Tag: Punk
The 65’s: “Wolves and Men” – a sound packed with raw intensity!
The 65’s meld raw vocals, a driving rhythm section and grinding guitar with easy to follow song structures and literary lyrics, forging a distinctive style [more…]
Last Time Only: “Anything For You” contains some of his finest, and darkest work to date!
Jared Woodruff aka Last Time Only needs no introduction around these parts. Countless live performances, 3 EP releases and other contributions have secured Woodruff’s permanent position as [more…]
Steve Lieberman: “2nd King of Jewish Punk #31/69: The Last of the Great punk Rock Bass-Heroes”
The music market desperately wants artists placed in a box. Steve Lieberman (better known as The Gangsta Rabbi) doesn’t even want to be in the market, never [more…]
Rampancy at Midnight: “In Which This” provokes a surprisingly strong range of emotions
Rampancy at Midnight (RaM) is a conceptual project based in Lexington, KY that intertwines and defies genre while blending personal experiences with thought provoking story [more…]
Akkira: “Gimme Gimme” ft. Sabrina Petrini who is carving out a full-fledged identity for herself
Whenever I listen to music, honesty is always something that instantly makes it a lot more relatable and powerful. There’s a huge difference between artists [more…]
HR Live At CBGB’s 1984 – a short sharp punch that contains everything that was good about early punk
HR is most well known as the lead singer of revolutionary reggae punk rock band Bad Brains. In their day Bad Brains could have been [more…]
Sloppy Joe’s: “Eight Reasons To Rock” – Full Of Adrenalin Pumping Loudness!
Inspired by legendary bands such as KISS, Volbeat, Maiden and AC/DC the trio of Sloppy Joe’s features Jesse Garon(Lead vocals, Guitar), Johnny Angel (Bass, Vocals) [more…]
Kyley Styles: “LEAD SINGER COMPLEX” – Sharply witted and tongue in cheek brilliance!
The first full length album by independent alternative rock artist Kyley Styles is by all means and intent a concept album of sorts. The liner [more…]
Vessel Decimal: “To Be and Not to Be” – shifting effortlessly between accessibility and intensity
Vessel Decimal is a metal band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 2007. “To Be and Not to Be”, is an album that explores [more…]
Saturday Grim: “Midnight Fun” – soaring choruses and euphoric verses!
Singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Saturday Grim, survived a brain tumor that threatened his hearing and facial paralysis that galvanized him into actualizing his ambitious [more…]
Carissa Johnson: “Only Roses” gives the audience a kick-ass crunchy sound!
Boston rock artist Carissa Johnson started out in a punk band in 2010 called Left Hand Blue, but left in 2014 to pursue her own project [more…]
Emnibis: “Home” – clear evidence of the band’s marked maturation!
Currently unsigned alternative rock band, Emnibis, made up of Casey Newman (Guitar & Vocals), Matt Clark (Guitar & Vocals), Sam Cowlam (Bass Guitar & Vocals) [more…]
Billy Stark Stone: “Revolution Rerun” – an extreme record!
Billy Stark Stone has been around the block within the music industry. He was the lead singer and founding member of New York’s original teen [more…]
Countless Thousands: “You’re Goddamn Right” – More Than Just Some Epic Piece Of Baddassery!
When Countless Thousands released We’re Just Really Excited To Be Here back in 2011, I know I wasn’t the only fan who breathed a massive [more…]
Exclusive Interview with Lucky Lehrer considered the Godfather of hardcore drumming!
Lucky Lehrer’s foray into the politics of marijuana was in 1974 working in Washington, D.C., for a freshman Congressman on Capitol Hill. Writing on the [more…]
Fuss Ricket: “What’s All the Fuss About?” soars with virulent rhythms and larger than life performances
From Austin Texas, and active since 2015, Fuss Ricket is a three piece fringe pop act focusing on industrial funk beats, pop-punk hooks and vocals, [more…]
Sam Pollet: “Against the Current” – a bright silver lining on an ever darkening musical cloud
The unavoidable, inevitable comparisons to the style and sound of Sam Pollet with legendary pop-punk female singer-songwriters are somewhat legitimate as this is a genre [more…]
Genius Minds: “Your Life Your Show” – mixes hard-driving, no-nonsense hard rock!
Founded in 2015, German band, Genius Minds’ goal was and still is to make true handmade rock music with self-written song. Unfortunately the drummer left [more…]
TreeHouse Cabaret: “Sun Off The Beach” – The dynamic combination of catchy and upbeat!
TreeHouse Cabaret consists of Richard Rodriguez, Oscar Hernandez and Gerardo Coronado. Richard had been in many bands growing up. For one reason or another it [more…]