Cursed Breath / Innocent Blood
A split 12 inch from two bands that have been floating around the Veritas Vinyl universe for a few years. I know split 7-inchs and eps are everywhere, but it’s been a while since I have listened to a split … Continued
Gov’t Hate Mail – Gov’t Hate Mail
So… yeah. What sound is this? Punk-ish hardcore-leaning “Northwestern 90s music scene” rock. It’s not that Gov’t Hate Mail is trying to do the “so weird I don’t know what this is” sound… or the “change style every song” sound… … Continued
Basement Tapes
Not sure how to review this entire compilation without hitting each song individually. Which I don’t know if I have time for, since there are so many! I’m not sure why I expected more singer-songwriter songs, but there are some … Continued
Secret Archives of the Vatican – Storytellers
Electronic world music outfit Secret Archives of Vatican returns with another new release of sonic goodness for the masses. I can’t count the number of albums they have put out (mainly because there are so many, but also because I … Continued
The Radiant Dregs – Wire
The alternative anti-rock married super duo of The Radiant Dregs managed to take a break from releasing compilations of past material long enough to actually unleash some new tunes on us. I don’t know what is in the DTL Collective … Continued
No Punk Influences – Fight Within
Loud, fast, in your face punk rock. No Punk Influences reminds me of… well… a whole lot of the punk bands that influenced me to like punk rock in the first place. Throw in some dark offbeat humor (a song … Continued
And How – Idling
So I am gearing up to write a review of last year’s Inchworm when out of nowhere And How releases Idling. So I guess you get a two for one review here, even though the title says Idling. If you … Continued
LIV. – Be The Change
Hardcore is back! Or, more accurately, the hardcore most of us grew to love in the early 90s. LIV. Sounds like they could have been on a Helpless Among Friends compilation back in the day. I always felt that particular … Continued
ShiSho – The Sisters EP
ShiSho is a band that was a casualty of the death of MySpace (for my music collection, that is). I first tuned into their cool, crazy music when they covered Michael Knott’s “Daddy’s Whomp.” Then I lost track because I … Continued
Ambassadors of Shalom – Abdicate Self
The three piece Ambassadors of Shalom outfit is the latest punk rock addition to the Thumper Punk family. AoS are UK-based and the British punk influence shows in the music. These songs mostly blaze by fast and loud – just … Continued