Jason Heller

Contributions

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Say No To Love EP

Say No To Love EP In case anyone's worried that the jump to a big-league producer–in this case, James Brown of U2 and Foo Fighters fame–has in any way softened The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's new EP, "Say No To Love": Your concerns are totally justified. The title track of the two-song release […]

Steve Brodsky - Here's To Your Future

Here’s To Your Future Steve Brodsky shouldn't be making solo albums. With Cave In recently reformed, he ought to be in the studio or on the road with the band 24/7. That's an unlikely scenario–and Brodsky seems to have plenty of time on his hands–which means the singer/songwriter has unleashed his latest solo full-length,Here's To […]

Rifoki - Rifoki

Rifoki Before his current incarnation as a globetrotting DJ, Steve Aoki made music the old fashioned way: with his throat. In This Machine Kills, he screamed and preached a righteous hardcore gospel inspired by Born Against and the Ebullition Records roster. Fast-forward 10 years, and Aoki has teamed up with Italy's Bob Rifo (of electronica […]

The Original Broadway Cast Recording - American Idiot Featuring Green Day

American Idiot (The Original Broadway Cast Recording) Despite what the haters may say, there's nothing fundamentally wrong with a punk band, especially one as big as Green Day, making a musical. They've got the funds, guts and chops, so more power to them. The only misstep Green Day made with the Original Broadway Cast Recording of American Idiot is […]

Young Livers - Of Misery And Toil

Of Misery And Toil More damaged and yet more whole than the band's 2007 debut, The New Drop Era, Young Livers' new album, Of Misery And Toil, is a drunken, fucking, bloody paradox. It shouldn't be possible to probe your own guts and ghosts with such precision, especially when your scalpel is this blunt and rusted–but Young […]
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