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NOTAR | Self-titled EP (Review)

Not pure hip-hop, nor rap-rock, but a musical cornucopia of the aforementioned along with elements of funk and radio-friendly pop hooks, the self-titled debut...

GWAR – BLOODY PIT OF HORROR (Advance Review)

Love 'em or hate 'em, GWAR are never going away. For over 25 years the band from Antarctica via Virginia have been bringing their...

THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA – DON’T MESS WITH A BIG BAND Live! (Review)

Earlier this summer, Surfdog Records made the announcement that they'd begun raiding the archives for some new releases of Brian Setzer live recordings - "some new, some old."...

KINGS OF LEON – COME AROUND SUNDOWN (Review)

I'm still not quite sure how the KINGS OF LEON became as big as they have, but judging from the little rant that frontman...

SOUNDGARDEN – TELEPHANTASM 2-Disc (Review)

Listening to TELEPHANTASM over the past couple of weeks has been a reminder of just how good a band SOUNDGARDEN was in their prime. While the...

KING GIANT – SOUTHERN DARKNESS (Review)

Those that dig southern-influenced metal with a healthy dose of groove tend to stick with a handful of bands that always pop up in...

ATREYU – COVERS OF THE DAMNED EP (Review)

Recorded over the course of five days last month, ATREYU have assembled COVERS OF THE DAMNED, a brief, 5-track collection of cover songs featuring collaborations...

GOOD CHARLOTTE – CARDIOLOGY (Advance Review)

In many ways, GOOD CHARLOTTE's 2002 single "Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous" has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the band's relocation to...

GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK (Review)

When the first GUITAR HERO arrived back in 2005, I was one of those people who felt that introducing a generation of impressionable youngsters to the...

KILLING JOKE – ABSOLUTE DISSENT (Review)

Over the course of the past three decades, KILLING JOKE have established themselves as one of the most highly influential, yet vastly overlooked bands...

CARLOS SANTANA – GUITAR HEAVEN (Review)

You'd think that bringing together some of the finest voices in rock to pay tribute to some of the most recognizable songs of all...

JIMMY EAT WORLD – INVENTED (Advance Review)

Listening to JIMMY EAT WORLD takes me back to 2001 every time. I was working in a Sam Goody (R.I.P.) music store, and all...

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