Akashic Books, 32 pages, hardcover, $14.95 “The cubs and the lions are snoring, wrapped in a big snuggly heap, how come you can do all [...]

This fast-paced, three-track EP is a nice surprise — the first listen flew by so quickly another was warranted. The chiming, Moby-esque vibe of opener [...]

You can always count on Today Is The Day’s Steve Austin to bring the rage in a very real way, because with him it’s no [...]

Out of Love is a shining example of the wonders that can happen when great indie bands join forces. The album is Mister Heavenly’s debut, [...]

If I were to play a word association game with you and I started with “hardcore,” you probably wouldn’t answer back with “rock opera.” Well, [...]

This league of extraordinary British gentlemen — who now include an ex-member of Carcass in their ranks — bring the hooks, riffs, and the proper [...]

Akashic Books, 330 pages, trade paperback, $15.95 Hazing is messed up: fact. And what’s really weird about it is that even though I’ve known football [...]

Tripper is a superbly mellow album. The whole thing slides into a groove of ’60s pop crossed up with a laid-back vibe. In other words, [...]

Covering a song is a tricky thing. Creating an entire full-length album of Ramones cover songs seems damn near impossible, but the Japanese all-girl pop-punk [...]

Sometimes there is an album so undeniably strange that it defies easy description. It has no genre and no pattern, but exists on its own [...]

Taking a look back at Tiger Army‘s discography, it’s easy to see the love lead singer/guitarist Nick 13 has for roots Americana and traditional country [...]

Nineties indie rockers Braid make their return with the EP Closer to Closed, which marks the band’s first new material since 1998. Throughout the EP, [...]

It’s been more than a year since the post-metal cult status icons Isis called it quits after a 13-year-ride. They were known for putting on [...]

Folk duo The Dutchess and The Duke split up last year to many music lovers’ dismay. Their particular brand of painful, honest songwriting and heartfelt [...]

Doing as they often do, Less Than Jake have released a spur-of-the-moment EP entitled Greetings From… featuring five new tracks. First thing you’ll notice about [...]