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 [...]
words by Jackson Ellis | photo courtesy of Fat Wreck Chords
Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 Fat Mike: the guy behind Fat Wreck Chords and NOFX…a strong presence at the Vans Warped Tour…columnist for the [...]
Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 After having toured the East Coast and Midwest with Big Wig, Stereotyperider released their debut album, Same Chords, Same [...]
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Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 During the summer of ’02, I spent two months slumming in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in a little studio apartment [...]
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Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 I first met Virgil Dickerson, progenitor of Suburban Home Records, in 1998 when I started Law of Inertia. Since [...]
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Originally published in Excommunication issue #2 Fact one: most pop-punk sucks. Fact two: The Scaries are a pop-punk band. Fact three: The Scaries rock. I [...]
Originally published in Verbicide issue #6 Claiming a broad and diverse fan base, this band fresh out of boy band-famous Orlando seems to have packaged [...]
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Originally published in Excommunication issue #1 Long story short: Sewing With Nancie are a pop-punk group from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, who formed nearly six long [...]
Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Okay, so the distributor sheet starts by mentioning two things I like to hear: metal and the Beach Boys. [...]
Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Here’s another band to sprout out of southern New Hampshire. This time it’s self-produced, self-distributed, suburban rock that sounds [...]
Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Here’s a straightforward rock album. The press release calls it catchy pop rock, and that’s the best description of [...]