Cub Country
Cub Country Stretch That Skull Cover And Smile [3/5]
Conceived in 1999 as a side project for then-Jets To Brazil bassist Jeremy Chatelain, Cub Country aren’t quite the bedroom-AM-country-dream they once were; they’re now a fully realized rock band in the spirit of Wilco and Beachwood Sparks. Stretch That Skull Cover And Smile is...
Clutch
Clutch Strange Cousins From The West [4/5]
Always in a league of their own, Maryland’s Clutch are back with another homespun slab of backwoods rebel rock. Strange Cousins From The West, issued on their newly formed Weathermaker label, is the ideal flagship for a self-financed release. It’s one of their strongest albums, which is...
Cage
Cage Depart From Me [4/5]
You’re supposed to write what you know, and Chris “Cage” Palko’s harrowing childhood is definitely reflected in his lyrics. Yet as bleak as his subject matter is, his songs manage to be disturbing without straying into the gratuitously grim. The key element may be the ongoing battle with his...
August Burns Red
August Burns Red Constellations [3.5/5]
Pennsylvania-based metalcore band August Burns Red get harder and heavier with each release. Constellations begins with a drum roll and pick slide straight off a Disfear album, and things don’t slow down much from there. This is a fierce, punishing album loaded with muscular breakdowns, screaming guitar leads and...
Alesana reveal dates for tour with A Skylit Drive
Alesana have unveiled both North American and European dates for the Emptiness Tour which is slated to kick off in February. A Skylit Drive, Of Mice And Men, the Word Alive and We Came As Romans will join them for the North American dates. ASD will remain for the European dates along with Emarosa and...
Take Notice
Take Notice The Get-Go EP [3.5/5]
There’s something politely endearing about Take Notice’s mandate on their debut EP, The Get-Go. This Michigan band are more eager than perhaps is healthy to tell their listeners that they’re ultra-serious about this DIY punk-rock game, are “never looking back” and are ready to “get it right this...
Track-By-Track: MxPx's Punk Rawk Christmas
MIKE HERRERA (vocals/bass) and YURI RULEY (drums) walk us through each song on MxPx’s Punk Rawk Christmas.
PUNK RAWK CHRISTMAS (previously unreleased, 2009)
MIKE HERRERA: “This was fun to write. I was thinking about how poor everybody in Bremerton [Washington] and everyone all over...
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THE MAINE
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop (FEARLESS)
“It‘s just like a play list of all of my favorite songs! The Maine has such a great sound and style–who couldn‘t be addicted to it?.” JEWELLA DAILY, Louisville, KY CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON CHART: 2
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