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BISCAYNE – You’d Build a Robot
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

BISCAYNE – You’d Build a Robot

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 A pretty literal interpretation of the punk rock album, with a lead guitar and vocalist who are so aggressive [...]

FIN FANG FOOM – Texture, Structure and the Condition of Moods
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

FIN FANG FOOM – Texture, Structure and the Condition of Moods

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 For people who like to think of albums as concepts, check out the nerve of these guys.  In 10 [...]

FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS – A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS – A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Allusions to the Pogues and Billy Bragg aren’t far off, when talking about this band.  It’s made up of [...]

WHITE COLLAR CRIME – Their Laws Are Dimwit Greed
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

WHITE COLLAR CRIME – Their Laws Are Dimwit Greed

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 [...]

GOOD RIDDANCE – Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

GOOD RIDDANCE – Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit

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 [...]

ATOM & HIS PACKAGE – Redefining Music
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

ATOM & HIS PACKAGE – Redefining Music

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Atom and his world famous Package came back stronger than ever with Redefining Music, his newest album, and his [...]

THE APPLESEED CAST – Low Level Owl Vol. I & II
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

THE APPLESEED CAST – Low Level Owl Vol. I & II

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 We’ve had new wave, we’ve had no wave, we’ve had slop rock, and indie pop. Somehow, these guys manage [...]

ARGIES – La Frontera
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

ARGIES – La Frontera

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Another band from the Southern Hemisphere, these people know what’s up when it comes to making a righteous punk [...]

Interview: Atom and His Package
words by Douglas Novielli

Interview: Atom and His Package

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Why do I like Atom and His Package? one may ask. Most others would probably ask, Who is Atom [...]

BOMB THE SUBURBS by William Wimsatt Upski
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

BOMB THE SUBURBS by William Wimsatt Upski

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Soft Skull Press, 174 pages, trade paperback, $13.90 William Wimsatt Upski wrote a book called Bomb the Suburbs, and on [...]

Interview: Sander Hicks of Soft Skull Press
words by Douglas Novielli and Jackson Ellis | photo by Douglas Novielli

Interview: Sander Hicks of Soft Skull Press

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 On June 23 and 24, 2001, Scissor Press attended the Underground Publishing Convention in Bowling Green, Ohio. Our booth [...]

PINHEAD CIRCUS – The Black Power of Romance
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

PINHEAD CIRCUS – The Black Power of Romance

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 With a predictable sound, Pinhead Circus’s latest album revels in the sort of power chord driven new style punk [...]

Interview: Robbie of A Thousand Times No
words by Douglas Novielli

Interview: Robbie of A Thousand Times No

Originally published in Verbicide issue #3 Out there are punks. Good luck finding a definition for the word, or the genre, or the personality type, [...]