(-review by Anguish Young) Yes, yes, I am well aware that Amerikkka's uptight, think-tank engineered, consensus manufacturing, safe space college culture abhors the use of even deliberately offensive sarcasm-even if it's the feminist magazine "B Word", and even the most righteous black radical hip hop artists use of the taboo n word, in the context of self... 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 →
Brad Marino is the lead vocalist/guitar player of power pop band The CONNECTION. This 4 song EP sure also has a power pop flavour, but you'll also find some glam rock'n'roll touches here and there. The interesting thing is that Brad played all the instruments on this solo EP! The songs are played with punk... Continue Reading →
NORWOOD PARK ALL STARS are back with 13 new songs on this second album. If you haven't heard about them before, this band is composed of members of various punk/glam bands from the North of Chicago (the 80s Norcore scene.) The first two songs ("Parting Seas" and "Double Talk") have a little Jello Biafra feel... Continue Reading →
The unusual format of this CD packaging makes it interesting from the start since it fits very well the comic book illustration cover art. It is a compilation of songs of the mid-80s Norwood Park (Chicago) glam/punk scene. BLUE EYED PASTIE WHITES opens the record with a great glam rock song "Coulda Woulda Shoulda", followed... Continue Reading →
French punk rock band DEAD END has been around for more than 20 years! Despite all those years and numerous line-up changes, Wattie (vocals/guitar) always managed to keep DEAD END alive and kicking. On this new album, you can obviously hear Wattie's punk rock'n'roll roots in songs like "Autophobia", "The Cheater", "Loser", or "Shout", and... Continue Reading →
Portland's punk rock scene seems to be very active nowadays. Preaching a message of equality through satire, The LATTER DAY SKANKS like their punk rock fast and raw as you can hear in opening song "Son Of Perversion (Warren Jeffs.)" These guys probably studied poetry with GG ALLIN ("Piss On Your Face)" and look like... Continue Reading →
The HOT LZ's are bringing back old-school punk rock to the map! We asked them a few questions about the band, Portland, and their debut album "Aggravate My Mind." Can you introduce the band? Jon: Captain Jonny Sensitive. I play the bass Ethan: Ethan Klickman, I play the drums and I don’t have a nickname... Continue Reading →
After reviewing a few of their releases, it was time to ask BORN LOOSE a few questions. Drummer Eric Robel tells us almost everything... Can you give us a bit of history, when did BORN LOOSE start? It started back in February of 2009. Larry had been living in NYC for a bit by then... Continue Reading →
