Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 Warner/Ad Astra Books, 224 pages, trade paperback, $12.95 True story: I was shopping the other day when I heard [...]
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REVOLUTION ON CANVAS VOLUME 1: POETRY FROM THE INDIE MUSIC SCENE ed. by Rich Ballingreviewed by Erin Gambrill
Strangers on a Planewords by Kevin Munley | photo by Esther Seijmonsbergen
Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 Amin was frequently at Heathrow, traveling back and forth between his home in England and his parents in Dubai. [...]
Interview: Tom Gabel of Against Me!words by Mark Huddle | photo by Drew Goren
Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 So, music geeks, how many conversations have you started with the statement, “I was into those guys back when [...]
Interview: Kevin Munroe, director of TMNTwords by Karl Sukhia | image courtesy of Warner Bros.
Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 I recently had the opportunity to speak over the phone with Kevin Munroe, director for the new CGI Teenage [...]
PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERERreviewed by Mitch Emerson
DreamWorks SKG 145 min., dir. by Tom Tykwer, with Dustin Hoffman, Ben Whishaw, and Rachel Hurd-Wood Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, Perfume [...]
RENAISSANCEreviewed by Agent Automatic
Miramax 105 min., dir. by Christian Vlockman with Daniel Craig, Romola Garai, and Catherine McCormack Renaissance is a French animated film, set in Paris, 2054. [...]
JASON WEBLEY WITH JAY THOMPSON – Eleven Saintsreviewed by Kyle Iverson
Usually with this magazine I get records that are relatively punk rock. So I guess that’s kind of what I expected with this despite the [...]
SOCRATIC – Just Turnreviewed by Ryan Brosmer
Socratic came to Drive-Thru Records at a time when the label seemed to be expanding outwards from the field of pop-punk. Since then, Socratic has [...]
THE LESSER BIRDS OF PARADISE – Space Betweenreviewed by Kyle Iverson
This record is by far the most unique I have reviewed for Verbicide. Usually I get punk, maybe with a little hardcore to mix it [...]
LAKES – Photographsreviewed by Kyle Iverson
I don’t really know what to say about this band. They sound like a slower version of Melee. I have given this EP a few [...]
KILLED BY THE BULL – The Princess Rides the Bull Into Holy Hellreviewed by Kyle Iverson
Usually, I would say Koi Records has such a stellar catalog, that someone should buy anything with their logo on it. Sadly, this is the [...]
JANEZ DETD – Like Cold Rain Kills a Summer Dayreviewed by Kyle Iverson
According to this band’s press release, they are just about the biggest thing in Europe since Napoleon. This record seems to be a compilation of [...]
HELLO, STAR VEGA – The Casino’s Wakereviewed by Kyle Iverson
Hello, Star Vega is a hardcore band from New York. Their sound is something like Strike Anywhere meets Unearth — softer than Unearth, but heavier [...]
HEAVENS – Patent Pendingreviewed by Kyle Iverson
First of all, let me lay some stuff on the table here. I hate when counter-pirating procedures mess with my hearing an album, especially if [...]
GOOD RIDDANCE – My Republicreviewed by Kyle Iverson
Every time I get an album from Fat I expect three things from the band. The first thing is at least one song directly talking [...]
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