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Interview: Glenn Danzig
words by Seth Gotro | photo courtesy of Evilive

Interview: Glenn Danzig

According to Hebrew folklore, Lilith was the first wife of Adam, banished from the Garden of Eden by God when she refused to make herself [...]

Interview: Mike McColgan of Street Dogs
words by Seth Gotro | photo courtesy of Earshot Media

Interview: Mike McColgan of Street Dogs

“Fellow countrymen, we cannot afford to give a single inch! If we retreat now, everything we have done becomes useless!” — Samuel Adams, Boston Tea [...]

FACTOTUM
reviewed by Agent Automatic

FACTOTUM

IFC Films 94 min., dir. by Bent Hamer, with Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, and Marisa Tomei Factotum (based on the novel by Charles Bukowski) tells [...]

BRAIN FAILURE – American Dreamer
reviewed by Craig Gilbert

BRAIN FAILURE – American Dreamer

Punks from China? Sweet! Oh. But wait a minute. This is pretty familiar. Obviously dining on a steady diet of Rancid and Stiff Little Fingers-styled [...]

COUNTING THE DAYS – Finding a Balance
reviewed by Seth Gotro

COUNTING THE DAYS – Finding a Balance

I knew that there was a reason that I wasn’t completely sold on this disc. The press sheet says “For fans of Comeback Kid.” Not [...]

DEAD GIRLS RUIN EVERYTHING – What a Perfect Ending
reviewed by Cynthia Gayton

DEAD GIRLS RUIN EVERYTHING – What a Perfect Ending

Solid R&R album, honest lyrics about relationship frustration. Musical standouts include “Hot Blonde,” “On a Lonely Note,” and “All is Forgotten.” A good summertime CD. [...]

FOLLY – Resist Convenience
reviewed by Zach Gajewski

FOLLY – Resist Convenience

Call me a pretentious purist or a closed-minded prick, but I must say that some things just don’t mix. Ska and metal-influenced hardcore are two [...]

THE FORECAST – In The Shadow of Two Gunmen
reviewed by Jonathan Pack

THE FORECAST – In The Shadow of Two Gunmen

Victory Records really knew what they were doing when they signed The Forecast, a young rock band from Peoria, Illinois. In a world where everyone [...]

THE HOLY FIRE – In the Name of the World
reviewed by Jon Aubin

THE HOLY FIRE – In the Name of the World

Though their name makes them sound like a potential U2 cover band, The Holy Fire sound more like the SoCal ska band Buck O’ Nine [...]

IN FLAMES – Come Clarity
reviewed by Seth Gotro

IN FLAMES – Come Clarity

The last time I listened to In Flames was 1999′s Clayman. I was hooked in by “Only For The Weak,” and was really hoping to [...]

MASS MOVEMENT OF THE MOTH!!! – Finale
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

MASS MOVEMENT OF THE MOTH!!! – Finale

I spent 13 years living in the northern Virginia/Washington, DC area, where like the traffic, the lifestyle is frantic and chaotic. It comes as no [...]

NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD – Don’t Believe
reviewed by Mark Huddle

NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD – Don’t Believe

I raved about these guys’ self-titled release on A-F awhile back and this is just more of the same. Great old-school hardcore that riffs all [...]

ROSETTA – The Galilean Satellites
reviewed by Sean Lambert

ROSETTA – The Galilean Satellites

A notation on the inside cover of this album states: “THESE SONGS ARE ABOUT A SPACEMAN.” Okay, I’ll roll with it. Why not? I’ve got [...]

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME – Sound on Sound
reviewed by Jon Aubin

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME – Sound on Sound

Saturday Looks Good to Me make no secret of their retrocentrism; indeed, it is evident in almost every note of this album, which is not [...]

V/A – Saving Lives: Warped Tour 2006
reviewed by Garrett Lyons

V/A – Saving Lives: Warped Tour 2006

This is a compilation CD put together by SideCho Records on behalf of the American Red Cross, to be used as a giveaway for teens [...]