: The Academy Is… — Almost Here
Hey, kids! Great news: Fall Out Boy has a new album out! Okay, I kid. Really, I do. It’s actually Almost Here, the not-new album from The Academy Is… (I’m […]
12 Apr 2009
Album Review: Sucka Brown — Extra Medium
Upon hearing its drums-and-shouted-vocal leadoff, one could be forgiven for guessing that Extra Medium, the debut album by Boston-based Sucka Brown, is the latest white hip-hop act. That guess, however, […]
11 Apr 2009
Album Review: Tori Sparks — Under This Yellow Sun
A singer/songwriter with a guitar, Tori Sparks manages to avoid the misstep of sounding like every other coffeehouse-circuit singer. Her tight songwriting and playing, coupled with interesting arrangements and high […]
10 Apr 2009
Album Review: Darin Schaffer — s/t
Let’s face facts: unless you, gentle reader, are trolling through this reviews section to check out what some middle aged pseudo-hipster has to say about some major release like The […]
09 Apr 2009
Album Review: Russian Circles — Enter
“Uh-oh.” That was this reviewer’s audible response a few seconds after dropping the needle (so to speak) on Russian Circles’ debut disc. And by a minute or so into “Carpe,” […]
08 Apr 2009
Album Review: Redman — Red Gone Wild
Guest Review by Annelise Kopp This is such a quintessential gangsta rap that it veers close to self-parody. Redman’s new album, Red Gone Wild, is fairly bland. This 23 track […]
07 Apr 2009
Album Review: Readnex Poetry Squad – Social Issue
Guest review by Annelise Kopp Social Issue is a collage piecing together different sounds, issues, words, and allusions. The album is very in touch with history, and has an educated […]
06 Apr 2009
EP Review: Marion Raven — Heads Will Roll
Not as awful as the buzz might have you believe, Heads Will Roll, the EP by Norwegian pop vocalist-turned rocker grrl Marion Raven offers slightly above-average rock. The playing is […]
05 Apr 2009
Album Review: The Out_Circuit – Pierce the Empire With a Sound
This is a varied piece of work. The opening track, “Come Out Shooting” kicks off with the same old throat shredding one can hear on any of a gazillion shitty […]
04 Apr 2009
Album Review: Movie Star Kiss — Starting Over
As Starting Over kicked off, this reviewer expected good things. “Getaway” opens with a good, solid beat coupled with driving guitars. The vocals had a bit of that over-enunciated 2000s […]