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While no one was listening, SLINT made some of the most important, influential records of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Then, the band simply disappeared-until a surprise new string of reunion gigs came to turn fans’ expectations on their heads. AP pieces together Slint’s short, strange story with the band and those who helped […]

The Sainte Catherines Dancing For Decadence [3/5] Just when you thought shopping malls and concept-album posturing might’ve defanged punk rock forever, the Sainte Catherines come storming out of Quebec to reclaim the increasingly watered-down genre for the shirtless, double-fisted drinker set. Oozing crusty ethos, this metal-edged drunk-punk sextet sound like a horde of tattooed pirates […]

Saint Alvia Between The Lines [3.5/5] Burlington, Ontario’s Saint Alvia were going by the easier-to-misspell “the Saint Alvia Cartel” when they started turning heads with some MySpace demos two years ago. One well-received self-titled debut later, the band are back with the ambitious Between The Lines, an unabashed homage to old-school hip-hop, ’50s doo-wop and […]

The Saint Alvia Cartel The Saint Alvia Cartel [4/5] So we liked A Poet’s Life, Mr. Rancid’s first solo-and primarily ska/reggae-album, which reminded us we love this punk-flavored spin on the roots and island sound. But sorry, it wasn’t the kind of pioneering work found on the refreshingly non-punk punk self-titled release of […]