Mind of the Sick – Anti-Devil Superstar

May 5, 2012
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Anti-Devil Superstar

A big change has occurred in the Mind of the Sick camp. Noah Tubbs is still about welcoming people as they are and not conforming to stereotypes. MotS still churns out catchy, groovy industrial metal that lives in the same neighborhood as Klank and Rob Zombie. But now, Mind of the Sick is not a “he,” but a “they.” Noah has added a full band to support his musical vision. While I can’t pinpoint it exactly, there is more of a “band” sound to the music, as opposed to the last album which was obviously one person doing everything. There are places where that “one-man band” sound still comes through in the music, but I bet after a few live shows the next album will have all of that worked out. “Love Your Haters” is my personal highlight of the album, but there are many songs to chew on...

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Destroy Nate Allen – With Our Powers Combined

April 26, 2012
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Destroy Nate Allen

The crazy coolness that is Destroy Nate Allen returns with the Gnarboots serving as their backing band. Backing band you say? Have they gone corporate pop? Not at all! Folk punk is still the basis for Destroy Nate Allen’s sound here… but the added...

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Crumbächer – Escape The Falling Planet (25th Anniversary Edition)

April 20, 2012
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Crumbacher-Escape

Crumbächer’s classic second album has been given a facelift for its 25th anniversary. The sound is new wave / rock / synthpop straight from the 80s. Some people will write this off as dated no matter what I say – but I believe that...

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Marco Machera – One Time, Somewhere

April 18, 2012
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This was an interesting review set-up. We tend to get stuck on random email lists by random labels that obviously don’t know our magazine and think we will want to review their next teen-bop wannabe.  Marco actually contacted us himself and knew our names...

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Doug Burr – Trembling Lips and Pale Fingertips

April 18, 2012
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Doug Burr - Trembling Lips and Pale Fingertips

Doug Burr returns with an EP of re-recorded versions of songs from his O, Ye Devastator album. The difference between these songs and the original ones are that these are stripped down numbers with interesting “version names” added on the end. On the 7-inch...

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either/orwell – either/orwell

April 8, 2012
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either-orwell

Expansive minimalism from Jeff MacKey of Writ on Water and Jarod Weldin of Dangerous Trap. The majority of the music on this self-titled album is created using ambient guitars, with just a slight hint of percussion and pianos/keyboards here and there. This is mellow music...

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The 77s – Sticks and Stones re-issue

March 30, 2012
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It is hard to find anything to say about Sticks and Stones that hasn’t already been said a time or two in the last 22 years. On a personal note, this was my introduction to the 77’s as a band. It wasn’t until years...

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Dann Good Music

March 24, 2012
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losing-steam

A Review of Losing Steam by Gord Wilson While running on the treadmill, I wait to see what song Iggy, my iPod shuffle, will choose next. Most of the songs I don’t recognize from the first few strains. Some I click ahead to find...

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Emotional Tourist: A Steve Scott Retrospective

March 23, 2012
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emotionaltourist

Emotional Tourist is probably the best way to describe the experience of consuming the art of Steve Scott. Scott takes you on a journey through the heart and soul of human emotions like no other can. So how do you go about creating a retrospective of...

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SLIDE – Auto Tune Massacre

March 19, 2012
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Something tells me that the guys in SLIDE are not afraid to speak their mind. Which is a good thing, because the lyrics of Auto Tune Massacre go straight from the hearts of the band members right into your soul…. sometimes in a harsh light, sometimes...

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Scott Silletta – The Life And Times Of…

March 17, 2012
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ScottSilletta

This is one of those great timeless records that’s good from beginning to end. “Break In Rhyme” opens the Kickstarter funded album with a very reflective piece, echoing the line “So it goes, what we have could be gone in the blink of an...

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Bill Mallonee – Hard-Scrabble Dreams

March 15, 2012
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I never expect to go long between Bill Mallonee’s releases, and I am grateful for that. Bill’s writing has long been a source of comfort and inspiration to me. His music is always relevant and fresh, lyrically he is the best in the game...

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Nate Houge – Reform Follows Function

February 28, 2012
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NateHouge_ReformFollowsFunction

I don’t know about you, but the title of this CD always makes me sit and think for a while. The music on the disc has the same effect – take for example the line “Where have all the heretics gone?” So many “heroes...

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