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SON LUX – We Are Rising
reviewed by Peter Cauvel

SON LUX – We Are Rising

It took Ryan Lott, the mastermind behind Son Lux, nearly three years to finish his debut album, At War with Walls and Mazes. The work [...]

The Photoshop Bomber: Ryan Gosling

The Photoshop Bomber: Ryan Gosling

We at Verbicide love movies but hate movie posters. This inherent contradiction is like an edible teddy bear rocket launcher. In our spare time between [...]

The Front: Nailed It!
by Nate Pollard

The Front: Nailed It!

BROADCASTER – Joyride
reviewed by Matt Edmund

BROADCASTER – Joyride

Broadcaster’s digital EP Joyride is two decades too late. If you had the ability to throw a copy of this EP in a time machine [...]

Decibel Festival 2011 is Underway!

Decibel Festival 2011 is Underway!

Decibel Festival 2011 is under way and Heather Schofner‘s covering it for VerbicideMagazine.com. The festival will continue through Sunday, October 2nd and tickets are available [...]

Carina Round Working on Releases With Billy Corgan, Maynard James Keenan, and Brian Eno

Carina Round Working on Releases With Billy Corgan, Maynard James Keenan, and Brian Eno

British-born songwriter Carina Round plans to give fans a sneak peek from her 2012 full-length album on November 8th with the release of two songs: [...]

Interview: David Brock, Death Metal Poet
words by Nathaniel G. Moore

Interview: David Brock, Death Metal Poet

David Brock is a Toronto-based writer. He has written libretto for operas that have been performed in Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, Glasgow, and London. He [...]

Coming in October: CMJ 2011 and The Fest 10

Coming in October: CMJ 2011 and The Fest 10

The 2011 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival will take place in New York City from October 18th through the 22nd, and will feature more than [...]

Troy Davis – Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?
words by Nick James

Troy Davis – Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?

In these enlightened times of social networking, smartphone usage, and the Interweb, it is difficult to encounter a person that does not have an opinion [...]

Sidewalk Empire: Short Stairway To Heaven
by Eddie Ahn

Sidewalk Empire: Short Stairway To Heaven

Turtles like to drink coffee in San Francisco. Eddie Ahn’s website is ehacomics.com.

JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – Enhanced Methods Of Questioning
reviewed by Matt Edmund

JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – Enhanced Methods Of Questioning

Holding back no punches against the status quo (as usual), Jello Biafra is back with the second release from Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School [...]

BOYS NO GOOD – Never Felt Better
reviewed by Ian Jones

BOYS NO GOOD – Never Felt Better

Boys No Good are a pop-punk/hardcore hybrid band from Florida. You have probably already judged them, and that’s okay, because for the most part you’re [...]

FORGOTTEN BOROUGH: WRITERS COME TO TERMS WITH QUEENS ed. by Nicole Steinberg
reviewed by Paul Comeau

FORGOTTEN BOROUGH: WRITERS COME TO TERMS WITH QUEENS ed. by Nicole Steinberg

SUNY Press, 216 pages, hardcover, $21.95 Hundreds of books every year feature New York as either their subject or their setting, but it is usually [...]

LOVE OF EVERYTHING – Sooner I Wish
reviewed by Matt Edmund

LOVE OF EVERYTHING – Sooner I Wish

Bobby Burg is the brainchild behind Love Of Everything and in this nine-minute-long EP titled Sooner I Wish, Burg teams up with drummer Matt Holland [...]

BRIDGE AND TUNNEL – Rebuilding Year
reviewed by Matt Edmund

BRIDGE AND TUNNEL – Rebuilding Year

Melodic yet chaotic — Bridge and Tunnel balance the musical scales with their latest release Rebuilding Year. This collection of 10 songs run the gamut [...]