(-review by Moses Midnight) Electrajets Make Absolutely Epic Psychedelic Glam Masterpiece! Cried so much his face was wet, so I knew he was not lying... (-Bowie) To be joyous is to be a mad man in a world of sad ghosts... (-Miller) Do ya like good music? Do ya like T. Rex? Brevity and under-statement... Continue Reading →
Many sleaze rock/glam metal bands have disappeared these last years, but The EROTICS stand strong and offer us a new release each year! They never really change but are still able to offer us some quality rock'n'roll such as the heavy rock opener "Angel, Devil & Me". You'll hear some catchy horror rock ("Blood Of... Continue Reading →
Born a rocker, die a rocker. It ain't about money, or bought and paid-for popularity, following trends, or fitting in. For every big name, show-biz institution like say Trent Reznor, or Green Day, or Nirvana or whoever, there are numerous complete unknowns making outsider art because they have to, not just because they can. Many... Continue Reading →
(Cleopatra Records) cd review by Anguish Young ...If you're anything like me, you probably much preferred the Bowery when it was the unholy habitat of junkie film makers, winos, hookers, and immigrants who flagrantly sold untaxed loosie cigarettes on every street corner in broad daylight to the millionaire's only, Disneyfied, gentrification bruncher, yuppie version, with... Continue Reading →
In Downtown NYC, Brian Morgan is probably best known for slinging guitar for the Disruptors, the last of the great, pre gentrification, CBGB's sleazy gutter punks, but in the Midwest, the guy is a legendary hero among the record store loiterers and sneering delinquent teenagers of all ages, for all his early garage-land bands like... Continue Reading →
One year after "United We Can't Stand", The EROTICS are back with 6 brand new songs. While the EP cover reminds me a bit of the excellent "Where You Been" by DINOSAUR JR., opening song "Stop Drop and Roll" confirms that The EROTICS still play 80s influenced hard rock'n'roll. "This Is Why We Can't Have... Continue Reading →
New York City's best dark garage band TWIN GUNS are back with a fourth album. They still use a lot of reverb and still mix pych and surf rock influences to 60s and 70s rock'n'roll. Opening song "Imaginary World" puts you straight into this film noir atmoshere they like so much, while "100 Teenage Years"... Continue Reading →
An official release date for COMPULSIONS' album Ferocious has yet to be announced, however Carlyle & Co. give their fans a quick sample with a video for “Dirtbag Blues,” an especially raunchy and rowdy new cut from the group’s forthcoming album. “[‘Dirtbag Blues’] is less than a minute long but it’s got enough sex, drugs... Continue Reading →
The CBGB was KEVIN K's own rock'n'roll highschool, a classroom in which students would carefully study the RAMONES, the DEAD BOYS and the NEW YORK DOLLS. This is an 18 song live retrospective CD of Kevin (and his brother Alan) K's years in New York City's rock'n'roll temple, from 1984 to 1997. It starts with... Continue Reading →
