Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Victory Records have long held claim to being a predominant force in the hardcore scene, but with an act [...]
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RIVER CITY REBELS – Playing to Live, Living to Playreviewed by Jackson Ellis
WHITE COLLAR CRIME – Their Laws Are Dimwit Greedreviewed by Douglas Novielli
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 White Collar Crime and front man Sander Hicks go after their ideological enemies in this debut album. Armed with [...]
JOE STRUMMER AND THE MESCALEROS – Global A Go-Goreviewed by Christopher Connal
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Some time ago, a weary Joe Strummer visited Paul Simon backstage in admiration of his Graceland album. Simon assured [...]
Interview: Simon Brody of Drowningmanwords by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Hailing from the quiet shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, a very loud band called Drowningman has become [...]
THE HALF-EMPTIES – Full Borereviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 There’s something beyond the music that I like about this $9 album. I’m not exactly sure what, but I [...]
GRADE – Headfirst Straight To Hellreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 The first song I ever heard by Grade was the made-for-MTV song “A Year in the Past (Forever in [...]
GOOD RIDDANCE – Symptoms of a Leveling Spiritreviewed by Douglas Novielli
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 This style of piercing riffs and deep chord progressions may be old news, but the writing of Russ Rankin [...]
DROWNINGMAN – Still Loves Youreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Here’s to hoping that this five-song EP is merely a teaser of what is to come from Drowningman. With [...]
DIE OPTIMALE HÄRTE – S/Treviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 The ninth track of this 23-song promo CD is the punk version of the “Duck Tales” theme song, followed [...]
GENE DEFCON – Come Party With Me 2000reviewed by Amanda Holzer
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 I may not be good at math and you might not be either — but I do know an [...]
DEAD RED SEA – Birdsreviewed by Christopher Connal
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 This band is releasing an album recorded in Baltimore; an album they call Birds — occasionally swaying, sometimes flapping [...]
THE CASUALTIES – Die Hardsreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 It’s interesting that The Casualties feel that they need to define punk rock. In track 11 — titled “Punk [...]
BIGWIG – An Invitation to Tragedyreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 In the wake of Blink 182, an innumerable amount of pop-punk bands have spawned, each sounding incredibly alike. Even [...]
BENTON FALLS – Fighting Starlightreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 I’ve listened to this album a few times, and I can’t help but keep it in my regular CD [...]
THE BEAUTYS – Thing of Beautyreviewed by Jackson Ellis
Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 This female-fronted trio from Indiana actually reminds me a lot of New Haven, Connecticut locals Kitty Badass. But, unless [...]
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