Screaming Females All At Once Don Giovanni Records Screaming Females’ All At Once is an excellent overall album, though with a few notable weaknesses. The group’s latest work encompasses many different styles and sounds, and often attempts to [...]
The Flatliners @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto June 16, 2017 I walked past a few dozen people standing in a thick cloud of smoke outside of Lee’s Palace. For whatever reason, The Flatliners always seem to attract a strange mix of punks and frat [...]
Mastodon Emperor Of Sand Reprise Mastodon’s latest album Emperor of Sand is yet another example of the group’s mastery of contemporary metal music. Sultan’s Curse” is an immediately compelling intro track that includes signature Mastodon [...]
Desperate Journalist Grow Up Fierce Panda Records An excellent follow-up to the band’s self-titled debut album, Desperate Journalist’s Grow Up contains eleven dreamy, haunting, and cleverly composed post-punk songs. The band manages to channel [...]
Top Down Rough Roads Voodoo Doughnut Recordings Rough Roads is the first full-length album by lo-fi rock trio Top Down. Although based in Portland, the band’s international members hail from the U.S., Germany, and New Zealand. Associated acts [...]
REAL REBELS. REAL CELTIC. REAL McKENZIES. AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL McKENZIE OF THE REAL McKENZIES I spoke recently with Paul McKenzie–founding member of the Canadian Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies. Paul and the rest of the band have [...]
Electric Guest Plural Downtown Records/Interscope In 2012, Los Angeles-based group Electric Guest released their debut album Mondo, which included instantly appealing tracks like “American Daydream” and “The Bait”. The group have now released [...]
